rusty nails

[john sullivan]

does a person ever get proficient enough to distinguish deep silver from rusty nails

 

[teleman2525]

i dont know but i do get good at digging deep holes lol

 

[sgoss66]

Not completely, I don't think. Most will agree that if you don't dig an occasional bent, rusty nail, you are likely missing some silver (as many deep silvers sound nearly identical). I would have to concur with that, from my experience...

Steve

 

[TwoRivers]

When I first starting using the SE I chased quite a few nails, but once I learned a few techniques from books and other hunters the occasions of digging a nail have been few. Once in a while I'll dig one when I get lazy and don't follow techniques learned or I just try to wish a silver out of the hole . Of course if I'm not sure of the sound I'll dig it, I did that the other day and out pops a large cent at about 10"s...

John

 

[MNCoinhunter]

I plead the 5th ....

 

[triplehooked]

That's a LOT of trash McDave.... are you saving for scrap??

 

[grumpymedic]

I still dig a few as well..but the techniques that Bryce provides help considerably. Sometimes it just sounds too good to pass up so I dig...and dig...and dig!!

 

[MNCoinhunter]

That's a LOT of trash McDave.... are you saving for scrap??

I dig any signal that sounds even remotely good ... I have a hard time passing them up.

 

[triplehooked]

Well at least you know you aren't passing up silver! I find the coolest stuff digging those iffy signals.

 

[amc rulz]

I dug nails and small iron on occasion with the stock coil on my ex 2. Rarely do I dig nails with the sef coil running high sens and gain.

 

[AIRFORCEMIKE]

Ok dont feel bad i was a nail magnet today on my first day out with the SE..dug a few of them up but like you all say..ya never know.

 

[TokenDigger]

After seven years with my Explorer, I still occasionally dig a nail or two. They are usually bent. I just don't like passing up iffy signals. HH

 

[DougF]

After seven years with my Explorer, I still occasionally dig a nail or two. They are usually bent. I just don't like passing up iffy signals. HH

That's my experience, too. The bent ones will sound good in several directions, while most will only sound good in one direction.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Heck we all get fooled but variability, cursor movement and a keen ear enables us to get fooled less often. Bottom line if you are not sure dig and with experience in the field you won't get fooled as often.

 

[rayski]

I also dig nails. Went out this morning and had a good signal. Dug like crazy and found six nails. Some were bent but they all had been there awhile. I'll keep trying.

 

[DaugBiscuit]

Today I dug five or six very rusty nails; all giving me an 'iffy' tone/signal, some were bent but most were straight.

I recently read a post by Bryce where he said he would dig if he got a good signal in two of the four angles while walking around the target. I normally wouldn