Hit a spot today with the T-2...It's been pounded

[Keith Southern]

with every machine I have or have had and I had wrote it off but there was some deepies left in there...Couple of 3-ringer's couple of suspender clips,and one ornate sash buckle and one silver wash sash buckle..also a 1862 indian head penny and a couple of smooth face 2-piece buttons...

almost all of it was deep except for the smaller buttons and rivets they were in maybe 5-6 inches but masked by iron...


The 99 sens is the way to go...I already hunted this site with a T-2 at around 75 sens and it left these items...

Settings used was 99 sens 2+ tone 0 disc g.b. was all over the place from 48 no fe bar to 90 3 fe bars..

Funny thing the indian head was a good 10 inches and it was in the 90 g.b. 3 fe bar dirt it was a low grunt /high tone but tight just had that feel like it was a good target and knowing the bad ground will skew the readings I busted the dirt open for it and after about 5 inches of dirt out of the way it was a constant lock high tone I believe it was reading around 71? cant right remember...

The big sash buckle was a good 14-15 inches deep in milder ground about 70 1 fe bar but was a constant lock at 82! had to move some dirt to get it!


What Ive seen in the last 3 weeks or so with the new hot settings is really an eye opener.. I am hunting places I had written off!

Thanks for looking !

Keith

 

[D&P-OR]

Man if you're doin that good with the T2 (Standard)---whatcha gonna be like with the LTD?? ----Ain't no target safe when Keith's around!! --------Del

 

[bubbadirect]

Keith, quick question for you! What is that oval or round thing to the lower left on the picture? Awesome finds man! Where were ya hunting? CW area for sure!

You mentioned in a message to me a few week back this.........Good luck.. watch your depth meter on deeper targets investigate some of the low tones that are right below 40 in 2 tone the may be deep targets they will sound low tone but raspy weak..

Also if the Fe bar is 2 or higher watch the low high tone bounce it could be a good target masked by the poor dirt.. The lower tones that are right below 40, did they help to product any of these finds? Was the 14-15 inch signal on the sash buckle raspy weak? What did the Fe bar tell ya? 2 bars or more on any of them?

Nice finds!
bubbadirect

 

[Keith Southern]

Keith, quick question for you! What is that oval or round thing to the lower left on the picture?Not really sure Awesome finds man!Thanks Where were ya hunting? CW area for sure!It's a combo type site (battle field ,camp,and mid 19 th century house site remains)

You mentioned in a message to me a few week back this.........Good luck.. watch your depth meter on deeper targets investigate some of the low tones that are right below 40 in 2 tone the may be deep targets they will sound low tone but raspy weak..I believe your questions were about the Omega? and they are bit different in response not a lot but a bit different from what I have noticed..But they both will talk to you if you are listening closely...You know in 2+ tone how the small iron will give you the weak un-modulated blat sound and the high tone is working more off Modulation so to speak..well if you get a high tone low tone mix and notice the target is tight and sound the same size in iron blat and high tone hit plus its not really the faint type typical blat but more of a nuanced low tone sound and the meter will jump from below say 40 then back up above 40 usually staying in the same zones on the jump it is worth investigating..

Also if the Fe bar is 2 or higher watch the low high tone bounce it could be a good target masked by the poor dirt.. The lower tones that are right below 40, did they help to product any of these finds?Yes the Indian head for sure was masked by the dirt and the dirt alone..It was isolated and no iron I checked in all metal to confirm...it was in the 90 3 bar dirt but had that nuance to it tight hit not really the low blat typical nail hit but a more round sound if that makes since? Was the 14-15 inch signal on the sash buckle raspy weak?No it was a good weak high tone and dead lock on the meter just had to have the sens on 99 to get hold of it!!!! What did the Fe bar tell ya? 2 bars or more on any of them?I really don't watch the Fe bar on the targets I know it moves around on targets but I don't pay attention tho that I know Jackpine commented on the fe bar target relation one time or another but I haven't really used it as a tool I just watch the Fe bar on ground balance and also I do a quick pump of the coil in a target free area to see what I'm dealing with as far as how the targets will respond(perfect text book response or some what or just awful) I hunt by sound more than anything and the display features are just an extra tool..Maybe you can get some use out of the Fe bar target response unison ? I just haven't used it...I have the luxury where I hunt deep woods to just dig it if it sound like it might be something without worrying about messing up a lawn ..I might dig 40-50 holes an hour if I'm really trying to unmask some targets..I use a entrenching tool from WWII locked at the right angle so If i just get any type of sound I can bust the dirt apart with one swing then recheck to see if it cleans up or not..then just take your foot and push the dirt back in the hole tap it down and its on to the next target..


Hope this helps to some degree..


Keith

 

[Keith Southern]

Hey Del thanks for the comment's ...I have had the T-2 LTD before and used it...I'm not 100% sure that in my ground and areas of extreme iron where I hunt mostly the BP mode offered any advantage?

I may be wrong and would love to get another and try the same settings I am using now on my standard T-2 to see ...

I have a buddy who has a F-75LTD and we need to get together and compare signal's...Just hard coordinating a hunt together...


But if you already have a LTD then bp mode would probably be used in the open areas and still be able to retain stock mode for trash and bad dirt? Just speculation..

Thanks

Keith

 

[Monte]

Nothing more satisfying than to hunt a "pounded" site and come away a winner.

On both the T[sup][size=small]2[/size][/sup] and Omega I try to hunt at the maximum Sensitivity, or at least as high as possible, and I also like the 2+ and d2 audio functions on those two models for a little assistance in qualifying probable iron junk. With the weekend upon us I hope you can get out and enjoy similar results.

Monte