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  1. ironman200081

    Hunting a skirmish site

    The ground was still pretty wet, but the temperature was nice, so my pal Matt and I set out to hunt more of a local skirmish site. The finds have petered out a bit, but we still managed to recover around a dozen pieces. Matt was using his new CTX for the first time. He pulled a shot .32 ball; a...
  2. ironman200081

    Surveying a Battlefield

    I had my best day ever relic hunting this weekend -- and I didn't take a single piece home! I participated in an archaeological survey at the Battle of Moore's Mill. Other than some light detecting in the 1980's, the land has been untouched. The project was funded by the National Park Service...
  3. ironman200081

    No more snow leads to dime trifecta (slam??)

    Although the miserable cold weather continues, the nearly 2-feet of snow has disappeared. I decided to pounce on the first rare warm day and hit two sites on my wish list. They did not disappoint. Both sites are older, dating back to the mid-1800's, and were used through modern times. The...
  4. ironman200081

    Sweeping a possible skirmish site

    I got out yesterday to hunt what I thought was part of a Fremont-era Union campsite. It is a hillside about 1/2 mile away from the main camp. The main camp was occupied by 6,000 soldiers for about a week when General Fremont was in the area. The area was also the scene of skirmishes in 1863...
  5. ironman200081

    Fair weather at the Yankee campsite.

    Hello all! The weather finally started shaping up here in MO, and the ground is thawed in all spots. I decided to take advantage of a few free hours, so I headed out to a Yankee long-term campsite that I love to hunt. This is the "hunted out" site that many of my recent relics have came from...
  6. ironman200081

    Relics, Coins; the CTX uncovers them all!

    Today is a nasty, rainy day in my neighborhood, so I have a little time to share my recent hunts with y'all. I strapped in the stock 11" coil and hit two spots that I have previously hunted with the E-Trac, and have been absolutely pounded by other hunters. The dirt was moderately frozen in some...
  7. ironman200081

    Two iron objects from Civil War battlefield site

    Hello all, I am stumped on these two iron relics. I am hunting a Civil War battlefield site, and was digging the iron signals to try to find some artillery frags. I do not recognize either of them as being distinctly Civil War. First is an iron handled something? Anyone have a clue? Second is...
  8. ironman200081

    Starting 2013 with small silver

    Three weeks into the new year, and the CTX and I finally made it out. The ground is still semi-frozen, pretty solid in north-facing and shady spots. I went to a public site that was a campground during the Civil War and a school in recent years. The ice in the ground did not seem to affect the...
  9. ironman200081

    The 17" coil sniffs out Civil War relics

    I am slowly working my way across a Civil War skirmish site. The site is now a mix of pasture and cropland, and encompasses several acres. Based on my research, I have begun at a spot behind the Union lines where the reserve regiments would have been deployed, and possibly near the atrillery. I...
  10. ironman200081

    Behind the Union lines

    Howdy all. I got permission to hunt a pasture that was the site of a skirmish. There were about 2,500 or so men involved, less than that actually engaged. I am starting my search of the site behind the Union battle lines, trying to possibly find where the artillery was deployed. The land has...
  11. ironman200081

    Following General Sterling Price

    In my part of the state, it is uncommon to find Confederate campsites and such. save for a few skirmishes in two famous campaigns, the area was dominated by Yankees. Last week, I had the opportunity to follow the trail of General Sterling Price and his Army of Missouri, and I got to hunt near...
  12. ironman200081

    Coinshooting in Mid-MO

    Hello all! I have not had the opportunity to post in a while; had tech issues with the phone and laptop (both now replaced). I thought I would throw a clip together of two recent hunts. One was at an old picnic grove that is now pretty dense timber. I went with two friends, both with AT-Pro's. I...
  13. ironman200081

    "Hunted Out" Union camp nets keepers

    I finally had the privilege to hunt the most-hunted CW site on private land in my area. Folks have been pounding this dirt since the late 1960's. It was a Union camp for the duration of the war, and there were two skirmishes nearby with Confederate regulars. The land owners are extremly nice...
  14. ironman200081

    Recent hunts net relics and silver

    I have had lots of fun hunting in the cooler weather lately. My buddy and I researched an old homestead and trading post site that dates back to 1816 and was close by in the woods. We spent some time there trying to find some treasures, but there was a lot of old trash. We found so much copper...
  15. ironman200081

    Pounded Parks, Meet the CTX

    Well, the CTX continues to pull stuff from places that I had previously thought were "hunted out." In the latest installment, I managed a trio of silver dimes - Barber, Merc, and Roosevelt - and a 1951-D Washington Quarter. In addition, I found a few cool tokens. One is brass from a cigar shop...
  16. ironman200081

    Cloudy with a chance of coins!

    High cumulus clouds were rolling through the area on Tuesday afternoon providing a little break from the 94-degree sun. I grabbed the CTX to feed some detecting addiction and headed to the site of an old school that had burned in the early 20th century. The site is wide open -- no shade, and I...
  17. ironman200081

    Brief hunt nets keepers!

    I got out Sunday morning for a bit with a friend of mine. Our goal was to search for Civil War relics at the downhill slope of a possible fortification area. The spot is public and has been hunted over the years. Also, there is significant EMI interference in the area. The best sensitivity I...
  18. ironman200081

    Hot weather, cool finds!

    After our town's Independence Day parade, I dropped off the wife and kids for a nap and headed out in the 104-degree heat with the CTX. I met up with a buddy and we hit a block that had recently-demolished 19th Century homes on it. The iron was thick, and the soil was hard-baked clay thanks to...
  19. ironman200081

    CTX strikes more lead, copper, silver, and BIG brass!

    I am really enjoying swinging this machine. I have the User button on the CTX set up to the previous mode, and I have been alternating between a trashy park pattern in 50 tone conductive and the Combine mode with ferrous-coin separation. I will use trashy park unless I start hearing a lot of...
  20. ironman200081

    CTX finds lead, copper, silver, and GOLD!

    I must admit, Minelab's PR campaign and the results posted from testers like Digger and others got me ga-ga over the CTX. I purchased one from a forum sponsor and commenced to hitting over places I have pounded with the E-trac and 3 different coils (8x6 SEF, 11" Pro, Detech Ultimate 13"). I set...
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