"Confederate Bullets" Metal Detecting for CW Relics...

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Found a few nice Confederate Bullets today... Getting a little bit cooler. Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments. CCH

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnIzFsyrSWE[/video]

 

[Larry (IL)]

Thanks for the great video EJ. you should be looking for a GPS tracker on your truck somewhere........ You seem to draw a crowd wherever you go.

 

[wvrick]

Great video, and glad its getting cooler too!

 

[Elton]

Thanks for showing us..and letting us go along.

 

[dixiedigger57]

good finds! ya outta be a outfitter and tour guide for detectorists! keep finding them confederate bullets and we may rise again! a friend shot one in his reinactment rifle for the heck of it. retrieved it and kept it for something totally different to own!

 

[togg77]

"Confederate bullets" are Usually the ,577 Enfield rifle with 3 Grooves--not 3 rings.

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Not all the minnie balls in this clip were confederate. The confederate field cast enfield bullets featured in the video actually contained no rings at all. This was explained toward the end of the video. The Enfiled-Pritchett bullet came in numerous calibers ranging from .39 cal up to .72 cal (to include the .577) with over 75 documented variants. The design was originally experimented and developed by the British. During the CW, it came in more size, shapes, styels and cavity type than any other bullet. Back then, it was relatively simple to make and was popular since its ballistic traits were better than average. Most were CSA with a few were actually made and used by both sides.

Thanks for looking and I appreciate your comments. CCH