Tometusns

Cool finds GB!

Missouri

The guy I was with told me that I’d find a couple different ones there. One being longer than the other. I think they made them for pistols and rifles but I’m not 100% sure on that. The pic is a bullet and case I found at a different location and just put them together to show what they looked like.

It’s an I for infantry

Just an older cartridge. The hammer struck the pin which ignited the powder. I found one that hasn’t been fired and one of the bullets still has part of the casing on it too.

It was a camp a friend got the permission to hunt. There was another camp across the road about a quarter mile from this one. He told me this camp was older dating back to the 40’s and the other location was 60’s with both Confederate and Union relics. He’s done the research and even knows the regiment’s that were there and all that stuff. There was fighting there as well. I don’t know much other than what I’ve been told about the area. Thanks

I was using my Deus with the 11x13” coil. Thanks!

Got an invite to go relic hunting and it turned into a really fun day! Using the Deus with the big coil that I was going to sell. Not after today. I swung it all day from nine to five with only a few short breaks. I really enjoyed using it.

I’m sure it had a kick but I’d for sure rather be on the sending than receiving end.

Got out Sat for a relic hunt. The bottom two relics came from a different location we stopped at on the way home.

I just treated it to protect it and use it rain or shine. Good luck on you folding digger. I like making things seems you do to. Look forward to seeing some pics when you get it done.

Sure

I’ve got a few ready to put together but they’re spoken for. I’ll get ya one made up before too long.

I really like both these pouches. The pin pointer sheath will hold my trx or the mi6. Special stuff goes in the little leather pouch modern is just dropped in the side pouch. The little tool I made out of a Mac scraper and a plow disc. It’s great for shallow stuff or weaseling down in between the roots.

Congrats on the barber and those model t keys are cool too!

Yes they do!

Thanks F350Platinum! Yes, there was a lot of iron at the second. It took a while at the first to find it. I did get a 1915 d nickel at the first sight as well. I live just a mile west of where the battle here was and I’ve read that the line was a mile wide but most of the relics we’ve found have been closer to the main path headed into town and in town. Tom

I decided to get the old map out and find some farm houses that have long since disappeared. Took a little while at each one to locate where the house was but I got a couple good finds. My first artillery eagle button and a sterling US Navy ring.

Good idea Dan. Congrats on your retirement.

Nice recovery! Deep coins are easy to miss for sure. Congrats!

I had a nice little surprise this afternoon. Our club meeting was this afternoon and I thought I’d go hunt for a while before the meeting. I was glad I did. Nothing great but anything thing civil war left there are few and far between. I took the Deus and was using g Max then switching to 6 deep to check the target so nothing fancy just factory settings. There’s a lot of trash as you’d expect in a park. I was just playing but trying to learn if I could get any tell that would help in the decision to dig or not. This particular target sounded not bad but very similar to a lot of the other targets. However this time the line in the graph was better. I said to myself hmmm better check this out. Out popped a three ringer! I’m pretty sure this target had been hit before but nobody dug it. Just a little extra info caused me to investigate and recover another mini from the 1861 battle here.

Wow Dan! That's an awesome day. Congratulations!! Tom

Congrats Dan, that's a very nice haul!! How are you liking the ctx? One of the guys in the club has that combo (ctx,nox). He's got some cool finds with both. Anyways great treasure hunting trip! Tom

Maiden voyage with the coil ear repair. All went well with no problems at all. I really think the fiberglass has made them much stronger and will really be disappointed if they don't last from now on. Thanks!

F350Platinum, All I can account for is the type soil we have here in this area. I have found plenty of coins with the 11" coil at the 10" plus depth. Took a few videos and actually sent one to a friend of live digs when I was pretty confident I had a deep coin. The 5X10 is very respectable and as I stated in an earlier post I've been using it exclusively since the 11" went down. When you get to the edge of detection depth you just know. I was very pleased with the 5X10 and I dug one wheatie and one merc that were just over 9" but the signal was such most people wouldn't dig it but it sounded like a deep coin to me and a very easy target to miss. I just knew I was pushing the edge of the detection depth on that coil. But it did tell me they were there. Because of past experience with the 11" I know for sure it's a little deeper perhaps close to two inches on penny dime size targets. I'll be going back over that area with the 11" in a few weeks hoping to find a few more deeper coins. Both great coils and the only two I've kept out of the three minelab and 5x10 coiltek that I've used. Nothing wrong with the 6" or 15" Minelab I'm just content with the 11" and 5X10 coils. I gave my son the 6" and he really likes it for yards as I did. The 5x10 has replaced it for me. The 15" is probably a touch deeper than the 11" but the weight although not terrible was just more than I wanted to swing. I'm just happy to have ole#11 back in service...hopefully for many more years. Ears hoping!😁 HH! Tom