Fine day w/ a couple Missouri guys

umrgolf · Oct 31, 2011

I recently spoke with a fellow Tnet member (Mike) about hitting a couple sites around our area.. Well, Saturday he called me and Sunday we decided to get out with his buddy, Roger (Abe :laughing7:

) These guys were kind enough to show me a spot they've been hunting the last several years and the finds were great! We stopped at a place of mine first and later one of their's- focused on one hill they refer to as "Sharp's Hill".... you'll see why :headbang:

I didn't shoot any pics out in the field, but snapped a couple at my place after the hunt. Thanks again fellas.. Lookin forward to researching a couple new spots this winter :icon_thumleft:

- The bullets we were finding were a majority of .49 cal Sharps w/ three rings, a couple .44 cal w/ two rings, and three .44 cal multi-ring. I would have to think all of these are very scarce bullets.

Mike & "Abe"

Mike (mikeshayne) & Me

Mike's finds

Abe's finds

My finds

The three multi-ring Sharps

For comparison, the different ring-tail Sharps I found

.44 cal multi-ring, .44 cal two-ring, .49 cal three-ring, .58 cal three-ring

joeyfresh · Oct 31, 2011

Who needs Virginia if Missouri is producing like that!!! Looks like a blast :headbang:

tennessee digger · Oct 31, 2011

Love those bullets. Those milti-rings are HARD to come by. You guys did well. Tennessee digger

nova treasure · Oct 31, 2011

Great Variety of lead. :thumbsup:

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Bill

Missouri_John · Oct 31, 2011

Great finds as always, Jeff.

James from TN · Oct 31, 2011

Very nice Sharps bullets. Would love to dig some of those rare bullets. You guys in Missouri have it made. James

billpa · Oct 31, 2011

Looks like a good hunt and a good day.could not ask for more. :thumbsup:

SouthJerseyJim · Oct 31, 2011

Man you could move to Alaska and find CW stuff! Nice Digs :headbang:

mikeshayne · Oct 31, 2011

Hey Jeff, thanks for the company, beers and bullet. Had a great time and hope we can do it again in the near future. You certainly showed us that Sharp's Hill still has a few nuggets left to find.

Everyone is right, Missouri is a great place to detect for civil war relics. This year I finally hit a few Confederate sites and came away with a few nice finds and hopefully in November we can hit them again. I still have a long bucket list of finds to cross off.

Hope to hit the ground with you again this fall Jeff.

Steve in PA · Oct 31, 2011

Great assortment of uncommon bullets Jeff. Now you need to find a Missouri or Arkansas state seal button!

jamesbibb · Oct 31, 2011

Good stuff love the sharps variants. they are my favorite!! :headbang:

Getty · Oct 31, 2011

Awesomes saves there Jeff ! You and the guys made a great team and recovered a nice amount of great relics.WTG guys.

Hill Billy · Oct 31, 2011

You bought that lead :laughing9:

umrgolf · Oct 31, 2011

HILL BILLY said:
You bought that lead

peanut · Oct 31, 2011

Looks like like you guys had a great time and dug some nice bullets. The funny thing is Jack and I named our newest camp here "Sharps Hill" also :laughing7:

we have dug a bunch of the three ring sharps. I will post all of our finds from that new camp soon! Take care buddy, looking forward to hookin up with you soon.
peanut

Woodland Detectors · Oct 31, 2011

Nice lead Jeff!
Congrats on the good hunt, and great company

MaineRelic · Oct 31, 2011

Nice old lead shooting there Boys ! I can't seem to get into an area with that quanity and quality of lead . I don't find many three ringers. :icon_scratch:

I dig more random roundballs than 3 ringers . I never had a detector when I lived in MO. I only bottle dug back then . I know some places I would like to hunt now out that way . One in particular would be a good area to find a CW artillary artifact. The area recieved fire from ships on the Missouri river . Maybe someday ? Have fun out there ! M.R.

{Sentinel} · Nov 1, 2011

You weren't lying last night on the phone, you knocked it out of the park with

some terrific and hard to finds SHARPS! :headbang:

Terrific day out Brutha, Congrats :occasion14:

mikeshayne · Nov 1, 2011

The site we believe was a large cavalry camp. I have found buck and ball, Sharps, Maynards, Minnies and round balls of various calibers there. It has been heavily hunted but as Jeff might attest, it is still a good place to detect. Abe found the major part of an epaulette late last year and I keep finding iron buckles of various sizes and the hill is littered with horse shoes. As Jeff has said, the general countryside is a great place to hunt for Union relics.

Not far from there, we hunt a major shooting range. Although heavily hunted before us, Abe hit a hole with 22 dropped 3 ring .58 Minnies over the summer and we have pulled over 100 drops from about a ten acre area.

I love this hobby, more like a calling really. It is just about perfect when you can also find good buddies to share the hunt with.

Thanks everyone for checking in and checking out Jeff's pics.

umrgolf · Nov 1, 2011

mikeshayne said:
Hey Jeff, thanks for the company, beers and bullet. Had a great time and hope we can do it again in the near future. You certainly showed us that Sharp's Hill still has a few nuggets left to find.

Everyone is right, Missouri is a great place to detect for civil war relics. This year I finally hit a few Confederate sites and came away with a few nice finds and hopefully in November we can hit them again. I still have a long bucket list of finds to cross off.

Hope to hit the ground with you again this fall Jeff.

mikeshayne said:
The site we believe was a large cavalry camp. I have found buck and ball, Sharps, Maynards, Minnies and round balls of various calibers there. It has been heavily hunted but as Jeff might attest, it is still a good place to detect. Abe found the major part of an epaulette late last year and I keep finding iron buckles of various sizes and the hill is littered with horse shoes. As Jeff has said, the general countryside is a great place to hunt for Union relics.

Not far from there, we hunt a major shooting range. Although heavily hunted before us, Abe hit a hole with 22 dropped 3 ring .58 Minnies over the summer and we have pulled over 100 drops from about a ten acre area.

I love this hobby, more like a calling really. It is just about perfect when you can also find good buddies to share the hunt with.

Thanks everyone for checking in and checking out Jeff's pics.

We'll do it again soon.. The beers were a thank you for the invite :occasion14:

I'll knock on some doors along that highway here soon... Chances are that I'll know the owners anyway, this is a fairly small community :laughing7: