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My go to for Al trash is 4 kHz because it is the least sensitive to the Al trash. 🙃

I was out early this morning in my Test Garden before it got hot to tweak my C Disc pattern for Park mode.  I have a new permission that has a good bit of older style pull tabs that were needing some fine tuning from what I had set up using newer pull tabs.   If I had noticed this before, I had forgotten, but when a target is cleanly Disc'd/Notched out on the Legend it will not give a TID.  The Threshold null will confirm this rejected target.

If you have an effective Notch pattern, a co located target will give some audio AND at least an intermittent TID. This is enough information to stop and thoroughly interrogate the target. The TID will probably be bouncing from good Coin to the Notch but trust the Audio if it is more than a Pop,  that something is there to dig on a hard hit site.   I also reminded myself how critical it is to go unnaturally slow in sweeping the coil.

Still experimenting with 4 kHz vs M3 & Beach Mode to dull the Al trash and Recovery speed for deeper targets.  Still evaluating low mineral vs high mineral performance for Al trash Park hunting.

The Base model comes with a HP Dongle for your wired HPs. They also have an accessory wireless receiver unit.

No USA dealers but Rutus is available from the UK.

Looks to be in good condition.

The Users Manuel is available now also, but only in Polish. English not available yet.

I say very nice.

That is a pretty ring.

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.

5 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Yes, not quite the fairy tale I envisioned. 🦄 Thought it might be amusing to show the cloudier side of recovery. 😂

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.