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Tremblay Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 3:46 pm Post subject: Not every day thing |
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Found on a battlefield from 1915 odds are astronomical two bullets collided
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: Not every day thing |
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I'm seeing one bullet with rifling marks and one without? I'm thinking one round hit an ammo pouch.
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Suzanne Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: Not every day thing |
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I've seen old lead balls from a cavalry fort in Az. and other places and they're always powdery white, but I suppose these bullets were metal jacketed? I agree with Pumpkin about the ammo pouch idea, also there's no deformation on the tip of that unrifled one.
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DallanC Site Admin
Joined: Jan 18, 2005 Posts: 3571 Location: Utah
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Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2016 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Not every day thing |
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Pumpkinslinger wrote: |
I'm seeing one bullet with rifling marks and one without? I'm thinking one round hit an ammo pouch. |
I noticed the rifling marks as well. I'd also expect more "tearing" in one of the bullets if they were both in motion. Seems a likely scenario that one impacted another in a pouch or ammo box.
Still, a really cool find!
This is a youtube video of bullets striking things in slow motion... skip to the 2:00 mark to see bullets hitting bullets. I cant imagine how many times they had to try that to get impacts.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDoQwIAaXg
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2016 8:01 am Post subject: Re: Not every day thing |
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Watch out! The video Dallan posted can hypnotize you!
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Elvis Super Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 12:24 am Post subject: Re: Not every day thing |
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we are all detectives...the rifling and lack thereof was first thing I noticed as well.
now get the calipers out and tell us the calibre and weights????
1915 would make it what???? 8mm with a .30 cal hitting it?????
or 7mm with a .311-.312 or vice versa??????
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dhc4ever Super Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2016 2:42 am Post subject: Re: Not every day thing |
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That would be Mr Maxim introducing himself to Mr Lee Enfield.
Probably had 2 or 3 others behind him to finish the job.........
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