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Bounty Hunter Quick Silver

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HeartHooves

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I bought a Bounty Hunter Quick Silver because it was advertised as being suitable for a beginner. I have been practicing when I can, trying to figure out where is the right place to dig, and how deep. I think I'm getting the hang of it :detecting:. I'm beginning to think I should have gone with the model that came with a pin pointer. Oh well, hind sight is always 20-20.
Does anyone else have this model, or used it? Any pointers? I have found the promised "trash" (i.e. aluminum cans, pull tabs, etc.), but I have also found one coin. :clapping: O.k., nothing to write home about, a modern penny, but it was my "first". :)
 
Welcome! You are going to be fine once you get more time behind the coil! It takes a tremendous amount of dedicated, concentrated effort, but one day you and the machine will be as one! When I was a new guy, I ran into this old guy who took pity on me I guess...he showed me how to use a screwdriver to dig with, and he told me if I wanted to get really good, go dig 1000 pennys and 1000 pulltabs as fast as I can...the best advice I ever got...you will teach yourself tricks about how to raise the coil over a target while sweeping to discern what it is, all sorts of stuff..and, you might just find some gold a long the way...I found my first class ring digging those tabs! :detecting:
Mud
 
Thank you for the welcome.

Well, I did discover what gold sounded like when I waved a clump of dirt over the coil with my left hand. ;)

So, I can pin point by raising the coil up? I don't remember reading that in my instruction booklet. :shrug:

My digging tools, at the moment, consist of a short handled $5 "D" handle shovel and a narrow garden trowel. I need to get some sort of pouch to deposit my finds in so I can keep swinging. Right now I can only handle about 20 min. at a time, I am sooo out of shape! But I'll keep working at it. :detecting:
 
Yeah! you hit a target, start raising the coil higher and higher while swinging, the chirp will get shorter and smaller if its a coin, and then its location is right under the sweet spot on the coil...it works extremely well if you get into a coin spill, when they are alot of them close together, to try to isolate just one at a time...then, you stab into the ground with the screwdriver to try to hit the coin..it just takes some practice, you wont even carry a shovel once you get good with a screwdriver.
Mud
 
I have a Pioneer EX, which is the same machine.

By raising the coil, you are decreasing the signal strength, making it easier to get centered. A technique I use often is to pump or bob the coil up and down over the target, instead of sweeping side to side. Bob the coil and it will signal only when directly over the target.

Raising the coil can be used as a way to guess target size or depth. If you can raise the coil 5 or more inches up while swinging it and still get a signal, then the target is either very shallow, large or both. Something that fades out as soon as you begin to raise the coil is either small or deep.

I like the 4-tone audio and I found the ID to be pretty accurate. It's also a fast-responding machine, which helps separate multiple targets. It doesn't have the depth of higher-priced models, but it will hit on the majority of finds in direct comparisons with several other detectors. It's not bothered much by small iron that can be a nuisance with other units.

-Ed
 
Yeah, what Ed said...sort of hop the coil, or stutter swing it, I thing folks refer to this as the "minelab wiggle" though I've never hunted with a minelab user, but it works on our stuff with the quick reaction circuits.
Mud
 
Thanks guys, I'll have to experiment with that. What depth range should I be using for that? I've been using the shallowest because I'm not real good at digging yet. (I'm kind of out of shape) Figured I'd start shallow till I can handle getting down and digging better. I have been "x"ing out the iron for the time being.
 
O.k., found time to hit a park I know. Figured I'd just concentrate on the gravel parking area. Well, discovered they put down a layer of tar, so wasn't going to get too deep into the gravel. However, I did find 9 coins on the surface. :clapping: Mind you, they were all memorial pennies. :rolleyes: But, it gave me a chance to get more practice with swinging and trying that "minelab wiggle". Still working on it. Once I get that down, then you'll have to explain the screwdriver thing to me.
Found a park not too far from home that I didn't know about. Planning on hitting it before work tomorrow. :detecting:
 
I don't know the Minelab Wiggle, might be the same thing, but it sounds more like using a shortened swing width. Let's say you swing the coil side-to-side that covers a swath of ground that's two or three feet wide as you walk along. To help pinpoint or "see" multiple targets, cut the swing way down to about the width of the coil or a bit wider, let's say less than a foot.

The technique I came up with is much like ground balancing in the old analog detector days. Think of it like a hand pump for a bicycle tire. The movement of the coil is up and down, up and down, instead of side-to-side. I found the coil has to be very closely centered over the target to make a signal. We can call it the Bounty Hunter Bounce, lol!

I've noticed it helps with IDing rusty bottlecaps that sometimes make a high-tone. When you do the Bounce, the tone drops down to iron, while a coin or good target still gives a high-tone.

Next time out, bring along a group of coins and junk like you normally find. Just randomly toss them on the ground and check their signal. Try the Bounce and the Wiggle and see if you can find the coil's sweet spot. It's easy since you see the target, but good practice. Do these tests with Disc off or as low as possible, so you can hear all the targets and note if bottlecaps change their tone when you do the bounce over them. Once you get that down, try it with increased Disc, or any other setting you're wondering about. Raise the coil while swinging to get a feel for how they respond when the coil is further above them, and so on.

With a little practice, you'll have a better idea of what the buried things you can't see might be before you dig.
-Ed
 
Yeah, I had noticed about shortening the swing to kind of pin point. I'm getting better at it. Found 3 more pennies yesterday, one I actually dug out of the ground. Trying to sort out figuring out the depth. I can see improvement in my skill level, though I'm still a beginner.
Probably won't be able to MD today. I have a break in work about mid morning, but the weather is not good. Suppose to clear up this afternoon, but I don't think I have time.
That park I was going to check out doesn't open till tomorrow, so I went back to the park where I found the 9 pennies. If I end up there again, I was thinking I may check around the bleachers. Only thing is, the bleachers are aluminum. That would interfere with my coil, wouldn't it?
 
You can guess depth by seeing how high you can raise the coil above the ground and still get a signal.

Bleachers and playground equipment will cause a strong signal, but you should still be able to hunt fairly close and pick off coin IDs. Other people may give up too easily and not check there.

-Ed
 
Was out yesterday. Yeah, I'm getting better at the pin pointing. Not as easy as having a real pin pointer, but I am getting better at narrowing the field. Don't need to dig as big a hole. .;)
Figured out about how close I can get to the playground equipment. When I get better at discerning the tones, I may try to get closer.
All in all, this Quick Silver is turning out to be better than I expected. :detecting:
 
Was my first machine, a great little unit too, I have mostly tesoros now but love how crisp the tones were on the bounty hunters, they have good depth too. I see one in my local paper today that im debating on buying for my mom. Best tip I can give without a pinpointer is to learn to "X" your coil to narrow down the position keep watching the grass through the open coil for where the sound hits I usually go over the target about 5-10 times each way and usually it will be within the inner ring of the coil. Harbor Freight has a cheap pinpointer you can start with($15) then save up your finds for the Garrett Propointer. :)
 
I've been kind of busy with work lately, so haven't had a lot of chances to MD lately. I'm reluctant to dig too big or too deep without a pinpointer. But am getting pretty good at targeting with just the coil. Been eyeing a few places in my travels that I want to try once things cool off a bit. Can't handle high heat in the sun, so right now I only go out if I can do it early in the morning.
 
Hi new to detecting and form. I have a Quick Silver detector and have found 5 silver rings some with stones in them and a nice silver and turquoise ring. Also small silver charms, two silver dimes a 1961 and 1954, two foreign coins and about $130.00 in coins since mid april. I think it is a great machine to start out with.
 
just purchased a Quick Silver three weeks ago..came with a pinpointer..new to detecting..have found a few pennies and a 1977 Hot Wheels Hot Bird car..
like the unit alot..
 
I have a quicksilver and have found alot of great stuff. As of last year I found 8 silver rings and some junk rings- 20 in silver chain- 4 silver dimes - 4 wheat pennies- gaming tokens - small charms - kennedy half dollar - james polk dollar - 3 Sacajawea dollars - and a swim metal from a high school - 4 foreign coins - boyscout scarf pull - $360.00 in clad. I live in IL and have been detecting since April of 2013. Great machine and it loves silver.
 
Check my post First find for 2014 by hvacdude and see what my daughter found with her BH Quick Silver. I bought it for her because it was simple setup and easy target reject although she doesn't reject much on occasion iron. she has learned very quickly how to interpret each signal and read the display on how big the object might be. sometimes I feel she finds things faster than me and I have a BH Quick Draw 2. As for pinpointers, ours came with free ones which are from Bounty Hunter. They work very well but you have to be right on the object hence "pinpoint". Although I see a lot of videos of people using Garret pinpointers which apparently beeps and vibrate different intensities the closer you get to the object. I know my pinpointers retail at about $60 more or less. If I had a to actually buy one I would go with a better and more expensive one for accuracy but I am well satisfied now with what I have.
 
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