infiniteMPG
Junior Member
Been using my new ACE250 (stock coil... for now) at some hopefully historical sites and digging in hard packed soil with grass and weeds everywhere. So decided to run to the beach and try it in something a little easier to dig in. With the cooler weather found a section of beach with no snow birds, errrr, I mean tourists, on it. Spent about 45 minutes and this was my "haul" :
All of 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 2 pennies, 1 Hotwheels car, 1 pull tab, 1 chunk of sharp aluminum can, and 1 rusty hair pin and 1 VERY rusty big nasty nail which went into the trash can. Not a big haul but was fun and easier digging.
But ended up walking away with some questions I figured finding out what people a lot more experienced then myself do might help me find my way.
- Do you become ambidextrous when hunting? Even with the light 250 my right arm was getting worn out and didn't want that lopsided Popeye look so started splitting my time between right handed and the other hand.
- Was trying to leave everything to the max on depth and metals but found that if there was a hump in the wet sand and I bumped it (or looked away a second and scuffed it) I'd get a PING like a hit. Redo the area and nothing so kept moving... nothing to dig there.
- Have cheap-O pin pointer but don't know how I every got along without it. What can you do to protect the nose grinding this through the sand? Was thinking of some shrink tubing and then replace it when it gets worn but not if that affects its sensitivity.
- Is there any "section" of the beach where you get the most hits? Was thinking where people lay out might be big but then thought maybe the waters edge might be better, not sure if stuff washes up like shells and rocks do. Also a lot of areas where there are mounds of shells collect, not sure about the metal washing up.
- I think I have my trowel/pin pointer easily accessible on the modified hardware store belt clip holder but have been stuffing finds in a plastic shopping bag and stuffing it in my pocket. What do you folks use to put your finds in when beaching?
- How bad does the sand grind up the bottom of the coil? Try not to contact the sand but really can't completely avoid it. Have seen the coil covers but not sure that messes up your ability to pinpoint GZ with the detector before digging in. Suggestions?
Sorry if this is covered in some other threads and links to other sites but searched around and didn't find this stuff clear to me (and might be a tad short on time to really search deeply).
Thanks in advance for your help for a newbie
All of 1 quarter, 2 dimes, 2 pennies, 1 Hotwheels car, 1 pull tab, 1 chunk of sharp aluminum can, and 1 rusty hair pin and 1 VERY rusty big nasty nail which went into the trash can. Not a big haul but was fun and easier digging.
But ended up walking away with some questions I figured finding out what people a lot more experienced then myself do might help me find my way.
- Do you become ambidextrous when hunting? Even with the light 250 my right arm was getting worn out and didn't want that lopsided Popeye look so started splitting my time between right handed and the other hand.
- Was trying to leave everything to the max on depth and metals but found that if there was a hump in the wet sand and I bumped it (or looked away a second and scuffed it) I'd get a PING like a hit. Redo the area and nothing so kept moving... nothing to dig there.
- Have cheap-O pin pointer but don't know how I every got along without it. What can you do to protect the nose grinding this through the sand? Was thinking of some shrink tubing and then replace it when it gets worn but not if that affects its sensitivity.
- Is there any "section" of the beach where you get the most hits? Was thinking where people lay out might be big but then thought maybe the waters edge might be better, not sure if stuff washes up like shells and rocks do. Also a lot of areas where there are mounds of shells collect, not sure about the metal washing up.
- I think I have my trowel/pin pointer easily accessible on the modified hardware store belt clip holder but have been stuffing finds in a plastic shopping bag and stuffing it in my pocket. What do you folks use to put your finds in when beaching?
- How bad does the sand grind up the bottom of the coil? Try not to contact the sand but really can't completely avoid it. Have seen the coil covers but not sure that messes up your ability to pinpoint GZ with the detector before digging in. Suggestions?
Sorry if this is covered in some other threads and links to other sites but searched around and didn't find this stuff clear to me (and might be a tad short on time to really search deeply).
Thanks in advance for your help for a newbie
Are the coils and base assembly all waterproof?
Was heading to a state park we've been to several times for New Years and know where some very historical spots are buried deep in the woods... was hoping but all hopes are dashed.
