the live munitions thing: be careful ...

[GRAY GHOST]

hello everyone, the relic dealer who was killed recently,sam white,was a respected and very knowledgeable business man. i live about 6 miles from where the explosion occurred on that monday afternoon, and my wife plainly heard it, but thought little of it. i had met mr. white in passing, didnt know him that well but knew people who did. something really had to go wrong for that explosion to happen...some people think the drill bit used to bore into the shell cavity became too hot - above 550 degrees - and caused the explosion. as a longtime coinshooter and relic hunter, it would be hard for me to leave a nice confederate read shell in the ground. ive never found an intact shell, any intact shell northern or southern is a definite feather in the cap. you know, a feather about 4 ft. long. ive never heard of a shell detonating by simply pulling it out of the ground. maybe some of you have; but if you do happen to encounter live munitions, be careful, right? i know that all of us like to detect, so we all stand a chance of finding live munitions, no matter your geographic location. i certainly would appreciate hearing from everyone on this topic, its been in the back of my mind for a while now. and its a real concern. this post kind of goes with tabdogs, i saw his and had to comment. my sincere condolences to the sam white family, and happy hunting everyone!

 

[tabdog]

You are absoluitly right GRAY GHOST.

After I started posting about the army training camp, I realized that it
would be irresponsible of me not to caution people.

It can not be taken back. If any one makes a simple mistake at the wrong
time, it's time for paying your respects.

After I found what I was dealing with, I came face to face with a sobering
reality. I am mortal and it only takes one mistake.

Hope people pay due caution if munitions become involved.

HH,

 

[rmptr]

I read the story about Sam White also, Gray Ghost.

It was reported that he was liked and respected.

I have issues with his conduct.
He was NOT a good neighbor.

The report claimed he was de-activating ordnance at his home, possibly with, or without a remotely operated drill.
He should NOT have been doing something like that anywhere near a residential area.

Apparently, shrapnel damaged the homes of neighbors.

The mishap not only caused his death, it possibly left family and friends, and neighbors in a bad way, and, has left a bad smudge on the reputation of others who metal detect and even those who collect artifacts.

Enforcement personnel were jeopardized removing his collection from the premises.

A bad situation, all the way around.

 

[r.r.warren]

Down here in Orlando they built a school on an old bombing range and they are finding munitions ever where. 1 guy found something 1 Saturday on the track while fixing the long jump box after the army people told them all was clear, anyway he goes to scraping it with his knife 2 see what it was. it went off and burned his hands. he's o.k. a lot of people think after munition been in the ground along time (ww2) there harmless NOT SO BE CAREFUL