tnsharpshooter
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- Jul 10, 2012
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- Detector(s) used
- Xp Deus 2, Xp Deus 1, Minelab Etrac, Minelab Manticore
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
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Well you may follower of blocks of wood and foam box techniques.To pepperj..I would suggest you pay attention to tnss. I've been TH ing for over 50 years and have learned a lot from him.. The trick to getting serious about hunting is to learn every little detail about the machine you're using .Suggestions should always be welcome especially from people who help in developing them..I'm not a johnny come lately as I'm on my 20th detector since 1976. Been all over the world with them..Please dont consider this a slap down ,as it's not intended.. Just some friendly advise..
I’m confident that we can agree that the compositional nature of the soil or sand over which we detect has an impact on how the detector reacts…be that soil mineralized to varying degrees, contaminated by a foreign substance, wet or dry etc.
I’ve tested many detectors over the years for a major retailer and found that the same detector hitting the exact same target reacts somewhat differently if the environmental conditions are varied. So what did all this tell me? In order to obtain the most reliable results from testing, one should test under the same conditions in which you will be hunting or do so in as close to the same conditions as is possible. Example; if you will be hunting in highly mineralized wet soil, it would not be advisable to conduct your test in mild, dry soil. If I want to see how the detector reacts to a gold ring on a wet salt water beach where I’ll be hunting tomorrow, I wouldn’t place much credence in a test that was conducted today in mild dry soil. Made obvious sense to me.
In my past life, the Army had a simple phrase to describe the above…”Train as you fight.”
Just the view from my foxhole…..
Second that on the air.I've had many detectors (mostly Minelab models) that performed much better (as in deeper) in virgin soil than an air test. Even test gardens aren't a true, real life test, although they can give you a better idea over an air test. I remember having one detector (I'm trying to remember which one it was now) that was great on an air test, and was almost worthless in moist ground. Had it a week before getting rid of it.