Silver Wendigo
Greenie
- Joined
- Dec 29, 2015
- Messages
- 14
- Reaction score
- 14
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- Missouri City, Texas
- Detector(s) used
- Bounty Hunter Discovery 2200
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Today was my first time testing out the metal detector that I just got for myself for Christmas this year, since I've always wanted one but didn't have the money until recently. Yeah, I know. It's a Bounty Hunter Discovery 2200. It's cheap. But as today's finds show, it's at least proven that it works.
I went into my backyard this morning and started swinging the coil around. Practically every step was a beep for iron, about 6-9 in. underground. It took me a while to figure out that it was probably picking up the iron rebar underneath the cement and pool that we own. So I moved into the grass, and was completely clueless as to how to go about actually finding the target once you've dug a hole. Plus the grass roots were hard to dig through and I was starting to make a mess.
So I moved into the dirt around the bushes underneath our house's windows. Picked up an iron signal only 3 in. down. Started digging and found nothing again. At this point I was ready to call it quits I was so frustrated. I pulled out the pinpointer that came with the metal detector and started waving it around inside the hole, and received not the slightest signal. I saw a worm, and by fate or luck, the pinpointer gave a loud beep when I put it up next to the worm. Obviously worms aren't made of metal, so I dug around that side of the hole with my trowel and found a small rusty nail. Somehow, just finding something for a change rejuvenated my drive to continue. Staying around the window areas, I unearthed a total of 10 nails. Add 2 drill bits, a pull tab, and a piece of rebar and I'm a happy hunter. I know that it is basically junk, but at least it's something, right?
Any tips on how to detect better and easier would be appreciated, since I am a complete newbie to this.
I went into my backyard this morning and started swinging the coil around. Practically every step was a beep for iron, about 6-9 in. underground. It took me a while to figure out that it was probably picking up the iron rebar underneath the cement and pool that we own. So I moved into the grass, and was completely clueless as to how to go about actually finding the target once you've dug a hole. Plus the grass roots were hard to dig through and I was starting to make a mess.
So I moved into the dirt around the bushes underneath our house's windows. Picked up an iron signal only 3 in. down. Started digging and found nothing again. At this point I was ready to call it quits I was so frustrated. I pulled out the pinpointer that came with the metal detector and started waving it around inside the hole, and received not the slightest signal. I saw a worm, and by fate or luck, the pinpointer gave a loud beep when I put it up next to the worm. Obviously worms aren't made of metal, so I dug around that side of the hole with my trowel and found a small rusty nail. Somehow, just finding something for a change rejuvenated my drive to continue. Staying around the window areas, I unearthed a total of 10 nails. Add 2 drill bits, a pull tab, and a piece of rebar and I'm a happy hunter. I know that it is basically junk, but at least it's something, right?
Any tips on how to detect better and easier would be appreciated, since I am a complete newbie to this.
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