Optimum frequency for lead relics

[steverii]

What would be the optimum operating frequency for a detector when searching for lead, musket balls, bullets etc?

 

[bootyhoundpa]

From what i read I've read that the g2 and f19 are very good for lead relics and believe both are 19khz.. but haven't used either so take it for what it's worth.. general rule of thumb says higher frequencies are better for low conductors like lead and gold... low frequencies are better for high conductors like copper and silver...

 

[hooelo]

I own a G2 plus, mostly use no disc., set V- break to 40. This gives unwanted items a low tone. Low 50's could indicate a good brass button and yes hits hard on lead. Good prices on new G2's a real plus. Good videos on G2 on u- tube.

 

[TellYaWhut]

Now a days people love 19khz for relics...like bullets, but it wasnt too long ago that this frequency was focused specifically for use in gold metal detectors like the Gold Bug or Lobo. Any frequency detector will find bullets. Small BB size lead will be found a lot more easier with the 19khz. The higher frequencies tend to unmask better in iron, thus find more lead than the lower frequencies (that tend to have a slower recovery speed). Larger lead will ID higher on the meter scale. For example I used a 3 ringer Civil War bullet as a disc pattern....to ONLY dig bullets. I ended up digging tons of bullets, zincs and Indian head pennies. The short answer, not considering recovery speed,.....the Hottest frequency for finding large lead like 3 ringer bullets is 10khz.

 

[dfmike]

I agree with hooelo. I have an F19 (same as G2+). It loves low to mid conductors (bronze, lead, nickel, iron, etc.)

 

[hairymonsterman]

The choice of freq will depend as much on the size and shape of the lead, the detector obviously doesn't know what the target material is, small lead- higher khz, big lead-lower khz.
Just a note on the F19. A guy once told me he was hoovering all the small stuff up amongst iron with his F19 set at a tone break of 40.
I'd suggest you try setting it to site conditions, i found 40 to be way too high for most of my sites.
Here's a short video showing how easy it is to miss even high conductor coins at tone break 40, it might help some folk.

https://youtu.be/pHUmIPNFp1k

 

[dfmike]

hairymonsterman, thanks for the vid. I always set my F19 with volume at 10 to kill all iron targets but your video made me realize I might be missing some clad coins in the process. I can still hear the small ticking sound when you go over the clad with v-break at 40 but it can be easy to miss it in heavy trash. The sound is much clearer and complete with v-break a tad lower.