Need Help Identifying a Bullet I Found In My Woods

[ejp619]

I was out metal detecting in my woods when i found a bullet. It doesn't have a shell attached. It's just a small, conical bullet about 1/3 of an inch long. I would greatly appreciate any help in identifying this. Below is a photo of the bullet beside a penny for sizing.

 

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[watercolor]

Looks like a .22 short

 

[ejp619]

Any idea how old it is? Also, I went back out to do a bit more metal detecting and i think i found another one. It's the same size and it has the ridged groove in the same spot. The top is just a bit deformed.

 

[Carolina Tom]

That ridged groove is a cannelure. Started making them that way in the 1880s.

Cannelure | Definition of Cannelure by Merriam-Webster

if you measure the diameter of the bullet, you can figure the gauge. .22" in diameter is a 22 etc.

 

[ejp619]

Do they still use that today or if you don't, do you know when they stopped?

 

[ejp619]

Nevermind. I looked it up and it appears that cannelures are used today.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nevermind. I looked it up and it appears that cannelures are used today.

Those are modern bullets, probably used on squirrels and such.

Best of luck to you sir!