Found 2 round lead balls behind my funace..

[Ritchie]

Just curious to see if they are firearms related.

Each ball measures .035 (+/- 0.0001) on a digital caliper. There are no sprue marks, and no holes for fishing line.

Could these be buck or 36 cal C+B or ML?

-Ritchie.

EDIT: This furnace has been in place for over 25 years.

 

[Huntsman]

Petrified rhino mouse droppings :shock: :lol:

 

[mooncoon]

Could be either a very heavy buckshot or swaged balls perhaps for very light loads in a .38 revolver. Buckshot, particularly that which has been emptied from a loaded shell tends to have little dents in it from where it pressed against the other balls. Also I have run accross several molds for round ball of non standard diameters which matched up with various cartridges but seemed very unlikely for muzzle loaders.
Cap and ball revolvers usually take a ball that is about .010" over bore diameter.

cheers mooncoon

 

[Threemorewishes]

Should it be 0.35"...0.035 is a very small #18 shot size, dust size for collecting specimens.

 

[Ritchie]

You're right, it should be .35

Maybe the guy who lived here before reloaded shotgun shells. Thanks for the input guys, I guess they'll just go in the pot when I'm casting.

 

[buckbrush]

Found 2 round lead balls behind my funace

If your married, they are probably yours! :lol:

 

[Ritchie]

No, mine are in her purse