250 jewelry mode question

Swartzie

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Mar 15, 2009
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Tesoro Tejon
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Relic Hunting
Gold will hit down around the nickle-pull tab area. I know a person who digs most consistent pull tab signals (on a Whites) and has many gold rings, but they also have dug a whole bunch of trash. The only silver ring I dug hit around the penny-dime area. A bouncing signal from one bar to the next is pretty normal. If it bounces a few bars then it may be junk especially if it's close to the surface. But, deeper objects tend to give a signal that bounces around a bit. If you get a bouncy signal try walking around the object while swinging. It's not uncommon for the signal to change if you stand 90 degrees from where you first were. Sometimes you'll get a consistent signal for two or three swings and then then signal will drop low and then back up for a couple more swings and then low again. At first it may seem like a crappy signal, but it could be something good that is just a little deeper. The best way to tell is just dig it up. Eventually you'll learn what the machine is telling you.

-Swartzie
 

ivan salis

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Feb 5, 2007
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delta 4000 / ace 250 - used BH and many others too
where it "hits" at depends on several factors -- a paper thin 10k mexico made kiddie ring ran up as "foil" on my ace 250 --- adult rings are often --- in the nickle if bigger mens type /class riing type and in tabs if womens size or small mans
 

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metman

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Jul 28, 2010
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Metamora, IL
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Garrett Ace 250
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Metal Detecting
I have heard that the signal may bounce. I am getting use to the sounds coins make and know I want to try to learn about the sounds jewelry makes. I have passed up signals that bounce from penny-dime and others thinking they were junk signals. I guess I'll have to start digging those items until I recognize the sounds if I want to find jewelry. I was hoping there was a more consistent signal. Thanks for the advice. Time to dig!! ;D
 

battlecat

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The best way to find out is dig everything, I stopped doing this with my old cheep detector and guess what I stopped finding gold
 

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