whiskynitro
New Member
Tried searching first but came up short so sorry if there are already answers. I finally got a detector to get started off of CL from someone for $50. The detector looked brand new so I think it is working as well as it can. I live in southern IN and at least in my particular location it is heavy with the "concrete" red clay. The detector is an MPX 64 Digital which I know is far from great. Originally I wanted to search for some buried coins from a story I heard as a kid. but honestly I would be happy just finding anything. Even an old tool a farmer lost years ago rather it is worth money or not would make me happy. Would like to find my wedding ring I lost in the yard years ago. Money is always good to find as well to which I do have some areas I can hunt that have had old farm houses and such on them
So this detector has visual indicators ranging from a nail, bottle cap, ring, up to a 50 cent piece ( the highest tone). On my land the 50 cent icon is always going off and beeping so I ignore it. Now it has found some things (nothing great, mostly trash) but mostly it finds nothing. I assume it must be because of the soil around here being mostly red clay which I know from reading would likely cause that. Not sure I can adjust for that too much with this detector and have tried after reading the manual but still just a lot of false readings. The 50cent tone is supposed to be the one for not detecting the minerals but not the case for me.
Anyone have any suggestions on a good detector that can maybe detect 6"'s or so down and not always go off because of the clay? I would like to be around the $300-400 range. I know Garrett, Fisher and i think Whites seem to be good but would one in particular be best for the clay? I wont ever be submerging it in water although would likely be going over the wet ground ocassionaly. Thanks
So this detector has visual indicators ranging from a nail, bottle cap, ring, up to a 50 cent piece ( the highest tone). On my land the 50 cent icon is always going off and beeping so I ignore it. Now it has found some things (nothing great, mostly trash) but mostly it finds nothing. I assume it must be because of the soil around here being mostly red clay which I know from reading would likely cause that. Not sure I can adjust for that too much with this detector and have tried after reading the manual but still just a lot of false readings. The 50cent tone is supposed to be the one for not detecting the minerals but not the case for me.
Anyone have any suggestions on a good detector that can maybe detect 6"'s or so down and not always go off because of the clay? I would like to be around the $300-400 range. I know Garrett, Fisher and i think Whites seem to be good but would one in particular be best for the clay? I wont ever be submerging it in water although would likely be going over the wet ground ocassionaly. Thanks