off topic - love to know how that got there - sabot projectile

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Originally Posted by Olefin

Luckily whoever found it wasnt a terrorist - that would have made a very very dangerous bomb part - especially with a shaped charge that could have propelled it. Still hard to believe it was found just sitting in the open

If it is a Sabot there is no shaped charge, if it was a full up US round it is an metal case with powder (that after having spent time in/around the river may or may not be water logged) the "warhead" is a titanium or DU (if combat round/steel if training) penetrater surrounded by a light metal ring (actually three pieces) that fall off after leaving the barrel. So the only thing that maybe could be made to explode would be the gun powder if it was not wet.