coinnut
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Got out again yesterday to see if the musket ball streak would continue. The machine did not disappoint me. Matter of fact, it surprised me in how well it could find targets right next to or even partially beneath the mineralize field stone that litters the area. I started out be hitting an area that was the beginning of the ambush and found more musket balls and a pewter oval, which may be a wax seal :dontknow:. Then I continued past that area through the brook and recovered a couple more musket balls leading up to a wall. Went over the wall and found even more musket balls in an area that a lot of us have hunted pretty well. By that time it was time to go. Ended up with 7 musket balls and the pewter piece and a ton of 22's and iron birdshot. One odd find was a musket ball that was wedged between a rock that was lying in the field and another rock that slid off of the wall onto the first rock trapping the musket ball. The drainage and protection from the ground left the ball with a very silvery color as opposed to the white patina we usually get. Another unusual find was a musket ball that may prove that animals chewed the musket balls, as it has teeth marks on one side only. The rest of the ball is perfectly round and unmarked. On the bad side, the handle on the GPX is cracking across the plastic mounting bracket. We have been careful to not over tighten it but it still cracked. I don't even want to know what the repair is going to be on that one :lol::crying02: That handle also houses the quick ground balance button, so it will not be a very cheap fix. All in all a great day to be in the woods.











