Is this anything to be worried about?

[OutBack Duo]

Can anyone tell me why this is like this. It appears to be a 12Ga shotgun shell pushed inside of a 10Ga shell. The strange thing is (I don't know anything about shells), the 10Ga shell appears to be made of copper or brass. I thought all these shells were made of paper or plastic. I have tried to twist them apart but haven't had any luck yet, maybe I should try the vise.

 

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[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

A little while back I found 2 items that looked like shot gun shells about 6" down in my back yard, they both turned out to be Schrader-Universal Tire-Pressure Gauges with Goodyear NO-RIM-CUT TIRES on their side Pat'd July-6-09

 

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[Angelo]

Re: Is this anything to be worried about?

Not to worry, as long as you don't pinch your finger while hanging your clothes out to dry.

 

[Monty]

Those pressure guage things have fooled a lot of people but once you have seen one you pretty much can tell the difference. Another thing that looks like a shell casing is a rifle headspace guage. It's made to fit into a rifle chamber and is the same size as the SAAMI caliber specs unless you order it a different size. Gunsmiths and amateur rifle builders use them a lot and so do collectors of military weapons if they intend to fire them. Nothing to do with your find at all, just an interesting anecdote as my wife call it. Well, at least it didn't remind me of a story! M nty

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

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