Bullet Id, Not Familiar With This One

[dogodog]

I came across this bullet the other day, about 10'' down in an old farm pasture. I'm kinda sure this is not civil war but its not something I've ever seen.

Here's the spec's (rough)    It has 4 Lands and 4 grooves. It mic's at .457 + and -   The length is around an 1 1/4''   Weight is 480.5 grains or 31.14 grams

I thought it was a.50-70 round, but I think the bullet is to long for the case. Leaning on the side of muzzle loader. Any help would be great.

[F350Platinum]

Me again, Doggo! 😀

Your .457 measurement could be the key, even a modern .45-70 bullet looks like this:

 

[dogodog]

F350, thanks for the info!!! I thought about the 45-70 but wasn't sure if the older guns used a 4 lands and groove barrel. Everything else looks roughly correct. I can assume it was a 500grn. bullet if the missing chunk was still there. 

[F350Platinum]

2 minutes ago, dogodog said:

F350, thanks for the info!!! I thought about the 45-70 but wasn't sure if the older guns used a 4 lands and groove barrel. Everything else looks roughly correct. I can assume it was a 500grn. bullet if the missing chunk was still there. 

I dug one of those a while back, on a day where I found almost nothing but bullets. I think I was in an area used for a range.

It's a relic for sure, now you just have to figure out what rifle. 🙂 Sharps?

 

[dogodog]

I'll dig into it a little deeper and see if I can come up with the gun it was fired from. Sharps might be a good place to start. I'll keep you posted.

[kac]

I find quite a few of those here in the woods where people hunt, not sure if they are old just toss them in a box.

[geof_junk]

Do you relies that it's weight is 1 troy ounce pity it was not gold instead of lead. (480 grain = 1 troy ounce.)