Just wondering why

[Dr998king]

You know, it's kinda interesting, but it seems like most people, and I'm not sayin' it's right or wrong, just observin', but they seem to get more stoked about findin' a dropped bullet than one that's been fired. Now, don't get me wrong, findin' a dropped bullet's still cool and all, but I think the fired one's got a way more fascinatin' story to tell. I mean, think about it, a fired bullet's been on a journey, it's been part of somethin' bigger, it's got history, it's got context. It's like, you can almost imagine the scenario, the event, the moment when that bullet was fired. It's like holdin' a piece of the past in your hands, you know? So, yeah, I think the fired bullets are way more intriguing, and they're definitely the ones that get my imagination goin'!

 

[Fredneck]

All in the eye of the beholder. I've dug many fired bullets that have context by the recovery location in historic battles, but without a doubt the best bullet I've dug was dropped. I dug a perfect dropped Whitworth bullet which were used by Confederate snipers in the vicinity of Laurel Hill in Spotsylvania Va, which has a very good chance of being a sniper position that took out General Sedgwick as he entered Brock Road. Now maybe you would much prefer digging one of the sniper bullets that whizzed by Sedgwick, all good, but unfortunately, those are preserved by the Battlefield Federal property.

 

[Odanscoils]

All in the eye of the beholder. I've dug many fired bullets that have context by the recovery location in historic battles, but without a doubt the best bullet I've dug was dropped. I dug a perfect dropped Whitworth bullet which were used by Confederate snipers in the vicinity of Laurel Hill in Spotsylvania Va, which has a very good chance of being a sniper position that took out General Sedgwick as he entered Brock Road. Now maybe you would much prefer digging one of the sniper bullets that whizzed by Sedgwick, all good, but unfortunately, those are preserved by the Battlefield Federal property.

Nice. Interesting.
Though how would the museum know exactly which bullets were fired at him ?
I mean battle field.
I'm sure others were shot at.

 

[Fredneck]

Nice. Interesting.
Though how would the museum know exactly which bullets were fired at him ?
I mean battle field.
I'm sure others were shot at.

Absolutely, though I was referring to those fired are still lying in the soil on the Battlefield out of detectors accessibility. Sounds like you'd be that guy that prefers the "dropped" bullet that Dr998king spoke of

 

[Odanscoils]

Absolutely, though I was referring to those fired are still lying in the soil on the Battlefield out of detectors accessibility. Sounds like you'd be that guy that prefers the "dropped" bullet that Dr998king spoke of

Me.
I'd be happy to find either.
Nothing like those in my area. NE ohio

 

[Confetrit]

Myself personally, every bullet from the American CW has a story to tell whether it be a dropped or a fired bullet. Like other relic hunters, I've Dug both. Imaginations can be put into play on either. On a fired bullet one can wonder who fired this bullet? Did this bullet find its intended mark? Did this bullet end a young promising life yet to be lived out, or did this bullet cause the loss of a limb if finding its mark at a joint, such as a shoulder, knee, ankle, etc.? On a dropped bullet one can wonder if this bullet was dropped from the cartridge box as the soldier anxiously went to his box to load his weapon while in battle, or was the bullet simply discarded from being wet ( the powder) in the cartridge, or so on. All are a piece of History in my opinion. One of my favorite bullets to find, is a carved bullet, one that a soldier has taken time to carve. There were many talented "Trench Artists" in both armies. All these bullets have a story to tell. A True Blast from the Past.

 

[fwcrawford]

I am not picky either…. I’ll take either one, but would have to say my best bullet find so far has been two intact Burnside rounds.
At this particular site I also found some Sharps bullets along with some other Burnside round with only remnants of the brass cartridge attached to the bullet.
Another good point is that dropped bullets can be identified more easily than a shot bullet in many cases.

 

[Digger70pa]

I like them all also. Shot bullets are interesting for sure. Most of my finds are from camps where they didn't shoot much.

 

[Confetrit]

I like them all also. Shot bullets are interesting for sure. Most of my finds are from camps where they didn't shoot much.

Yes sir, as you know, campsites is where you are more likely to find Carved bullets.

 

[RICK IN KY]

Soldiers in camps would also take the bullets and hammer them flat and use them for poker chips ,when you find them you know your on a camp

 

[Confetrit]

Soldiers in camps would also take the bullets and hammer them flat and use them for poker chips ,when you find them you know your on a camp

Yes sir they would. Sometimes they would do the same to buttons. I found a hammered Eagle General Service button once, hammered as flat as a coin. I found this just inside a piece of Confetrit' trench line.

 

[Ohio pull tabs]

I just need to find one! Lol