T4CodyBear
Junior Member
I have improved quite a bit in the last 2 months of learning my 250 but trying to understand a couple of things that continually happen. Just some background info; I hunt for old coins, relics etc.... in old 18th & 19th century homesteads & farm fields etc. I am new to MD and use an Ace 250 with 6x9 factory coil and do not use a pro pointer.
1. Sometimes when keeping settings on Relics & Discrim higher- 3 notches from full, I dig and find nothing at all, it seems like just the dirt giving off the signal? would it be from iron or something that has completely disinigrated, because sometimes the dirt is dark reddish?
2. Sometimes I set my settings to Coin & Discrim lower at 4 notches from full in hopes of being more selective. I do dig shotgun brass casings and a lot of square nails which is fine because its a confidence booster knowing the ace is working but then I dig a few holes that when I lift the plug I have no signal? Its like when I opened it up to the air it just killed the signal?? My thinking is that based on these settings that when I get a signal it should be a strong signal and a good target but I cant find anything, and after digging to China I fill it in and move on... but thinking I am missing something or left a nice coin behind?????
I appreciate the feed back or any setting advice someone may have, thanks!
1. Sometimes when keeping settings on Relics & Discrim higher- 3 notches from full, I dig and find nothing at all, it seems like just the dirt giving off the signal? would it be from iron or something that has completely disinigrated, because sometimes the dirt is dark reddish?
2. Sometimes I set my settings to Coin & Discrim lower at 4 notches from full in hopes of being more selective. I do dig shotgun brass casings and a lot of square nails which is fine because its a confidence booster knowing the ace is working but then I dig a few holes that when I lift the plug I have no signal? Its like when I opened it up to the air it just killed the signal?? My thinking is that based on these settings that when I get a signal it should be a strong signal and a good target but I cant find anything, and after digging to China I fill it in and move on... but thinking I am missing something or left a nice coin behind?????
I appreciate the feed back or any setting advice someone may have, thanks!