What is this?

[ScreaminEagle]

I found this bullet in with a bunch of old school reloading stuff that someone gave me. It is headstamped U.M.C. 22-15-60. I took a pic of it next to the 22lr for comparison.

 

[257 Ackley]

Old military cartridge...22 cal...15 grains of powder with a 60 grain bullet.

Not just military, some old timers used to hunt with it.

 

[JD338]

SE

That is a very cool find!

JD338

 

[BK]

Cool old stuff! Thanks for throwing the pic up.

 

[filmjunkie4ever]

I am not sure of its use miltarily but I know that the 22-15-60 was a chambering in the several Stevens target rifles of the mid-late 1800's. I have heard from a friend who is a Stevens single-shot collector and has a 28-30-120 that the 22-15-60 fouled easily with black powder and thus wasn't as popular as the bigger bores. Like modern smallbores, it shoots straight as long as you keep the bore clean. Very neat find though, thats one I don't have in my cartridge collection. Hold on to that one!

 

[owenv]

Looks like a .22222222222 :mrgreen:

 

[ScreaminEagle]

Yeah I have a few oddball bullets in my collection, but this one is pretty cool! It is a centerfire also. Appears to be a small rifle, but could be small pistol primer.

 

[Greg Nolan]

The bullet sure looks shiny for being that old. Is it a jacketed bullet?
Greg