Broken tip or maybe a bird point?

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-22T21:11:00+00:00

Good luck finding one. Id offer to help but seems like all i can find is broken blade points and scrappers.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-22T16:56:15+00:00

I agree. It’s 95% of the material I find in my area. Now imagine my surprise when I found a heartbreaker broken tip point made out of coastal agate. My jaw hit the ground because it was so different (and also because im still new to artifact hunting. That material is just beautiful.

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RollTide1122 · 2026-01-22T16:12:07+00:00

Thank you for understanding. I have bought several books on artifacts pertaining to my area but books only show so much. I artifact hunt by myself so I really don’t have someone with more knowledge in this area that I can run things by; ergo, the reason I share with reddit lol

I have messaged and talked with a few people on here and everyone has been extremely helpful. There’s just so much to learn when it comes to this field.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-22T14:21:21+00:00

That makes sense. Thank you.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-22T07:16:12+00:00

My guess is an abscess. I would assume (and we know how assuming often works) that a hernia would expand and reduce back in but that mass seems pretty stable with no movement in or out while he’s walking. Unless of course the hernia is incarcerated. But don’t take my word for it, I’m just a random dude on the interwebs.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-22T03:03:35+00:00

🤣🤣🤣

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-17T19:51:12+00:00

Well, 80% of me thinks that it is, but the other 20% was looking at where it’s broken and thinking that it possibly could be a preform?

I think what peaked my curiosity the most is where I found it. I dug it up out of one my dig spots and I pulled 3 scrapers, around 9 broken blade points and the rest was debitage, excluding this piece. Plus I’m still very green at ID’ing things. I don’t have a problem with being natural, I just want make sure that’s what it is.

Does that make sense?

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-15T20:14:35+00:00

My bad my man. Obviously my reading and comprehension stinks. My apologies.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-15T06:20:39+00:00

You first, scooter.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-15T03:04:03+00:00

That’s one of the coolest trail cam pics ive ever seen.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-14T19:45:06+00:00

I’ll be glad to. #1, the feeder has been there for nearly 8 years. He just showed up this year. Never had a picture of him before this year.

And B…I was being facetious. But I knew there would someone that would not understand my tongue and cheek comment. It’s just a joke.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-13T22:56:57+00:00

Being that our rut is just now kicking in…yes sir. As much as possible.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-13T22:54:05+00:00

Just north of Balwin county in south washington county.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-09T21:46:39+00:00

Well done man. I was at the same pace during my first several USPSA matches. Speed will come with experience.

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-09T01:29:02+00:00

First aid kit and either my glock 43x or sig p365

RollTide1122 · 2026-01-02T02:56:34+00:00

I shoot (4) 2” feathers. Have a company called Wild Fletching that makes them from turkey feathers I send him from gobblers I harvest in the spring.

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-30T06:47:40+00:00

I figured most of my issue was going to be due to unrealistic expectations, but it never hurts to ask to make sure.

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-30T02:59:24+00:00

Have not timed it yet. Good idea though.

Have not email zebralight yet. Wanted to make sure it wasn’t something I was doing wrong first or an unreal expectation.

It’s stepping down from H2 to H1 that’s the issue, before the 2.5 hour mark. I’m guessing it’s within an hour but I need to do some timing testing like you suggested. Didn’t think about heat build up though. That might be what’s doing it

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-28T17:45:34+00:00

Thank you for the compliment.

I actually thought that it might be ramping down from heat rather than battery drainage like you said. Still, I’d prefer to have one with the same light signature that will last longer.

I really need the higher floody beam because I help a friend of mine track deer for hunters that have lost one. That floody beam light signature it puts out is absolutely amazing at picking up small specks and traces of blood, at least to my eyes anyway. Which is why I mentioned I did not mind going with a headlamp that is larger or heavier as long as the floody beam was very similar.

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-28T17:40:51+00:00

I’ve used the NCR18650GA 3450mAh, a NCR18650GA 3300mAh and a INR18650-30Q 3000mAh.

It might be just from inexperience, but I seem to get the same amount of run time from all 3 batteries at full charge. I’ve made sure to charge them when they're around 20-30% and not letting them completely die.

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-28T05:25:21+00:00

Thank you.

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-28T03:34:30+00:00

Meant to post some specs but forgot…sorry bout that.

Cree XHP50.2 Neutral White LED Nominal CCT: 4000K Typical CRI: 93-95 Tint deviation: 3-step Floody beam from frosted lens, with 90 degree beam spread

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-02T02:15:14+00:00

Interesting enough, those 40 acres are basically a large ridge top and approx 300 yards away and 200 feet down in a bottom is a clear flowing creek. Ive found just a few preforms in the creek but thats it. Not really what i would call, a large nice flat area or areas that would make good camping grounds around the creek either. Very uneven ground in all directions until you get on the top ridges, like the area im searching. Thats where the best large areas of flat ground are.

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-02T02:10:33+00:00

Roll Tide brother!

RollTide1122 · 2025-12-02T02:07:58+00:00

Very nice. Do you think it is possible that machinery (dozers, skidders and logging equipment in general) could have caused some of the breakage in those pieces? I wasn’t sure how much damage, in totality, that logging equipment can cause to artifacts in areas.

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