120 civil war bullets in one hole - 169 total.

bonepicker

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My buddy took me to a new union camp site permission where he recently dug 27 bullets in one hunt.
My personal record is about 23, I think ��.
Was hoping to gets some bullets and brass today, but it was strictly a lead day.
We started out strong digging drops and pulled Minnie’s and Williams cleaners.
In the beginning I had one hole with 4 in it which was exciting. Decided to go to the truck and get a sip of water and unload the pouch. Counted 31 at this point.
So I head back out and decide to try another area. Didn’t take long and I was back on em. Then I get a hole with 8 in it. I noticed some of these bullets still had the powder in the base Didn’t think it could get much better. Not long after that I get another hole with a solid mass of bullets in it. I’m thinking probably another 8 or 10. After about 30 I decide to call my buddy over to show him and let him dig some. We ended up getting 120 out of that hole. Also found several pieces of wood in the hole. There was also some paper with powder and primers, but most of it was disintegrated. We laid all the bullets out on the tailgate from the one hole. I noticed at least 6 Williams cleaners in the pile. I split the 120 bullets with him since he helped me dig the hole, and it was his permission. I didn’t find any nails or hinges, but I’m thinking we dug part of an ammo crate. Got a lot of cleaning to do.
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The tailgate photo is the 120 from the one hole.
The other photo is the other 49 I dug today.
 

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Now that’s incredible and I was happy with my 16 today!
Awesome site there!
 

WOW!!!!! That's all I can say. Awesome hunt! Congrats!
 

Awesome dig! But no nails???:laughing7:
Thanks. Lol, I meant no nails or hinges in the hole with the 120 bullets.
I couldn’t dig a pit, because we were were in someone’s back yard. I had to dig down and tunnel sideways.
Normally nails are a bad thing, but it would have been a good indicator that they were in a box. There were some smaller pieces of old rotten wood, but that’s all I could find. We called it a day after that last hole. Cant wait to go back, because that place is loaded.
 

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Dang! (I don't have anything else to add to whats already been said.)
 

Bonepicker that is got to be the most I’ve ever seen in my life. I was actually thinking about you today I was thinking with that newborn there’s no time for you to hunt anymore but boy was I wrong you hit the lead mother-load!!! Congratulations I hope to see you again soon someday.
 

Bonepicker that is got to be the most I’ve ever seen in my life. I was actually thinking about you today I was thinking with that newborn there’s no time for you to hunt anymore but boy was I wrong you hit the lead mother-load!!! Congratulations I hope to see you again soon someday.
Thanks buddy. I still get out, just can’t do it like I used to.
Mostly short spur of the moment hunts close to home.
Things have been a little slow here lately, but I did get a nice little silver yesterday.
So it was a pretty good weekend.
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Well that’s good I’m glad to see you get a little mental health day. Beautiful silver and unbelievable I mean unbelievable lead hunt. Was there any 69 Cal?
The Fort is over with I’ll bled that for everything it’s worth end it has given me more than I could ever imagine from a cannonball to Capped half Dahms and everything in between. But there comes a Tom when it’s over it’s over and the gas prices in the Bridge toll You got a learn when to say win. So now I’m looking for another spot but I got spoiled with the four I can’t go back to clad LOL
 

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You dog...I am so jealous happy for you! I need to dig some CW one of these days...congrats!
 

Nice job on the Civil War lead. That would be a dream hunt for me, as I don't live near any battle sites.
 

What a haul! I doubt I'll ever find anything like that up here. Congrats!
 

Awesome Find, It must have rained the day there were dropped....
 

Congratulations on your major accomplishment and thanks for sharing your happiness with us
 

Man! You sure hit the lead jackpot there! Congratulations!
 

Wow...gettin the lead out !! Congrats bone....I think I saw another post where someone else got a bunch also !!
 

Wow! Most I ever dug was 88 in one hole!
 

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