:usaflag:Am I doing something wrong?

[MNCoinhunter]

I was just noticing that other MD'rs are finding rings and I have'nt found a single one. For the most part I use the custom setting on my Ace..only notching out the first two iron tones. And anything that chimes in a nickel or better...I will always dig up. Now..my limited experience so far, tells me that if it's bouncing all over the place above a target, it is almost always a beer or soda can..so I will move on. And if it's any deeper than six inches..it has never been a coin....always junk. I'm just wondering if I'm missing something or if it's just a matter of time before I DO actually find one? I've really only been at it for a month or so..maybe I expect too much. I mean hell...I still think I found that peace dollar purely by luck.

 

[e50227]

I go out all the time hoping to find a ring or something special ! Just clad, a few fishing weights, a spoon. It sure would be nice to find something special so my family stops kidding me. So just keep at it, I do, it has to be out there for us to find. Keep hunting!!!!!!

 

[born2hunt]

I've been at this for three years and have only found five rings worth keeping so don't give up hope. I've never used a 250 so I can't give you any advice but I will say that I would not discriminate digging a decent signal because of it's depth. The reasons why coins in some areas get worked into the soil deeper than coins in other areas are many. If it walks and talks like a duck dig it up to see if it is one. To use your words, "when in doubt...... Had you dug up fifty soda cans before swinging over that fine peace dollar you may have passed on it and left it there for some one else. I'm not a clad hunter and I'd rather find one old coin than two pockets full of change so I'm used to coming home empty handed. Trust me, whatever discouragement you might be feeling will all be washed away with the next good find.

Keep your hopes high and your coil low, the good stuff is just one dig away,
Steve

 

[oldranger]

Ive found 1 ring since i began swingin..

Still looking for this yrs 1st...
so i know how ya feel

I like to think im just not in the
right spot for the ring...it certainly aint MY
Fault!!!!!!

Ron

Rangers Lead The Way

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

You have to be detecting where rings can be lost.
Where I,ve found rings for the most part are beaches on the sand and in the water.
One that has been most productive is where they play very active sports that being
soccer fields , baseball fields , volleyball courts ,any where they do very active jumping or falling sports.
Sometimes you see people throwing Frisbees and playing catch.another good location.
That means lots of gridding these location and patience's plus digging foil target up to silver.

 

[RickIowa2009]

I have found some rings, I tend to dig signals that normally I wouldnt, unless your willing to dig a lot of different targets, you may be missing rings!

 

[Uncle Willy]

Rings are hard to find. People don't just lose them everywhere like coins, plus you need to hunt areas where rings might be lost - swimming areas, the beach, sports fields of all kinds, and if you ain't digging pulltabs you're missing rings. A lot of gold rings will read in the foil and junk area. One has to dig some junk to get rings.

Bill

 

[Nauti]

Take uncle willy's advice.....if you're ignoring pull tabs you WILL be missing rings,especially the thinner type rings.I'm afraid detecting is a pursuit that you have to put a lot of work into to get the best results and that means digging a certain amount of junk.I do not believe there is a single machine on the market that can distinguish a pull tab from certain size rings with any accuracy......people who say they can with their machine are the ones that are leaving good stuff behind.In a place where you think there may have been a lot of activity it's best to dig everything that you know is not iron.....you will have a busy day with all the aluminium junk but your chances of a nice ring will always be better.Good advice from UW.

 

[MNCoinhunter]

Well it may be a case of just not finding one yet. Because I dig out a LOT of pull-tabs..and I have only hit one beach since I started this hobby..which was very small and did'nt produce much. Thanks for the advice and encouragement...I think I have to quit having such high expectations and just enjoy the moment.

 

[John-Edmonton]

Learn to get your targets out of the ground as quick as possible, so as to increase your over all finds in a shorter time. For just general hunting, I just use a screwdriver and pionpointer.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah a ring will come your way just have patience. There are folks who hunt forever and never score a ring. Rings are mighty scarce and you have to hunt where people are most likely to lose one. In the water at ocean beaches is a good spot or in the water at any swimming area or on the beach itself. I find most of my rings in sports fields. Another good spot is around and under swings and where parents stand and push their kids in the swing. Here's what you can look forward to after a whole lot of years behind a detector.

Bill

 

[metalhead]

Yeah man, you wouldn't believe the amount of junk I dig. I dig everything. Well most of the time, unless I'm tired(lazy)or hurtin'I go months between findin' rings that are keepers. We hunt all the time and like I said, I dig it all! Great feeling when you see that bling pop up out of the ground!Best of luck to ya!Happy Hunting!