9:22 - IDK where he trained, but my Great Uncle was a paratrooper on D-Day, and died on 8 JUN 44 in France. Another Great Uncle fought Rommel in North Africa, then took Normandy as a Tank Commander and made it home.
My first job was delivering pizzas in a town that was originally built to house people at an army training camp. All the addresses were super easy to find because the streets were all arranged in a grid, named with letters going west to east, and numbers going north to south. So if you're taking a pizza to a house on the corner of 14th Street and C Street, you can see in your head where it is without even having been there before.
Just leave those SD cards out in the sun/heat they’ll be fine. Electronics are ok with water as long as they dry out before you put electricity through them @LunkersTV
You should check out the grounds of the former Wakeman Military Hospital in Edinburgh, Indiana. It was built shortly before WWII and, at the time, was the largest US Military Hospital in the nation at around 10,000 beds. After closing it was turned over to the US Department of Labor and served as a Job Corp (still part of it is today). There's a lot of information on it online. There was also a lot of steam tunnels underground.
There’s an old abandoned neighborhood in San Antonio, on the south side. They even framed up the houses, got many built. They were aimed to be commercially built homes for military stationed at Brooks City Base before Brooks was shut down in BRAC. Now it’s a ghost neighborhood. I think it’s off SL 13 and SL 1604, if memory serves. You should check it out next time you’re visiting Matt at Demo Ranch.
Those wooden buildings were in fact barracks. I joined the Army in 1971 and at Fort Polk, La. that's what we lived in. The same type barracks were at Fort Knox, Ky. all through the 70's.
My dad absolutely loves metal detecting. He has a book of civil war maps and goes all the time. He has a bunch of bullets, a belt buckle, a spoon, a canteen and all kinds of stuff. He even a bullet thats from the civil war that is in a piece of wood. We also arrowhead hunt. We have quite a few of them as well. You should try that @lunkerstv. We go in spring when farmers plow fields. I live in MD.
Came across this older video Rob, cool bullets etc. you found. interesting it was private land. My dad was trained by Audie Murphy he has some awesome stories. ~ Texas
🇺🇸 WOW Audie Murphy A true American soldier. He received every military combat award from the army including the medal of honor along with French and Belgium awards for heroism. I feel terrible I didn’t know who he was. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Man, all those mid tones! You could have skipped right over buttons and gold rings! I love that you use an American made detector. Well done, sir! You've gained another subscriber!
I’m late to watching this video, but where i live in New Jersey we have an abandoned base that was originally an Army Air Defense Command Post, and for time had a Nike PH-64DC missile system. Pretty incredible place, same deal with tennis courts and a baseball field, officers housing, mess halls, now a dredge disposal site for the Corps of Engineers
Those are probably .308 bullets or maybe .30-06. This is just a shot in the dark (haha pun) but maybe some soldiers were tasked with collecting lead from the range and a few bullets got dropped outside the barracks and left. That might explain why there were a bunch of bullets outside the barracks all clumped in a small area.
Plug the inside hole at the bottom then cut a hole 1/3 the size of the original one. That way it won't have as much pressure but still fills fast enough to fuel the pump!!
yeah rob that was base housing that half was closed sat vacant for years then fire dept burnt them for practice . oldest coins ive found there were wheaties. your in my spot man. i know theres silver coins in there somewhere
I was just at that lake Saturday fishing. Old ft Walters. The reserves still use that. There is a gun range that is still in use. If you go more west into town just on the other side of the golf course that’s where the original ft. Walters was during the 1800s.
The biggest artillery base now is Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Which is 3 hours north of Dallas. I recommend visiting the base. It’s really cool and it’s home to Lake Elmer Thomas Recreational Area (Lake LETRA) which is full of monster bass and it’s clear water. You can also rent a boat at the lake. Right outside the base is the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and it has bison, longhorns, snakes, hawks, turkeys, elk, deer, coyotes, prairie dogs, lots of lakes and creeks and so much more. Reminder those animals are free range and can come really close to your vehicle if they choose. Come take a visit.
would be interesting if you would take a geiger counter with you to your next tri to an abandoned military site, just leave it on the whole time, its worth taking it with you
That’s a lot of lead if I had to guess I would say maybe they repurposed a shooting range to build those barracks at some point. I’ve seen a lot of arias on military installations that have been multiple things over the years.
You live in a different world. a huge porch with a flat roof. Here in MInnesota the snow would take that down. The porch is open sided so no mosquitoes. AND you have a wall mounted tv in the open porch. But I bet you don't have snow to roll and porpoise in into mid April!
Hey Rob Suggestion. When diggin take a large piece of sod out , then we done digging replace sod and it will not leave a mess like your makin .. learn that after many times detecting .. thanks. Craig. Pa. Guy
Oh man, I see those old barracks and all I can think about is ASBESTOS. Floor, walls, and ceilings and all insulation and siding. TOXIC bigtime. 30-06 bullets.
has anyone else not gotten their book yet? I pre ordered mine and kinda worried my order has slipped through the cracks.... havent gotten a shipping email yet
When I went through BCT at Fort Jackson, I used to find dozens of intact bullets right outside the barracks. I think my record for one morning was around 50 rounds.
Hey Rob i got your book in the mail yesterday read the whole book after I got home from work loved it man made me respect you more then I already have I felt every word you spoke man glad you found yourself back into life after the war man that was some shit bub glad the alcohol didn't take over your mind I been through the drugs and alcohol watch it take a lot of good people I never been in war but I do know one thing in life you gotta be strong minded that what keep me from crashing down hill love the book your channel God bless you and your family
Sorry I missed the name of the barracks that Audie Murphy was at, I know he mentioned the name of the pilots training place but what was the name of Audie Murphy’s barockstem that he trained during WW2. Thx in advance.
Ya for the most part in that time frame everything was 30 cal. aka 30-06 and 308 possibly some 30-40 Krag the big one I would have to put a mic on though. Looked to small for 50. I’m curious to know what it is though.....
Hey Rob, my educated guess is most of those are M2 Ball .30-06 or M1906 ball .30-06... you can tell by the bullet shape. 150 grain Flat bottom, solid lead core. Most likely M2 ball WWII M1 Garand food, guessing by the date of the location. I'm pretty sure U.S. 7.62 NATO is/was a boat tail bullet, but would be about the same size, obviously. As for the oddball one... maybe an 8mm of some sort or a really crusty British .303.... not sure why it would be there? Might have been a Hotchkiss or Vickers of some sort floating around for training. Who knows.
Awesome video. I actually work in in one of those big building that you passed to get there. I have searched there as well with some great finds. Thank you for all the effort you put in to your videos and content.
Regards to the Bullet in front of the barracks. Seems like some pilots have been Negligent discharging around the place. Or, it was a live fire range before the billits were were constructed?
U should come check outvwhere i live the old camp brekinridge base has a museum at the old officers lounge and ppl find old artillery all the time they say they buried old armor tanks jeeps and fund that they couldnt ge th rid of when they shut it down lot of history there is still fireing wall it was a pow camp all the ditches and stuff where dug by japanese pows
My instant thought on the bullets being in a random place, maybe they had a working bee, got all the bored soldiers making rounds for the war? They don't look to me like they've been fired and thats really the only explanation i can come up with
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We're hunting in Colorado now till tomorrow and it's been frosty were we're at
Hey Lunker's was you at Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells and Mineral Wells State Park
He does exploring videos now! Hell yah!
9:22 - IDK where he trained, but my Great Uncle was a paratrooper on D-Day, and died on 8 JUN 44 in France. Another Great Uncle fought Rommel in North Africa, then took Normandy as a Tank Commander and made it home.
My first job was delivering pizzas in a town that was originally built to house people at an army training camp. All the addresses were super easy to find because the streets were all arranged in a grid, named with letters going west to east, and numbers going north to south. So if you're taking a pizza to a house on the corner of 14th Street and C Street, you can see in your head where it is without even having been there before.
Should have tried to find the old ranges
Cool deal. I have been looking forward to another metal detecting video.
“Don’t trespass unless you have permission” funny as hell my guy💀💀😭
Just leave those SD cards out in the sun/heat they’ll be fine. Electronics are ok with water as long as they dry out before you put electricity through them @LunkersTV
I think Rob briefly spoke another language at 9:10
😂 it sounds like it
Ya 😂
Spoke fast but sounded like German or Russian
Said- As I was coming up to this window
😂😂😂
Hey Lunkers the larger bullet could be a 30-06 bullet since the m1 garand was chambered in 30-06
30-06 and 308 are the same size bullet, just different size casing
Looks like M2 ball projectile...
I was thinking the same thing
yea Rob you from the wrong time frame those are not 5.56 or 7.62 they are cal. 30 bullets
I got a 1917 Enfield used in ww1 and its so cool to think about we're this gun went to who used it stuff like that
can you bring back the never fear anything shirts and hoodies
While in Mineral Wells you should try the Crazy Water
By far your best treasure hunting video. I loved it
You should check out the grounds of the former Wakeman Military Hospital in Edinburgh, Indiana. It was built shortly before WWII and, at the time, was the largest US Military Hospital in the nation at around 10,000 beds. After closing it was turned over to the US Department of Labor and served as a Job Corp (still part of it is today). There's a lot of information on it online. There was also a lot of steam tunnels underground.
I am a history buff. Audie Murphy is a class act. Deserved to live longer. Thanks for your service Audie and rest in peace🇺🇸🙏
KENT ARIOLA ,,,,,,, from Audie’s gran nephew,,, thank you !!!
There’s an old abandoned neighborhood in San Antonio, on the south side. They even framed up the houses, got many built. They were aimed to be commercially built homes for military stationed at Brooks City Base before Brooks was shut down in BRAC.
Now it’s a ghost neighborhood. I think it’s off SL 13 and SL 1604, if memory serves. You should check it out next time you’re visiting Matt at Demo Ranch.
Those wooden buildings were in fact barracks. I joined the Army in 1971 and at Fort Polk, La. that's what we lived in. The same type barracks were at Fort Knox, Ky. all through the 70's.
please go back to that base again that type of stuff is cool!!!!
13:00. My guess is a license plate holder that was meant to hinge open to give access to fill your gas tank. They were spring loaded.
I’m sorry for the loss of your friends I just noticed your bracelets I wear one myself. Much respect brother
That’s pretty cool to be able to go there !
I'm a 11b ship out to benning in August nice to see an old base
My dad absolutely loves metal detecting. He has a book of civil war maps and goes all the time. He has a bunch of bullets, a belt buckle, a spoon, a canteen and all kinds of stuff. He even a bullet thats from the civil war that is in a piece of wood. We also arrowhead hunt. We have quite a few of them as well. You should try that @lunkerstv. We go in spring when farmers plow fields. I live in MD.
Guess I can just do hw while I wait... You suppose to help me procrastinate😂
I had to finish mine too
lmao same
Freely admit, I got a little shiver when you mentioned Audey Murphy.
Came across this older video Rob, cool bullets etc. you found. interesting it was private land. My dad was trained by Audie Murphy he has some awesome stories. ~ Texas
🇺🇸 WOW Audie Murphy A true American soldier. He received every military combat award from the army including the medal of honor along with French and Belgium awards for heroism. I feel terrible I didn’t know who he was.
🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Thx I’ll check them out. Can’t go anywhere anyway
Awesome vid mate. Love the new style
boop, boop, beep, ding, boop, ding ding.... Steven digs! boop, boop, ding, beep, ding, ding.... Steven digs! beep, ding, ding Steven digs!
SPOILERS! \:(
Fuckin ruined the video for me THANKS
The area you were in last was repurposed land from the earlier base (1925-1946) probably fireing range then later made into new barracks etc.
You can tel when rob is jacked he gets goin at the beginning ha ha love it
Fort walters in mineral wells, I used to work by the old hospital and you could here some strange stuff at night.
Man, all those mid tones! You could have skipped right over buttons and gold rings! I love that you use an American made detector. Well done, sir! You've gained another subscriber!
Wix is a great place to start a fishing website. I know Peric built his there as well. Good stuff.
I’m late to watching this video, but where i live in New Jersey we have an abandoned base that was originally an Army Air Defense Command Post, and for time had a Nike PH-64DC missile system. Pretty incredible place, same deal with tennis courts and a baseball field, officers housing, mess halls, now a dredge disposal site for the Corps of Engineers
Those are probably .308 bullets or maybe .30-06. This is just a shot in the dark (haha pun) but maybe some soldiers were tasked with collecting lead from the range and a few bullets got dropped outside the barracks and left. That might explain why there were a bunch of bullets outside the barracks all clumped in a small area.
Plug the inside hole at the bottom then cut a hole 1/3 the size of the original one. That way it won't have as much pressure but still fills fast enough to fuel the pump!!
I worked at that prison for a short amount of time. There are a lot of places around there that are like going back in time.
yeah rob that was base housing that half was closed sat vacant for years then fire dept burnt them for practice . oldest coins ive found there were wheaties. your in my spot man. i know theres silver coins in there somewhere
I was just at that lake Saturday fishing. Old ft Walters. The reserves still use that. There is a gun range that is still in use. If you go more west into town just on the other side of the golf course that’s where the original ft. Walters was during the 1800s.
LMAO 😂 A Sniper was makeing Hog Tooths in the Barracks and didn't want to get cought .
The biggest artillery base now is Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Which is 3 hours north of Dallas. I recommend visiting the base. It’s really cool and it’s home to Lake Elmer Thomas Recreational Area (Lake LETRA) which is full of monster bass and it’s clear water. You can also rent a boat at the lake. Right outside the base is the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and it has bison, longhorns, snakes, hawks, turkeys, elk, deer, coyotes, prairie dogs, lots of lakes and creeks and so much more. Reminder those animals are free range and can come really close to your vehicle if they choose. Come take a visit.
That thing that Steven pulled out of the ground at 13:17 looked like something for Morse code
This such a good video all my friends and I watch you're vids all the time
I got my copy of your book today and I love it keep up the good work rob
would be interesting if you would take a geiger counter with you to your next tri to an abandoned military site, just leave it on the whole time, its worth taking it with you
These same barrack styles are still being used by Soldiers at Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. Cool to see.
Should go up to upstate NY and see if they'll let you check out the old sampson base in Romulus
I actually saw Murphy’s grace site at Arlington Cemetery. Pretty cool thing to see and the whole experience is something I’ll never forget
Would be cool to see your finds (bullets, coins etc) cleaned up. Plenty of ways to soak em or something you can find online
That’s a lot of lead if I had to guess I would say maybe they repurposed a shooting range to build those barracks at some point. I’ve seen a lot of arias on military installations that have been multiple things over the years.
The 308 was not introduced until 1952, being that it is an infantry base during world war 2 they are most likely 30-06 bullets form the M-1 Garand
You should go to the Audy Murphy museum in Greenville, Texas and tell the viewers all about em
You and LFG should go to the Audie Murphy museum it’s very cool it’s in Greenville Texas
There is a old ammunition depot in Hastings Nebraska that would be cool to go metal detect.
It’s definitely .308 or 30-06 ( which is the same diameter ) because we did not adopt .223/5.56 until the late 50’s early 60’s
The plate with 2 holes and the spring on it looks like a filing cabinet divider.
You live in a different world. a huge porch with a flat roof. Here in MInnesota the snow would take that down. The porch is open sided so no mosquitoes. AND you have a wall mounted tv in the open porch. But I bet you don't have snow to roll and porpoise in into mid April!
Those bullets might be from training nearby, the national guard has a huge training post on the back side of the base for Abrams tanks.
They were 7.62.. The 30-06 is 7.62x63 vs 7.62x51(.308) the bigger one im not sure tho..maybe an 8mm?
I like see abandoned places and finding all those bullets is awesome
Hey Rob Suggestion. When diggin take a large piece of sod out , then we done digging replace sod and it will not leave a mess like your makin .. learn that after many times detecting .. thanks. Craig. Pa. Guy
Oh man, I see those old barracks and all I can think about is ASBESTOS. Floor, walls, and ceilings and all insulation and siding. TOXIC bigtime. 30-06 bullets.
has anyone else not gotten their book yet? I pre ordered mine and kinda worried my order has slipped through the cracks.... havent gotten a shipping email yet
I just got mine ordered on the first day
Check the next vid he explains what’s going on.
Ya I ordered mine July27 and still no book. I emailed them and all I got was they are waiting for their shipment
This must be Fort Wolters. There’s still a national guard training center remaining in one corner of the base I’ve trained at several times.
When I went through BCT at Fort Jackson, I used to find dozens of intact bullets right outside the barracks. I think my record for one morning was around 50 rounds.
That's Ft. Wolters in Mineral Wells, TX. It's still partially in use, there are newer barracks on the opposite side of those old run down ones.
really enjoyed this video Rob!
At 13:00 it is from the inside of a filing cabinet to hold folders together.
That bullet and the thing you found is the top of and ammo container which rusted away the other bullets I have no idea
I found a lot of bullets way older than those some even were mushroomed out as of hitting something
I think that metal thing was for a top of a grill the holes is for the meter the 2 one is the smokestack
.308 and 30-06 are the caliber bullets. Me and my dad are big in the old rifle calibers from that time frame.
Hey Rob i got your book in the mail yesterday read the whole book after I got home from work loved it man made me respect you more then I already have I felt every word you spoke man glad you found yourself back into life after the war man that was some shit bub glad the alcohol didn't take over your mind I been through the drugs and alcohol watch it take a lot of good people I never been in war but I do know one thing in life you gotta be strong minded that what keep me from crashing down hill love the book your channel God bless you and your family
Sorry I missed the name of the barracks that Audie Murphy was at, I know he mentioned the name of the pilots training place but what was the name of Audie Murphy’s barockstem that he trained during WW2. Thx in advance.
The panel with the two big holes and the pedal thing. Looks like it could be the throttle, brake, or clutch pedal off an old Willies Jeep.
Garand 30-06
agreed, they did not really use 5.56 or 308 at the time aka 20's through mid 50's is when the 30-06 reigned.
Ya for the most part in that time frame everything was 30 cal. aka 30-06 and 308 possibly some 30-40 Krag the big one I would have to put a mic on though. Looked to small for 50. I’m curious to know what it is though.....
Warren I had to look it up I forgot but yes they would all be 30cal.
Hey Rob, my educated guess is most of those are M2 Ball .30-06 or M1906 ball .30-06... you can tell by the bullet shape. 150 grain Flat bottom, solid lead core. Most likely M2 ball WWII M1 Garand food, guessing by the date of the location. I'm pretty sure U.S. 7.62 NATO is/was a boat tail bullet, but would be about the same size, obviously. As for the oddball one... maybe an 8mm of some sort or a really crusty British .303.... not sure why it would be there? Might have been a Hotchkiss or Vickers of some sort floating around for training. Who knows.
You need to go back and fish mineral wells state park and let me know because I wanna meet you. I go there all the time!!!
I grew up on Elmendorph, Mather, and Wright Patterson. We routinely found ammo, belts, tags, and pins.
Those red door jams bro!!!
@LunkersTV the metal plate looks like a target brace
Literally my favorite video so far🙌🏼
That’s really a full size shovel... Stevens just so massive!
I wish I would have known you were in town!!
Awesome video. I actually work in in one of those big building that you passed to get there. I have searched there as well with some great finds. Thank you for all the effort you put in to your videos and content.
Top 10 fav video for sure!!! Maybe even Top 5? Love it!!! Find more places to explore! ♥️♥️♥️
Can't wait for hunting season! I loved the vids you posted last season with peric!!
Go metal detect the an old military camp out in mineral wells tx. Next to a jail
Rob. Thanks you so much for the book. I got it last night. And I started reading it and I couldn’t put it down. Thank you so much. Love the book.
nice to hear you got yours in, I'm still waiting for my book, hopefully signed
I live on a old military airbase. Have found a couple cool thing.
If you can see the rifling, then they have been fired... so even more weird... did they used to do salutes with live ammo instead of blanks?
you need onx hunt on your phone. Best app ever.
reminds me of Fort Walters in Mineral Wells
Regards to the Bullet in front of the barracks. Seems like some pilots have been Negligent discharging around the place. Or, it was a live fire range before the billits were were constructed?
U should come check outvwhere i live the old camp brekinridge base has a museum at the old officers lounge and ppl find old artillery all the time they say they buried old armor tanks jeeps and fund that they couldnt ge th rid of when they shut it down lot of history there is still fireing wall it was a pow camp all the ditches and stuff where dug by japanese pows
My instant thought on the bullets being in a random place, maybe they had a working bee, got all the bored soldiers making rounds for the war? They don't look to me like they've been fired and thats really the only explanation i can come up with
Although I'd expect you would have found brass as well...
Was really surprised to see you metal detecting a bit, That's another hobby of mine.
Just used some of your googan baits love them
I’m sure you could use the OnX app to find places to metal detect.