Bill D. (VA)
New member
I'm a new 5000 user and have a few hours under my belt now. Last weekend I got to practice at a red dirt site and the machine was an absolute killer on bullets. Since there was no brass at the site I experimented a little with an eagle button I brought along. I first threw it on top of the ground and it sounded just like a bullet. OK, no problem so far. Then I buried it at about 8" and swung the coil about 2" above the ground. The signal it produced was a little on the funky side (I call it warbly - kind of a combo sounding signal), and was one that I might not normally dig since I really don't know the machine that well yet. Then I scaped the ground as I swung and the signed reversed from how it sounded when air testing. So guess I'm a little puzzled as to how a nice brass target (or a ratty eagle button) is supposed to sound with this machine. Is everyone digging all solid lo and hi tones and avoiding just the broken ones? Also, how would a deep plate sound? About the only thing I've figured out so far is that small iron can sound sweet and you have to dig but if the signal disappears or nulls once you open the hole then you can safely assume its iron. I know there are no hard and fast rules for interpretation of sounds when it comes to brass or other targets, but I have open ears for anyone willing to share their knowledge and experience with the 5000. Thanks in advance for your help.