raptro5618
New member
I think that this site is so helpful in gaining knowledge that it would take years to learn on your own and in many cases to learn things that I would never have come up with on my own. Being new to this I thought that perhaps I should share my experiences so far.
I bought one of those $20 bounty hunters to see if I might like doing this and if I would be able to go out in public with a MD. I tried it, found a few pennies in my back yard and decided to jump in with two feet and bought a used Quattro.
In the beginning it was very frustrating. I read the book over and over, air tested coins, tried things in the yard, reread the book, in fact read it over and over many times. It still was frustrating going out several times and at best finding a penny or two. But I decided this was like working out. Until you get in shape or get the proper experience it just sucks. I went to what I thought should be good sites, playgrounds, beaches, etc and found almost nothing. But I was getting better. I went to a property that had been used as a fort, was a battlefield, a mill and a cross road. You guessed it. I found nothing but junk. That was the low point. I read some more, checked on tones and settings and tried some other things. No I did not have a test garden my yard has almost no spot that is devoid of garbage. Too lazy to clear a section out.
But then I started putting things together. One day I found a few pennies but dug almost no junk in an area filled with junk. Then a quarter and a few pennies, some junk but I guess that goes with the territory. This weekend in just a few hours I was pulling mostly coins with some junk that was interesting anyway.
My experience is that I think starting in coin was good in the beginning but I have found that all metal is the best at figuring things out. Reading the book over and over as well as writing down what number an item shows up as and what the tone sounds like helped a lot. I mostly look for coins. For now I need success and they are easy to detect and very little else sounds the same. I now get anxious to go out and I have sites that I know should be good. That old property is still there too.
My biggest problem is getting some kind of procedure for doing things. I find something set the detector down, try to untangle the head phone. Can
I bought one of those $20 bounty hunters to see if I might like doing this and if I would be able to go out in public with a MD. I tried it, found a few pennies in my back yard and decided to jump in with two feet and bought a used Quattro.
In the beginning it was very frustrating. I read the book over and over, air tested coins, tried things in the yard, reread the book, in fact read it over and over many times. It still was frustrating going out several times and at best finding a penny or two. But I decided this was like working out. Until you get in shape or get the proper experience it just sucks. I went to what I thought should be good sites, playgrounds, beaches, etc and found almost nothing. But I was getting better. I went to a property that had been used as a fort, was a battlefield, a mill and a cross road. You guessed it. I found nothing but junk. That was the low point. I read some more, checked on tones and settings and tried some other things. No I did not have a test garden my yard has almost no spot that is devoid of garbage. Too lazy to clear a section out.
But then I started putting things together. One day I found a few pennies but dug almost no junk in an area filled with junk. Then a quarter and a few pennies, some junk but I guess that goes with the territory. This weekend in just a few hours I was pulling mostly coins with some junk that was interesting anyway.
My experience is that I think starting in coin was good in the beginning but I have found that all metal is the best at figuring things out. Reading the book over and over as well as writing down what number an item shows up as and what the tone sounds like helped a lot. I mostly look for coins. For now I need success and they are easy to detect and very little else sounds the same. I now get anxious to go out and I have sites that I know should be good. That old property is still there too.
My biggest problem is getting some kind of procedure for doing things. I find something set the detector down, try to untangle the head phone. Can
If I'm readin' you right, you've done EVERYTHING, you're supposed to do and your still bummed about not finding a 1909 s VDB penny or something. Me too!!!!, but you know what??? You did buy the right detector. You did buy the right training book by Andy Sabisch, and it sure looks like to me you're doing all the right things. Now I know that you're gonna R-E-E-L (freak out) when I say this, but you know it's true, and furthmore, it's true for ALL of us to one degree or another. FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T GIVE UP, and please, don't get too discouraged and sell your detector. I honestly believe this is on e of the best detectors out there, period. If I can't back it up with some of my stories, I know these other folks can and do back it up on the web site, and I absolutuly agree with you that it's a WONDERFUL THING, that we all have this great web site where we can not only share, but receive terriffic information on our specific detector, and/or, detecting in general. What a deal!!! We not only have our own personal experionce to learn from, but the experience of others with the same detector (mind you), who seem to share freely their experiences good or bad with the whole world. I love it, and don't you DARE, quit or put that detector in the closet for too long, because I gaurantee you if you don't quit your gonna get there, and have your day too, just like Mike, (AMAZING) Mike from Virginia Beach told me a while back in one of my discouraging posts. You just keep sharing with us and we'll back you up, no matter what.
