the 2 most important things about detecting, whether reiic or coin

[2 Much Trash]

1--- discrimination
2--- depth

Would one of you guys please search your inner self and come up with a detector that performs theses 2 functions in any atmosphere. I'd buy one.

 

[Dave J.]

I sure am glad you listed depth second!

--Dave J.

 

[2 Much Trash]

discrimination is #1. just wish someone would come up with a way to disc out aluminum the same way they've disc out iron

 

[jabbo]

The Golden uMax and the Cortes will notch out pulltabs but not heavier pieces of aluminum.

 

[parrott]

By notching out pull tabs some small or larger gold and silver jewelry items of various alloy content
could be notched out? Are there other ways to identify a pull tab from a good target? just asking.

 

[2 Much Trash]

Not sure about the notching out. All I know is that as a relic hunting consumer , that with all the technology thats coming along , at some point in time there will be a unit that will null out or break up (forget the numbers display) on all iron and aluminum no matter the size, depth, or ground conditions, and high tone on everything else. I just wish they'd hurry up. I'm getting old. Matter of fact I think I am old

 

[BarryL]

By notching out pull tabs some small or larger gold and silver jewelry items of various alloy content
could be notched out? Are there other ways to identify a pull tab from a good target? just asking.

I recently purchased a 1280x and never used one before Mainly fresh water and beach hunt . I have been trying different methods of this iding pulltabs before I dig the target , I have been slowely raising my coil as I swing and as I get higher it seems to start a double click . So Went on a clean place on the beach and buried a Nichol at 6" and a Pulltab at 6" about two foot apart did this test as I mentioned and I quit reading the pulltab at about 4" above the grounnd but repeatly hit the nichol with a soild double tone until I raised the coil about 6" above the target so I have been trying to listen for the broken tone as I raise it over the target and so for It has been pretty on as I have dug a few of the broken tones and yep it was a Pulltab but then again what if I am missing a small gold ring I sure hope not so when in dought I dig it! am I doing wrong I dont know but that is what I have found works for me with this detector

 

[cdog46]

I know you said-two best attributes of a detector. Nonetheless-the best discriminator is a shovel or digging implement.

 

[2 Much Trash]

I know you said-two best attributes of a detector. Nonetheless-the best discriminator is a shovel or digging implement.

There's no arguing with that.

 

[scubadetector]

Ok, why would you want aluminum discriminated out? It was used in the 1800's till present and a lot of good tokens were made with it. And yes Parrott, if you notch out tabs you WILL be notching out gold rings, nickels and other desirable targets. Finding tabs IS a nessessary evil.

 

[2 Much Trash]

Ok, why would you want aluminum discriminated out? It was used in the 1800's till present and a lot of good tokens were made with it. And yes Parrott, if you notch out tabs you WILL be notching out gold rings, nickels and other desirable targets. Finding tabs IS a nessessary evil.

Sorry Scuba, I should have added low tone along with null out and break up. I had no idea they made tokens in the 1800's (late 1800's) out of aluminum. that would be a great find . I also should have clarified that my definition of relic in metal detecting, at least in this country as anything from colonial days thru the civil war. My post was only to say that it would be great if there were detectors available that could identify aluminum in the same way they identify iron, then you could make the decision to dig or not to dig. Or, go back to making all detectors that hunt in all metal only. Wouldn't that be a game changer. But anyway, you're right, digging tabs, or any aluminum is, at least for now, a necessary evil. Nonetheless, a pain in the @!#$%^&*. But that would all change if someone were to dug a 1861 silver dime, 1904 Indian Head penny, colonial days shoe buckle, or a civil war bullet, buckle or button made of aluminum. Now that would be a game changer. " Hot on aluminum" that's the detector I'd buy. There's nothing more frustrating than to get a good solid hit and dig a 12 inch hole only to find an empty Miller can. Would be a whole lot better if it were were full, but that's about as hard to find as an 1861 aluminum dime.
All in fun, we all share the same passion, Digging Holes.