what type of bullet?

[canes2016]

Happened across this bullet while walking through the woods. Am interested in learning what the caliber might be? Any thoughts would br greatly appreciated.

 

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[owlcreek]

Modern could, be a pistol or a muzzleloader. Looks like it was built to pedal out.

 

[Tony in SC]

The way it peeled I would say jacketed hollow point, but need precise measurement of the base to determine what caliber.

 

[owlcreek]

Before and after, some muzzleloaders bullets sit in a plastic sleeve resulting in no rifling marks on the bullet. If no rifling are present I'd say muzzleloader.

 

[Finder Bear]

Looks to me like a .45 ACP hollow point.just by the base diameter being just shy on 1/2 inch. Although it definitely could be a modern .50 muzzle loader

 

[gunsil]

It's FMJ full metal jacket so it isn't from a muzzle loader. Looks way smaller than .45 too. Need a good measurement across the remaining base. It looks like a 30-30, .32, or .35 Remington rifle slug that had an exposed lead tip.

 

[owlcreek]

I can shoot any .45cal bullet out of my 50 cal muzzleloader. In my .45 I shoot .38 cal.

 

[firemanphob]

It could have been shot from a muzzleloader. Hollow point not full metal jacket. If there are rifling marks on the bullet, it was not shot from a muzzleloader because sabots are used on bullets when shot from muzzleloader.

 

[Madmox]

Corbon DPX looks like that after it’s been fired. They are solid copper and don’t fragment

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

It's not a full-metal jacket. It's an expanded "monolithic" copper that may have had a poly nose-cone. I'd go with a .45 sabot from a muzzleloader because it doesn't not appear to show rifling.

 

[Anduril]

Looks to me like a .45 ACP hollow point.just by the base diameter being just shy on 1/2 inch. Although it definitely could be a modern .50 muzzle loader

I agree. Looks like a .45 ACP hollow point to me too!
And I'll add: Whatever it hit opened up the petals quite nicely.
Looks like maximum expansion to me, and the jacket didn't fragment either (so that rules out all the cheap Russian ammo).

 

[EccentricInTexas]

Could be a .45 hollow point shot with a sabot from a muzzle loader. The easy way to tell is if there are rifling grooves on the sides of the bullet. If no then definitely a muzzle loader. If there are grooves then its probably from a pistol. If you can caliber it to get the exact diameter then you could narrow it down some.

 

[canes2016]

Appreciate all the input. Did not see any rifling grooves on the bullet; unfortunately, don’t have calipers to take better measurements either. This was a random find, trekking through the woods. With all the feedback, I doubt I’m looking at a rare find!!

 

[Joe-Dirt]

Looks like a .45 to me