found in center of 85 yr old tree

[Blowdown1]

Maybe it was one of Oswald's practice rounds. Afterall, he managed to take out Kennedy, put a hole in a car seat, Connally's wrist and leg, with a bullet that looked like a test round fired through burlap.

 

[johncinco]

I have an old 22 rifle that does not have rifling at all. Just a smooth bore. Its a break down model that could fit in a back pack.

 

[Elmore]

Be thankful that you didn't find something like this grenade being engulfed by a Siberian Elm.
<img src="http://www.primeau.qc.ca/coexis/Arbres_images/enclos/grenade.jpeg">

 

[Lawn Masters]

Ok, THATS scary.

 

[mbopp]

I have an old 22 rifle that does not have rifling at all. Just a smooth bore. Its a break down model that could fit in a back pack.

I've heard of those. Supposedly they were for firing .22 shotshells.

 

[Vman]

johncinco...just curious as to make and model.
and yes, some 22 barrels were made smoothbore for the shotshells. bullets are not intended to be shot in them as ruptured cases and blowback has a high potential which is a big safety issue for the shooter.

 

[whatsnext]

vman: the 22LR rounds i use are PMC zapper, one of the only loads that feeds properly in my old ruger Mk1. also works very nicely in my restored winchester pump carnival gun. whoever restored the winchester did it with no matching numbers.. so it does not have much if any collector value.

That's odd. My old MK1 is one of the least fussy autoloaders I've ever seen. It feeds anything. Even .22 shorts work if I use the hot russian ones. I guess I got a good one or you need to wear yours out. I don't think I could count high enough to let you know how many times mine's been fired. Thousands upon thousands.
John.......

 

[R Schra]

Be thankful that you didn't find something like this grenade being engulfed by a Siberian Elm.
<img src="http://www.primeau.qc.ca/coexis/Arbres_images/enclos/grenade.jpeg">

i do see the safety pin in. was it placed as bobytrap? no wire to see. i believe these nades you can easily dismantle by screwing the detonation cap of at the bottom. if im wrong im dead

[edit]

blast me, im dead. its a Mark II i see and that has a at the top screwed device.

 

[Elmore]

i do see the safety pin in. was it placed as bobytrap? no wire to see. i believe these nades you can easily dismantle by screwing the detonation cap of at the bottom. if im wrong im dead

[edit]

blast me, im dead. its a Mark II i see and that has a at the top screwed device.

These objects have been fixed on Siberian Elm trees in 1994
in order to have them swallowed ( by the tree, so to speak ) and that this wood can be used for sculpture 30 years later

 

[slipknot]

Has anyone ever found an Indian arrow head in a tree before? That would be neat!