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Pinpointing is HARD!

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unluckylester

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This weekend I did some hunting. I couldn't do too much because I had to send the lithium battery back to minelab. Red light kept flashing on the charger. Don't know if it was the charger or the battery, but they told me to send it to them. So of course I had to break down and buy some batteries.

I got this 1942 Walking Liberty Half-dollar! My first silver half. Then I flipped it over. @*$#! It really isn't CTX's fault though, I was only getting a one way repeatable and really iffy signal. Plus the dry, hard clay/rocks soil conditions were terrible. Also managed a 1919-D Mercury, and a 1915 Barber. 7 Wheat pennies were also found. Honorable mentions of those are 1913 and 1920-S.

I have noticed in trashy areas. The ctx doesn't pinpoint so well, but that's probably because it finds coins other detectors can't touch. I missed all these coins with my ATs. I like using the wiggle back method. The pipointing trigger trace doesn't work for me all the time. Plus it's really hard to see the screen in the middle of the day because of the sun. You can listen to it. but how do you know if you're on the right target?

Thanks and Good Luck,
Les
 
Oftentimes, when I am pinpointing in a trashy area I will move my body around the target while pinpointing, this help me isolate the object I am trying to lock on to amongst the trash. Sometimes, I just end up digging up the undesirable signal just to get rid of it. Of course almost all my detecting is woods and fields so it is not a problem to dig a larger hole, in a yard this wouldn't be as easy.
 
I've been walking around the target, without using the pinpoint button. I seem to be getting a lot better at digging coin directly in the center of the plug. It takes time.
 
I do circle around the target every time. This time I couldn't get a repeatable from any other angle. Then you throw in the iffy factor. Which means sometimes I couldn't even get a repeatable. Usually the wiggle back works pretty well on the ATs. I notice it doesn't work that well on the CTX. Maybe I have to just give my self more back up room after the wiggle.
Les
 
If you go into pinpoint and the object isn't near where you thought it should be it is probably junk.
 
I agree but disagree too. All the coins above were extremely iffy readings. that is exactly how i gouged that walking liberty. I have pulled a few silvers with the ctx already within the first two weeks. I am digging all iffy targets even one way targets. Because i have recovered all the easy targets at this site. It is a site i have pounded hard. Still pulling out nice coins. Every coin i find here is a great find because i have removed all the surface finds even pull tabs. It is close to home so it is easy to frequent.
 
Also, if the target is deep going into pinpoint mode doesn't usual produce any audible signal.
 
Yeah. I noticed that too. Even if there is no noticeable other targets around.
 
I wonder if I should start a new thread. Once you push the pinpoint button does it make a difference what mode or program you are in? Does a certain mode pinpoint better? By pinpointing i mean by pulling the trigger. For example. Does high trash pinpoint better than ferrous-coin by trigger pinpoint?
Les
 
Good question about pinpoint.. I thought Larry Illinois had a good response to that at one time?

It goes without saying to be careful digging, but what I could add is that if I was digging a site that was so very littered with trash AND silver I would be utilizing my plastic ice scream scoop a lot to avoid scratching any potential coins. DON'T LAUGH! I use it all the time and love it to get the dirt out of the bottom of the hole and even do a little digging with it when I am closer to the target . The plastic it is made of is very tough, and I haven't broken one yet
 
If all else fails on an iffy signal go with a bigger plug
 
Yup gotta circle those and "x" them. Like bav said, gotta cut those a little bigger if you can
 
unluckylester said:
This weekend I did some hunting. I couldn't do too much because I had to send the lithium battery back to minelab. Red light kept flashing on the charger. Don't know if it was the charger or the battery, but they told me to send it to them. So of course I had to break down and buy some batteries.

I got this 1942 Walking Liberty Half-dollar! My first silver half. Then I flipped it over. @*$#! It really isn't CTX's fault though, I was only getting a one way repeatable and really iffy signal. Plus the dry, hard clay/rocks soil conditions were terrible. Also managed a 1919-D Mercury, and a 1915 Barber. 7 Wheat pennies were also found. Honorable mentions of those are 1913 and 1920-S.

I have noticed in trashy areas. The ctx doesn't pinpoint so well, but that's probably because it finds coins other detectors can't touch. I missed all these coins with my ATs. I like using the wiggle back method. The pipointing trigger trace doesn't work for me all the time. Plus it's really hard to see the screen in the middle of the day because of the sun. You can listen to it. but how do you know if you're on the right target?

Thanks and Good Luck,
Les
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Just wondering how deep were your one way signals? Were they at the edge of the detecting depth or was the ground difficult?
 
You should hear deeper targets better with pinpoint because pinpoint is all metal mode. You should also be able to isolate multiple targets like iron and coins in the same hole as well, in pinpoint mode. I would give Target trace another chance and work with it some more. I'm sure you already know this with your experience but start your pinpoint off to the side of the target and then go over the target. If you want to reduce the audio response to your target(s), click the trigger a few times.

Turn your backlight on, it really helps you see the screen in the sunlight and don't worry about battery drain, the new screens draws very little power.
 
Ground is very difficult. Hard clay with rocks. with an inch of gravel on top, which could use a day or two of solid rain. All non-ferrous targets are removed to about the 6 inch mark. Everything is iffy now. But it's practical for me to dig because it's close to my house and the deeper targets are AWESOME FINDS NOW. I know there is a seated there somewhere. I have found coins from 1867(shield nickel)to present. I just want to know if any of the modes pinpoint better using pinpoint trigger. Here's another question? Does using a discriminated pattern in a program mean the pinpoint will also be discriminated?
Les
 
WOOHOO! It just started down-pouring. To give you an idea. I broke two shovels at this site. Also, bent my lesche. it's miserable, but the finds are awesome.
 
unluckylester said:
I just want to know if any of the modes pinpoint better using pinpoint trigger. Here's another question? Does using a discriminated pattern in a program mean the pinpoint will also be discriminated?
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No. As Larry (IL), mentioned, pinpoint is all metal mode.
 
Editing your frame size has nothing to do with pinpointing.........it is used to determine how many pixels (squares) to edit at one time in your discrimination pattern.
 
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