Presumably this was a full cartridge (strictly speaking, the bullet is just the projectile; the cartridge includes the case, primer, and propellant). Bullets a

Presumably this was a full cartridge (strictly speaking, the bullet is just the projectile; the cartridge includes the case, primer, and propellant). Bullets are made of primarily lead; military rounds are always covered with another metal; civilian rounds may or may not be. Either way I wouldn't want to swallow the bullet. Then you have the primer and powder, which I also wouldn't want to swallow.