musket ball?

[Bogiebuddy]

Hello fellow hunters. About a month ago I expanded my hunting horizons with a White's MXT. One of the places I started hunting with permission from the land owner (very close friend) is the location of an old stage stop. I found what I believe is an old rifle or musket ball. It seems to be pure lead which is consistent with a projectile used in such firearms. It has a light tan "patina", nominal dia. is .545 with a weight of 227 grains, the weight of a .50 cal pure lead round ball is 183 grains. The stage stop was in use in the 1850's to our best guess, which is subject to change.

 

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[absosecur]

Looks like a musket ball to me. Good find. I love this hobby.

 

[AQUA]

yip--musket ball--u will find loads of them

 

[gunsil]

Yep, round ball, size is common for hunting long arms. "Musket ball" implies military use, but they were used in pistols, shotguns, smooth and rifled bore long arms besides "muskets". Muzzle loaders were used well into the late 1800s and they have again become popular for hunting so more are being dropped and fired as we speak. Probably over a thousand in the woods behind my house where friends and I shot a lot in the 1970s.

 

[absosecur]

Yep, round ball, size is common for hunting long arms. "Musket ball" implies military use, but they were used in pistols, shotguns, smooth and rifled bore long arms besides "muskets". Muzzle loaders were used well into the late 1800s and they have again become popular for hunting so more are being dropped and fired as we speak. Probably over a thousand in the woods behind my house where friends and I shot a lot in the 1970s.

do those more modern shots have the white chalk covering them. I have hears it takes years of being in the ground for that to occur. Kind of like a patina on brass or copper.