found a couple bullets in a tree
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Hope you didn't lose a chain over them.
zogger
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OOOPs! Nice clean cuts though, you got some tough chain there, what were you using?
Lead?? Can't imagine that's too bad for a chain.
Macman125
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I would imagine that they are not that old seeing as the jackets are still shiny. I have retrieved quite a few of them from trees, usually they are always green and oxidized.
066blaster
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Just Husqvarna chain, I think it was the last log I cut on the tree. I didn't noticed anything. Until I seen them when I was gonna split. That chain was old and crappy anyway.
066blaster
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I can't really understand the placement of them??? It was a leaner, and someone must have shot from on top of the hill. Because, they were almost straight up and down in the tree. Must have been from my brothers hand gun.
066blaster
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Unless handgun bullets tumble and they went in sideways.
Macman125
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A lot of rounds tumble.
Frogfarmer
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The lead won't hurt a chain at all but the copper jackets might. I've cut lead keels from sail boats with a chainsaw and it is much the same as wood. Only cut a few bullets but they didn't wreck the chain. I only use semi chisel so that might help. Love the pics.
No they don't.
Macman125
libertarian/anarcho-capitalist firewood hack
I am sorry let me correct my statement, If the round hits any obstructions along the way (likely given the op's account) tumble is likely to occur.
Now that's most likely. But with those two that close together I doubt both of them tumbled and hit that close. Also both was facing the same way.
066blaster
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Maybe they shifted when the tree grew?? It was leaning, but not that extreme. Or just took a weird path.
Full Chisel
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I found a 16 penny nail in a black locust the other day...my chain didn't fare so well. Didn't loose any cutters but man are they haggard.
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I let dad try out the 661 last winter with a brand new 28" chisel chain on it, he found one of those screw in tree steps even after I said it had some in it. RIP poor chain.
T. Mainus
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Found this while splitting a week or two ago. 22 round imbedded in a split.
Oldman47
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I have put a few hundred 22LR rounds into a target that is mounted against a pole so good luck to whoever tries to use that pole as fuel.
msmith
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Cool thread. The only thing I ever find in my firewood are fence staples and barb wire lol. Oh and I cut a maple in my yard that I found concrete in.
