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Civil war bullet?(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)
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Guns Magazine
- Article date:
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August 1, 2008
- Author:
- John, Jeff
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Q: I found the enclosed spent bullet in the state forestland near Chautauqua, New York, and I've never seen anything like it. I've shot benchrest, varmints, big game, wing and small game, so I am reasonably informed.
Using a metal detector, I've found Minie bullets, slugs and musket balls, but never anything like this. Granted, it is badly deformed, but I was hoping you could shed some light on it. Please feel free to keep it, reload it or throw it away, but what the heck fired this thing?
Frank Lisa
Dunkirk, New York
A: By diameter and weight, it appears you found a mooshed 69-caliber Minie ball, which was issued during the Civil War in considerable ...