GTI 2500 settings for gold cache?

[thunderbyte]

My son has a very unique opportunity to look for a gold cache on private property. He will be using a GTI 2500 and is having trouble figuring this thing out. I am just looking for what some of you might think is a good starting point for settings. We have no information on size or depth, just that if it does exist, it will be a quantity of gold coins, possibly buried in a sack or a metal can, or a sack in a can. I have tried to talk him in to using an ACE250 since he has zero experience with a detector, but he is insisting that he wants to use the 2500.

Any advice is appreciated,
Len

 

[Bernie]

Great opportunity... I would use the large coil if you have one and search in the all metal mode. If there is a lot of trash on the site, you may want to use one of the other coils that provide better trash elimination. Uncle Willy, John, Chris or one of the other Garrett experts can probably give you more details. Best of luck finding the cache. Please post your findings.

 

[Uncle Willy]

There are no specific settings for a gold cache. Since this is most likely a larger target it shouldn't be hard to pick up. Use all metal and ground balance the detector manually and balance it positive ( the sound will increase as you lower the coil back to trhe ground ). Turn the sensitivity up as high as ground conditions will allow and still let your detector operate in a stable mode.

Since your son has no experience with a detector he is up against it from the get go as the 2500 has a bit of a learning curve and moreso when trying to hunt in all metal. If you think he can't handle manual GB then use Fast Track as it works nearly as well as manual. It's just that manual gives one a decided edge. Good luck.

Bill

 

[lazyaussie]

Bill"s given sound advice my tips are 1st he must dig all targets including iron hits if it"s in a iron can 2nd detect the place at least twice i"d dig only wide sounding targets on the first pass of the area then dig the all the other smaller sounding targets on the second pass this is a good idea as people quite often had more than one stash & may have buried coins individually as well as in a can & tell him to detect the area completely even if he finds the loot as there may be more. 3rd get a old can ( the rusty"er the better ) put some lead in it & bury it at 2-3 & 4 foot deep & get use to the signals it makes at different depths before looking for the loot i"d spend at least a day doing this as a tuned ear is better than untuned one.
hopefully this helps your son recover the gold.
good luck

 

[thunderbyte]

Thanks for the tips, I will pass them along to him. I will post any results here.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Had a friend of mine recover a family buried treasure for some people. It was buried in the floor of the barn and was $20 gold pieces inside sevral two-foot lengths of PCV pipe.

Bill