Son lost his ring-need help!

[dlozierp]

Today my son informed me he had lost his wedding band somewhere in his mother-in-law's yard. I am going to look for it tomorrow but here is my challenge. The ring is made of tungsten steel. Now, where will tungsten steel id on my detector? My guess is it will fall in negative ID as a ferous target. I would appreciate If anyone can offer me their advise or opinion. Better yet, if anyone had anything made of tungsten, or preferably, if you have a tungsten steel ring, can you test it with your detector and post a reply. Thanks for any help.
Dan

 

[Jackpine Savage]

I have found several while wading and had no problem picking them up. Most tungsten carbide rings are heavy which helps raise up the ID. Could read a bit iffy if it's not laying flat.

Tom

 

[dlozierp]

Thanks Tom

 

[BarnacleBill]

Here's an old thread on this topic:

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,704505,704505#msg-704505

HH
BarnacleBill

 

[David]

Good tips, hope you find it. I have never heard of a tungsten carbide ring before. Out of curiousity I wonder the reason why someone would buy a tungsten carbide ring? Learn something new everyday. This should answer my own questions:
http://www.titaniumkay.com/Mens-Tungsten-Carbide-Rings-100401.html

 

[dlozierp]

Well unfortunately this story doesn't have a happy ending. I searched the entire are three times from different directions and no ring. The ground here is frozen so it would be right on top.. If it is there, and I don't think it is, the only other place it could have landed was in one of the shrubs. Thanks to BarnacleBill for the prior posts. The ring is not expensive ( I think around $100.00) but does have sentimental value.

This week if forecast for warmer weather here in Central Oklahoma and I am looking forward to doing some hunting.

Dan