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Old Church HELP!

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I ran across an old Church and started working it this morning (between rainshowers). It was established in 1927, so I figured it might have my first silver there (ok, wishfull thinking), anyway, I have been getting strange responses from the detector, like swing over a target and get belltone, then swing over the same spot back the other way, and no response, and nothing I do will produce the response again. I am getting double blips (in the old days of the Master Hunter 5 that meant nail). Why am I getting such eratic responses from the machine? It is a new GTP 1350 in coin mode, but after getting tired of all the unrepeatable signals I set the discrimination to accept nothing to the left of a penny. When I switch to "Zero" that thing sounds off every couple of inches, all reading small iron. Conditions are wet grass. Any ideas?
 
Could be trash on the one belltone. Check your sens. for the every couple of inches. Try setting it lower. Just a couple ideas.
 
I don't know if you are aware of it or not but churches are private property and need permission to hunt. If you have already gotten permission, great. Now to address your problem. You didn't state whether you were using the standard coil or the 4.5" coil. If I were you and had a 4.5" and found a lot of trash that's what I would be using. As Bob said it has been the same for me but you can't garauntee it, mixed signals are trash. I would back off my sensitivity also. If you are using "Coin Mode" disc try swinging slower. If you aren't getting a signal on the return swing turn 90 deg. and swing over the same spot. If you don't get a signal the detector is telling you that under normal circumstances it's junk. If you are trying to cherry-pick, use the discrimination and swing slower. Then go back, use all metal if you have it and dig everything. As you said about moist soil-it does cause the ID to shift with high sensitivity. High sensitivity and moist soil does great for deep targets though.Not tyring to offend in that you owned a Master 5, you could show me many things.
HH
 
I have the same problem when my sensitivity is set too high.
 
Thank you all, I just came back from my 3rd trip out there today. The coil is the 7X10 that comes on it from the factory. Next trip out I will back the sens. down from the factory default setting and see what happens!
 
First of all a one-way signal is usually junk unless it's a coin on edge. The 1350 is sensitivity driven so drop your sensitivity down to 6 or 6.5 and try it.
Bill
 
Looks abandoned, I'd still find the owner and ask permission. All you need is the sheriff in your face.
Been there.
 
Will try that, I have been running it at "default". One other thing, I hunted an area with the 1350 with the 7 X 10 coil, then came in behind it with the MH 5 and "super sniper" and pulled a penny out next to a conduit nut. I guess the combination together read as junk under the larger coil. Got to get a small coil for the 1350!
 
You are sooo right, it isnt bad in the front, but the back is way too tall!!
 
You'll notice a big difference and also in isolating targets.
Bill
 
One thing, with a weed whacker they'd think you was working for the owner. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":)">
Bill
 
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