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  1. ironman200081

    CTX Control Box Issue

    Howdy folks, long time no post. My CTX went on the fritz a little over a month ago. I would press the power button and it would beep and go to the Minelab screen, then die. After several tries, I would be able to get it to power up. A few days later, it would not power up. I bit the bullet...
  2. ironman200081

    CTX Anniversary Hunt

    Happy Anniversary, Minelab CTX-3030! I made it out over the weekend for a hunt near a public school. The site has both historic coins and Civil War relics. It has seen some dirt moving in the past, so you run in to the awkward feeling of digging 9-inch deep clad at times. I was lucky to pull a...
  3. ironman200081

    Weekend hunts, but you don't win every time

    Fortunately, we had a dry and gorgeous weekend, which means time to swing the coil. Got out with a few friends and hit some old dirt. I did find a 6-coin pre-1964 coin spill, but all 6 coins were wheat cents! Must have been a kid. TID readings were a little wacky at one site; I dug a Barber dime...
  4. ironman200081

    Thank you Garrett!

    I mailed my Garrett ProPointer off for warranty repair on April 22 and received it back today (May 2). I have had it for 22 months, and it was about to come off of warranty. It had stopped vibrating, and most of the time, I would turn it on and it would go nuts. Other users on Findmall have...
  5. ironman200081

    Swinging the CTX Will Ferrell style!

    I have a fever, and the only prescription is MORE COWBELL! That's right, found a rusty cowbell, complete with the iron ball dingle dangler thingie. It still works too! Also found a few silvers, a MO tax token, the Scottie dog from an old Monopoly game from a site in town, along with some shot...
  6. ironman200081

    DEEP finds at the Yankee camp

    Missouri weather is proving to be very hit and miss this early spring. I took advantage of a "hit" day to hunt a Yankee campsite that has been pounded to death. Occasional shallow finds are still there, but most of the goodies are deep. Really deep. Persistence paid off, and I ended up with a...
  7. ironman200081

    Yankee lead and Gen. Lee??

    Hello all. Last weekend I hunted a spot that has been productive for shot bullets in the past. I found a variety of bullets; .69 and .58 minies and assorted pistol bullets. I also found a Henry casing. In addition to all that jazz, I found a brass image of what appears to be Robert E. Lee?? It...
  8. ironman200081

    Friday Park Hunt, silver and lead

    Howdy all. Friday was a little chilly here in Mid-Missouri, but my two pals and I decided to scratch the nagging "go detecting" itch. Matt and I met up and hit an old park that is now in a very bad neighborhood. We're talking frequent shootings, drug deals, and 'ho activities (with 'ho...
  9. ironman200081

    Taking a spin with the 13"x17" coil

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsMCXP8v33k&feature=share&list=UUu3zPHg-MGFmY70ZDo0II3AI spent a day hunting a local park with the 13"x17" Smart coil, a.k.a. "portable radar dish," at a less-trashy part of the park. I love the extra space I cover per sweep; almost allows me to cover twice the...
  10. ironman200081

    Hunting a skirmish site

    The ground was still pretty wet, but the temperature was nice, so my pal Matt and I set out to hunt more of a local skirmish site. The finds have petered out a bit, but we still managed to recover around a dozen pieces. Matt was using his new CTX for the first time. He pulled a shot .32 ball; a...
  11. ironman200081

    Surveying a Battlefield

    I had my best day ever relic hunting this weekend -- and I didn't take a single piece home! I participated in an archaeological survey at the Battle of Moore's Mill. Other than some light detecting in the 1980's, the land has been untouched. The project was funded by the National Park Service...
  12. ironman200081

    No more snow leads to dime trifecta (slam??)

    Although the miserable cold weather continues, the nearly 2-feet of snow has disappeared. I decided to pounce on the first rare warm day and hit two sites on my wish list. They did not disappoint. Both sites are older, dating back to the mid-1800's, and were used through modern times. The...
  13. ironman200081

    Sweeping a possible skirmish site

    I got out yesterday to hunt what I thought was part of a Fremont-era Union campsite. It is a hillside about 1/2 mile away from the main camp. The main camp was occupied by 6,000 soldiers for about a week when General Fremont was in the area. The area was also the scene of skirmishes in 1863...
  14. ironman200081

    Fair weather at the Yankee campsite.

    Hello all! The weather finally started shaping up here in MO, and the ground is thawed in all spots. I decided to take advantage of a few free hours, so I headed out to a Yankee long-term campsite that I love to hunt. This is the "hunted out" site that many of my recent relics have came from...
  15. ironman200081

    Relics, Coins; the CTX uncovers them all!

    Today is a nasty, rainy day in my neighborhood, so I have a little time to share my recent hunts with y'all. I strapped in the stock 11" coil and hit two spots that I have previously hunted with the E-Trac, and have been absolutely pounded by other hunters. The dirt was moderately frozen in some...
  16. ironman200081

    Two iron objects from Civil War battlefield site

    Hello all, I am stumped on these two iron relics. I am hunting a Civil War battlefield site, and was digging the iron signals to try to find some artillery frags. I do not recognize either of them as being distinctly Civil War. First is an iron handled something? Anyone have a clue? Second is...
  17. ironman200081

    Starting 2013 with small silver

    Three weeks into the new year, and the CTX and I finally made it out. The ground is still semi-frozen, pretty solid in north-facing and shady spots. I went to a public site that was a campground during the Civil War and a school in recent years. The ice in the ground did not seem to affect the...
  18. ironman200081

    The 17" coil sniffs out Civil War relics

    I am slowly working my way across a Civil War skirmish site. The site is now a mix of pasture and cropland, and encompasses several acres. Based on my research, I have begun at a spot behind the Union lines where the reserve regiments would have been deployed, and possibly near the atrillery. I...
  19. ironman200081

    Behind the Union lines

    Howdy all. I got permission to hunt a pasture that was the site of a skirmish. There were about 2,500 or so men involved, less than that actually engaged. I am starting my search of the site behind the Union battle lines, trying to possibly find where the artillery was deployed. The land has...
  20. ironman200081

    Following General Sterling Price

    In my part of the state, it is uncommon to find Confederate campsites and such. save for a few skirmishes in two famous campaigns, the area was dominated by Yankees. Last week, I had the opportunity to follow the trail of General Sterling Price and his Army of Missouri, and I got to hunt near...
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