Bullets & Buttons

[coinworld]

Since purchasing the new Fisher ID, Edge this past March 06 I have been making some very good finds. I've pulled two Yankee General service buttons (1 cuff)from two heavily pounded Union encampments, and over 40 dropped bullets (.44 cal and .54 cal)plus 1 1862 Indian head cent since April, plus one .54 with brass casing still attached, various gromet, and other circa 1861-1865 finds.

I have been detecting since 1995 and the purchase of the Fisher ID Edge has been my 4th metal detector purchase but in my opinion, the ID Edge is the simplest and most deadliy in terms of target location and pinpointing. My only complaint (and my complaint is a small one,) is that the Edge also sniffs out iron just as well as good higher-tone-valued targets-this may be due to operator error since I'm still learning the subtle nuances after only 2 months in the field.

After proper ground balancing, I select OC (old coins/relic mode), since I live in N. Virginia, I primarily relic hunt in this area as oppossed to coin hunting, and I dig every signal when I'm relic hunting so I don't mind digging a lot of trash because my good finds to bad finds ratio has dramatically improved, so either I'm a much better listener and can discern more readliy to what my detector is telling me, or I believe Fisher has finally got it right with the Fisher ID Edge. (maybe both.)

Is there something else I should be doing to cancel out iron signals without compromising valuable finds which may also lie in the iron tone field?

Thanks

 

[Fooey]

Ive been using the EDGE for just about a month now. I normally run in disc mode with it set at -36. I like to be able to hear all the tones. subtle differences really yield some good finds. I usually dig everything in the low/mid to high tones and pass the low (iron) tones. i still leave them on though, it helps to give me a feel for whats really in the ground. I have had some hits that bounced between low and mid/high. turns out two targets were pretty close to each other. one being a flat cuff button and the other a cut nail. Hope this helps you.

Mike
south jersey

 

[coinworld]

Mike,

Thanks for your feedback. I feel like I've been on a bit of a learning curve-but the Edge in my opinion has been one of the simplest and most effective detector that I've ever used/owned and I've owned three previous Fishers: (CZ 5, Coin$trike and the CZ 70 Pro). I only have the CZ 70 pro now as a backup.

I hunt in relic/old coin mode and have been digging every signal in the mid tone to high tone range and have been happy with my recoveries thus far, it just seems that the Edge also sniffs out iron-more than I'd care to dig-but I would rather dig iron than miss out out a potential find that falls in the same range. I guess there is no way to nullify iron without compromising a potentially valuable find?

Thanks for the discrimination tip (-36), I'll see how that does, I don't recall what I currently have it set but when I head out this Friday to the heavily pounded union encampment area where I've pulled over 40 drops and one cuff button, I will make sure to set my discrimination properly. Good luck with your Edge as well!

Wayne in N. Virginia

 

[bhershey]

Hi Wayne,

You mentioned you had a CZ70 Pro, as did I. I found it to be a magnet for deep rusty nails, so I threw in that towel and got a Coin$trike and Excel, and now MUCH happier!

I'm curious what type of iron targets you're being fooled by with the Edge, can you describe them? I sometimes get shallow round or square iron, but can usually tell it's not a coin or button because the signal is so large when I pinpoint, plus the attack and decay of the sound seems steeper compared to the more smooth sound of buttons and coins.

Thanx,
Brian

 

[Fooey]

Wayne,

You can also try running the disc at 00. That will allow you to hunt only (+) targets. you will only have the mid/low through high tones also. I find that works exceptionally great too. you wont have all the blips and beeps of iron. i did notice that in moist soil it will still pick up large iron objects. Let me know how this works out for you.

HH
Mike
South Jersey

 

[coinworld]

Brian,

Thanks for your input. I'm diggining a lot of old iron nails, and looks to be peices of iron from the CW period some is unidentifiable, like bolts and the like.

Again, when I'm relic hunting I dig all signals, previously I was only digging higher end tones and realized that some CW bullets that I have dug with the Edge would register as a bad tone signal (usually junk), so now I dig everything but have noticed that I also dig my fair share of iron as well. I guess no machine out there is perfect and that is one of the "trade-offs" that I guess we as the'rs all have to contend with.

Wayne

 

[coinworld]

Mike,

Thanks I will make sure I set my disc at "00" when I head out tomorrow to the Union encampment site and will let you know what of any improvement that I notice.

Have a good weekend and may your good finds be plenty!


Wayne