relicmeister Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcraun Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Bach Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 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. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Andrews Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Steve, you must have Popeye arms or a backhoe 😂. Excellent work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Andrews Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 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. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPT_GhostLight Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 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! 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relicmeister Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capphd Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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