Safari Upgrade - gonna need practice

[kschae4]

Hey Folks-

Just got upgraded from BH Land star and as many of you guru's have suggested, I'll be looking to purchase Andy's book as the manual doesn't do justice for a hands-on beginner, new to Mine lab. In the brief 3 hours on dry sand (North Jersey shore) I was impressed with the outstanding depth of retrieving clad quarters, dimes and pennies to about a foot...No silver yet, and will continue air testing various coins, and other metals to get comfortable with their sounds and ids... As is suggested for newbies, I hunted mostly in coin, a little coin/jewelry and occasional relic mode....

Because of larger 11" double d stock coil compared to Land star's 8 " concentric, I found pinpointing somewhat difficult, as highest pitch seems to correspond to a distance of not smaller than 6-8 inches running 12 to 6 o'clock under center of coil..so I've got some learning to do... Looking forward to the challenge !

HH

kschae4

 

[ronaldj2]

Try slowing your swing to a slowmo crawl when pinpointing, go on either side of the target until it is screaming and the bar graph is at its fullest. I usually use a plastic windshield stick to put in the ground first. I also use the Garrett propointer which is great. I have tightened the pinpoint to exact center, but depth of target can definately play a role on accuracy. If a coin is on edge pinpointing can get tricky, but the more you do it, the better you will get. HH Ron

 

[kschae4]

Ron-
Thanks for the suggestions..I started evolving to a slower swing when pin pointing and approach target at different angles as manual suggests.. Eventually, will upgrade to Garrett pro pointer (or comparable) as I'm using the bulky Automax V4 pin pointer that Kellyco throws in for $20. w/new purchase.....HH

 

[ronaldj2]

I had the same one(automax v4). When my detecting buddy let me try his Garrett, That was the last week I owned the v4. Goodluck in all your detecting.
I'll be going in the woods today for a few hours around some cellar holes and stone walls. 73deg's out in my hometown absolutely georgeous !!!! Definately need tick repellant. Ron

 

[kschae4]

Yeah, great weather here in Central Jersey, but can't take advantage of it. Still at work, but there's always tomorrow. Good Luck in the woods today !
Watch out for them damn ticks..

 

[edjcox]

I found that pinpointing is easy if the target is isolatd and not encumbered with other metal. Simply switch to pinpoint mode and go left to right and north and south listening for peak and watching your graph. Do this slowly once or twice and you'll have your target squae in your sights.

Goodluck!

 

[kschae4]

Agreed, pinpointing is improving along with slower sweep to isolate targets.. Clad being picked, but not elusive silver. Will air test silver coins to see if meter will i.d. them accurately as silver. HH