hello from IOWA

[dig-dug]

a few years ago we got my father a B&H quick draw 2, he used it 2 or 3 times and put it up and has miss placed the manual but i found one online, so he just gave it to me and i would guess it was just alittle to complicated for him and just alittle bit for me too, but I'm thinking ill figure it out as i use it more, any pointers for a first time user?

 

[galen smock]

You WILL figure it, its to much fun not to,I have a BH QD 2 and i still am not to handy with it,use it,enjoy it.

 

[dig-dug]

so whats a good starting point on the settings? ill be starting in the backyard and i know theres alot of trash metal like nails.

 

[dig-dug]

got the new batteries in and getting excited about what lays under the ground in this area. this small town used to be a coal mining town and from old pictures form that time I'm in the area where they kept all the horses and work mules, digging just under the grass there's alot of pieces and fragments of the red bricks that was used in the foundations of the buildings that housed the livestock, there were alot of very small houses in this are too, 1 1/2 to 2 room some not bigger then a 1 car garage, there are some still standing and if anyone is interested i could post o few pics of those.
as for right now trying to figure out how to work this thing.

 

[Pulltab Paul]

This may help

http://detecting.com/manuals/MQD2%20Reader.pdf

Paul

 

[dig-dug]

This may help

http://detecting.com/manuals/MQD2%20Reader.pdf

Paul

thank you, but i already found that one, the more i study it the more i understand

 

[dig-dug]

got another prime spot to search, in the attached photo is a baseball field thats 50 yards from my house and centerd is the table and chair where they take the money to get in, so chances of finding change should be pretty good, BUT could i get into trouble for searching on those grounds?

 

[Dirtdigger33]

I don't think you would. Just depends on who owns the field. If it is a high school I am a little Leary of searching an area when it is the season for that sport or if if they are using it to get ready for the season. Even if it is off the field area they may wonder if you are searching the playing field as well. I am more cautious of these areas as well because people who do not metal detect, do not know we always cover our holes. If they see one or someone gets hurt they may think it was because of you. One high school in my area gates off some of their fields and has a no trespassing sign up in the off season. If you think you need permission get it. Some places put a number up to schedule the field you could trying calling the number and asking if there is one for permission. If you do not see these signs. I think it is alright. I like to dig with a screw driver and a pinpointer in these areas. My parks department does not get as worried if they see you with only a screwdriver and not a shovel. Also if they ask you about other holes you can show them how you dig. My holes when I dig with this method are about the size of an aerated plug or a little bigger and can easily be filled in when I am done. Just some thoughts. Good luck and hh.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Hmm, I'm craning my eyes as best I can see at your photo, and I don't see any signs forbidding metal detecting, right? And it appears that you got close enough to take this picture, so apparently there wasn't any prohibitions about your being there, right? (unless you got his picture from a distance, using super-tele-photo lenses??). Then ...... why would you think you can't hunt there?

 

[dig-dug]

heres a pic from late summer from the side of my house looking at the ball field and it sits way away from the school, theres no postings of any kind and it is open for public use for games or walking around in. still leary about digging on a school field tho. Best part about this is, ive been here for 18 yrs and ive never seen anyone over there with a metal detector. since im just starting out i dont know what ground is fair game for hunting on unless it was clearly posted, we've had a mild winter of 40 -50 Deg temps the ground isnt froze and its alittle soft so it should be easy digging and fixing any holes.

any tricks on learning to center an object under the coil?

 

[Tom_in_CA]

"still leary about digging on a school field tho." Why are you leary? Were you planning on leaving open holes? Planning on leaving evidence of your presence?

And if it's a matter of the "temporary evil process" of digging the target that makes you skittish, then welcome to the harsh cruel world of metal detecting Because there is just no way to get around this (unless you intend to only go for surface targets *just* under the blades of the grass). Simply put: No matter how you slice it, in this hobby, you're going to have to get the targets out. And simply put: there is NO municipal or county entity, who will tell you "sure, go ahead and dig in the park" They ALL have verbage to disallow things like "alterations" "vandalism" "destruction" and so forth, right? (pre-dating metal detecting, btw). But THINK of it: all such words indicate an END result, do they not? So if you leave no trace of your presence (cover, stomp, ruffle, etc... your spot), then presto: you have not "altered" "vandalized" or "destructed" anything, now have you?

And sure, let's face it: some busy-body lookie-lous will make an automatic connotation, merely seeing a man with a detector, or seeing you with a screwdriver probe, etc... Thus this hobby, unfortunately, is a little like nose-picking: you have to use a little discretion. Avoid those busy bodies to begin with, and no one cares. Go at low traffic times, and don't start any deeper retrieval with lookie-lous watching, etc... I hunt parks, schools, etc.... all the time, and don't have a problem. But then again, I don't wear a big red target on me by going when the maintenance/mowing crews are there for that day, don't go in the middle of little-league game, don't go waltzing over people's beach blankets in the middle of archie conventions, etc....

 

[Dirtdigger33]

Tom has the right idea. I hunt schools all the time, playing fields, and parks. I go during the non busy time. Saurday morning early. No maintenance crews and very few spectators. Unfourtanately people who do not metal detect have the understanding that it is a spectator sport. You have to get use to the onlookers and the 20questions game. Get you a set of headphones and wear them. Can cut down on the questions. Learn to dig without leaving a trace. I love hunting right now. It is still cold where I live. No crowds, and few kids out. Some days entertaining the kids curiosity is quite fun. If you have a good idea what the target will be. You can find them a target, let them dig and walk ahead of them allowing you to detect in peace. I see no reason why you cannot detect there if nothing is posted. They can just ask you to leave. I have only been asked to leave twice. Not at home but on vacation in FL. Nothing I was doing wrong. They just asked me to leave. Good luck.

 

[dig-dug]

guess I'm in that 2nd group wondering about the onlookers, i would be more worried if i were digging with a Bobcat, the more i use this the less i think about that.
been trying it out in the back yard and its really trashy, ill get a tone but cant find it again and then a tone from another spot and then i cant pin point that one, I'm learning the settings to weed out the trash. pinpointing an object is another story.
searching the back yard today i found a penny and made a nice sized hole in the process (found my septic tank too )

 

[Dirtdigger33]

It sounds like you have discovered the need for a pinpointer. I started out without one and detected about 3 or 4 months before getting my first one. I cannot figure out why dealers who sell metal detectors do not have a message that pops up when you buy a metal detector saying may we recommend you purchasing a pinpointer, and outline some benefits to purchasing one with a link to the ones they offer. I have been detecting in a park and had people ask me what is that thing you have in your hand. They sometimes have told me they have been metal detecting for a while. I tell them it is pinpointer and show them how it works. They are amazed and I am amazed they never have used one. It has saved me from the endless digging of a deep or wide hole and helped me to recover my targets very quickly. If you go to a site called Kellyco metal detectors on the left column of the site you will see an option called pinpointers. They give you a description of each product. Within the last year and a half I have purchased 2 of the vibraprobe pinpointers made by Treasure products out of Simi valley CA. They are of good quality and waterproof to 100m. Kellyco will give some an ideas on which one to start with. HH

Jake

 

[dig-dug]

this came with a pinpointer and my father found it so i have to go get that at some point here.

 

[usafaviator]

heres a pic from late summer from the side of my house looking at the ball field and it sits way away from the school, theres no postings of any kind and it is open for public use for games or walking around in. still leary about digging on a school field tho. Best part about this is, ive been here for 18 yrs and ive never seen anyone over there with a metal detector. since im just starting out i dont know what ground is fair game for hunting on unless it was clearly posted, we've had a mild winter of 40 -50 Deg temps the ground isnt froze and its alittle soft so it should be easy digging and fixing any holes.

any tricks on learning to center an object under the coil?

I'd be hitting that sidewalk strip in your picture....

 

[Karl]

Hello and Welcome to Findmall.com Bounty Hunter Forum !!

And I too would be hitting that strip of grass in that pic.