The Compadre came in! I got to try it out in my yard for a few minutes. This is going to be fun! Thanks for the tips so far. Does anyone have any more? Where do rings/jewelry typically fall on the discrepancy? I'm planning on mixing up my hunting between more modern sites and historical ones. I'll probably start with the parks, old stadium, etc so I start accumulating a few things of value first. I do have a few early 1900s locations on the list.
Thank you!
Decent size silver rings will be in the high end and usually won't disc out like a dime or quarter.
Smaller silver rings, some earrings and other small silver targets can actually come in at the zinc area just like a zinc penny at about 3:00 on the disc knob position.
Chains are weird due to something called Eddy currents and will never come in high unless they are absolutely huge which would be a very rare thing and I have never come across one this size yet.
You want silver chains due to the fact that chain links will diffuse the return signal and they will come in way lower than normal silver targets you might want to consider digging all solid signals in most ranges.
The clasps are easier to pick up but not all chains still have clasps attached but the Compadre is still so sensitive it can pick up chains without them unless they are really, really thin.
The gold chain in the pick below was so thin even the Compadre could not see it but I could pick up the extremely small clasp.
Silver chains for me have come in between foil and zinc, usually, but a really small one was there at the R in iron but at the O it was gone.
Gold...anywhere and everywhere but usually a very solid repeating signal, and the bulk of my gold targets have come in from foil to tab.
Here is also a pic on some air testing I did with several gold targets for the Vaquero and Compadre.
In the ground these targets could be slightly different but most of them were at the areas on the disc knob stated when they faded out, or in my case came in because I always go past the fade out point and thumb that knob down to see where they come in instead.
A much more accurate way to use Tesoros in my opinion.
The one sound you do want to listen for when looking for gold is my holy grail signal and what I hope to hear every time I hunt with my Tesoros.
This would be the sound of a large gold ring like a class ring that would come in at also about that 3:00 position like a zinc penny.
I have heard this particular sound twice and it is addicting and the one signal I hope to hear again and again and as often as possible.
This tone is different than smaller gold targets would be on Tesoros, and it is a little longer and lingering, very clear and solid and rings true and mellow like the most perfect quality bell sound you have ever heard.
If you are lucky enough to come across this tone it will actually rock you back on your heels a bit because it is so sweet and different than most others.
