Why do non metered detectors out perform metered detectors?

[Hombre]

Being able to find treasure amongst the trash is more dependent on the user than the machine.

I would say that is more true for a beep-N-dig detector than a good metered detector. Someone brand new to metal detecting would have a very tough time finding goodies among trash with a beep-N-dig where as a good metered detector would be much easier.

A well seasoned hunter that is very familiar with a detector can do very well picking out treasure in the trash/cherry picking, but I think a well seasoned hunter that is very familiar with a metered detector can do even better at cherry picking.

Howdy Southwind

With all do respect I'd like to see you cherry pick gold rings out of aluminum trash, maybe I'll get a chance to next month. I hunt gold in freshwater with a Tiger Shark, and I've talked with some well respected water hunters. They all say the same thing about finding gold jewelery, you just got to dig the pulltabs, no cherry picking there. Location is the key to finding gold jewelery, and popular swimming beaches are where it's at! I know a well seasoned waterhunter that lives close to me in Okla. He says if there are'nt any pulltabs in the lake he's hunting in at the time, he just packs up and leaves. No pulltabs means it's been hunted to death.

As far as finding silver coins in relic type situations with lots of rusty nails, that's easy with a good non-metered detector (I use a Bandido). Just run your Disc high enough to knock out common ferrous trash, and if pulltabs and other aluminum trash is bothersome Disc. those out as well. And then if you start to find old useage indicators like wheat pennies, tokens,watchFobs, harmonica
reeds and other old brass relics..........Then you need to take a dig-all mental attitude. If it beeps-DIG, like our resident guru..... Monte says "The only good discriminator is your EYES".

 

[synthnut]

Hombre,
That was a BIG Platinum ring !!!.....You ebarrass me by only giving your comment a " ONE FIDDLE " .....That comment and my actions deserves AT LEAST a " FIVE FIDDLE" answer !!!..... Heck I even pointted to the spot where the ring was burried !!!..... That was a VERY VALUABLE lesson !!!..... Just as a reminder , he even added that riing as his Avatar !!!.....With friends like hm , who needs enema's ? ...... JIm

 

[mattw]

People tend to watch the meter and not trust their ears.

Matt

 

[Ray-Mo.]

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[loujim]

G'day Furious. Great to meet you yesterday at the netball fields. I found your post in this forum to be a very interesting read indeed (and all the other posts from other members too). Just after you left I thought I found my first ring. It gave me a trill until I realised it was a short plumbing olive that looked like a dirty muddy wedding band. Anyway I'll be sure to use the smaller coil next time.
James Vella

 

[Furious T]

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[Furious T]

Hi James,
I've been keeping an eye open for one of your posts....yes, it was great to meet up...I'm sure, like most people, you'll find plenty of plumbing bits and pieces, and hopefully the gold will also come. Persistence and perseverence are key factors. All the other stuff you learn along the way. It must be the we season we are having, because although I found a few coins, I cant say that I did very well...I think we need some warm dry weather with people out and about doing lots of things...meantime, it's a matter of sifting through stuff that's been in the gound for a good while....most of the coins I found on Sunday had been there for some time (a couple of them I'd passed over before).
Keep in touch, and we'll have to get together for a hunt, or even just to talk about 'tecting. All the best.

 

[slingshot]

This discussion is why I have both! I can't imagine having only one type of detector and keeping my sanity. But if my metered detector finds a ton of good stuff, the next time the area gets a once over with the non-metered.

 

[jbow]

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[Ism]

Size/health may be a major contributor to the choice in metered/non-metered detectors. I'll say no more.

 

[fenian13]

This will be my last post on the subject.

Lots of great info has been written.

IMHO it's not what your detector can do,...It's what can you do with your detector....

Best of luck to all.

The Fenian.