Would like to here input on dry soil verses wet soil conditions....

[joedirt]

I've dug a few rusty nails/spikes, etc. I'm thinking that a rusty target is giving off multiple signals depending on where it is hit. Up at the head of the spike/nail it may be 35-47

Down by the point or a flake off the object it may read 12-47.

If you have everything masked off for silver the E-Track is going to ping on the 12-47 and null on the 35-47.

If you hit the 12-47 in two or more directions you think you have a coin and who wouldn't? But when you dig it you get the entire rusty target.

I don't know this for a fact, I am just imagining what must be happening to me when I dig around rusty iron targets and here "good tone" null, null "good tone" null "good tone" etc.

Now I have pulled clad coins out of the middle of iron, but the signals were SOLID as if they stood alone.

 

[rickf68]

Different soils, different site conditions and varying moisture levels may explain the different experiences that everybody is having. It's all about knowing how your machine reacts at your hunting spots. I have found that in very wet conditions I have had more trouble with iron and false signals. IMHO

 

[Digger]

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HH Randy

 

[huskerfan72]

Well, we got a fair amount of rain the other day, so I went out for a few hours last night. Surprisingly enough, I honestly believe that my results were fairly close to the same as a few days ago when it was really dry. I paid very close attention to the numbers last night, and I think I've been overworking myself. Each time I got a solid signal last night, I would move 90 degrees and scan again. I dug three targets that had somewhat iffy signals, originally coming up as 12-43 to 14-46. The thing I noticed on the second target, and watched for specifically on the third target, was that I would see 17-45 pretty regularly. Now, I can't say 100% for certain, but I'm pretty sure I've been seeing 17's quite a bit, but I thought that was within the range for coins. I know for certain last night that my numbers were bouncing between 14/15 and 17 pretty regularly. Is that pretty consistent with what you more seasoned users find? If so, would I be better off ignoring a 17-43/17-45 signal? Sorry for the newbie questions.

 

[Goes4ever]

if I get a 17-43 or 17-45, I am very suspect it is iron, the signal is never smooth, so I flip it into quick mask and re-scan. Sure enuff the signal is then a solid 35-45