Relic hunting on a World War 2 Gunnery range with a metal detector

[DogTagz41]

I found a very old and very rusty revolver last month in a stream next to my house :D

It's just a lump of rust with a wooden handle and a half-snapped barrel though :P

[DanOblacksmith]

.303 is a decent caliber. I have a No. 4 Mk 1 that will knock a deer flat on its ass at 300 yards. Oddly enough it has only two rifling grooves in the barrel but it is quite accurate.

[harryfaber]

@DanOblacksmith I've forgotten more than I ever knew about Lee Enfields, I seem to recall that two grooves were made in the US.

[DanOblacksmith]

@harryfaber Yes, U.S. made by Savage Arms of Utica N.Y. In the early 90's after I got out of the marines I attended Riverside Aeronautics in Utica in Savage's sprawling old brick building. The rifle is marked U.S. PROPERTY and has U.S. ordinance stamps. Likely a lend-lease piece and definitely a veteran that saw a lot of marching considering its condition. Imagine the stories it could tell. It makes a good rainy day rifle during deer season. Not pretty but a sturdy and always reliable performer.

[pepmanCZ]

yea this is scaffold clamp. we use it everyy day! :D

[Lumotaku]

Reload the 303 casings!

[MrLancaster47]

The last items were scaffolding clamps.

[gewoonbilly]

it's amazing how much things aren't found yet

[Spyderi07]

i want a metal detector now....

[connor17045]

hi nice how much woud you sale them for

[sirdilly2091]

I need to go to England

[usarmy115511]

u should go to hannover, germany ;) check out my vid!!! you can find pretty much stuff here

[RetroNerfer]

well thanks anyway. i found a nice place now! shame it may only have musket balls. oh well!

[dazzld555]

did u just fart at 3:11 ....lmao XD

[ww2relichunter]

Quite possibly !

All that bending over and leaning backwards and forwards can stir things up :D As I am miles from anybody and anywhere, farts tend to come out whenever then need to :D :D

Good ears by the way !

[78lapland]

@ww2relichunter  very nice finds,

[kempouk]

@ww2relichunter what did it smell like, did you have a curry the night before ?

[JoshSDshot]

lmfao i thought same thing hahahaha funny stuff omg

[banneradders]

could do with you round here. took my new detector out last sunday and found loads of ww2 shells. im on what used to be a RAF base

[L33woods]

Nice finds mate! :D

[atlas122155]

the too brackets are for beach defence scaffolding and targets.

[waffenss088]

Nice finds, in my country english 303. cal ammo is rare.

[ww2relichunter]

Well, I am more than willing to swop 10 303's for a German 20mm cartridge :D :D

[ww2relichunter]

Well, if you want to swop a couple of your 2cm cartridges for a load of my 303's I am more than willing to trade. Say 20 .303's (lots of different headstamps) per 2cm cartridge ?

I would like 2 or 3 2cm cartridges if you can spare them and want to swop.