Southport beach

[WINDSONG58]

Hi there,
Thanks for the info on the bullets. Almost all the bullets had pinched in tops, however some were also dented and slightly flattened at the tops. One was missing the pinched in top and one had the top breaking away. The policeman who came said they were all live dummies so I didn't argue the point. Just out of interest , what does a fired dummy look like ?. I sort of imagined if they were fired then the main body of the bullet would be hollow and open, but these are the first bullets I've found so have no experience to fall back on.
Best wishes to all and happy diggin'
cal ;-)x

[WINDSONG58]

The foreshore is also protected for wadding birds


Like I said earlier as I read the documents detecting is fine but please dont take my word for it. The documents are here

https://designatedsites.naturalengland. ... e=S2000426


I see bait digging is now included but again I can't see metal detecting but I only had a quick skim through.

Thank you for the info, the map especially was very interesting and I will read the attached paperwork.
I can understand the restrictions and I avoid areas of greenery or dunes or where it is clearly attractive to birds feeding. ( I do like to spot their tracks and watch them feed from a distance, its one of the reasons I picked metal detecting, because it gets me out into nature). My guess as to why bait digging is added is because that removes the very thing the birds feed on. Taking rusting metal from the beach, and all the other scrap we regularly remove is in general a positive thing. I make a point of collecting plastic and other trash I find on my travels too. Especially glass. Broken glass on any beach is an accident waiting to happen. I do worry that there are some bad eggs in every basket, and I worry they will spoil it for us all, especially after the recent problems on the Scottish border.

[jarrett]

Take a read of this article as it will give you an insight https://sites.google.com/site/britmilam ... -nato-ball
When firing blanks a bfa or blank fire adapter would be fitted to the end of the barrel to stop debris injuring people close by as various debris could be ejected without it,blanks when fired do not always open out a great deal and can appear to be unfired but the way i would tell is to look at the top and the primer which is the small round piece in the centre of the cartridge to see if it has been struck by the firing pin which the ones you are holding appear to be.
You cannot be too carefull with ordnance but i wonder from looking at your pictures if the officer also has a scrap collection!

[sweepstick47]

Quote; "and can appear to be unfired but the way i would tell is to look at the top and the primer which is the small round piece in the centre of the cartridge to see if it has been struck by the firing pin"

Thanks 'jarrett, if I can just add:-

For reasons of safety, there is an important point that potential finders should be made aware of regarding the above, the existence of a 'firing-pin' strike on the primer area is not a sign that the round is either 'fired' or safe as it may be a blind/misfire. As such they still retain the propellant and are capable of causing very serious injury. They should therefore, be treated as and given the same consideration as all 'live rounds'. Stay safe guys. Regards ss47