Newbie needs Help

[scarlett]

Hello. I just got my detector and went out by our barn which in the old days was used to sell cows. I got lots of hits but nothing I thought was diggable except for one. I started digging and there is so much gravel and clay dirt it is hard to dig. Attached is a shot of my screen. Do you think it is worth it to keep digging?



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[WVPapaw]

Hello. I just got my detector and went out by our barn which in the old days was used to sell cows. I got lots of hits but nothing I thought was diggable except for one. I started digging and there is so much gravel and clay dirt it is hard to dig. Attached is a shot of my screen. Do you think it is worth it to keep digging?

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When I get a reading like that on my At Gold, I dig it, but first I also use a probe to determine how big it is.because I find that a big piece of iron will give readings that you think are silver or gold. So will aluminum cans, etc. I will also check to see if it has any length that could indicate it is a pipe, electric or phone line that often give readings in 80s. I use all this info to help me decide if I should dig.

 

[baywalker]

The only way you are going to learn your machine is to dig everything !

 

[Uncle Jeff]

It always worth it to keep digging. Or years to come from now you will still be wondering what was there. LOL

 

[scarlett]

There does not seem to be any length. I guess I will keep shoveling. I am curious to see what it was just not liking the soil its in.

 

[scarlett]

The only way you are going to learn your machine is to dig everything !

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[scarlett]

It always worth it to keep digging. Or years to come from now you will still be wondering what was there. LOL

True!

 

[WVPapaw]

There does not seem to be any length. I guess I will keep shoveling. I am curious to see what it was just not liking the soil its in.

Well you do live in the "show me state" so you have to keep digging to live up to the state motto. My dad was from Missouri and he always said, "I am from Missouri so show me".

 

[BadM0nkey]

I find that a big piece of iron will give readings that you think are silver or gold. So will aluminum cans, etc.

With the 350 I dig everything above the 3rd notch of iron. Still get bottlecaps and chunky rusty iron but it is all good.

 

[WVPapaw]

The only way you are going to learn your machine is to dig everything !

This is true but it try's my patience. I do not dig everything in trashy areas because I would be tearing up the lawn with so many readings close together. I use iron audio and discrimination to weed out as much junk as I can. Today I only dug targets with readings over 70 at a farmstead that had a shop with a forge in the 1930s. I found an axe head, a button, a mowing blade (old one)' a rivet, a broken bolt and nut, and a glob of melted metal also an old flattened aluminum flashlight and a piece of sheet metal. Will post pictures later.

 

[RobRieman]

If I dug everything I would never clear a 10 foot area. It would be easier to use a screen and a shovel. You need to dig a few targets at first until you know your detector and what the soil conditions at the site are doing to the signals but digging everything is plain ridiculous.

 

[BryanM362]

That number to me would indicate a dime, but as said above, you have to use other data points, beause it could be a large piece of iron. I use the pinpoint function to see how big the item is. A coin will usually give a pretty quick blip on pinpoint. Other clues, is the number consistent and repeatable? Does it read the same at a 90 degree swing? Lift the coil up about 6+ inches if it is still picking it up, it is probably bigger than a coin.

 

[WVPapaw]

That number to me would indicate a dime, but as said above, you have to use other data points, beause it could be a large piece of iron. I use the pinpoint function to see how big the item is. A coin will usually give a pretty quick blip on pinpoint. Other clues, is the number consistent and repeatable? Does it read the same at a 90 degree swing? Lift the coil up about 6+ inches if it is still picking it up, it is probably bigger than a coin.

Good info Bryan, thanks for the pointers.

 

[badpenny]

I would be a digger on that one too. When you pin point how deep is it telling you it is?

 

[scarlett]

That number to me would indicate a dime, but as said above, you have to use other data points, beause it could be a large piece of iron. I use the pinpoint function to see how big the item is. A coin will usually give a pretty quick blip on pinpoint. Other clues, is the number consistent and repeatable? Does it read the same at a 90 degree swing? Lift the coil up about 6+ inches if it is still picking it up, it is probably bigger than a coin.

I'm still digging...lol I will give these tips a try next time I go out there. Thanks!

 

[scarlett]

I would be a digger on that one too. When you pin point how deep is it telling you it is?

It says 8 inches.

 

[crazyrelic]

I would keep digging. I found three meteorites that same way.

 

[cudamark]

Water down your search area thoroughly the day before so you will have easier digging. I too recommend digging every solid target at least until you get used to what your machine is telling you. That will vary from person to person and machine to machine but figure 30-100 hours before you can accurately predict the target from sound and display.

 

[scarlett]

I would keep digging. I found three meteorites that same way.

Water down your search area thoroughly the day before so you will have easier digging. I too recommend digging every solid target at least until you get used to what your machine is telling you. That will vary from person to person and machine to machine but figure 30-100 hours before you can accurately predict the target from sound and display.

I will take your advice and keep digging. Stay tuned...

 

[Sledgod2]

Well now you have ME curious as to what it is... Hope it ends up good!