ezman604
Jr. Member
- Jan 8, 2014
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- Detector(s) used
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Bounty Hunter Bud 220 Select
Minelab X-Terra 705
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Howdy all. Been a long cold winter here. It has been quite a while since I've had descent weather not to mention TIME to dig out my X-Terra 705. Between work and home there is an old park. I finally remembered to toss all of my gear into the truck and stop on the way home to sweep. I just bought this detector last year and have really had little swing time. So, before embarking on a hunting excursion, I had to brush up on the "How To" of this machine. I watched some youtube videos and read a lot of posts. I made a target ID chart and carry it with me also. The first thing I do after getting my equipment out and looking it over is run the quick test and setup. I use auto GB and use discrimination pattern 1.
The first day out in this park, I only found 3 clad pennies and an old gas cap. They hold antique tractor shows there 2-3 times a year and I imagine this cap came off of one of these. Although it was about 6" deep. Must have been from an OLD show. LOL
Things were working as expected and target ID was good as well as depth readings were accurate. I was feeling pretty confident and getting comfortable with the 705. Then the next day, I stopped again. I went through the usual routine of setup with channel and GB, then started swinging. I got a lot of hits and was able to pinpoint the targets. But to my dismay, I was digging nothing but aluminum pop-tops (some old), tin can pull tops and aluminum foil. The problem is I was getting readings all across the scale. From solid signals of 4 to 44 and everywhere in between. Going at different angles produced the same location and target ID number. So, they looked like solid targets. What I mean is the ID stayed the same no matter the direction of sweep. For the life of me I have no clue why the machine was misidentifying the targets. I thought I had hit on a gold piece when I received an ID of 6-12 and possibly a gold coin with a reading of 26-34 only to find it to be a piece of junk aluminum.
I plan on making more trips to this park and will continue my learning of this machine. I enjoy unearthing history and at least I'm doing my part by cleaning up the trash from this park.
Any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated and definitely tested.
Thanks!!!
Dave
The first day out in this park, I only found 3 clad pennies and an old gas cap. They hold antique tractor shows there 2-3 times a year and I imagine this cap came off of one of these. Although it was about 6" deep. Must have been from an OLD show. LOL
Things were working as expected and target ID was good as well as depth readings were accurate. I was feeling pretty confident and getting comfortable with the 705. Then the next day, I stopped again. I went through the usual routine of setup with channel and GB, then started swinging. I got a lot of hits and was able to pinpoint the targets. But to my dismay, I was digging nothing but aluminum pop-tops (some old), tin can pull tops and aluminum foil. The problem is I was getting readings all across the scale. From solid signals of 4 to 44 and everywhere in between. Going at different angles produced the same location and target ID number. So, they looked like solid targets. What I mean is the ID stayed the same no matter the direction of sweep. For the life of me I have no clue why the machine was misidentifying the targets. I thought I had hit on a gold piece when I received an ID of 6-12 and possibly a gold coin with a reading of 26-34 only to find it to be a piece of junk aluminum.
I plan on making more trips to this park and will continue my learning of this machine. I enjoy unearthing history and at least I'm doing my part by cleaning up the trash from this park.
Any hints and tips would be greatly appreciated and definitely tested.
Thanks!!!
Dave
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