Few relics with the Deus

[Digger82]

Not a lot of finds, but one good find saves the day.



Russian army Sharpshooter's badge, circa 1914-1917, it is not a common find.

Here is a short video of the hunt:

 

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[CRUSADER]

The WWI era badge looks good

Just an observation on the video;

You use one of the deepest detectors on the market & use a digging knife Is it like some places in the USA, where its Law to use them in Parks?
OK, you were lucky that the targets you showed were only shallow, but I have a suggestion which will speed up your digging:
Get a spade, dig a 3 edged flap in the grass & fold over, leaving the roots attached. This means you will get most things in your first 5 inch dig, many of mine are on the second dig (5-10"), some on the third/fourth & I only have an GMP.
This means there is no need for the pinpointer, as your not likely to damage it with the blade. The pinpointer slows you down.
Trust me it will improve your find rate, because you will pop out most stuff in 2 digs, & without a pinpointer (only use it for difficult to find items; deep or on the edge) you will improve your first grab & into the pocket technique This is the British style

 

[steelheadwill]

Nice Finds!
Congrats on the Rifles
Crusader and I use the same recovery method.
No digger or pinpointer, punch, flip, pluck.
This of course wouldn't be appropriate on lawns or in parks
HH

 

[Digger82]

Just an observation on the video; You use one of the deepest detectors on the market & use a digging knife Is it like some places in the USA, where its Law to use them in Parks?

I do have a Fiskars folding shovel for relic hunting, but i just wanted to test a Predator digger in the field and conclusion is that, it is not that good for relic hunting, but it is really good in the parks etc.

I have hunted without a pointer for a few years, but Garrett pro-pointer is very good for any hunting situation, it really speeds up the finding rate and i will not hunt without it.

 

[CRUSADER]

Just an observation on the video; You use one of the deepest detectors on the market & use a digging knife Is it like some places in the USA, where its Law to use them in Parks?

I do have a Fiskars folding shovel for relic hunting, but i just wanted to test a Predator digger in the field and conclusion is that, it is not that good for relic hunting, but it is really good in the parks etc.

I have hunted without a pointer for a few years, but Garrett pro-pointer is very good for any hunting situation, it really speeds up the finding rate and i will not hunt without it.

Understand the park thing

Sorry, but it doesn't speed up my finding rate :P It would slow it down, a lot. I have the same pointer, I used it twice today on 12" + holes, that was it (only to check if it was still deeper & not on the edge). Dug loads of junk.

 

[drgeorge]

I agree with Crusader--I was getting antsy watching the vid, being scared that you'd poke or seriously scrape something. Anyway great stuff, keep it up and HH