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I will admit it has been a long time since I have done ground grab and hunted. Not sure if I will get out tomorrow [flat on my back sick] but next day out will do so. Won't take long for me to tell.

If one is using tracking GB on low mineralized ground. How is it possible to make more noise? Is there some youtube vids that show this? I do not understand.

You have a purdy one!!!!😄

It is for me. I run 6.

If you are hunting with the Horseshoe mode off, it is entirely possible to get iron wrap-around targets that want to register but they are mostly blocked. Kind of like something trying to break the squelch on a receiver. I suggest on hunting with the Horseshoe ON to hear everything!

I don't know how anyone can hunt in Mother-in-law 50 tones mode.

I always use tracking GB. This from the manual> Contents Tracking Ground Balance When Tracking Ground Balance is active, the detector continuously adjusts the Ground Balance automatically during detecting. This ensures that Ground Balance is always set correctly. Tracking Ground Balance is the default and recommended method for Gold Mode. Tracking Ground Balance can also be useful when using Beach Mode 2 underwater at the beach (in salt water).

In STILL salt water you should have no extra noises when swinging the coil. It is normal for wave wash to give you noise. If the water is still, it is either EMI or Black Sand. First>Make sure you clean under your coil cover after every hunt. I do not hunt with a coil cover, EVER! To help mitigate salt and black sand keep your iron bias and recovery at 6 each. Black sand can be tough. I had a spot yesterday where I had to drop to 19 sensitivity. If you get a fringe signal you can always bump up the sensitivity a point or two just to look at that one target. You will get better as time goes by to know the difference between mineral/salt ticks and targets.

When we did testing between the D2 and Equinox it was right around 13-14 inches where the D2 maxed out [at my location] on a gold ring like that. There is a big difference in a TID locked target and "hearing" a target.

Do you think the D2 would of hit it?

Thanks for the update!!!! Want to see those California storm beach finds soon!

Have you found any "secret sauce" to tell if a target is ferrous or non-ferrous when the D-2 will not ID? At least in Beach Modes I have not found a good combination for 360 conformation.

Not bashing your post. It is pathetic that pre-orders through dealers have not been filled FIRST!

I will have a used one in the spring for MUCH less!

Ugh>>> 8 months late. I am in Meh mode.

Several RTG scoops fall into this price area. I have been using a couple for over 20 years. But there has been repairs and rehab done. Sold scoop. Will give you many years before needing some help.

There were what I call "rumors" or "feelings" about Tracking Ground Balance in the beginning. ALL FALSE with an Equinox 800. If anyone would know it>>would be me. In 4 years, I have investigated 1000's of targets that would not TID with the horseshoe mode on. The faintest of whispers when first found. NOT ONCE have I had to switch out of Tracking GB because of some issue where the target gets weaker or lost. There is not much more I can say......

Also adding how the coins were found before cleaning-up.

Van wanted me to say the oldest coin is a 1793 8 Reale

All of my salt beach hunting is done in Tracking Ground Balance.

Well my hunting Bud is Van Rijn Stewart who is putting likes on here. I am not there yet....he would never take me to a spot this good! 🤣 [kidding] Actually, it is hard for me to hunt with him. I am over 6 hours away at the beach. I don't have the proper equipment, boots, thorn guards, rattle snake protection......etc. Maybe one day I can get out in the Mexican wilderness and do a little swinging. I would not mind a few Cobs and Reales.

Posting for my good hunting friend in Mexico! Last week I went to a Hacienda that has been hunted many times by my friends and me. We occasionally have found some old 1/2 real coins and relics the place has lots of iron and modern trash. So I decided to take a walk up the hill to have a better view of the land I continued metal detecting with my D2 in high conductor mode on top of the hill I got a splatter signal that register in a 80s signal thinking it was just another junk signal but decided to take a look at it. I made a small hole about 3" deep and found a 1/2 real coin but my pin Pointer was beeping all around the hole and I started to find coin after coin at that point I thought I was dreaming in slow motion. I found a stack of seven 8 Real coins nicely put vertically in the ground and more 1/2 real and 2 real coins splatted around the hole. There is one, a provisional Zacatecas 8-Real coin and two coins that have a counter stamp to show the issuing authority from opposing forces. These in particular are VERY RARE! All in total: 25 Real coins! I started detecting with my father when I was 12 years old, over 40 years later I still love it!

Thats fine. I am always open to tips and changes. I fully understand that advice may not work in my location.

I was working crappy black sand the same time you were. While I don't consider 50 hours [or so] in this stuff makes anyone an expert, I was NOT impressed with the D2. I found iron was upscaling and nonferrous was greatly downscaling. It was next to impossible trying to figure out a target that would not TID. In one hand beach pitch worked on one target then another identified better in diving mode. The kicker is the D2 has issues with giving a good 360 response on nonferrous that will not TID. This is a FACT and have compared this directly to the Equinox on over 100 wild targets. I too have a new year's resolution to work with this machine [D2] to find the magic sauce to better determine deep nonferrous that will not TID. I will ask anyone again>>>Any tips???

Nice ring, yes there are stand outs. But if one wants to put odds in their favor and cover lots of ground there will be tradeoffs.