Discovery 3300

[J Dubs]

I got a discovery 3300 about a month ago and when I'm out searching I get tons of 199 readings at 8 or 10 inches. But then when I go back over it its not there. Is there really something down there or something wrong with my detector? Should I turn the sensitivity down?

 

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[Spitfire Reddie]

i have encountered this too so what i do is turn it to ALL METAL mode then go over the spot again.If theres power lines close by i would turn down the sensitivy a tad . but i ALWAYS dig every single target.

 

[sherpa t]

199 is a ferrous target overload number, the disappearing maybe discrimination reacting to it. Reddielocks Checking in All metal for a number verification is a good tip as is stop look around you - powerlines overhead , concrete culvert pipe under you etc.

 

[Cliff]

While in a park earlier this past summer with the 3300, the meter was registering many 199's w/i about a 10x10 foot area. A fellow detectorist with the MXT was nearby, so I asked if he would check it out and tell me what the MXT said was under this area of ground.

His detector was registering iron and hot rocks.

Cliff

 

[thompy]

i get this alot on old rusted iron with the 3300, also on my whites Qxt it comes in as coin or hotrocks

 

[Davisdog]

I concur with the above posters: 199 is usually iron overload (usually rusted iron.) I almost always ignore a solid 199, but will dig them when they bounce from there to a lower number.

There's a lot of iron where I hunt so I get this a lot.

 

[J Dubs]

k thanks a lot guys