wierd boolit

[squid1230]

I enjoy picking through range scrap and find some interesting boolits sometimes. Here is a pic of one that is 0.55 across and weighs 860gr. It shows rifling, but has no lube grooves. It literally looks like a section of lead rod. Anyone have a clue where this monstrous one came from?

[wallenba]

Probably a paper patched bullet. Caliber?

[jdgabbard]

Yeah, prob a bmg round... Paper patched that is.

[markinalpine]

860 gr? that's almost 2 oz, so I doubt it's a 28ga. shotgun slug.
A couple of black powder, obsolete cartridges were the 55-100 Maynard, and the 56-56 Spencer, but they didn't have bullets (to use the term current with when they were manufactured) were only 530 gr and 350/360 gr respectively. This is from the 10th Edition of cartridges of the world.
I really have no idea.
Mark :coffeecom

Added comment: Would a paper patched boolit exhibit rifling? I'm just not familiar with their use.

[Ricochet]

A cast boolit for a .55 caliber Boyes antitank rifle?

[Bret4207]

It's obviously from 44mans new revolter. The 55 Magnum is built on the frame of a Peterbilt tractor and is the latest thing from Hiram "Tex" Lipschitzs custom kosher pistol shop. Its capable of shooting through the Rocky Mountains- lengthwise. 44man intends to try it out on woodchucks next spring. If it works out he's having "Tex" build his deer guy- the 755 Magnum. To get an idea of what this round looks like just keep watching the Military Channel till you see the USS New Jersey firing a full broadside with her 16 inchers. Then double it!

[44man]

It's obviously from 44mans new revolter. The 55 Magnum is built on the frame of a Peterbilt tractor and is the latest thing from Hiram "Tex" Lipschitzs custom kosher pistol shop. Its capable of shooting through the Rocky Mountains- lengthwise. 44man intends to try it out on woodchucks next spring. If it works out he's having "Tex" build his deer guy- the 755 Magnum. To get an idea of what this round looks like just keep watching the Military Channel till you see the USS New Jersey firing a full broadside with her 16 inchers. Then double it!
:bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2::bigsmyl2:
Actually it is for the viscous chipmunks around here!

[jonk]

Could it be a lead slug as used to slug a bore?

[Leftoverdj]

If you can find the guy who shot it, he's going to be real interesting to talk to. Just hang around the range and look for the guy with his shoulder strapped up.

[Cloudpeak]

I wish the guy who shot these was a regular shooter at the range where I "mined" them:razz: (shown with a 200gr Lyman SWC 45)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v620/WyoBob/Targets/DSCN1358.jpg

[sturf]

Whitworth

[odoh]

found several like it but in this instance they float the moat so must be zinc ~ range members tell of a fella that use them for his BMG. Its a huge slug but IIRC it was lil' less than 400grs ~ its in the garage shop I'll wgt it again several dings etc. side note, as cast it does have a reduced heel for gas check implying a lead mould but didn't have one.

[Ricochet]

The BMG has a .510" groove diameter, as I recall. That's why I think it might be for a Boyes. Wouldn't have a gas check on a Whitworth boolit.

http://media.moddb.com/images/mods/1/6/5480/43554.jpg

[SciFiJim]

Maybe a T-Rex wad cutter?

[wallenba]

Maybe the core of a jacketed bullet that the rifling reached into?

[calaloo]

Whitworth's do not have rifling. They have a hexagonal bore.

[HORNET]

Got anybody out there playing with paper-patched from a slug gun? Some of those are scary big. Used to have a guy at the local club here shooting a .75 cal. About 900 grains of lead and 300 grains of FFg, IIRC. Interesting to watch him shoot....

[ghh3rd]

Squid - after seeing that huge boolit I had to look at where you are from... figured it was Texas.

[Fugowii]

I enjoy picking through range scrap and find some interesting boolits sometimes. Here is a pic of one that is 0.55 across and weighs 860gr. It shows rifling, but has no lube grooves. It literally looks like a section of lead rod. Anyone have a clue where this monstrous one came from?

There's a gentleman around here shooting a 700gr boolit in his S&W500. Looks
a lot like that.

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

My wildcat 550 Gibbs has a boolit that casts .552"

Rich

[Rockydog]

How about a paper patched .577 Nitro Express 3" or a paper patched .577 Snider? The Express used a 750 grain bullet. The Snider used a 480 Grain projectile. The Snider could be from the recent stash discovered in Nepal and being sold on the web. RD