Help with info on my ww2 bullet

[Le Baron]

Thanks for your comment Twiglet, that makes sense. If the bullet was fired from a gun, as other people have said, no way would the casing have gone through the barrel, because of the rim, it would have been ejected.

 

The bullet could have entered the body as shrapnel, I suppose, from an explosion, but the OP clearly stated he was shot and not involved in an explosion of some sort, I don't think he would have survived it.

[harvey19]

Have you not read the evidence that shows that, however unlikely, it is possible?

 

Not if, as the OP says, he was shot.

[barleycorn]

Not if, as the OP says, he was shot.

maybe it was shot from a catapult?

 

Anyway, given the OP was intending to make the bullet into a pendent, or some other such type of jewellery, is there any way the cartridge can be safely discharged so that the bullet can be recovered?

 

jb

[ANGELFIRE1]

Originally Posted by Obelix

 

" so if this were knocked it would almost certainly fire. However a bullet needs a barrel to do very much - if you fired it in free air there would me a small pop and the bullet may travel a few feet followed by a puff of flame and that's about all. "

 

Good post, and exactly what would happen. As a retired rifle shooter I have pulled hundreds of "live" bullets apart, to re use and reload the components.

 

If a live round was given to me, I would use my head puller tool to remove the projectile from the brass case, pour the powder away and the job is done. You can only be prosecuted for having "live" rounds, not the bits and pieces that make up a bullet.

 

If I had no head puller, I would simply use two pairs of pliars. Grip the case, grip the lead/copper end and simply twist and pull apart. Job done.

 

Angel1