ID for bullet please

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argus: Posts: 99; Joined: Sun Oct 28, 2012 7:34 pm

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Post by argus » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:27 pm

I found this in pasture about 5" down I think its a machine gun bullet but it appears to be hollow and something rattles inside have found browning cartridge cases in same area. I think its been fired as there are rifling marks. diameter is 12.9mm or 0.5"

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Post by slowsweep » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:40 pm

im not big on bullets but it could be a tracer round as it is hollow, maybe .30 or .50 cal but not sure, someone will tell you exactly what it is, that i am sure of, GL

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Post by RRPG » Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:49 pm

50cal tracer, used widely by the USAAF during WW2 and also on a lot of Allied tanks and other vehicles.

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Post by hobster » Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:49 pm

Hi,
wrong shape for pure tracer round but could have had a small amount of tracer inside. The rattling inside is probably a steel core as I suspect that this is an armour piercing bullet. To check see if it sticks to a magnet.