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  1. K

    Some Lead....

    Found these saturday morning. Never found the smaller ones before,they are .52 and from the research ive done i believe they are Smith Carbine bullets....anyone know for sure? I also found the one intact bullet spencer. I found the bottom of an artillery shell along with other shell fragments...
  2. K

    f75 se 15" coil?

    Anyone used it and if so what do you think of it? How much more depth and is target ID still as good with it? Thanks in advance
  3. K

    any ides?

    Found this chain at an old civil war camp site but an old homestead is close by. Not sure what kinda chain it is.
  4. K

    Bullet depth?

    Just curious whats the deepest some of you have dug .58,.54 cal minie balls with the f75se and also did it give a good TID number or just good audio? Just curious
  5. K

    knife gurus?

    Found this in front yard of old home built in 1780. Just curious if theirs anyway to estimate the age by the shape. It was under an old tree root around 8 inches deep. Lots of civil war activity at this site. May be old and may not be,just curious if anyone can tell. Thanks
  6. K

    F75 in VA soil?

    I was invited to go hunt a friends small farm in culpeper,va. The only detectors i have are F75 se and a garrett at pro as a back up. Ive never hunted northern va and from what ive read u need a minelab gpx or pulse machine. So,does anyone have experience in that type soil with the f75 se? If...
  7. K

    bullet id needed

    Found this bullet at a skirmish site...its 1.12 inches tall and .52 around...ive never found one like it...anybody have any info on it?
  8. K

    Got my new f75.....

    I recently got my f75 se and i am very impressed. Had an etrac and i only hunt for civil war relics. Ive been using all metal mode and the seperation capabilities of this machine is unbelievable. Gotta keep eyes glued to thedisplay but i absolutely love the all metal mode. Just my two cents. HH
  9. K

    button ID?

    [attachment 224395 100MEDIA95IMAG0193.jpg] Found this button where Thomas legion fought and he had cherokee indians in his brigade at this battle.....the back is in bad shape so cant see back marks...anybody have any ideas? May be a common button but may of been worn by one of those cherokees
  10. K

    Fisher f75 limited?

    Hello everyone. I ordered a f75 limited from richard at backwoods detectors and itll be here tomorrow. I have never used a fisher before and was wondering if someone could maybe give me some "beginners" settings for civil war relic hunting(lead and brass). I mostly hunt campsites and their are...
  11. K

    Under water detecting?

    Any of u guys metal detected in lake water? I am trying to find info on detecting under water. Its about 12-15 feet deep and a big confederate civil war camp. Any info will be greatly appreciated.Is their maybe a book i could order or something?
  12. K

    Under water detecting?

    I know a place where 15,000 confederate troops camped that has been under about 12-15 feet of lake water since the 1930's. I was wondering where i could find info on under water detecting? I live 100 yards from the site. Any info will be greatly appreciated!
  13. K

    :(Few observations after a couple months....

    I have been using my etrac for probably two months now and thats almost everyday with alot of 8-10 hour days and ive read Andys book twice. Hunting for civil war relics in camps and such. I either use TTF or wide open 4 tone to hear everything. Here is what i have learned so far. First thing...
  14. K

    Nails,nails,nails......

    I am having problems with my etrac in a civil war camp i recently found. The camp is littered with nails and other iron. I am running my etrac in TTF/manual sens around 26-28 and sweeping slow.Lets say for example their are 2 square nails a foot apart,i can go over one of em and it doesnt sound...
  15. K

    Any cw relic hunters?

    I have only had my etrac a week or so but ive dug a couple eagle buttons and a few minie balls. Anyway,i use relic mode,2 tone,ferrous audio,auto sens and im having trouble with square nails giving a good churp along with a grunt,i re scan and the same thing(i hate to not dig because i dug an...
  16. K

    Got a new etrac today...

    I bought a new etrac today(Thanks Richard) and ive read the manual and the book by Andy but obviously its a lot of info to take in at one time. Anyway,i mainly relic hunt for civil war relics and was wondering if anyone can give me any pointers on settings(im in east tennessee) and what numbers...
  17. K

    need ID

    Found this in union cavalry camp...about size of silver dollar...thanks in advance with any help identifying
  18. K

    anybody know what this is?

    Dug this close to old cw camp and old homestead...about 3 inches tall x 2 wide.....cast brass....no clue what it is...dug n east tn
  19. K

    AT PRO...5 stars

    I hunt civil war campsites littered with square nails and ive tried the minelab safari,teknetics t2 se but they give good audio and id on the old sqauare nails so i bought an at pro yesterday because i had heard it was really good at discriminating in the old sites. All i can say is "WOW",i...
  20. K

    t2 se air test?

    Like i put in a previous post i have only had my t2 se for a week now and it has been giving id numbers in the 70s for old square nails so now im wondering about depth. I did an air test yesterday with sensitivity at 90,discriminatin at 10,2+ tone and with a steady id numer and good audio tone...
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