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DiggingwithBay

Tenderfoot
Jul 21, 2013
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So I recently bought a Bounty hunter IV to mess around with. Well needless to say I am addicted. I drive between Madison WI to Cedar Rapids on down to Quincy Il for work on a regular basis and can't stop thinking about digging some of these old locations I drive past. I was soon to find out that the BH doesn't "see" very deep. I sold the BH and am now waiting for the Ace 350 that I got on ebay to be delivered.

Does it make sense for me to not have gone out hunting during this transition? I just figured I would be missing a lot of opportunities.

Thoughts?
 

rks1949

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May 13, 2013
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So I recently bought a Bounty hunter IV to mess around with. Well needless to say I am addicted. I drive between Madison WI to Cedar Rapids on down to Quincy Il for work on a regular basis and can't stop thinking about digging some of these old locations I drive past. I was soon to find out that the BH doesn't "see" very deep. I sold the BH and am now waiting for the Ace 350 that I got on ebay to be delivered.

Does it make sense for me to not have gone out hunting during this transition? I just figured I would be missing a lot of opportunities.

Thoughts?
Well,I don't think so? There will be a "learning curve" with the new 350,so I wouldn't worry too much about it!:thumbsup:
 

CyberWoolf

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Jun 24, 2013
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Lockport
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Garrett Ace 350
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Congrats! I just did the same thing about 3 weeks ago! I got the IV to see if I liked MD and I lurved it! So I got a 350 on eBay too, you will love it :-)

Good luck and happy hunting!
 

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DiggingwithBay

Tenderfoot
Jul 21, 2013
9
2
This thing is a bottle cap magnet!! I really need to put more hours in so I can learn the differences in tones. 17 bottle caps some pull tabs and 5 pennies in 2 hrs..... kept thinking the bottle caps were actually coins when I heard the sound...
 

CyberWoolf

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Jun 24, 2013
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Garrett Ace 350
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All Treasure Hunting
This thing is a bottle cap magnet!! I really need to put more hours in so I can learn the differences in tones. 17 bottle caps some pull tabs and 5 pennies in 2 hrs..... kept thinking the bottle caps were actually coins when I heard the sound...

I know the feeling! I keep getting those too. I'm Leary to dig up anything that pings 10 cents
 

rks1949

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May 13, 2013
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Lawrenceville,Il.
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XP Deus, Garrett AT Max, Nokta Simplex +, Nokta Legend ,Garrett Pro Pointer , Fisher F Point, Garrett Digging Tool, Gator Razor, Digging Tool, Sampson Digger, Get the Track Hoe! It's a deep one! :)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Any detector is a "Bottle Cap Magnet" the secret is learning how to hear the difference between a bottle cap,and a coin. Head phones on any detector helps you hear the diffrences between good targets,and bad one's,or trash!:thumbsup: My friend has a Ace 250 and he is just learning how to "listen" to it,and not depend on the display. I used it and found a good signal,but when I wiggled the coil back off the target,there was a fuzzy.crackling sound. I told him it was most likely a bottle cap. He dug it,and sure enough it was!:thumbsup: Twenty minutes later he was calling the bottle caps from the good targets. Just take time to learn what the machine is telling ya!
 

G.A.P.metal

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Most DD Coils have a love affair with bottle caps ....Concentric Coils do much better at IDing the old crimp on caps.
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CyberWoolf

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Jun 24, 2013
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Lockport
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Garrett Ace 350
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All Treasure Hunting
Was watching some videos about the 350 on YouTube and this was really helpful.
 

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DiggingwithBay

Tenderfoot
Jul 21, 2013
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Thanks, I've seen this video. Really helps! The only thing to do at this point is get out and learn first hand.
 

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