F2 question, I think I just realized I'm an idiot

Capt. Morgan · Jun 19, 2012

Ok, so I have an F2 w/ DD coil. I'm still learning my machine, and in the process I usually swing pretty fast. I am picking up tons of clad, but no silver. Tonight, for some reason I decided to slow down my swing and pick a part of my yard that I have already scanned. I hit a spotty dime signal about 6" down, and you know what I found?...A rosie...not just any rosie, but a 1965!...so..... still no silver. :mad:

So my question is: By slowing down my swing will my F2 go deeper? Or was this just a fluke tonight?

Thanks!

OZARKS · Jun 19, 2012

Yeah your area of detection is shaped like a cone V So at the deepest point of detection the area would be smaller. Slowing down your swing speed and overlapping your swings would enable you to sniff out some of the deeper silver.

Oldsjunkie · Jun 19, 2012

Yep, slowing down found me some missed coin in my yard too. Man I hate those 65 coins!!

PhotoRob06 · Jun 20, 2012

Yeah, that's right. For small targets. However, sometimes you'll need to do very fast and short sweeps to pick up larger coins around 8 or more inches. I'm not sure why, but it's been the case for two of my large coppers. They just didn't read until I started making quicker passes.

DIGGER27 · Jun 20, 2012

This realization was one of those "Eureka" moments for me.
Changed the way I hunted...forever!

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=78080

Digg'n · Jun 21, 2012

Great post digger. Seems like I need to start all over now. :lol:

F2 question, I think I just realized I'm an idiot

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