Medallion in the deep!

Viddy

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Aug 16, 2011
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Xterra 705, F2, Etrac, T2, V3i, AT Pro, CTX3030, Equinox 800, Vanquish 540, Go-Find 66, F5, Q60, Apex
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I met up with a new friend from my County detecting club in a local park near where we live. The park has been hunted for about 20+ years, I am sure.
I decided to use my V3i and run my deep slow-swinging program that is amazing here in western PA. It's chatty with everything from -95 to +95 turned on, and with the iron set to clicks, but it hits and I dig targets 12+" inches, and have had to dig my V-plug and then dig another dirt plug in that hole countless times.
The TDI is a little off that deep, but it will hit targets, and it will be a solid hit!, but you can't get a steady TDI #. If it was shallow hit with that reaction, I guarantee neither you nor I would dig it, as it looks like junk, caps, or can-slaw.
My thinking was that 'how many detectors hitting 4"...6"... or even 8" down missed targets that deep? Or, 'how many people hit a faint target 12+ inches deep and decided not to dig it because it wasn't IDed good or just that deep?'
I hit some clad and a buton that were shallow plus a few coins a little deeper and then dug some deep targets over 10". I got a few junk iron targets then hit for a good solid target about 12" down. I dug up a medallion! It looks like my strategy paid of for once! It happened towards the end of our few hour hunt and I am going to go back to the park and try it again.
 

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WHADIFIND

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Apr 9, 2012
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Jack Hammer!
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That's why I say, learn your machine. Then, after you know it, learn it some more! :)

Nice and good job!

HH!
 

Davers

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Jan 8, 2013
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Whites Spc xlt & Tesoro Tejon- Now back ...Fisher 1266-X. TRX Pointer. New .Teknetics G2 + . New AT Pro .
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Your [ out side the box ] way of hunting sounds good to me . GOOD LUCK.. Davers
 

Twinkletoes

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Jan 3, 2013
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White’s TDI Beach Hunter PI / Minelab Excalibur 1000 / White's MX Sport / White’s XLT
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That V3i sounds like a great machine! Seems like you are really working it. I "hunt" my XLT just the way you describe. H Digs!
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