Vaquero air test question

[Slowtaknow]

I was air testing my vaquero in all metal mode out of boredom and figured i would see how much distance i lost in disc. mode and it seemed not to sense any silver discriminated right above iron?! Am i missing something, is it broken, or am i just plain dumb?, i bought the vaquero/tejon book but don't remember reading about anything like this.

 

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[Peter67]

This is not normal, something must be wrong with your machine. I could turn my disq almost open and this still hit on the silver.

 

[Slowtaknow]

Phew, some sort of ground balance issue, not sure if it will stay but it is working after adjustment. Weird for an air test though, and would explain why i have been sucking lately.

 

[Stoof2010]

I was going to suggest doing the adjustment like the manual says. If I recall it's 5 turns to the right (just to make sure it's all the way positive no matter where it's set) then go one turn back.
It's only a 3 1/2 turn pot so you could do the opposite and go all the way negative then 2 turns positive.
Please don't quote me and definitely read it in the manual how to do it but it's a general "neutral" setting for air testing.

 

[Slowtaknow]

I think my two year old was messing with it, i need to put up somewhere safe yet easy to get to.

 

[Stoof2010]

Phew, some sort of ground balance issue, not sure if it will stay but it is working after adjustment. Weird for an air test though, and would explain why i have been sucking lately.

I would hope that each time you hunt or move a far distance you are rechecking your ground balance and making adjustments. It's not a set it and forget it thing. Must be adjusted when changing locations or at least checked to make sure you're still good and/or knob wasn't moved by accident in transit or by kiddies finding it in the closet and playing with the knobs

 

[Slowtaknow]

Yes, that's what i did.

 

[Slowtaknow]

I did get lazy the last time or two i took it out, been playing with the f2 lately just to see how deep she is in this wet soil.

 

[jmaryt]

I was air testing my vaquero in all metal mode out of boredom and figured i would see how much distance i lost in disc. mode and it seemed not to sense any silver discriminated right above iron?! Am i missing something, is it broken, or am i just plain dumb?, i bought the vaquero/tejon book but don't remember reading about anything like this.

something definitely is "erratically" wrong!
should blow your ears out!..call to prescott is in order!
good luck!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[Slowtaknow]

I would hope that each time you hunt or move a far distance you are rechecking your ground balance and making adjustments. It's not a set it and forget it thing. Must be adjusted when changing locations or at least checked to make sure you're still good and/or knob wasn't moved by accident in transit or by kiddies finding it in the closet and playing with the knobs

I hadn't been leaving the yard so i got lazy and didn't bother to rebalance it since it was the same soil. Was my own stupidity.