How about some 1266x tips

[BJ in Okla.]

For hunting in fresh bladed ground, looking for coins tokens, and what ever....
What settings would you use ??
BJ

 

[joe dirt_1]

BJ, On the 1266 I set disc 1 to just accept a nickel and to break up on a pulltab in disc 2. This seems to work pretty well for me on most sites I hunt. After you get some experience on the 1266 you learn that deep coins have a nice soft repeatable sound where trash seems to have more of a harsh sound to it. Of course certain kinds of trash can sound like a deep coin and fool you. Try some air tests with your machine with the sensitivity knob pulled out, and then push it in and see how much louder the signal gets. It will certainly hit those deep coins with a strong loud signal with the sensitivity pushed in and almost maxed out. The 1266 is an easy detector to learn to use and use well. Give it a little time and you will see why the 1266 is so popular. Good Luck and Happy Hunting..........Roger

 

[steve in so la]

BJ - I rarely use disc # 2 - it's useless unless as a last resort in real trashy sites. As for disc # 1, I almost always leave it at # 4 . This is one step below nickels at 5 but doesn't yet sound off on the tiny paper staples at 4 inches
When I am in an old area - which is very seldom around here - I use #1 set at 3. I pretty much dig the great majority of signals because over the last 30 years - 15 with the 1266 - I have found so many goodies when I was tempted to not dig. Last week I got an eagle button that was not much more than a tic. Had I not been in the older CW area I would not have dug it. So I dig a ton of trash and get a lot of exercise. 37 gold & 12,000 coins this year so far.

So if the ground is bladed the goods will probably be higher but if it's an older area then the real good oldies will be lower. Also, on my coil the target is always about 2-3 inches south of the coil's dead center. But this probably veries with different coils.

Keep us posted, steve in so az

 

[BJ in Okla.]

n/t

 

[Bill-NC]

Great post steve,I am 64 been metal detecting for a long long time.I have 9 detectors and 2 of them is the 1266x with 5 coil's one is new in the box.But if i had to hunt with just one of my 9 detectors it would be the 1266x HH Bill- NC.

 

[steve in so la]

methinks I turn 67 in a few weeks steve

 

[BJ in Okla.]

Me thinks Im sneaking up on what ever comes after 67 in a few months.
So Sonny, thanks for de tips.
BJ

 

[steve in so la]

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