First real hunt with the new T2.

[ryaan21]

Well after almost selling the T2 after using it for less than an hour, I decided to keep it for now and to learn it. It is the noisiest detector I have ever used so it is going to take some getting used to. For the first 5 hours detecting today at an old campground all I was finding was steel bottle caps and beaver tail pull tabs. I knew after the first few of each what the machine was telling me, especially in +3b for the steelies. i kept digging them though to see if there were any variations, of which there were none.

I think that a trash littered place is hell when learning this machine. So off we went to a local football field, behind the bleachers and in some woods near them. Here I was running the machine at 80 sens, 53 disc and +2/+3. Right away I started getting clear 90-91 signals from 2-5 inches, all quarters. Another signal I got that was clear and in the 80's was a silver colored "deer" charm at about 7 inches and this thing was tiny, smaller than a dime. I am not sure if it is silver and I gave it to my 5 year old niece anyways because she liked it when she saw it.

I also dug 1 copper cent. Of all the cents I dug this was the only copper and sounded off appropriately. The zinc cents were a little "crusty" sounding but I did manage to find a few. The one nickle signal I got "58" was dead nuts a nickle, no variation in the ID number at all, it was like locked in.

The one thing I did not find was a dime. I am not sure how they sound in the ground, I don't put much faith in a freshly dug test garden but will be making one anyways.


I am coming from longtime use of a Garrett GTAx 550. It for the most part is only good for the depth meter after you learn the ins and outs. As basic as it was I could call items before I dug them almost every time. I used the machine for 5 years and while it performed decent, it had several shortcomings. I am not bashing Garrett, I just felt it was time to move on.

This post is not a review of the T2. It would not make sense to review a machine after a solid 8-9 hour first serious hunt. It is more of a spring-board for me, a post to look to from time to time and for other people to comment on and provide their own personal experiences.

Thanks for reading

 

[dirt lizard]

A dime will read in as 84-86 If you get a penny dime jump you will be digging a wheat cent. All old coins will come on better when you set your tone on 4. I dig with disc at 50 and sens, at as high as i can tolerate the chatter which is usually at 80-85 depending on where I am hunting. HH

 

[ez4sure]

glad you had better luck with your t2 it does take a few hunts to get it dialed in dont be afraid to turn the sense down to stop the noise a while back i was at a park with heavy emi had to turn the sense down to 40 still found quarters at 5 and 6 inches i like the 2+ tones for trashy areas bp mode for cleaner spots good luck hh

 

[chuck ky]

do you usually get that high a # on the quarters. mine are usually always 88-89. when there 2 or 3 togehter they will read higher.

 

[ez4sure]

yep quarters high eighties i got a stack of 2 and a dime a while back in came in at 93 thought i had a silver lol

 

[Pops]

You'll be glad you kept it. I'm on my 4th year with my T2 and still absolutely love it. In my soil which ground balances around 62 the quarters ID at 89, Dimes and copper pennies 82/83, Zinc cents 78 and nickels 56/57. Most wheats come in at 83 but I have found them as low as 78. Indians come in the same as wheats for me. Silver id's very similar to the clad versions. It's personal preference but I use three tones. It seems to "hit" harder for coins. In real trashy areas I run disc at 62 to get rid of the pull tabs. Rusty targets that have been in the ground a long time give a high tone with jumpy id's in the 90's. I'll dig solid signals in the low 90's as the heavier silver rings and halves id in this area. I realize all areas are different and personal preferences come into play but in no time you'll get the hang of what the T2 is telling you.

 

[Bartman]

I've had my T2 for three years an absolutely love it. For me, clad quarters are a solid 89, but I've had silver go 90-91. Wheats and Indians are 81. Clad dimes - 84. Copper pennies - 83-84. Zinc cents 77-84 (they are usually corroded. I still have trouble with big corroded iron sometimes giving a solid high tone. I can usually tell, by the jumpiness and holding the detector higher over the target, but I still like to dig when in doubt. Nickels are a solid 58 for me. My problem is with gold, which can read anywhere from 40-65+, hence I haven't found much gold with the T2. The T2 will tell you what is in the ground, but I have to learn to run it with less sensitivity in trashy areas.