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What kind of bullet was from this casing?
I was mucking my horse's stall today, and found a yellow plastic shell casing- I think it was caught in his shoe in the pasture and it came out in his stall. It was yellow and on the copper (?) end it said "Winchester." I know nothing about guns, but I want to know what kind of bullet it was, and what it's used for- could someone be hunting deer on our property? Our property is strictly off-limits to hunters, with many signs around and within the property informing people of it, as well as regular patrols by game warden. Obviously, I am very concerned if someone has been on my property (and in my horse's pasture!) with a weapon and fired it. Someone told me the herd took off the other day, looking completely terrified, but they couldn't recall if they heard any gunfire. It is possible that the casing has been there since before the property was built upon (around 8 years), but because we mow the pastures so often, one would think that it would have been more damaged- it only looks like it was squished from being stepped on, and a little muddy.
Please help!
Again- what kind of bullet came from it, and what is it used for?
Thanks!
@ Driven by Budweiser II: Obviously, you don't have horses, and if you do, you're not caring for them properly by not maintaining your pastures. If you don't mow, then the weeds will take over, leaving only weeds for your horses to eat and not good grass. Mowing also allows you to spot problems a lot faster, such as holes dug by groundhogs and other potential hazards (because as we all know, if a horse can injure itself on something, it will, and usually with the worst timing).
Thanks for labeling me a troll. :) Fortunately, I am too mature to call people names who don't deserve it.
Again @ Driven by Budweiser II: If your herd is mowing down the pastures, you have too many horses in that pasture. You need an acre for each horse if you don't want them to trash your property. And I also give them hay (yes, they need hay in addition to grass) so they don't feel the need to eat the grass down to its roots. It prevents erosion, and provides a much better environment than dirt, especially because as soon as it rains around here, any exposed dirt turns into a muddy clay, which doesn't drain. So again, it's about maintaining your pastures and keeping the horses safe.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
It looks like someone was bird hunting on your property. Sounds like a 20 gauge shell to me. Inspect if and see how faded it is. They will be nice and bright underneath the mud if they're not that old. I find shotgun shells laying around that have pry been there for 20 years around my farm. Stuff great grandpa probably fired. But, they don't stay very bright for long.
If you think someone has been trespassing (and hunting around your HORSES!) I would definitely put up scout cameras just to see. I got one for like $80 one time. I know that's what I would do. If someone was trespassing on my land and hunting I'd do everything I could to find who that was and prosecute. Good luck!
- Anonymous1 decade ago
20 gage shotgun shells are usually yellow if they are bird shot loads. Someone may have been hunting birds or rabbits. If the shell is not very old, the printing on the side should be legible and will tell you what kind of load it was. A number like 6, 7, 7 1/2 or 8 will tell you it was a bird shot load for small game and birds. Buckshot will be marked "00" or "000" or it may say "SLUG" in which case they are hunting deer.
If the shell is fresh, you should be able to smell the burnt powder, read the printing and the metal should be relatively untarnished.
BTW: I have a 75 acre farm (was over 200 acres at one time) and bush-hog the fields with a John Deere 2630. As we don't have any stock right now, we mow them 2 or 3 times a year.
- ?Lv 51 decade ago
Sounds like a shotgun.
We moved into our home 3 years ago and we find shotgun shells from the last owner. They last for ever they are plastic and brass. They are 1/2 inch in diameter when I mow my horse pastures I keep it 4-5 inches. So it's not hard to believe that you might have missed it.
Yellow Winchesters are usually 20 GA. I agree with other posters that it was likely a bird/small game hunter.
Do you live on the same property as your horses? If you do and your property is not huge (i.e. 100+ Acres) then you would likely know if they were currently shooting on your property. It's very loud and most people hunt on the weekends or around Dusk. A 20 GA is lass noisy then a 12 GA but it still travels for a very goo distance.
Are you sure the Game Wardens are regularly patrolling? The two that I have met had huge areas to cover unless your land is next to a popular hunting area it isn't likely the Game Wardens patrol your property.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
If it is plastic with a metal bottom, then it is a shotgun shell. You say it says "winchester", but does it have a mark on the bottom of the ring like "12 GA"? Sounds like someone could be hunting small game instead of deer. I don't know what area of the country you live in, but most people would use a high powered rifle to deer hunt, and the casing would be solid metal.
It is possible that a shotgun shell could be there from 8 years ago, as I find them in the woods quite often when I am afield, but I would expect to see quite a bit of corrosion on the metal part of the empty shell from that amount of time. Was it rusty? There are shotgun shells such as 00 Buckshot that can be used for deer hunting, but they are not as common. My guess is that it was a bird hunter.
Source(s): http://www.winchester.com/Products/shotshell-ammun... winchester's site, lot's of info on different shells available. - How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
- ?Lv 71 decade ago
You say it was yellow and copper on the end, which implies that it was not all copper, and yellow plastic with a "Winchester" headstamp would indicate a Winchester 20 Ga. shotgun shell. There should be a "20" on the base of the shell. It was probably used for bird hunting or clay pigeon practice. Check the link to see if this is the kind of shell you found.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
That is a shotgun shell. Normally there is writing on the side like 12g or 20g. I wouldn't worry about it, it might have been from a previous owner of the property it could have even been carrying by rain water.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Sounds like a .410 shot gun casing. Most likely it was not used used by a deer hunter.
Look at the cap. If it is shiny new, like fresh copper, it was used recently. Copper or brass tarnishes or gets a coating of copper oxide rather quickly in the elements. If it looked more brown color or even green, chances are it has been there for a while.
- joedLv 61 decade ago
A 20 gauge shotgun shell. It could have been loaded with bird shot for small game hunting or it could have been loaded with buck shot or a slug for deer hunting.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Well I might be going out on a limb here but growing up as a farm boy I don't recall ever mowing a pasture, if you do have a herd, wouldn't the herd keep the vegetation down in a pasture. Yes I think I will go with calling you a troll
