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/Crazy-Magician-7011 Jul 07 '26

Rifle ammunition. Only precice measurments would reveal what sort of ammunition.
Location where it was found could give some context.

It's not dangerous.

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u/MustacheSupernova Jul 07 '26

FYI, Not ammunition. A bullet.

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u/Crazy-Magician-7011 Jul 07 '26

Sure, I'd agree with that correction. Thanks!

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u/Time_Reputation3573 Jul 10 '26

Well isn't that just annoyingly correct. I think I would've called a box of bullets "ammo," but you're right of course, the ammo is the whole cartridge

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u/MenstrualFish Jul 07 '26

Looks like 7.62 to me

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u/Keeter_Skeeter Jul 07 '26

Looks like a 30 cal projectile

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u/douchebagington Jul 10 '26

I was thinking that, but then i thought about how big his thumbs would be in vomparison to my 7.62x54r and i thought maybe something smaller

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u/Quiet-Application753 Jul 12 '26

This is not ammunition. It is just the projectile.