Ace 250 ring id

[wormnblack]

I've found a few rings thins year, but nothing true silver or gold. What will the Ace 250 usually put a gold/silver ring as on the ID screen?

 

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[khouse]

If you want gold and silver rings you MUST dig all signals from foil all the way up. There is a gold and silver band on your detector and that's pretty accurate.

 

[John-Edmonton]

The higher K gold rings usually read around the nickel mark, as do pull tabs. As the gold K % decreases, the rings tend to read as copper or silver. Also, depending on what the gold ring is amalgamated with (silver or copper) also tends to keep it at the higher end with the copper readings. However, a very thin high K gold ring can also read as tinfoil. So, as Khouse pointed out, you must dig all signals from foil all the way up.

Digging more targets is always to your advantage....

 

[wormnblack]

I appreciate the help. I've been wondering about that for the longest. So, it looks like I'll be diggin' more trash from now on!!! But, hey! It's gotta pay off, right? Thanks!

 

[khouse]

Unless you hunt in the water you may have to dig 1000 tabs to get a ring. Or maybe a ring on your next tab dig? No one knows? But for me it's closer to 2000 tabs! I don't count any more......

 

[wormnblack]

That's funny. Sad, but I'm sure it's true! I don't live anywhere by a beach, and the lakes around here that get the biggest action are Federaly owned. There ARE some private owned lakes, too, but I wouldn't even know who to ask about them. I live in an area with two rivers, a creek or two, and I'm about twenty minutes away from the Mississippi river. I know they have a couple places there where people have parties, but you're entering in there at your own risk. I don't feel like getting robbed any time soon. But water hunting is something I would really like to do. Only wish I knew of some old swimming holes!!!

Has anyone had any luck searching small ponds in people's back yards?

 

[khouse]

Write the department of natural resources for your state and ask for a metal detecting permit for the parks. You'll then receive a permit showing all areas you can hunt. Then go after it.

 

[wormnblack]

Hey khouse!

That's pretty cool, dude! I'll jump on that! Thanks for the tip!

 

[khouse]

Wormnblack - What state are you in?

Not your state of mind either!

 

[wormnblack]

Tennessee

I just sent an email to our parks dept. asking about the permit. I imagine it'll be a couple of days till I hear something being Christmas and all.

 

[khouse]

Let me know if/or when you get it.

 

[ivan salis]

well size and gold content (karat) will effect where it rings up at -- I recently had a paper thin gold 625 mexican made kiddie ring come in under foil -- but the sound of the hit was very strong unlike foil which tends to be weak sounding often -- larger gold tends to "ring up" as a nickle --- but it varies according to size and gold % and what the gold is mixed with to make the ring ( copper, nickle or silver)--- Ivan

 

[wormnblack]

Wow! Hey, Ivan...thanks for that one, dude! That's interesting to know!

 

[khouse]

Wormnblack,
Go here and ask for a metal detecting permit. Don't ask them if they offer one! Say this : Hello, I'm requesting my metal detecting permit for the 2008 year. Please send it to : Wormnblack Wiggler
250 Black Worm Tunnel
Night Crawler, WM, 123456
http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/permits.htm

 

[wormnblack]

Done! Thanks! This ought to prove interesting! :P I like the address you made up. LOL That was funny. If I may ask, where are you from?

 

[khouse]

Missouri. Hey I say where your state parks will give you a detecting permit if you claim you lost an item. You will be issued a permit and a park ranger will supervise your hunt. This could get sticky if you tell them you lost your beautiful gold wedding band but then couldn't describe it! So now you need to cross your fingers on the Army Corps lakes.....

 

[robert roy]

Well, you might consider the F2 or the F4 if your more interested in the Gold.
It's possible you might get a more accurate reading and not dig up as much trash as with the Ace 250.
Maybe Khouse can speak to this?

 

[John-Edmonton]

If you are specifically interested in looking for gold, why not consider getting a gold machine specially designed to find gold. They are usually tweaked to respond to gold, have added features to eliminate hot rocks and have to be ground balanced. Of course your coin finds will diminish considerably. Most of us who hunt often have more then one machine. Garrett makes a gold machine called the Scorpion, which works well for small sized nuggets and has a discrimination mode to help you in areas where coins are your preference.

Below is a link to the Garrett site showing some more information on the Scorpion:

http://www.garrett.com/hobby/products/scorpiongolddata.htm​

 

[wormnblack]

Hey John-Edmonton,

That's useful. I may have to look into that. I'm all about finding gold, no doubt, although coins and relics are the items most found around here. However, a gold seeking detector (preferably waterproof) would be to my advantage as I don't think anyone around here searches water/beaches. Thanks!

 

[Ricardo_NY1]

I've had a few silver rings and they always come up as either a very good dime or quarter signal.