Bullets, bullets, and more bullets in Virginia!

[Ethan S.]

I had a very fun week down in Culpeper county hunting the winter camps at Brandy Station, and other nearby battle sites!



I started the week with DIV 57 which was rough to say the least. I hunted with a bad coil most of the hunt missing out on a lot of stuff, but I managed to find my first ringtail sharps bullets! These have long been on my bucket list and are my favorite bullet.

 

[Ethan S.]

My spirits were lifted when a friend invited me to a private permission where a pitched battle occurred, and I found my first big canister ball, and base marked enfield!

 

[Ethan S.]

But DIV 58 at Beauregard farm is where the lead really came out! I found my first Barthalow, another Ringtail, many fired bullets from all over the place, and a knapsack rivet!

 

[Ethan S.]

I made a video about my hunt at Beauregard, if y'all want to watch that too! Trying to make it on YouTube, but still learning.

 

[MRB1863]

Impressive!!! Thanks for sharing...and making me jealous, too.

 

[JOHN42768]

Lots of goodies

 

[Sheltowee]

Jealous…..

 

[Jamieva]

I made a video about my hunt at Beauregard, if y'all want to watch that too! Trying to make it on YouTube, but still learning.

Ethan check out The Battlefield Walker channel on YT that might help you with ideas he has about 10k subs

 

[scooter748driver]

Jealous…..

Me too!

 

[VaFredneck]

I know the 58 farm well and can give context to all those fired bullets on day 1 & 2 you recovered by your video, which I liked by the way. I suspect that its all over-shot where Union forces were firing at Stewart and his Va boys up on Fleetwood hill. Notice your Confederate Sharps are drops, likely from troop movements, and the bulk of the fired bullets are Union. Compare your position in reference to the battle map to help paint the picture. Nice haul of relics for the week Ethan.

 

[Ethan S.]

I know the 58 farm well and can give context to all those fired bullets on day 1 & 2 you recovered by your video, which I liked by the way. I suspect that its all over-shot where Union forces were firing at Stewart and his Va boys up on Fleetwood hill. Notice your Confederate Sharps are drops, likely from troop movements, and the bulk of the fired bullets are Union. Compare your position in reference to the battle map to help paint the picture. Nice haul of relics for the week Ethan.

I didn't film every bullet, but there was one area where I found a dropped ringtail. And two fired sharps next to it. Imagination runs wild with that one!

Thanks!

 

[Salterr]

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Jealous is the word that comes to mind

 

[Wawyasto]

I've been told that back in the day that bullets were so prevalent near Virginia battle sites that folks would fill sand bags and boxes with them for use in their vehicles as traction weight in the winter.

 

[DixieRifles]

I made a video about my hunt at Beauregard, if y'all want to watch that too! Trying to make it on YouTube, but still learning.

Enjoyed the video.
You described as maybe having the nose filed down at an angle. Why would they file it?
My guess is that it hit something but Wow! what did it hit to make that perfectly flat damage??

 

[Ethan S.]

Enjoyed the video.
You described as maybe having the nose filed down at an angle. Why would they file it?
My guess is that it hit something but Wow! what did it hit to make that perfectly flat damage??

I've seen it before, soldiers cutting off parts of bullets just for something to do.

It's not what happened here now that I have it cleaned up, but what it hit I have no idea. I'll post pics of it when I get back from Christmas traveling.

 

[DixieRifles]

It's not what happened here now that I have it cleaned up, but what it hit I have no idea. I'll post pics of it when I get back from Christmas traveling.

My first thought was the bullet glance off concrete. But then why not a boulder? Since I don't live in an area of mountains and boulders, I didnt consider that.

Safe travels and hope you have a wonderful Christmas.


{Edited to add}
I shoot black powder guns, only .50 cal rifles and .44 cal pistols. I dont think Ive ever retrieved a lead round ball or conical bullet that was that flat.
Now I will take a challenge to duplicate that. If I bounce it off a rock, I will never find it.