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    Huntng/Testing in 5, 10, 15 khz?

    I've only used it to cross check when I have a bottle cap number. At times I get static in 5 and sometimes 10 then I'll have to switch to 15 then it gets stable. But other than cross checking bottle caps, I hunt in multi. The manual says you can go deeper in these modes vs multi but I just...
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    Honestly... what depths are you getting in Auto?

    Hey everyone I know this comes up quite a bit and will probably be ongoing because of the performance of Etrac and CTX... IMO 2017, was my first full year detecting. Got lots of silver, wheats, relics, rings, a dated SLQ, Barber, foreign currency, blah, blah, blah. It has done well for me. I...
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    How do you hunt a trashy vacant lot?

    Hey Everyone; I came upon a vacant lot and the neighbor tells me it used to have military tanks on it. He also said there were parts scattered everywhere. The structure has been gone for a few years now except a few old trees. I briefly hunted it but there was a ton signals all over the...
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    Will Etrac give me accurate target ID on rusted metal?

    I'm still on the fence in my decision to upgrade to Etrac from Safari. I have a question that with the answer I'm looking for may seal the deal for me. Scenario; My Safari picks up a high dime signal 38 and I dig 6" and I pull out a rusted 1" screw. Happens all the time. Will the Etrac tell...
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    Don't ignore the newer parks...

    I've read somewhere on the posts where they say that parks from the 60's on up are a waste of time. Here are my finds from last evening and the day before. Short, 2.5 hour hunts surprised me but again can't emphasize enough about studying the maps. This park at one time had a couple dozen...
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    My Safari was showing off yesterday...

    Yes, he was like Pacman gobbling up all the wheaties. I spent 10 hours at a heavily hunted out park in Los Angeles yesterday. I planned on spending about 4 hours but my Safari kept hitting on coins so I had to keep up with it. Every tone was ignored and ONLY dug from copper on up. No matter...
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    Coinshooters: Conductive or Ferrous?

    Hey All; If you are primarily a coinshooter, do you hunt in conductive or ferrous and why? Still learning the nuances between the two. Thank you for your input and HH.
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    Thinking about upgrading to Etrac....

    Hi All; I'm seriously thinking about upgrading to Etrac from my Safari and I need your HONEST opinion for those who are previous or current Etrac owners. The reason being is that I read in too many posts (in the Etrac forums) that the Etrac ID's targets accurately therefore a lot less digging...
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    Cannot explain uncontrollable falsing & chattering.

    Hey all... I went out this morning to an old suburban park in Ontario, Ca. The minute I turned my Safari on it was like a slot machine with noise up and down the scale. I thought a noise cancel would take care of it.... nope!! Went to sens button scaled down from 16 to auto. No change...
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    My finds today plus gold ring (cheapo)...have question.

    Hello all; I went out in the blazing heat today. Went through 8 bottles of water and gatorade. Hunted in the shade in small areas. Got 4 nice wheats.... '40, '44, '45, '53 and a 14k yellow gold ring. My ATP partner calls it the "pimp" ring. My question is with the ring. I found the exact...
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    Safari depth meter issues?

    Hello MD'ers; Anyone having depth meter issues with their Safari? I may have read a post or two about this somewhere down the road. Here is my problem; It consistently tells me that target is 6" deep (half way on the meter) when upon digging it is really 2" - 3" inches deep. If the coin is...
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    What kind of metal comes in at -0 to -10?

    Hello; What kind of metal/objects come in at -0 to -10? Due to high volume of trash in my parks I think I want to disc this ID range out permanently. I'm more of a coin shooter and use conductive mode all the while cross checking good mid tones in ferrous. Thanking you again.
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    Sensitivity level for my 6X8 coil??

    Hello MD'ers; I am running my SEF 6X8 coil at a sensitivity level of 16. For those who have the same, what would you recommend in high trash areas? Do you reset the sens levels when you get into less trashy areas? Lately, I'm getting signals crossing over each other and having a difficult...
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    Is this a coin or what? Need help please

    Hello all... I dug this up today at a city park adjacent one of the California missions that has been there since 1797. The coin is paper thin and I don't have any idea how to clean it up or maybe I should just leave it alone. Looks pretty old. It sounded like nickel in conductive and like a...
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    Observations with my new 6x8 coil

    Hey all.... Today I spent approx 6 hours at a hunted out park testing my new Detech 6x8 butterfly coil. I'm not sure what to think of it's performance. And I'm not sure it's doing anything better than my stock 11" coil. But then maybe I just don't understand how it's suppose to work. I...
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    My first silver!!!

    GS was right about no one posting on this site in awhile...in fact I didn't see any new postings so I stayed away for awhile. After approx 6 months into this hobby I realized that finding silver in these beat-to-death parks in Los Angeles is going to challenging and frustrating. Until..... I...
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    Will relic/ferrous mode pick up ALL conductive targets?

    Hey MD’ers… Here I am again looking to open up more education for all, especially myself. Now up over 100 hours on my safari. Maybe 120 +/-. I’m researching everyday…maybe too much. As the saying goes, “paralysis through analysis”, so to speak. First of all I’d like to say that I hunt the...
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    Do I really really need that 6x8 coil?

    Hi All... Sorry that his newbie already has 3 posts at the top of this column, but I have been aggressive with my time on my Safari. I'm on my 3rd round with Andy Sabich's book, have read 2 other MD books and tons of research, etc. My confusion is with the coil among others but I'll stick to...
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    Am I not digging deep enough?

    Hello All; Can I get some feedback from you? I've had my safari for a couple of months now and go out approx 2 times a week....loving it thus far. I'm hunting extremely trashy older parks but in my mind I think I'm getting an education to the various sounds.... and there a ton of em. Here...
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    Safari Target ID's in the high teens & twenties

    Hello..... I'm new to MD in the Los Angeles area. So far I have approx 30 hours on my safari. I have dug up mostly pennies, a couple of wheaties but mostly 1960's to 70's and a couple of nickels, dimes and quarters... and of course a bunch of pull tabs, wire, bottle caps, old pipe. I have read...
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