General question regarding Iron / foil

[adiroit]

I typically discriminate those out of my detector when I go out..

My yard is a couple acres, and since I am new to the hobby, I just wandered around randomly digging up signals (minus those 2). Could it be worth leaving them on? My stepdad told me how they did a lot of work on the garage / house, so if I am ANYWHERE even close to that.. odds are I'll find a lot of nails.

Just curious if there's ever any good finds with the iron setting.

(I found 3 silvers in my yard the first weekend I had the machine.. a bracelet / necklace / ring, but then I had to come up to college). Since then I got a propointer and a lesche, so I no longer dig holes that look like landmines went off

[chrispl57]

I disc out iron because my soil is iron rich and have found some cool stuff around the foil reading. However nails for me ring up in zinc/dime so theres no way to disc them out unless I miss targets.

I dig every signal because you never know what your passing up especially in your backyard because you can always go back and search more.

[ewemule]

I've notched out the first 3 or 4 bars on my GTI. This is my custom setting. Then I just use the last mode to jump to zero disc.. Any fairly large iron items break through. I dig 95% - 98% of signals depending on where I am.
As far as "good" finds in the iron range ? Cool old hinges, tools, axe heads, horse shoes, etc.. Quite a few old time farming tools.
Good luck !
Marty

[DirtAngler]

Don't know about iron, but thin women's gold rings can be in the foil range.

[adiroit]

Originally Posted by DirtAngler

Don't know about iron, but thin women's gold rings can be in the foil range.

Can I ask how that logically makes sense?

Like I know mens rings can ring up under pulltab, so I'm not doubting what you say. I just am curious the "true reasoning" behind the awesome gold rings, ringing up as such awkward readings?

I am a college kid, so I'll mention how some gold rings can ring up as pull-tabs.. and friends of mine will ask.. how does that make sense? ..and I don't know how to respond haha

[alumaman]

My wedding band rings up as pull tab on the m6, It rings up at 52 on my AT. When i first started water hunting i didn't scoop anything below 55,56 WONDER HOW MANY RINGS I LEFT BEHIND

[WildDigger]

Originally Posted by adiroit

Can I ask how that logically makes sense?

Like I know mens rings can ring up under pulltab, so I'm not doubting what you say. I just am curious the "true reasoning" behind the awesome gold rings, ringing up as such awkward readings?

I am a college kid, so I'll mention how some gold rings can ring up as pull-tabs.. and friends of mine will ask.. how does that make sense? ..and I don't know how to respond haha

It is a matter of conductivity. they have a similar conductive range.