ColonelDan

Just a few concluding/clarifying comments:

1.  I agree that Pitch is not the best option as a tonal discriminator.  Multiple tones is much preferred.

2.  My sole objective in referencing this video was not the tonal aspect but rather how it interestingly demonstrates the difference in beach sens vs dive’s TID ability.  Frequency weighting being the difference as I see it.

3. As always, Chase and Jeff make excellent points throughout.  👍🏻

Much depends on the particular beach and its mineralization.    I too am a ferrous/nonferrous kinda guy that uses VDI as more of a "second opinion"or just another indicator of what might be down there.

Excellent report soldier!  You put a lot of effort into both the hunt and the report.  A salute to you sir!!  👍

As we know, the D2 is primarily a tone machine...which is how I use it.  I posted this video as an interesting demonstration of how the frequency weightings affect TID.  A takeaway here is that by switching programs over a wavering tone, you may get a better idea of what your coil is trying to tell you.  I've done this on our beaches and in some cases, it cleared up the picture somewhat.  Having said that, I'm still a tonal kinda guy. 😉

Just the view from my sandy foxhole.... 

The ability to accurately ID a good target at depth on the beach is a real plus particularly when one program IDs the good target in the pull tab range while the other yells “dig me”  😉

https://youtu.be/nbyAwzDbVuw

Jeff nailed it.  Been hunting beaches for a fair number of years and have been using the D2 exclusively since it came out.  Jeff nailed it.

just the view from my beachy foxhole….

Thanks to all for your input.  I’m a self proclaimed novice when it comes to arrowheads.  Not many are found on Florida’s east coast tourist beaches where I always hunt. 
My daughter now lives in the area where this one was found so I better educate myself on arrowhead ID!  😉

If one of our relic experts out there can provide any information on this arrowhead, I'd very much appreciate it.  It was found in Tennessee along the Caney Fork River near Buffalo Valley which is about 60 miles east of Nashville.   It's 2 inches long and 1.25 inches wide.   Thank you....

😊. Good job CPT!

Great looking ring and a valuable education…. All in one day!!!!😊

Good job soldier…..

F350, that’s clever.  Creatively clever.  👍🏻😊

It wasn’t a heavy winter coat but I did strap a coat onto the 280 as shown

5 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Thank you for that review, Colonel! I got my 280 long before I got my D2 and it accomodated my other detector well, but haven't flown with either yet. I actually never considered using the 280 to fly with and usually pack my detectors (all except the control pods) in a checked bag. I have to fly next month with the D2 and was wondering if I could put the coil in a check bag or would have to carry it on with the control pod because of the internal batteries. I was considering getting the hard plastic case to carry on the whole D2, but your review convinced me I can use the 280 instead. Thank you again!

What I related is just my TSA experience at the two airports we used. Like beaches, they(airports and TSA crew)  can all differ to some degree I suspect.  

Having said that, I much prefer keeping important pieces of equipment with me rather than trusting them to some unknown fate that's out of my sight and out of my control.  The 280 fits that bill perfectly.

An exciting find.  You beat me with that one.  😊

Good job soldier…..👍🏻

19 minutes ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Good hunts for your first foray into relic hunting, Colonel! It definitely looks like some tough terrain. If your daughter's house is older, the I'd suggest looking for what might have been a dump or an outhouse (usually a small rectangular depression) near the house. People use to dump everything behind their houses and a dumpsite can provide many targets and some really good finds. Also look at the site on the Historic Aerials site to see what has changed over the years. It can give you good ideas for future searches. 

I agree with TJ, that rectangular piece looks like a gear frame (usually brass) for another clock, similar to the more complete one you found earlier. I'm drawing a blank on the rusty iron piece.

I imagine it will feel good to get back out on your beaches after hunting in the rocky hills of Tennessee! Happy Hunting!

Thanks CPT!  My daughter’s house is not 19th century period…it’s of modern construction.

I’ll be back here and my D2 will come with me for sure.  This place is a 19th century relic site and shows signs of habitation from that period.  I just need to get this knee repaired and go again.  
Thanks again for your interest and input.  👍🏻

Can anyone ID these finds?  The square plate rang up a high non-ferrous while the smaller one was strong iron.  Both in the same hole.

This beach hunter is stumped.

The terrain was exceptionally beautiful, exceptionally steep and exceptionally rocky. 
I had to call it an early day as my torn knee meniscus had all it could take in climbing over and around those TN hills.  
Sadly, I didn’t make it to the area reputed to have had a slave quarters on it because of the knee. 😡

I switched between the Reaper, Relic and modified General programs.  Unfortunately, the limited time of today’s hunt, I didn’t do them justice in any sense of the word. 

What I could tell was this undetected property has a ton of potential for those capable and willing to negotiate the terrain.  

I’ll be back after I get this knee surgically repaired….bank on it.

I want to thank all who have been following this thread.  I was sincerely hoping to bring you a better/ more productive report, but that’s the way detecting life sometimes unfolds.
Now back to my more familiar beaches!!! 😉

I didn’t personally find this but it also came from the same area…one of many, but this one will follow me home to Florida.  😊

One could spend a lifetime hunting artifacts around here!

11 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

The Reaper is for hearing everything, you might want to turn iron volume down a notch. Looks like car parts to me, I've found whole Model T Fords out there 🤣 make sure you're ground balanced on a clear spot (12 pumps minimum), and turn 45-90 degrees on falsing targets. They will "dive" to iron. Up reactivity in machine gun nails, but not really over 2.5.

I intend to use it around the slave quarters.  I will dig everything there…at least initially👍🏻

Going to try F350’s Reaper program next.  For this beach hunter, this whole weekend is an experimental exercise.  😉

These UFOs (unidentified found objects) were found pre-notch…all metal.  No idea what this is….except even I can ID the arrow!  😂

Found this antique clock mechanism and square nail near the rock wall.

The clock part was found after I notched 0-50.  
The nail was pre-notch….obviously.
 

Lunch break and back to it.

This property is beautiful but this is what I’m fighting.  Rocks, downed trees, branches and “wait-a-minute” vines!  😊

I’m running into a lot of modern iron so today I’m going to take a page outta the Calabash  book of relic hunting success in iron and use the notch feature.  I’ll revert back to all metal for awhile when we hit the slave quarters area.  I’ll let you know how it pans out.

One thing I know for sure, it’s going to require multiple trips to this place in order to detect it properly.  12 acres of rocky hilly ground isn’t fast or easy!  😆

Landed a few hours ago and only had about 2 hours to recon and try digging a few targets.  Rocks EVERYWHERE… very tiring and slow going.  Mostly a recon day but I did find a square nail near the old rock wall…. an indicator of the 1800s.

Sure isn’t the Florida beaches I’m used to!

Further updates to follow…..😊