"Hunters Find Bullets From American Civil War...." Topic
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| Tango01 | 17 Jan 2018 12:54 p.m. PST |
… in 185-year Old Alligator's Hide – The True Story. "The story of a group of Mississippi hunters who shot and and killed a 910-pound gator recently, and found civil war bullets in it's hide, is going viral again. Outdoors360 was prepared to link to the story, and provide additional details and information regarding the story, but it turns out there's more (or less) to this story than originally reported…"
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| bsrlee | 19 Jan 2018 3:35 p.m. PST |
Interesting that they completely ignore the fact that there are thousands of similar firearms out there in the hands of Civil War re-enactors and Primitive Hunters, firing bullets that are identical to the ones used in the US Civil War. And you can't date a lead bullet that less then several hundred years old by radio active decay. |
| Tango01 | 21 Jan 2018 3:50 p.m. PST |
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| Charlie 12 | 21 Jan 2018 9:34 p.m. PST |
Well, the "news" article first appeared in World News Daily Report, well known for delivering material that's completely fabricated. Congratulations, Armand. You've been taken in by a fake news site…. (And its not the first time…) |
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bases them up.
