Some Cavalry relics today

[Digger70pa]

We went back to a Cavalry spot we've been hunting today. It's going to freeze & I had to get one in before its to hard to dig. Thanks for looking & HH

 

[fyrffytr1]

All I can say is Wow!

 

[d2]

Thats gobs of carbine bullets!!! Great job...d2

 

[ivan salis]

dang lots of spencers

 

[Digger70pa]

There sharps & burnside carbine bullets. There is a three ring minie ball & a couple of colt dragoon bullets at the top.

 

[Carolina Tom]

I am with fyffytr1... WOW. Very well done.

 

[Davers]

A Dang fine haul once again (Starting the year off right), Remind's me of the Calvary Camp I was Blessed to find a few years ago.

Looks like u got at-least 3 Starr Bullets as well. NICE! I still have never dug one. Instead My Camp Yielded about 7-8 Smiths .
Also of the many Sharps I dug all had the small cone cavity except 1 had the flat base.

MAN only Permafrost would keep me off that site. Of course this would also lead to alot of "Digger Dinged " Bullets.

Again love the pictures.
Davers

 

[Davers]

Just thinking ...

Many Spencer Bullets in this camp I found.

As I said in my last post to you that got deleted , This was the only Campsite I have ever dug on. (At-least one that was used for IMO 2 weeks. 'No huts'
Very few Buttons (No Eagle C's dang it!) lol

Could have been shorter term those yanks were very wasteful. As most people are today.

Davers

 

[Davers]

dang lots of spencers

Don't worry Spencer's look much like the other types of carbine Bullets.

 

[Digger70pa]

Hey davers I really don't know what a star is buddy. Are you referring to the sharps that only have one ring? I thought they were different. Thanks for looking & replying to my posts. I'm hunting down around Harper's ferry. There were great big long term camps just accross the road from this camp. A crazy old man own the farm & by chance took a liking to me. He said me & my buddy are the only people he lets go there. I've only hunted about a quarter of his land so far. He has land that had winter camps on it. HH TB

 

[Davers]

Hey davers I really don't know what a star is buddy. Are you referring to the sharps that only have one ring? I thought they were different. Thanks for looking & replying to my posts. I'm hunting down around Harper's ferry. There were great big long term camps just accross the road from this camp. A crazy old man own the farm & by chance took a liking to me. He said me & my buddy are the only people he lets go there. I've only hunted about a quarter of his land so far. He has land that had winter camps on it. HH TB

First you and your buddy are some Lucky Guy's.
I was talking about the bullets 'Second row up from the bottom & the last 3 bullets on the Right.

While I got you , What machine do you use the most on CW sites , if u don't mind.
I'm thinking HARD about a new machine.
Davers

 

[Davers]

The Starr Carbine bullet should measure , .54 cal, (diameter =.552 , length .91 & Weigh 443.Gr).

 

[Digger70pa]

Dave I use a G2 with a attack 15" coil. It's the best relic machine I've ever used. Now it won't find relics were there isn't any. But its not bad on coins either. I find Indian Head penny's all the time with it. I have a F19 also & its a good machine. But I'll stick to my regular G2. Simple very deep & it's quiet. The quiet part is what gets me buddy. Oh deep to.

 

[ivan salis]

funny thing --is there are actual stars inside of the large musket type rifle minie ball's ( on the inside base) that were made in Washington

 

[Digger70pa]

Yes there are .58 cal minie balls with a star in the base. I've dug quite a few of them over the years. There's also some with us in the base. I've been looking for one of them just haven't found it yet.

 

[Digger70pa]

 

[Digger70pa]

I took a buddy to a spot & he found one. Good for him.

 

[Cletus]

Someday i hope to find a spot that will give me a day like that!!
Congrats!!

 

[alabama11]

Great work . If the buttons are one piece do they have any back stamps? Best,

 

[Davers]

Dave I use a G2 with a attack 15" coil. It's the best relic machine I've ever used. Now it won't find relics were there isn't any. But its not bad on coins either. I find Indian Head penny's all the time with it. I have a F19 also & its a good machine. But I'll stick to my regular G2. Simple very deep & it's quiet. The quiet part is what gets me buddy. Oh deep to.

Man!
Just now saw you answer to my "Machine" Question.

I'm not at all familiar with the G2 , I just recently got a G-43 but it put's bullets in the ground for future hunters to find....

IH'S Are pretty hard to find around here, (I avg, 5-8 a year) Did well & dug about 15+ this past year.

Most were "Toast" but got a Cooper -Nickel 1864 (Fatty) my 1st , 1st V nickel also at that Site.

I'd assume you would use the T2 or the TDI.
I know with the TDI ,One needs a pretty clean (Hunted Hard) site to get the real deep stuff OR Just Dig Everything

Well Good Luck to ya , & hopefully the Weather is letting you get out.
Davers