a good xmas hunt

[GRAY GHOST]

hello all. i managed to get out for a short while yesterday [anything to beat cabin fever] and did pretty well. i dug 13 shot sharps, a colt dragoon, 2 spencers, and two shankless flat buttons. not a single three ringer for once! i found the broken buckle pieces about 50 ft. apart along the same row. the bean fields have been good to us. good luck, and hh!

 

[ihuntrelics!]

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[SoArk]

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[kyrebel]

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[Joe Dirt]

Hey ghost, Great finds. I have a question what affects patina of bullets. lead makeup or ground they come from. Here in KY the ones I find are chalk white.thanks Joe Dirt

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hey joe. yes, i get 'em chalky white all the time too, especially in low or real wet ground. hot ground rots lead away, stripping off deep layers. most times though, the bullets we dig are in a sandy loam, so it doesn't take much to clean them up, normally turning beige or a light brown. water recovered bullets almost look like the day they were lost! i suppose a lot of it is how the lead oxides react with the surrounding ground, hot or not. thanks, joe.