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I have days like that too. In fact I had a similar type hunt on Sunday at the local high school. Kept digging those 60s targets (D2) hoping for a ring but just getting pull tabs. Also dug quite a few mid 80s hoping for a big class ring, but only getting fresh zincolns. It’s still fun to get out though.

That gets a “HELL YEAH” from me!

Thanks Bob. Do you happen to know the weight of the standard shaft? I found the weight of the lite shaft at 320 grams, but can’t find the weight listed for the standard shaft. Just wondering if it’s worth switching to the lite version.

Very nice! And well done on the vinyl cover! Off topic a little but what’s the difference between the regular shaft and the lite one? Not just the weight but are there any other differences like more flimsy?

I live on the property of a 1400 acre conference center that also has two summer camps for kids. Up on the mountain behind my house is a former camping area. There’s also an old spring up there where I’ve found old relics and two silver dimes. The camping area probably hasn’t been used in at least 20 years so there’s older stuff mixed in with newer stuff. I hiked up there Saturday afternoon determined to find something good. I’ve hit this area quite a few times, but I never really scoured the camping area that hard. I immediately stared hitting some modern clad and then I got a solid 57 using the Tekkna program. About two inches down was a 1.43 gram 10k ring! Soon after that I hit a shiny silvery looking ring (not silver😧), and then not long after that what looks like an old copper wedding band. Here’s some pics. The pic of the spring was taken back in 2022 when I discovered it.

I use the root slayer nomad. I’ve been using one of these for about 6 years now. I’m on my third one. First two cracked at the top serration. Still a very durable shovel (I’m hard on shovels). With that said, I still love this shovel. I like the inverted V shape of the tip. It tends to cut through the roots rather than glance off to the side. These can be had for around $45 if you shop around.

Gotcha! I got lost in the translation! Lol!

The four copper coins are United States wheat cents. The dates of those four are: 1930, 1934, 1945 and 1953. The silver coin is a Japanese coin. I’m not sure of the exact date but most likely pre world war II…probably from the 1930s era. So they’re not very old. But thanks for your interest.

Tekkna is now my go to program for old house sites.

Thanks Bob! I did a google image search and couldn’t find an exact date either. I would guess that it was brought back with a soldier when he returned home from WWII. I am loving tekkna. I don’t know what it is but I’ll take Gary’s word that there’s some witchcraft going on with it! Lol

More Tekkna finds. Yesterday I went to a different area of this park and first target was a nice low 60s and about 4-5” down was a silver bracelet. This with the 13x11 coil. Went back this evening after work with the 9” coil and hit the same area that I hit the other day with the 13x11. This spot is loaded with iron. Again, I dug some nails, but pulled 4 more wheats and to my surprise a Japanese phoenix coin that is silver! Three of the wheats and the silver were in a very polluted area within a few feet of each orher. The phoenix coin came in slightly scratchy but with numbers in the low 90s and a decent two way 90 degree cross signal. I think most of the coins gave a two way signal. By two way signal I mean a good signal in one direction then turn 90 degrees and I still get a decent signal. Hard to believe I’m still pulling coins from this spot! The only changes I made to tekkna was lowering the iron volume to 8.

I wondered the same thing.

Hmmm, I remember watching a video of his where he modifies the mi6 to be louder. He said the volume was too low. Maybe you’re onto something with the red disc.

The D2 also has over twice the VDI range of the nox, so I would expect a little more fluctuation on any target, especially something not round or not in the shape of a ring.

I think Paystreak has a battery glued in there. I don’t think I want to do that, but that is an option.