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Which detector would you use to..................
- Thread starter Ivan
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Larry (IL)
Well-known member
Just about any detector will work for ring and jewelry hunting, they are seldom deep and they all will detect in the foil and tab (Gold) range. To answer your question, I use the White's M6 with the Bigfoot coil to cover a lot of ground with good target ID.
Yup, Larry is right: Any machine can find low conductor gold rings. All you do is turn down the disc 
Sure, some are better at low conductors than others, but that is HARDLY the "problem" in the typical sports fields and parks. You will typically NOT LACK for "low conductors" to choose from, if/when you simply lower your disc. on any machine, and go to the average city park turf.
Now ...... if the discussion were about earing studs, dangly tinsel thin fine chains, etc... then yes, certain machines can find those, while the typical "power-house" machine will miss grain of rice and tinsel fine objects. But if you're going into park turf in a quest to find objects that dainty, you're going to be one-sorry-fellow indeed. You will quickly learn how punishing it will be to think you can go to the average city park, and think you're going to strip-mine out every staple, push-pin, BB, etc.... At a certain point, you'd have to ask yourself: "why am I hunting for objects this small, in this type environment?". If those things were your goal, you're much better served going to swimming beaches and/or sandbox type environments. THEN there are certain types of machines which can find dangly chains better. Heck, to be honest with you, swimming beaches are also better for rings (verses park turf) as well.
But for regular park hunting, for regular rings (even small foil-reading type gold rings), then ANY machine will do it, when you turn down your disc.
Sure, some are better at low conductors than others, but that is HARDLY the "problem" in the typical sports fields and parks. You will typically NOT LACK for "low conductors" to choose from, if/when you simply lower your disc. on any machine, and go to the average city park turf.Now ...... if the discussion were about earing studs, dangly tinsel thin fine chains, etc... then yes, certain machines can find those, while the typical "power-house" machine will miss grain of rice and tinsel fine objects. But if you're going into park turf in a quest to find objects that dainty, you're going to be one-sorry-fellow indeed. You will quickly learn how punishing it will be to think you can go to the average city park, and think you're going to strip-mine out every staple, push-pin, BB, etc.... At a certain point, you'd have to ask yourself: "why am I hunting for objects this small, in this type environment?". If those things were your goal, you're much better served going to swimming beaches and/or sandbox type environments. THEN there are certain types of machines which can find dangly chains better. Heck, to be honest with you, swimming beaches are also better for rings (verses park turf) as well.
But for regular park hunting, for regular rings (even small foil-reading type gold rings), then ANY machine will do it, when you turn down your disc.
Now that THATS out of the way, since you want some reasons for a park hunting gold ring finder, I would recommend you to get something light, comfortable, long battery life, fast recovery and as many tones as possible...the more information (audio primary and visual too perhaps) the machine gives you about the target the better...once you have made your choice, you have to use it in a THINKING manner regarding gold rings and locations they tend to get lost in..then it just becomes a matter of effort and commitment...Some of the posters here that are prolific ring finders of the golden sort, you want to read as many of their posts as possible for the hints you need...I am pretty sure most of them could find gold rings with a low end el-cheapo, just because they got GOOD at it and have put in the effort involved. If you want to get good fast, dig 1000 pulltabs and dig 1000 zinc pennies...if you commit yourself to this excersize, and dig everything else along the way, you will get to know whats in the dirt pretty quickly. Good Luck!
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Robert2300
New member
The machine doesn't matter. You have to just dig everything. It's a pain in the back side
but thats the only way you'll find the gold. Wish it were different.
Robt2300
but thats the only way you'll find the gold. Wish it were different.
Robt2300
kingingkunsan
Member
Nothing to add here. Well said by all above
Robert2300 said:
Well, turning down the disc. and digging tabs/foil "till your arms fall off" isn't the "only way to find the gold". That's the not only "recipe" to up one's finds of gold rings. The MUCH BIGGER part of the "recipe" is WHERE a person hunts. Because to simply go to the nearest blighted inner city junky ghetto park and digging junk till your arms fall off, is hardly a sure-fired-recipe for finding gold rings. Much better to go to places where the ratios are better. And THEN, yes .... turn the disc. down.