sovereign gets better depth in farm field with less sensitivity

[GunnarMN]

After adjusting my sens to be not so hot i found i was getting deeper and clearer sounds in the farm feild if i dug a nails it was because i wanted to i found one shot shell at a full 8"with a clear big sound I tell you what if i could have my money back i would still buy a sovereign GT absolutly a incredible machine , i was a bit woried i would maybe lose depth at the 12 oclock and with the volume not cranked but it just did better its a good thing for us newbe,s to know so we dont get discouraged

 

[Rick(ND)]

To run the sensitivity in auto as it has a smoother threshold and easier to understand, this will make it easier to use and understand than once you understand it then go to manual and go slow with some higher sensitivity and you will see some real depth. Most people swing the Sovereign too fast to begin with and with auto or lower sensitivity they are able to do OK which they couldnt with the higher sensitvity with the faster swing of the coil.

As you see you are learning more each time out with it. Good luck

Rick

 

[Buried Crap NJ]

As Rick has pointed out most swing all there detectors too fast! But if you can't seem to get the skimmer out of you just adjust the machine to meet your style of hunting. Sensitivity and discrimination are the two controls that hurt you the most. I rarely go beyond half what is available on sensitivity and use little discrimination. The other factor that's get you in trouble is the Ron Popeil set it and for get it. One part of that works forget it. You must constantly be changing you settings as your never in one spot that long. Hunters should take the time to learn there machine. The next time you go out set up your machine and experiment. Find a target you wish to dig and change settings. Go lower and higher with any or all controls then dig. You be surprise what you learn.

 

[Critterhunter]

I've said it before and I'll say it again...IN MY SOIL, which tends to be medium to high in mineralization (some spots aren't, though), something much lower than max stable sensitivity will give me best ID and audio at depth on many occasions. I found this to be true most of the time with the 15x12, and I think that was because it was soaking in more ground matrix. Making the coil too hot can null, degrade, or wash out the coin signal mixed in with it IMO. Now, with the stock 10" coil I also found this to be the case at many sites. With the 12x10, however, I'm finding that more often it wants to run at max stable sensitivity, even a little into unstability where the threshold will reset say every 10 or 20 seconds as you hunt. You do have to move slower, though, with high sensitivity. My main tool for determining where to set it is to bury a silver dime at say 6 or 7" deep, sometimes deeper. I like to get it right to the edge of detection for that site on a newly buried target like that (stuff in the ground a long time will ID much deeper) and then play with the sensitivity doing short sweeps or wiggles over the target. Many times around 1:30 to 2PM is the sweet spot where the ID/audio is best, but as said the 12x10 has me riding the edge of stability more often than not and that's usually 10, 11, or even full blast sensitivity as this coil can often run with it all the way up.

Go too high with sensitivity and, even though the machine is stable, the ID will range wildly and even null or sound bad. Often backing it off a good bit will give a more rock solid ID. Too high can make a good target look like oddly shaped junk. Don't worry so much about how deep the machine is getting if you back off sensitivity. I've dug coins 9.5" deep with sensitivity set at 2 or 3:30PM on land, and at least that deep and deeper in the sand. But as said the 12x10 wants to run maxed many times for me. Just make sure to move much slower and work the coil in slow motions over and around signals to try to pull out a high tone.