I have a three ringer buried at 7 inches, one at 8 inches, and one at 9 inches, and one at 10. I have a coat-sized Union Eagle I button buried at 7.5 inches. My Deus, which by the way I like better than any detector that I have had due to it's separation ability, hit's on the big 58 cal bullets fairly good depending on the settings. If I back away from each bullet and walk towards it swinging, I somtimes wonder if I would dig it. This is due to the fact that they are buried in a portion of my yard that was not sterilized. I did that on purpose to sort of re-create real world conditions. And while I am swinging and easing toward the target (that I already KNOW is there) there are other bleeps that sound like the bleep coming from the bullet....even the 7 inch one. BUT......if I isolate the bullet and make small 2 to 3 inch swings across it, of course I can detect it and the Deus has no problem picking it up. I am talking about the 9 and 10 inch ones too. But I have discovered that I could easily pass over good targets in the field if I go to fast. AND I GO TO FAST!!!! That's for sure. If I am calm and focused when I am swing my detector at an old homesite, I WILL find stuff. Good stuff and bad stuff. BUT, if I try to cover alot of ground so that I can hurry up and hit a good signal......all I will finf is big iron, bottlecaps, and sqashed aluminum cans (hor do those things get so deep?!)
The Brass button is a different story. With a normal swing speed, and I have slowed it down during the test, my Deus will not give a solid lock on that button!!! But because I already know where it is, I can find it. If that button similarly buried in the field, without my knowledge of where it was, I would VERY likely miss it. Maybe I need to try and formulate a program that will hit harder on brass!!! I have it buried face up too!! It should rattle my headphones. There MAY be a sliver of iron trash right over it....I don't know. I will re-bury it and see what the maximum depth of detection is. Oh....when I swing right over it in very small swings, it will give a beep with each swing and give a TDI of 92 (in the 70's if not in dirt).
Now to my question: Do any of you Deus users who detect Civil War relics have a favorite program???? Maybe one that you have devised that you would care to share with me? I'd be much obliged. Thanks. Kevin
The Brass button is a different story. With a normal swing speed, and I have slowed it down during the test, my Deus will not give a solid lock on that button!!! But because I already know where it is, I can find it. If that button similarly buried in the field, without my knowledge of where it was, I would VERY likely miss it. Maybe I need to try and formulate a program that will hit harder on brass!!! I have it buried face up too!! It should rattle my headphones. There MAY be a sliver of iron trash right over it....I don't know. I will re-bury it and see what the maximum depth of detection is. Oh....when I swing right over it in very small swings, it will give a beep with each swing and give a TDI of 92 (in the 70's if not in dirt).
Now to my question: Do any of you Deus users who detect Civil War relics have a favorite program???? Maybe one that you have devised that you would care to share with me? I'd be much obliged. Thanks. Kevin