artemis moon
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- Jun 1, 2007
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Minelab Safari
ProPointer
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Found my first silver last night, ('44 Mercury Dime), so I guess I'm starting to get the hang of the machine, but I'm still having some difficulties pinpointing.
I was in a "trashy" area, and kept getting a strong signal that indicated .50, so I cut a plug and started digging, and digging. I should probably call this an excavation, and not a hole. I worked on this spot for 1/2 an hour and found absolutely nothing made of metal. I was probably down at least 11 inches. Dug under huge tree roots, kept making the hole wider, nothing..very frustrating!!!!!!! Finally called it quits after I almost got carried away by mosquitos and decided that unless I wanted to invest in spelunking equipment, I'd better start filling in the chasm and go home.
During all of this, I kept running the coil over the hole and the target seemed to move and change from .50 to a dime and back again. It also appeared to not be in the same spot twice. I kept imagining a mole with a gold collar tunneling beneath the coil I tried playing with the sensitivity, but that didn't help. Now I'm questioning if there's something wrong with the machine-do they ever need to be recalibrated?
As an aside, I did find some really cool looking old marbles
I was in a "trashy" area, and kept getting a strong signal that indicated .50, so I cut a plug and started digging, and digging. I should probably call this an excavation, and not a hole. I worked on this spot for 1/2 an hour and found absolutely nothing made of metal. I was probably down at least 11 inches. Dug under huge tree roots, kept making the hole wider, nothing..very frustrating!!!!!!! Finally called it quits after I almost got carried away by mosquitos and decided that unless I wanted to invest in spelunking equipment, I'd better start filling in the chasm and go home.
During all of this, I kept running the coil over the hole and the target seemed to move and change from .50 to a dime and back again. It also appeared to not be in the same spot twice. I kept imagining a mole with a gold collar tunneling beneath the coil I tried playing with the sensitivity, but that didn't help. Now I'm questioning if there's something wrong with the machine-do they ever need to be recalibrated?
As an aside, I did find some really cool looking old marbles
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