Denny Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Well could not work because of the rain so out to the El pasos i went.It was a quick trip and tried a new area a friend in Ridgecrest had mentioned. Well when i got there it was snowing/raining/blowing all the fun stuff. drove around waiting for the rain to stop/After about an hour of detecting i get this signal up under a bush. Well it was a blasting cap can and it was heavy.Yippy I,am thinking i have found some ones poke. well upon getting the rusted lid off i found something else inside. :confused0013: A full can of old blasting caps :outtahere: :angry-smiley-010: Well i could have hit it with my pick :innocent0009: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybeerman Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 At least they wern't old and possibly unstable :angry-smiley-010: Blake :innocent0009: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Blake you bet ya A special thanks to azu4u The only reson i did not hit it with the pick was because of his post on using cancel with the mono when a target overloads, :woohoo: Bill sorry about the pic my computer is not working with the resizer :grrr01: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsa luck Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Actually I think thats a pretty cool find. Personally I would test a couple first to be sure they are now dead as they should be being exposed to that much moisture and then put it on display. There are safe ways to find out but I'm not going to say here (liability) just in case a step is missed and things go bang. Give your local powder source a call for the particulars but that much rust on a can, I doubt seriously that the mercury fulminate is still viable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Bob.Those caps were in darn good shape.If i would have hit it with the pick :innocent0002: :angry-smiley-010: java script:add_smilie(":mog:","smid_29") :mog: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Caps are scary and if you can believe this I have actually found a couple in school yards what a deal just something else not to fool around with......Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsa luck Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Bob.Those caps were in darn good shape.If i would have hit it with the pick :innocent0002: :angry-smiley-010: java script:add_smilie(":mog:","smid_29") :mog: You may very well be correct but looking at the case I would have checked first (just me). When exposed to much water the MF will deteriorate leaving the whole shootin match inert and a really rare, cool find. Great conversation piece if safe. I would have removed some random rounds remotely and tried em out to then displayed it. Either way cool find and glad you didn't go bang. BTW... The RF from a high output metal detector can may them pop also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker Posted February 23, 2008 Share Posted February 23, 2008 Wow, neat stuff. The EP's aren't as picked over as some people say. A guy near Bickel's Camp recently picked up a pretty respectable nugget, I hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted February 23, 2008 Author Share Posted February 23, 2008 Walker you are right about the El Pasos.There is just to much area to cover.Of course the same small areas keep getting hit over and over. Bickels camp and bonanza gulch area still produce a few,But those areas have been hit hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Was out last Sunday and found that tin again,I shot the can full of caps Any one would have crap when it went off.All the rocks were chips.darn glad i did not hit it with the pick,As they were very much alive :tisc-tisc: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtnman Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 So hard to come by explosives these days and you're out there wasting them! Guess it's better than hitting a bump on the way home and having your truck look like those rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotGold Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Was out last Sunday and found that tin again,I shot the can full of caps Any one would have crap when it went off.All the rocks were chips.darn glad i did not hit it with the pick,As they were very much alive :tisc-tisc: Glad you took care of it Denny. At least now it won't fall into some kids hands! If I start finding shrads of metal from a blasting cap tin next time I'm out there.....I'll know why :tisc-tisc: Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeper Bob Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Hi Denny, Yes that was quite the bang when those went off. You should have saved them for some gold ore, No mortar and pestel needed instant ore dust. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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