Dan(NM) Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I'm more of a coin guy, but, I've been wanting to hit this spot because my buddy has taken out a couple of Dragoon buttons. I met up with a couple of guys today for a relic hunt at a fort that was occupied from the early 1850's to the early 1860's, unfortunately one guy had to cut his hunt short due to a plumbing problem. He did manage to score a couple of nice relics before he had to head out. I started out using the CTX, but, due to the excessive amount of iron, I ended up using the Equinox which performed wonderfully. This was my first time to hunt here, so, I wasn't sure what to expect, but, it turned out better than I thought. Ended up with a nice assortment of finds, the better ones were the Eagle button and the medallion thing with the guys face on it. Not sure, but, we think it may have had a ribbon attached through the eyelets on each side. I believe next time I'm back, I'll use the 6" coil on the Eqhinox to try and work through the iron a little easier than the 11" I'm also going to take a magnet, some of the bits of wire and iron were almost too small for me to see without my glasses. I was amazed at how well the 800 hit the small items among the iron debris. 90% of the targets hit between 10 and 15, a couple rang higher, the brass rivets and the 3 ringer hit between 18-22. The thing with the guy on it hit at 10-11 solid. My setting were as follows: Park 2 2-tones Tone break at +8 thru 40 Sensitivity 22 Recover 7 Iron bias 0 Ground balance 0 No disc used ran it wide open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoolofhardNox Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Anyone who offers you up a chance at finding Dragoon buttons gets my vote What a great hunt. You found a nice assortment of finds, enough for a nice display case. Nice quality finds. You must have dug a lot of holes. That is the only way to get used to the Equinox. Sweet hunt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan(NM) Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 1 minute ago, schoolofhardNox said: Anyone who offers you up a chance at finding Dragoon buttons gets my vote What a great hunt. You found a nice assortment of finds, enough for a nice display case. Nice quality finds. You must have dug a lot of holes. That is the only way to get used to the Equinox. Sweet hunt! We hunted for 7 hours, I had to leave because my battery died. I brought Nox as a backup for the CTX and didn't bother to charge the battery because I hadn't planned on using it ? That will not be the case next time ? And yes, we dug a ton of holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundscanner Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Fantastic finds!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Very good finds and details on the settings. Those brass rivets get my heart pumping each time, as they are usually nice high tones and #'s, but I realize you set it for 2 tone. Keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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