1ST TIME I HAVE EVER FOUND 2 MUSKET BALLS STILL ATTACHED, LARGE CAL. ALSO

petroguy3666

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i WENT TO A SPOT IN NJ (I WON'T GIVE THE EXACT LOCATION YET) I HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS HERE AND FOUND BUTTONS AND A CANNONBALL, BUT I WAS NOT FINDING EVERYTHING I THOUGHT BECAUSE OF THE COIL I WAS USING. I CHANGED MY 9 INCH 3KHZ COIL AND STARTED USING A 10.5 DD 18.75KHZ COIL AND FOUND THESE 2 LARGE MUSKET BALLS THAT ARE STILL ATTACHED. I FOUND A COUPLE OTHER BALLS WHICH SEEM TO BE THE .69 CAL, BUT THESE ARE MEASURING AROUND 22-22.5MM. IT WAS SO HOT TODAY THAT I HAD TO CUT BE HUNT SHORT. I HAVE NEVER FOUND MUSKET BALLS THAT WERE STILL ATTACHED BEFORE, WAS A HOT BUT GREAT DAY.
 

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Aureus

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That's a very nice find! I very rarely find them attached together. Congrats!
 

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Nice find, congratulations! :occasion14:
 

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