Civil War Bullets & MXT Pro :detecting:

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Went with a friend today who has +35 years hunting CW relics in LA. He has so much knowledge. 3 hour hunt in soybean field adjacent to old road (location ) next to major Bayou / waterway where Union Troops moved from north to south in Central LA and encountered skirmishes along the way. Was able to pull these (4) bullets out of the dirt. My buddy got 8 bullets.

From left to right : 2- Sharps & Hankins projectiles- Probably fired by Union Troops. 1 - .44 cal pistol projectile 1- three ring bullet remains.

Used Relic mode w/ 2 Tone ID. MXT worked great. Most of these were at 4". Thanks for looking. CCH

 

[srf2112]

Nice work EJ. I'm envious. What VDI's were the bullets at ?

 

[Larry (IL)]

You can now add "Relic Hunter" to your portfolio EJ. Dandy finds.........

 

[Bearharold]

Nice finds congrats the MXT pro is working good for you .







Harold

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Nice work EJ. I'm envious. What VDI's were the bullets at ?

Scott,

The .44 cal colt VDI was in the upper 30s to low 40s. The others were all 52-55 everytime and correctly IDed as BULLET on the display. That heavy lead was easy to pickup and gave off a strong signal. We are gonna go back soon and I plan on making a video of any finds and of the general area.

CCH

 

[srf2112]

Nice work EJ. I'm envious. What VDI's were the bullets at ?

Scott,

The .44 cal colt VDI was in the upper 30s to low 40s. The others were all 52-55 everytime and correctly IDed as BULLET on the display. That heavy lead was easy to pickup and gave off a strong signal. We are gonna go back soon and I plan on making a video of any finds and of the general area.

CCH

Thanks EJ. Don't know why I even asked you that...not much chance of running across any of those around here...just habit, I guess, when I see a great find I've never made. Larry's exactly righr you're gonna be challenging NamVetLes for the longest user name soon, Maybe you should try "Cajunallpurposehunter" if you're gonna keep adding to your repertoire. JK Great work...keep it up and don't forget the video camera next time.

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Scott,

You hit the nail on the head...... AND thats the reason I bought the MXT. It has allowed me to hunt - primarily C&J, some Relics now and hopefully future Prospecting (which I may do when I come visit you !) ..... ..... with just ONE machine !

CajunCoinHunter

 

[srf2112]

Scott,

You hit the nail on the head...... AND thats the reason I bought the MXT. It has allowed me to hunt - primarily C&J, some Relics now and hopefully future Prospecting (which I may do when I come visit you !) ..... ..... with just ONE machine !

CajunCoinHunter

You are very wise and have come far grasshopper...

 

[digginLa]

nice bullets, now if I could just find someplace like that up here in the NE part of the state. Jimmie

 

[HuntinDog]

Great Hunt... Great Finds.... Great Pics...
Now for the Video...
Congrats on the finds.

HH

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

nice bullets, now if I could just find someplace like that up here in the NE part of the state. Jimmie

JIMMIE,

WHEN YOU DO, LET ME KNOW AND I'LL HEAD NORTH.

CCH

 

[Nancy-IL]

How did I miss this? Those are great finds EJ. I love seeing those old minie bullets. Don't ya just love that MXT?! It's so versatile. I've had mine for around 9 years and still wouldn't part with it for another. It's a powerhouse for sure. HH and thanks for posting, Nancy

 

[Jeff-TN]

n/t

 

[Monte]

The MXT Pro is a fine detector, to be sure. I'm curious which coil you used?

Thanks,

Monte

 

[Cajuncoinhunter]

Mr Monte,

For this particular hunt, I went with the 950 coil (I call it my general purpose coil) since I wasnt sure of the terrain initially. It was my first relic hunt. Once i got there, it turned out to be harvested soybean fields. Next time we go looking, I'm gonna try the 6x10dd because of its shape (will allow me to get closer to and move along those low cut soybean stalks which still reamin standing and are kinda bothersome). Lesson Learned for me. We'll see what happens and I'll bring my video camera along also. Thanks for looking.

CCH