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I'm not sure it's a learning curve but more of a tone curve. The D2 is unique in the way it sounds off on a target. I have learned with mine to identify the "end" sounds of targets at least that's how I describe it. To me a coin or a ring has the same sound to the left and the right on my swing. It's like a word that is spelled the same backwards and forwards (palindrome). Identifying targets via tone has helped me limit the amount of junk I dig and I will always dig a couple with awkward tones just to get my mind to connect with the detector at the beginning of every hunt. 

In terms of visual ID in parks I only really get excited when I get a good tone and a number below 50. I've recovered many rings on the D2 and if it's a females ring it's always in the 40's with the best number being 44. 68-72 is the range where most of the mens rings have been that I have recovered. I've yet to pull one in the 80's but I dig every tone 80-86 when searching for gold. 

65 is almost always a pop top. 74-76 is almost always a bottle cap although a really rusty one will hit in the 40's but that's where you can hear it bleed on the end of the swing. 

If you keep digging everything you will eventually get gold and lots of it because most won't dig it. My father in law brags he's been detecting for 40 years but has found only one gold ring and it's because he won't dig anything that might be trash. 

One other thing to do when searching a park is to turn down your sensitivity if it's a newer park. Most targets will be 1/2 to 2 inches deep. Locate with detector, use pinpointer to narrow it down then use a screwdriver to pop out. Also if the grass is bermuda then all objects will likely be shallow as it's root structure goes horizontal and things won't get deep there as it's like a mesh. Fescue grasses the roots grow vertically and that's why things are deeper in those grasses/parks. There's room to sink.

Hope this wasn't too winded and obvious.

Awesome! You are part of a very special club. You got to make a difference in another persons life metal detecting. No better feeling.  

7 hours ago, palzynski said:

I doubt he will sell tons of MTCs over here in France , despite all his marketing videos .. The MTC is simply too expensive at 2000€ for the local inland hunters , knowing the current economical situation with the inflation , the increasing heating costs etc ..  

And knowing that there are many detectors under 1000€ that do the job very well , especially in fields where the targets are close to the surface and dont need ultra high depth performance ..

 

This. The eurozone economy is collapsing based on all reports. For me gas just hit over $6.50 again, up $1.25 in the past week. I love testing and using new tech and am almost always an early adopter but not this time just because of the economy. I can't imagine though what winter is going to be like in places like Germany and France. It's not going to be XP vs. Minelab but rather food vs. heat. 

I've had mine completely submerged in fresh and knee deep in the salt surf and have had zero issues. Just make sure you thoroughly rinse everything after each use and you should be fine.

Also, Michael Oliver has a youtube jewelry recovery site and he has shown many vids of him with the D2 in salt fully submerged. I don't think he's reported any problems. 

I share the same lament about a lack of history where I hunt. Usually my oldest find is an RC Cola bottle cap. Great job on the recoveries. 

Great job! I know what you mean by getting "foiled". It just proves that the only way to get the good stuff is to dig everything. Awesome recovery.

What a great day of detecting. Well done. 

Timing is everything and releasing this in the winter (November to February) in Europe is likely to be a disaster. Most of the European Union has seen and is seeing their energy costs rise by 80-100%. People in Hungary are waiting in lines miles long to buy coal and the Germans are out cutting down trees in order to try and stay warm in the upcoming months. I read last night that 70% of restaurants in the UK may close for the winter or longer due to the choice between keeping things warm and serving food to people who likely won't be coming to their restaurant due to $$. How much of this actually comes true is unknown for the moment but I'd bet that sales will be slow enough that a reduction in price just might be around the corner in 2023. 

Congrats! Always good to get a ring x2 in the scoop. I got out this morning and while it looked “ringy” it was really skunky. 

That's an awesome cap to the story. First you hunted for the ring and then you hunted for the owner. This is worthy of a FOX news special. 

That's a great hunt and that gold ring is sweet. I hope the fake one turns out real for you. 

Sometimes you just miss it. I watch a lot of detectorists swing and truthfully they are lucky to find anything. Their swings are more like a pendulum and rarely scrape the ground. Depth is an issue at the beach and your coil height may be a reason you miss the gold or any other deep object. The other issue on the beach is pace. If your step measures 24" and your coil is 11" and you're walking as you would normally you will miss targets. There will be a gap in your swing. When I detect the beach and get into a coin line or patch of targets I become the old man at the deli, I sample every piece of sand and shuffle oh so slow. 

9 hours ago, Valens Legacy said:

Congrats on the ring, were there very many people out detecting near you.

 

I almost never see anyone out detecting on the beach. I hit this place at low tide yesterday because the customer lost her ring the prior Saturday and described that she was knee to waist deep in the water at 1pm which put her in the rising tide. I got there at 4am and as usual, had the entire beach to myself. Dog walker came at 6:30 or so. It's always this way it seems so I'm not complaining by any stretch. If I ever see another detector they are usually hunting volleyball courts and they almost never get to the water's edge or in it which is just perfect. 

41 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

Let me answer that for him.   Everything from Santa Monica/Malibu to Santa Barbara!  hahaha

Nailed it. 

I got out this morning to look for a ring and while I was unsuccessful in finding it I did get this nice 18k consolation prize.  

You went over, beyond, further than anyone would have ever expected and as a result you have garnered huge respect and it's well deserved and appreciated. 

Well done.

I have a pair and they work as expected. I'm not sure what exactly I expected at 180.00 but I like them.

It seems like with the XP 2 you are making a decision to go all in. By all in I mean you are going to get the 9", 11", the 13" (when available) and the other accessories. I traded my 9" for an 11" because I primarily hunt the beach but will get the 9" when it finally becomes available as an individual coil so I can hunt the dirt as well. 

The pairing of the headphones was simple so no worries there. They are light and as for battery I have no idea as I am paranoid and charge my stuff all the time. I think most XP2 users would like the headphones. Are they worth the cost? I have no idea but they seem extremely durable and that I like. 

I know those days where you swing your coil over your scoop just to make sure the stupid thing still works. That's an awesome ring! I seem to be the king of stainless steel right now, glad to see others getting some good finds. 

You did great! Now you also have the confidence to swing a little deeper so whole new areas are open to you. 

Best to you!

1 minute ago, Compass said:

It's a pretty ring and my wife likes it but it would have to be resized so it may not be worth the cost. It is a size 12 which is unusually big for a women's ring.

Dang! My wife wears a 7. That's a clunker!

Something tells me the one with the stone is already spoken and accounted for. 

Stick with the stock programs for at least a month before making any changes.

Dig everything to see how your machine reacts in your environment so you can begin to see patterns

Before you dig a target scan through several programs to see how the target looks and sounds in each

Go to a park or place you know well. Try one program only that day. Go back again but this time use another program and don't switch it up. Learn it thoroughly.

Do this each time and dig everything and in no time you will know how your machine reacts and works on your soils. 

Keep it simple and just detect without making any changes for at least 30-50 hours.

Hope that helps. 

I finally got my tracking number late last night as well. Single man operation is not an excuse. You offer things for sale and encourage your customers by charging for expedited shipping you have no leg to stand on.

Email works all over the world now and even at night and on weekends. 

Very nicely done. I need to find me an old swimming hole! All those rings must have made your day. Too bad about the headphones though and I'll be interested in hearing what the problem was.

Congrats on the gold!

I thought this was a fantastic video. The depth was amazing and I get that there will be naysayers out there who will claim their machine could have done the same thing but XP is the only one who has shown it. That one test on the metal box was nuts. I've been hired to look for caches before and I think I would have given up on that box at that depth just thinking there is no way a detector could reach that far. 

In the hands of someone who knows what they're doing the XP D2 is going to work wonders.