bullet id .......any info would be great

[mdholedigger]

i found this bullet a while back at a known cw site. this is the only one found........any info would be greatly valued and appriciated.........thanks in advance


length seems to be 1 1/4 in.
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outer rim 1/2 in....inner rim 3/8 in.
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a littel hole in the bottom/side of cavity
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[NC GHOST TEAM]

n/t

 

[NC GHOST TEAM]

n/t

 

[MetalMike]

McKee & Mason #175
.539 Dia. CSA .54cal Gardner
looks as though yours was shot out of a .50 cal. , as the rings are pretty well "torn"....
nice 1 girl....

 

[mdholedigger]

thanks mike....... been a long time since we've talked........this is the bullet i found when me, you , ma amd pa were at the site where i found the burnsides.........i was so excited about the other stuff i never got the bullet id'd........give me a call if you ever decide to get back into the m/d hobby......

 

[mdholedigger]

what book did you get this from..... my book doesn't show a # 175 it seems to skip right over that #

 

[ma and pa diggins]

I think you nailed it Mike. I have a fired Gardner that looks just like this one - like it was fired from a smaller bore than it should have been. Found it on the Cool Hollow site.

Pa Diggins