417 RELIC HUNTERS Springfield Missouri Metal Decting Club Treasure Hunting

Hello,

There is a new club in town.  If you are interested in becoming a better treasure hunter and live in the SW Missouri area, then this club is for you!  Our monthly meetings consist of interactive training meetings, finds of the month competition, fun interaction and lots more.

Our goal is to work together to make all of us more successful in the field.

If you are interested, please email me at livetoplay804@classicnet.net.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Chris
Nixa, MO

This is a great club, I am a member and we have some really skilled detectorists. If you live nearby come to a meeting and see for yourself. Tsgman

We have a meeting tonight 11/16/2006. 

  The 417 Relic Hunters club met last night. Included after the meeting was one on one help with club members. We coverd a few tech tips on the Whites XLT. A few club members were informed about how to cure some commom problems encounterd while relic hunting. Learning your detector was the theme. A vote was taken to eliminate the Dec. meeting and shedule our next meeting to began on the 1st Tuesday of every month. At this time dues will be collected and the club will officially be in effect. Thanks to everyone who attended, I will see you at the next meeting on 01-02-07. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all. Tsgman

It was an outstanding meeting.  Here are some pics from the event!

This is a great bunch of people.  This club is actually interested in teaching its members to become better detectorist.  Each meeting has time set aside for detailed training, from the most experienced to the least.  Its great that the experienced detectorist are teaching the  newer ones.  This will make the club strong and allow each member to enjoy the hobby to the fullest.  Great Job guys.  This is time well spent...

sounds like a great club im in missouri but im nowhere near nixa  dang the bad luck

Goodluck with the new club.I just can't make that 100 mi drive back home late at night after dark.Need a Sat or Sun time frame but understand the reasons behind the time designated (I think).

Wow, wish I had a club like that in this area.  I brought my US Belt plate to the club I was in and won third place for the weeks finds (that was a while ago)   A ring won first place and coin second.  I coulnd't believe it, but relics just don't seem to be the thang in this part of MO.

If you missed it in todays finds, here it is again, yesterdays finds. Hope no one is confused by that! Our finds from yesterdays hunt. I think Johns Martingale is worth between 175.00 up to 225.00 possibly. I saw one similar to his for sale for 225.00

thtas one of the best barbers i seen posted thats been dug NICE..........

Way to go fellow club member!  You have a great jump to the find of the month!

Just a reminder, our next club meeting is not until January 2nd!  Hope to see everyone there.

Chris!

A few members and I had a chance to get out and explore a possible old camp.  Not sure if CW or before but its a junction where two roads come together found by Ron Bunch!  We have been here before with some luck including a 1787 Spanish Reale.

We still have lots more to cover.  On this day we did find some mini balls, old shotgun bases and some scrap farm iron.  But the finds of the day were two pewter buttons found by Steve the club president.

We had another great meeting the other night. Sorry some of you missed it.  Steve Russell started a three part series on Metal Detecting 101.  Several members brought in some cool finds to check out as well.

Here are some pics. Look for the club newsletter to be out in a couple of weeks!

Also, coming soon will be the first 417 Relic Hunters video production. Details are coming!

Chris

It was a good meeeting! We had 14 or 15 attend with about 5 or 6 that couldn't make it due to illness and other conflicts. I will look forward to seeing everyone soon. Happy hunting. Tsgman

A few finds from 2006 by Tim and John, 417 Relic Club members.

We had a great meeting this month.  Tim did well again as well as Garry Williams with the finds of the month.  The highlight of the meeting was the training class instructed by Steve Russell. It was all about coils and the different types of coils, uses and advantages and disadvantages.  Then we spent just a little bit of time actually out putting some of the training to use in our test pit. 

Very involved and educational training.  Here are some pics from the meeting. 

Remember, we meet the first Tuesday of each month!  If you are interested, let me know!

Chris Russell

I learned a few things about coils tonight! That was a great meeting. Tsgman

I'm in Springfield and I think one of you contacted me before... I wish that I had more time to be able to get together with your group and the finances to purchase a good detector. But so is life... right now my college diploma is holding priority in my life. Thanks for having a good group like this in the Southwestern area!

Bran <><

I was at the MSU game last night so missed the meeting. I just saw where Ron Bunch is part of your club. I met Ron back in the 70's when I would hang out at Tom Bussells detector shop on glenstone. We even did some hunting together back then. I look forward to renewing our friendship soon....Steve Snowden

Our little club is really coming along!  Next month our training involves sweep speeds and patterns and head phone use.  As soon as the weather breaks we are planning a club hunt (no prizes, just an outing) and more training in our test area!

In the future (as summer rolls along) we hope to really take advantage of the daylight during meeting nights and do some serious field testing and training for new members.

Should be lots of fun!

Steve...good to hear from you again.  Ron is simply the best!  He is by far the best researcher I have ever seen!

Hey guys, I stopped last night and got permission to hunt a very old farmhouse that they are getting ready to tear down Sunday in order to build a new subdivision.  Only found one two ringer bullet before it got dark, but the site is so big it will produce more.
     The superintendent honked at me and called me over. He then told me this story. ' In November they were tearing down a old house on Scenic North of Sunshine. He was walking around the freshly bulldozed house with a city employee and looked down on the ground and found three silver dollars. Later on that day the city employee returned with a metal detector. The superintendent approached him and was going to ask him to leave when they both looked down at the ground at the same time and saw a broken fruit jar with silver dollars spilling out all over. They asked each other how they were going to split it and they decided  "JUST TO GO FOR IT" and both filled their pockets until all was gone. The superintendent said that they hauled the debris back to their dump site and were still finding silver dollars. He never did know if the jar or jars were in the house or buried in the ground.
     Guys I share this because I want you to know that it is still out there to be found! It's just a matte of getting your coil over it. Take care and I hope to meet you all soon.....Steve

Thats what I call a inspirational story!  Steve,  I hope we see you at the next 417 meeting. Tsgman

WOW!

Our next meeting is 3/6/2007. We have a little bit of old business to discuss, then Steve Russell finishes his series on Metal Detecting 101 with Sweep Patterns, Head Phones and Pin Pointers.

Hope everyone can attend!

Chris

Todays finds, it was tough, 27 degress, blowin winds that stung your face. I managed a few finds in only 45 minutes or so.

Great fortitude! Great finds.WTG

Nothing like hearing the sound of a big caliber bullet in the headphones.

Sure wish I had time to get out like you TIM.  Congrats buddy, see you Tuesday!

Chris

I live in joplin,mo.  My grandpa told me a story of my grandma cousin. He was a
scuba diver for the navy, an told my grandpa one night that he had found a cave
inside Grand Lake in OK. , He said there were silver bars inside it. An that he could
not get them out by his self. He never did tell my grandpa the real location in Grand
Lake. I was wondering if anyone has read anything about that area or knows anything
about it.


Thanks for any help you can give

Hey, I know its been a while since I last posted here but just had to post this news article about a ring and the owner one of our club members found. 
Enjoy!

http://www.carthagepress.com/news/x1908582731

Way to go Larry, man He is a really great guy, and a great detectorist as well.  See you at the next club meeting Larry!  Tsgman

Wow, Tim, this Buckeye sure would like to join your club, but I think it might be
a long drive to the meetings.  LOL

You sure look like you have a great time at your meetings.  Sure wish I could come out
and hunt with you guys sometime. 

HH to all of you, Ringfinder ( Denny Morrison, Bluffton, Ohio )