Swimming area gives up Federal ammunition and more

[DANGLANGLEY]

I took a day and a half vacation to hunt a long swimming area on Melton Hill lake. The water isn't dropped there very often so I thought I better hunt it while I could. A lot of fishing goes on there too and a LOT less wholesome things at night. I was going along about 20 feet from the bank and found a 45 cal auto Federal hollow point round of ammunition. I usually don't think much about finding a live round but by the time I got tired of digging them up I had 122 of them. There's more there but it got old and it was taking valuable time off hunting what I was there for. After thinking about it for a while I stopped and called the local Police dept. and they had no interest at all in what I found. I don't know if they will still fire but I'll find someone who will want them to try them out. I also found 2 cheapie rings, 4 wheat's, 38 quarters, 31 dimes, 17 nickels, 62 memorial cents for a total of 152 coins and $14.11, a few broken arrowheads, lots of lures, sinkers, a real thick muscle shell. No pearl there though....I also found several live muscles in the mud and threw them out in the deep water because I didn't know how long the water would be down. You all have a good one

DANGLANGLEY

 

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[Mac232]

I just sent in for my TVA permit and hope to be hunting the beaches and campgrounds soon .

 

[Bridge End Farm]

must be some nice bass in there by looking at those spinner and buzz baits

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

I just sent in for my TVA permit and hope to be hunting the beaches and campgrounds soon .

Yeah buddy, best of luck to you. I love to hunt them swimmin holes

must be some nice bass in there by looking at those spinner and buzz baits

Yes there's whoppers in them there waters. Lots of tournaments take place there.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[TN-Joe]

DANGLANGLEY,
Bet that ammo still fires. Looks like you had a good day.
Hope you get some more time in, it's rain & rain again here.
Joe

 

[Jonnybobrich]

can you show a close up of that buckle? i have a couple buckles that ive found with nothing to compare them to.

 

[wisconsinACE]

Nice finds.

 

[GL]

Looks like someone lost a couple of boxes of nice ammo. Those are good bullets. They aren't for blasting bottles in the backyard.

Don't shoot them though. Best not to risk blowing up your pistol.

 

[DANGLANGLEY]

DANGLANGLEY,
Bet that ammo still fires. Looks like you had a good day.
Hope you get some more time in, it's rain & rain again here.
Joe

Thanks Joe, I barely beat the rain here.

can you show a close up of that buckle? i have a couple buckles that I've found with nothing to compare them to.

Yeah buddy, I had a few pics but I did a poor job on them. Here's a few better ones. I sure would like to know what kind of buckle it is if you can identify it. Thanks a bunch.

DANGLANGLEY

 

[CRUSADER]

Its a buckle strap for the lorries & hay carts etc.. to strap goods to the lorries/trucks etc.. Dad got one today.

I hope you like fishing & can make use of the items

 

[wi glenn]

looks like part of chain drive belt like chopper boxes use for unloading . we are still froze in central wi yet but melting slow have a great weekend wi glenn

 

[Driftking102]

Sounds like you had a super day! Yup beaches give out plenties of goodies! Have fun with the bullets!

 

[allen]

i like the fishing lures...

 

[GL]

Thats a link from a chain. Imagine a hundred of them connected in a loop driving two sprockets on some old machine or even a very old car or truck.

 

[CRUSADER]

Thats a link from a chain. Imagine a hundred of them connected in a loop driving two sprockets on some old machine or even a very old car or truck.

Yeap I think you right, I looked again and its not quite what I first thought, good job

 

[Tommi]

That's amazing! I can't believe how much you found in one day!
Congrats dude.

 

[civilman1]

Dang Dang!!....that's alot of ammo Put some new skirt's on the spinner/buzzbait's and you're back in buisness.Congrat's on the clad and ring's,lot's of digging.HH!!

 

[Ron B]

Nice hunt and nice finds!

Regarding the ammo, one must wonder how it got there. I would recommend you find a buddy who is into reloading. I WOULD NOT TRY FIRING ANY OF IT! Being into firearms and reloading, I personally would pull all the bullets from their casings and discard the powder. Remarkably, the primers can still be used, once dried out. The casings and bullets should clean up just fine too. At the price of new ammo and reloading componants, the effort should be worth it. I would not attempt depriming the cases as that could be dangerous.

Take care,
GRB

 

[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Congrats on some great finds!!!!! The cops there must be real stupid for ignoring your call! all it takes is a kid with a rock! Also might have been connected to a Thompson Machine gun! could be an old time Gangster stash also could be a cache!!! Good luck, QUICKSILVER(appletree)

 

[Nana40]

WoW, that's a bunch a bullets! Make ya wonder, huh?
Congrats on all those finds!! Nana