trouble on pin pointing and false signals fisher f5

[redneckjimmy1980]

definately can be interesting, just wondern do u got the eliptical coil or the dd? also i have found out that when u get the loudest ring on pinpoint in the midle of coil is youer target. dug 2 stinkin lincolns,dime,and lots of old 7mm mouser caseings all was very close to tht mark. funny how i ddint even realize they was all my caseings from like 5 years ago when i shot this mouser out thier was to into finding things then it clicked durrrr. thank god for beer. not shure if ya to got play in watter yet or not,but i had a shalow spot i had it in yesterday very good signal dug perty deep and still nothing came out have to check on tht one later. kinda cold to be playin in watter. another thing is i had a high tone that rang in quarter range,but was very faint but high pitch. was runnin 55 gain 55 tres 7 on discrim. but couldnt pick it up again after goin back over area. this happend more then once. mabey i was jusst missin it and lost a few bucks thier. ha d a good hit on this old dirt floor under a old old mill couldnt read numbers was half dark under thier,but dug it checked hole stil got signal re pinpointed still thier checked it nothing checked dirt i dug nothing. kinda really pissed me off bein i was kinda scared to go under thier bein a snake pit but it is winter so kinda kept that in mind shouldnt ove been any in thier. hope i didnt loose something goood was soooooo excited then wack nothing. talk abotu aggravateing.

 

[Steve missouri]

jimmy1980: The F-5 is a very good detector, that will do a few things that no other detector that I know of will do, it is one of my favorites, for parks yards and tot lots. The problem with it is it has a steep learning curve, 400-600 hrs for many people to truly understand what it is capable of doing. Problem # 2, first detector, new hunter, as you become more experienced you will learn many things about the ground, the difference between wet and dry soil,and how it affects your detector, minerals in the soil, several targets under your coil, deep large iron, deep aluminum cans, rust spots that disappear when dug, just to name a few, with time and patience you will, usually understand what your detector is telling you and help you decide whether to dig or not. It also sounds like you are in a coal Bering area, both the coal and clinkers are nearly impossible to hunt, I was in coal areas in your state about seven yrs ago with four high dollar machines, Minelab, whites, Garrett, and Fisher, very difficult for any of them. If you have playgrounds with wood chips or sand, not over coal areas, they should speed up your learning curve on the F-5, pay attention to Mike Hillis he is the expert on this machine. Jimmy I can tell by your posts that you are learning, wish I was close enough to help you, time and patience will pay off big (if you do not introduce the detector to a tree first). The F-5 is very good at finding Gold jewelry, and silver coins when you have learned the machine, and get your coil over it, keep at it your getting there. HH and good luck Steve

 

[redneckjimmy1980]

yea slowly but shurely, I did notice one thing on pinpointing with the eliptical coil anyway,when u find yoeur target press pin point get highest tone in center as mike said with golf ball,then let off pin point press again while on target move back off it when u go back forwards and get the signal its rigth there under the point in the toe of 10 inch coil. dead on every time. im hopen to get out later on today after i get off work couldnt go out yesterday it was snowin really sucked. almost as bad as old lady sayin i wasnt gettin none. im gettn addicted to this new hobby. anyone ever try huntin the sides of railroads? gave it a shot the other day but ended up goin nuts kinda got it figured out a little better now thogh just wondern if it woud be possibe to hunt railroad sides. not near the main track about 4 ft from that down a bankment. thier is some coal thier from the cars spillin it. in gettysburg area so not really coal area unless im missin what youer tellin me.

 

[redneckjimmy1980]

well i just got back from my first sucessfull hunt actualy found musket ball. i am wondern about the signals though,mike has stated to only dig signals that hit both directions what about the only one signal in one direction? are they just deeper targets or what? thanks guys for all youer help learnin this new hobby and beast of a machine. dont think im gonna wrap it around a treee anytime soon found some more stinkin lincons again. one day i might get this thing payed off. perhaps few more musket balls. if thier worth anything