My last couple hunts with the v3i and was working like a charm. I found targets 10 inches deep and even if they sounded iffy like a target that sputters I just trusted the detector and never fooled me. It was all times true to what it sound out, I dug every target to see it and never was different for what I thought it should be. If you learn v3i you know if you have to dig or not. After all I want say that if you just hear the tones you know if it is conductive target or not, then if it is, you analyzing it and since you know what a good target should have, you dig it. I think you should not worry about the targets are can be found and not also about those they just can not. A hobby it is nice when you use your tool with it s capabilities.