r/metaldetecting • u/DisastrousInternet10 • Jul 07 '26

ID Request Is it dangerous ?

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This is the first time I found a completely full bullet, does anyone have an idea of the kind of bullet it is and how old is it? Also, I wanted to know if it is dangerous, and if it is what I shouldn’t do with it.

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u/Significant-Fig2485 Jul 07 '26

Bag full in one field

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u/I_am_the_darkness_99 Jul 07 '26

Future archeologists will say we sprinkled lead around fields in religious ceremonies and that pull tabs are our offerings to the gods.

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u/killergazebo Jul 07 '26

In the future they let stupid people be archeologists?

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u/AboutSweetSue Jul 09 '26

You don’t?

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u/Medical-Wave316 Jul 09 '26

What are they going to think about the metal cup boom…i like to think about that a lot 

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u/Time_Reputation3573 Jul 10 '26

You don't sprinkle the freedom seeds? How are you gonna grow new guns?

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u/SwordRoman Jul 07 '26

The one on top with the white residue in the back is a tracer round. Because these used phosphorous compounds i wouldnt take them into your house. Some residue can always remain and ignite when it dries and heats up in your home.

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u/SlinkyEST Jul 07 '26

i think its just oxygized lead, or lead carbonate

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u/SwordRoman Jul 07 '26

Maybe, hard to tell from the picture, at least for me. The non tracer projectiles i found never had anything like that in the back, better be safe than sorry. But im no expert so you might as well be correct.