Something You Don't See Everyday

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Dean

[scooterf79]

Hmm...very interesting....cant imagine how that happened..
Scooter

[barrel-nut]

It appears that the bullet that was hit had not been fired, as there are no rifling grooves on it. Maybe it was in a magazine or an ammo can when it was hit? Very interesting for sure.

[EFBell]

I remember seeing two mini balls fused together head on. I think it was from Gettysburg but not sure.

[sharpshooter]

I would be more inclined to think the pierced bullet was in the ground when the second bullet hit it. From the looks of the penetration, I would say it lost a lot of energy going through dirt before the connection.

[BillPa]

I remember seeing two mini balls fused together head on. I think it was from Gettysburg but not sure.

Two minis hitting nose to nose wasn't all that uncommon on a hotly contested Civil War battle field but to accurately hit the muzzle of a cannon in 1863 from a mile or more away required great skill!

The Gettysburg Gun.

The Gettysburg Gun is found in the foyer of the main public entrance to the (RI)State House. The cannon is a special attraction because it has an unusual history.
The cannon was last fired during the 1863 Civil War battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It still has a cannonball wedged in its muzzle. While soldiers of Rhode Island's Battery B, First Light Artillery were loading a shot, the cannon muzzle was hit by a Confederate shell. The dent from the explosion caused the muzzle to become deformed, and when the surviving gunners tried to load a new shot, it became jammed in the muzzle.
The cannon was on exhibit in Washington, DC, until 1874, when it was returned to Rhode Island.

On August 24, 1962 (almost one hundred years after it became disabled) it was discovered that two and a half pounds of black gunpowder were still in the cannon.

[yobuck]

Thanks for that Bill, no doubt a combination of both skill and luck.
Not unlike some of the shooting we do today lol.