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  1. ironman200081

    Missouri Weather, Sigh.

    This was my last two hunts before the mushrooms hit. The Missouri climate was in full swing, going from 30 with snow to 70 in 5 days. First spot was a battle site about 1/4 mile from the main lines, and you can see the snow falling in the video. Second spot was a field along a well-traveled...
  2. ironman200081

    Raining Lead at a Missouri Battlefield

    My friend Matt and I had one of those hunts that the "old timers" talk about. We knew it would be a good day because we saw two bald eagles flying while on our way to the site. Being two bald guys, we took this as a good omen. We went to a known battle site, and he got a permission at a small...
  3. ironman200081

    Pack of Carbines!

    I was hunting the "toss zone" along a well-traveled Civil War era road, and I started finding a few dropped Union/Cosmopolitan bullets. After 5 or so, I joked that I was on a whole 10-pack of them. Well, turns out I was right! They were issued 10 to a pack without any caps (unlike say, Sharps or...
  4. ironman200081

    US Waist Buckle

    I am super excited to share this. This buckle is # 509 in the O'Donnell and Campbell book. It was dug in my home town by a young man (15 years old) who is a heck of a relic hunter. I was happy to get it from him. This is the first solid brass buckle I have personally seen, and it had been lying...
  5. ironman200081

    Question Regarding Dug Bullets

    Friends, I have only been digging bullets for six years (I consider myself a recovering coinshooter now) and I noticed some of my oldest finds are starting to get powdery. That is, the lead oxide is coming off like a dry powder residue when I touch the bullets. I was wondering if you all take...
  6. ironman200081

    Foot Deep Civil War relics with the CTX

    I took off work a little early to hunt a well-pounded Union campsite in the 29-degree weather and 18-degree wind chill. I decided to use the 17-incher to hit the same ground I have swept over the past 5 years with my 11-inch coil. I wanted to see if I missed any deep targets mixed in with the...
  7. ironman200081

    Yankee Camp Lead

    Hello friends, sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have found some stuff at a Yankee cavalry camp. Wide variety of dropped and shot bullets, and a few brass items. The big brass thingie in the center is actually a pre-prohibition Anheuser-Busch match safe, probably from the early...
  8. ironman200081

    The CTX takes on the hunted out parks

    I got out over the weekend to hunt a few public spots that the local detectorists have declared to be “hunted out.” In fact, I haven’t been to one of the sites in over three years, and the rest in over a year. I grabbed my buddy Matt and we set out to prove that “hunted out” sites were no match...
  9. ironman200081

    Happy Anniversary, CTX!

    I would like to wish a happy four-year anniversary to Chloe, my CTX. She came to me the day after Memorial Day in 2012, shipped from Oklahoma by forum sponsor Big Boy’s Hobbies. After unboxing and assembly (I had previously read the manual thanks to the magic of the Interwebs), I took it out in...
  10. ironman200081

    Viking Treasure Horde found with CTX

    Did you all catch this in the news? One of our fellow CTX users across the pond in Scotland found a 1,000-year-old Viking treasure horde. Treasure Horde Found
  11. ironman200081

    FS - Teknetics T2 SE LTD, black

    Howdy folks, have a NIB Teknetics T2 SE LTD in black for sale. It comes with both the 11" and the 5" search coils. I bought it last week thinking that my first-line detector was dead, but it got fixed. The wife has frowned on me becoming a "detector collector" and "strongly suggested" that I...
  12. ironman200081

    CTX Control Box Issue

    Howdy folks, long time no post. My CTX went on the fritz a little over a month ago. I would press the power button and it would beep and go to the Minelab screen, then die. After several tries, I would be able to get it to power up. A few days later, it would not power up. I bit the bullet...
  13. ironman200081

    CTX Anniversary Hunt

    Happy Anniversary, Minelab CTX-3030! I made it out over the weekend for a hunt near a public school. The site has both historic coins and Civil War relics. It has seen some dirt moving in the past, so you run in to the awkward feeling of digging 9-inch deep clad at times. I was lucky to pull a...
  14. ironman200081

    Weekend hunts, but you don't win every time

    Fortunately, we had a dry and gorgeous weekend, which means time to swing the coil. Got out with a few friends and hit some old dirt. I did find a 6-coin pre-1964 coin spill, but all 6 coins were wheat cents! Must have been a kid. TID readings were a little wacky at one site; I dug a Barber dime...
  15. ironman200081

    Thank you Garrett!

    I mailed my Garrett ProPointer off for warranty repair on April 22 and received it back today (May 2). I have had it for 22 months, and it was about to come off of warranty. It had stopped vibrating, and most of the time, I would turn it on and it would go nuts. Other users on Findmall have...
  16. ironman200081

    Swinging the CTX Will Ferrell style!

    I have a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! That's right, found a rusty cowbell, complete with the iron ball dingle dangler thingie. It still works too! Also found a few silvers, a MO tax token, the Scottie dog from an old Monopoly game from a site in town, along with some shot...
  17. ironman200081

    DEEP finds at the Yankee camp

    Missouri weather is proving to be very hit and miss this early spring. I took advantage of a "hit" day to hunt a Yankee campsite that has been pounded to death. Occasional shallow finds are still there, but most of the goodies are deep. Really deep. Persistence paid off, and I ended up with a...
  18. ironman200081

    Yankee lead and Gen. Lee??

    Hello all. Last weekend I hunted a spot that has been productive for shot bullets in the past. I found a variety of bullets; .69 and .58 minies and assorted pistol bullets. I also found a Henry casing. In addition to all that jazz, I found a brass image of what appears to be Robert E. Lee?? It...
  19. ironman200081

    Friday Park Hunt, silver and lead

    Howdy all. Friday was a little chilly here in Mid-Missouri, but my two pals and I decided to scratch the nagging "go detecting" itch. Matt and I met up and hit an old park that is now in a very bad neighborhood. We're talking frequent shootings, drug deals, and 'ho activities (with 'ho...
  20. ironman200081

    Taking a spin with the 13"x17" coil

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsMCXP8v33k&feature=share&list=UUu3zPHg-MGFmY70ZDo0II3AI spent a day hunting a local park with the 13"x17" Smart coil, a.k.a. "portable radar dish," at a less-trashy part of the park. I love the extra space I cover per sweep; almost allows me to cover twice the...
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