Newbie Ace 250 finds

[brewnut]

Well I unpacked my Ace 250 today and decided to give it a quick spin in the front yard for about 15 minutes. I managed to find a scrap piece of metal of some sort, a 10c piece and an old key. Not bad for a first time user.
I will see how I go at some parks tomorrow.

 

[Ramjet]

Score! Well done brewnut. The coins will keep flowing now.

 

[silver]

Do learn how to dig without leaving a mess before hitting the parks though

 

[Sandta]

Welcome aboard Brewnut.
You have a great little unit ... and with patience and persitance you will be well rewarded
Looking forward to reading of your outings
And pictures ... We all love pictures

 

[Digger Danny]

Reminds me of when I put the X-terra together under the house, walked outside and my first find was 10cents, OH what a feeling for a beginner.

Cheers, DD

 

[Goldpick]

The home is always a good place to learn your detectors capability before heading into the field, and as Silver mentioned, also a good place to try out your coin recovery techniques. Bury a few different coins and junk targets so you know what to listen for on the Ace. Best of luck on your detecting.

 

[brewnut]

No problems thanks for the early advice. Yep I have been trying to keep my recovery holes as small as possible but I have quite sandy soil at my place so it makes trying to dig a small plug difficult. I will keep practicing though.
These are the items I found first time out in the front yard.

 

[brewnut]

So I took my Ace 250 to the playground over the road to give it a quick swing. I managed half N hour or so before leaving. Entry of hits most around 4 - 6 inches. Most of them were junk, with foil being the main culprit. I only managed one 5 cent piece . There is still plenty of park left to cover though.

 

[rocketaroo]

All the nasties in that photo, digging them is good exercise though!

 

[Ramjet]

Good practice too. You learn as you go. 50 to 100 hours to learn a new detector. Keep at it

 

[brewnut]

All the nasties in that photo, digging them is good exercise though!

Yep I was quite surprised at how strong the signals were for the small bits of foil. I have been using the all metal mode to get used to what makes what noises and at what notches on the ace. Lots of digging for me at the moment.

 

[brewnut]

Good practice too. You learn as you go. 50 to 100 hours to learn a new detector. Keep at it

So only about another 49hrs then till I become proficient at not finding trash

 

[Ramjet]

Good practice too. You learn as you go. 50 to 100 hours to learn a new detector. Keep at it

So only about another 49hrs then till I become proficient at not finding trash

LOL. Sorry brewnut. You will always be digging trash. Or missing good targets.

Silver is a very experienced detectorist. Scroll down in this thread and see a little of his trash

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=9998

 

[silver]

Thanks RJ , im having a slow time of it at the moment, follow RJs advice BN AND Keep an eye out for settingr and technique.