I have been using the mxt for a month now and seem to have problems with finding good targets in areas with iron. I was hunting this past weekend with a buddy and he was using a tejon and he was trying to help me with finding things. If he got a good target he would call me over and have me check it to see what the mxt said vrs his tesoro and I was checking in relic mode and when his called it good I would get iron hits almost solid with just a hint of what might be good. So I said no good he digs and gets a U.S. civil war button. I have noticed that if you are on the edge of a medium to large piece of iron(2 inchs+) that it will ring up good and as you pinpoint and get to center then recheck it is solid iron. I am also using the stock 9.5 coil which doesnt help and have a excellerator 6 inch on the way. I have had similar problems coin hunting in dirty areas. I hope the coil helps but am going out tomorrow again with him to a old ghost town and know I am going to run into the same problem with it (new coil will be here tomorrow evening) So I am looking for help to make my day better so I dont keep getting ribbed by him that I got the mxt when he owned one and didnt like it that it couldnt make up its mind on a target and always jumped around with every sweep. I need to show up his 500 dollar tesoro or at least not look like a fool tomorrow if possible. I just cant see digging every iron target to try to get lucky on finding a coin. I would be digging more than looking in some of these places as you cant dig a hole without getting some sort of iron. I am sure their has to be a way to know if it has a good target hidden with it or just on the outside of just iron. I have ordered the mxt edge book for tips on problems and to learn any tricks you can do with it. I do know this, if it is a good target by itself it will ring true and have found a musket ball as far as 12 inches and a pewter button at 14 inches. So it can find things a great depth just need to figure out when to dig and not to and any other good tips from people that have been using for a while that think they know something that will help. Maybe setup or I read about detuning while pinpointing. Things like that are so valueable to this. I have also tried sweeping one way then turning 90 degrees and sweeping again just to have it say iron and him to dig a good target. He is running a stock 8 inch coil on the tejon. One main question is the fact you might sweep 5 times and get iron every time but one good signal saying button does that mean that you have two targets every time? Or I am on the outside edge of iron. I cant tell when it is telling the truth so to speak.
thanks to all that give tips and help.
thanks to all that give tips and help.