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A modern .58 cal Minie bullet cast of dead soft Lead is 510 grains in weight. A Civil War era original should be the same or very close. .58 cal was the most common size but there were also .54, .56 and even .69 Minie bullets.

Those big feet should have warned you. Beautiful dog.

The Proverbial “Saturday Night Special” throw away gun. Good thinking on a place to explore.

Thanks Chuck for the perspective. Children aren't always shiny but they are unique jewels.

Some real Recovery is her need whether she realizes it or not.

That is fun indeed. Sounds like a great club.

Impressive hunt for sure. Interesting about the TID changing so much with constant detector settings. Is there a large corresponding change in ground conditions?

One for the storybook.

Gerry is spot on as always. I talked to John at length on the telephone when I ordered my first pair directly from him. Super nice fellow. His Killer Bs are still made like they should be. Wasp and Hornet for me.

Welcome from East Texas.

You landed on a good site. Welcome from East Texas.

Have you e mailed Tom so he knows to make Wally aware of the problem?

Very, very similar. Yours has heavier chain. Something that was once so universally common is now a treasure or junk. I like treasure. Thanks for posting.

Welcome to the Forum You have made a good choice as there are lots of experienced & helpful folks here. Others, more qualified will chime in I am sure. Detecting in mineralized soil can be a real challenge, especially when wet & conductive. That is what you are experiencing after the recent rain. The moisture activates & connects the soil electrically so it is seen as one big background target to the detector and your pin pointer. You have a good detector and as the soil dries the false signals will start to dissipate. In the mean time, it may help to reduce the detectors Sensitivity to a very moderate level, add some Discrimination to cut out some of the Iron responses and sweep the coil more slowly & evenly. A lower frequency choice will also help, as will a medium fast Recovery speed and a good Ground Balance. The Xtera Pro being a single frequency detector will still struggle a bit on that type of ground. Be patient and learn as you go. It sounds like you have a very interesting place to hunt. That is a nice pocket watch case. There will be a lot of small iron and other types of trash, but the more you dig, the more you learn and it gets it out of your way to find the good stuff being hidden. Have fun and keep us posted with your questions and successes.

Very interesting.

It really depends on the detector. To Me some seem to sound better with high Ohm speaker elements and others sound better with lower Ohm elements. I use Killer Bs & Garrett MS 2s for wired HPs. Use Factory for wireless.

That is aggravating. Maybe there is less interference in the evenings or early on a weekend morning.

You might check with the Dealer you purchased your unit from. I just got two shaft/cuffs from Don at North Georgia Relics. I had already purchased the LG 30. Not sure on LG 24 availability, got that one too already.

Welcome from East Texas.

Any idea of the source of the EMI?

There has not even been any hint of a V1.12 that I have seen.

3D masking is certainly a real world challenge. I don't think there is any universal magic combination of settings. The best I have been able to do is learn what actually helps and have an idea of how handicapped I may be on a site. Each detectors signal processing is the key, the real source of any magic. Understanding this better helps me do better. Interesting thread.

I will suggest that the unmasking difference between the two programs has to do with how the SMF is weighted & processed. Even if you have the same max kHz setting, the Sensitive program will favor the higher end of the spectrum as opposed to the General program. Higher frequencies do not normally hit coins as hard but do hit ferrous harder than lower frequencies. The 2D air test is not hard. The 3D in ground with 5" between the 2 targets is hard for most any detector, even in mild soil. I have experimented a good bit on at depth 3D masking. If ferrous trash, multi frequency is the way to go for sure. The lower weighted mix the better. There is also a sweet spot on reactivity/recovery and careful coil control is needed in interrogating a suspect target. I also find that being able to hear the iron and the higher conductor interact under the coil is helpful. TID will jumpy but not too wild. Al trash and high mineralization is a whole other ballgame. You may want to try using the lowest Max Freq possible on the Beach Sensitive(and General) and play with the Reactivity some more. Let us know your results as this applies to all detectors and types of sites.

Welcome from East Texas. France did not stay here long enough for me to know much French.

The thin brass pieces are from the fuel reservoir holder of a coal oil table lamp. It has crenellated/ribbed sides for a slight friction fit with the fuel tank that the burner assembly screwed onto.