Intentionally Hunting For Big Iron

[relicmeister]

Thanks Doc Bach,

I think all diggers find that they just seem to have a knack for finding a particular relic or thing, and for me locks has been one of those things. I certainly don’t have a similar knack for finding gold ! Although, where you detect definitely plays a big role - I don’t detect parks or schools often, and I don’t live near the beach. By the way I’m not sure padlocks are even really considered big irons, the way axe heads are far r example- but I do love finding them. 

[Dcraun]

I found a big old padlock with the keyhole on the front when I first started detecting I would love to display it now but I have no idea where I stashed it. At the time I thought it was junk, now I realize how cool it really was.

[Doc Bach]

5 hours ago, relicmeister said:

Thanks Doc Bach,

I think all diggers find that they just seem to have a knack for finding a particular relic or thing, and for me locks has been one of those things. I certainly don’t have a similar knack for finding gold ! Although, where you detect definitely plays a big role - I don’t detect parks or schools often, and I don’t live near the beach. By the way I’m not sure padlocks are even really considered big irons, the way axe heads are far r example- but I do love finding them. 

All very good points relicmeister, It seems that we have both similar detecting interest and habits.            

 

[F350Platinum]

Been watching this post with some interest, gotta hand it to ya for wanting to carry a ton of iron in your sacks. 😀

Now ya have me wondering what else is out there, been skipping most iron for a long time. I have dug my share of ax heads and hammers, not to mention plow parts. 🤣 Seriously though, Bravo. 👏 May do it when things get slow or lean. 🙂

[Steve Andrews]

Big iron will come up with a VDI in the mid to high 80s, so you can use your normal discrimination settings to eliminate the smaller bits. 

The low frequency weighting of the Diving program make it the best for deep cannonballs on the beach, but on land I would use Deep High Conductor. 

[Carolina]

Steve, you must have Popeye arms or a backhoe 😂. Excellent work!!!

[Steve Andrews]

31 minutes ago, Carolina said:

Steve, you must have Popeye arms or a backhoe 😂. Excellent work!!!

Some of the digs can be pretty brutal and you need a decent all-steel spade. 🙂

[CPT_GhostLight]

9 hours ago, Steve Andrews said:

Big iron will come up with a VDI in the mid to high 80s, so you can use your normal discrimination settings to eliminate the smaller bits. 

The low frequency weighting of the Diving program make it the best for deep cannonballs on the beach, but on land I would use Deep High Conductor. 

Man, you're going to need a bigger finds pouch! 😆

[relicmeister]

My wife and I were on a hike and found a 3 foot diameter mill gear. Was cool but definitely staying where we found it. 

[Capphd]

I dug these artillery fragments this past weekend. I was in DHC with iron volume at 2. If the fragment was shallow, I would get a brief iron buzz along with the higher tone. Then I would lift the coil. If I kept getting the high tone up to two feet, I dug it.