BarnacleBill
New member
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Part of an old cap gun from today's wading hunt. I couldn't wait to get to my new "virgin territory", took a vac. day and was hoping for lots of deep of deep silver, but it was not to be. I have hunted the dry beach for some time now and it is filled w/ iron, one of the reasons I bought the Excel was for this location. So I was expecting the same further out in the water, boy was I wrong, this place is just filled w/ non-ferrous targets. And they vary all over the ID meter, so no just ignoring a certain signature. With over 2000 feet of beach I will never be able to clear this place out before I die. There are thousands of decent sounding targets, but most are Relically type thingies, not really my cup of tea.
I used the CZ20 for about 4 hours wading, and the Excel for 2 hours shallow wading. The cap gun is NOT iron or steel, and the cylinder is very heavy, I suspect plated brass. Found listing on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6000527202 for this gun, she been in da' lake for nigh 50 years.
In one CZ20 finds photo, below the 12ga shell are 2 rifle cartridges inserted into one another and bent, a 303 and 45-70. Also found 3 silver rings w/ CZ20(2 pictured) and one with the Excel.
The Squibb Dental Creme is pretty funny, hope you can read most of it.
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This old thermometer or thermostat appears to have red paint on it.
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The Excel kept telling me there something good in the hole, kinda like Mr. T yelling in your ear "dig fool, dig"! The nut came up first. I was digging coins deeper that I anticipated w/ the Excel today.
HH
BarnacleBill
Reluctant Relic Finder
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Part of an old cap gun from today's wading hunt. I couldn't wait to get to my new "virgin territory", took a vac. day and was hoping for lots of deep of deep silver, but it was not to be. I have hunted the dry beach for some time now and it is filled w/ iron, one of the reasons I bought the Excel was for this location. So I was expecting the same further out in the water, boy was I wrong, this place is just filled w/ non-ferrous targets. And they vary all over the ID meter, so no just ignoring a certain signature. With over 2000 feet of beach I will never be able to clear this place out before I die. There are thousands of decent sounding targets, but most are Relically type thingies, not really my cup of tea.
I used the CZ20 for about 4 hours wading, and the Excel for 2 hours shallow wading. The cap gun is NOT iron or steel, and the cylinder is very heavy, I suspect plated brass. Found listing on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6000527202 for this gun, she been in da' lake for nigh 50 years.
In one CZ20 finds photo, below the 12ga shell are 2 rifle cartridges inserted into one another and bent, a 303 and 45-70. Also found 3 silver rings w/ CZ20(2 pictured) and one with the Excel.
The Squibb Dental Creme is pretty funny, hope you can read most of it.
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This old thermometer or thermostat appears to have red paint on it.
[attachment 7326 thermmed.gif]
The Excel kept telling me there something good in the hole, kinda like Mr. T yelling in your ear "dig fool, dig"! The nut came up first. I was digging coins deeper that I anticipated w/ the Excel today.
HH
BarnacleBill
Reluctant Relic Finder
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Time well spent 