Out 'n' About With The CTX3030

[Heatho]

Nice hunt Sandta. If there's heaps of iron it could be a good opportunity to test out the ferrous coin target separation setting?

 

[Sandta]

I went back to the river this morning

 

[Mackka]

Enough for a litre of petrol mate, well done.
Mackka

 

[Jaros]

:lol: :lol: :lol: Too true,

 

[silver]

Bettr'n zip !
:Y: O :Y:

 

[golddiggerart]

Wonder how long the phone has been in there....

 

[Goldpick]

Nice ring Sandta, rivers are often neglected hunting locations, especially near boat ramps and swimming holes. I did pretty good in the past around some rowing clubs, plenty of silver rings.

 

[rocketaroo]

old man, did bad at the river. Just keep rollin along, Evil one lol

 

[Sandta]

Hit a park this arvo seeking redemption for this mornings efforts
(Sorry bout the crappy pics)
First target was the 20c .... aahhh , thats my redemption already :lol:

Woo Hoo ! Got a silver too

 

[ktmman]

Good onya for not letting the bad start to the day hold you back from your well deserved silver lining :rainbow:

 

[Danny13]

Just catching up on your thread Sandta. Nice River ring . Tough environment to detect in .

 

[golddiggerart]

Old silver too mate, that must have been a nice crisp signal... :Y:

 

[silver]

Lookin good mate !
VG= $15.
:Y: :Y:

 

[Sandta]

This one is a bloody long way off VG

 

[silver]

This one is a bloody long way off VG

Gotta be at least good then, cause we can read the date ! :Y:

 

[AtomRat]

Still at it mate Lovely finds still showing mate

 

[Sandta]

Just catching up on your thread Sandta. Nice River ring . Tough environment to detect in .

Cheers mate,
I think that ring find was absolutely just beginers luck
'Tough environment' is a total understatement
Just jumping into any old river would be absurd , thats for sure !
The spots ive targeted have been from some pretty heavy research
But identifying strong potential is probably the easier part , but only a fraction of the puzzle
Ive seen first hand the power of floods . The extreme changes to the river is almost unbelievable
I have no idea how many of these events have affected these locations , but can be sure 'heaps' would be just a start :lol:
If you put a couple of items ( coins , rings etc) in a bucket of gravel , tap the sides of the bucket , add a bit of water , give it a stir..... those items sink to the bottom
now think of a river ... your walking on rocks the size of your fist and bigger. Much bigger!
The items fall between the gaps , that could be a good thing and hold the items but also instantly make those things at least 3" further away from the coil ,then the gravel below. Not to mention your in waist deep water
If thats not bad enough , in many spots there are weeds growing
Swinging in 6" long grass (on land) is a nightmare ... some of these weed beds are 4' long 8.(
Many areas (at the moment) are coverd in silt. So maybe after a flood event would be the better time to hunt here.
Its all a bit daunting at the moment , lots of learning still to do

 

[Sandta]

My first park hunt in a long time .
Still way too hot to get serious and the ground is so hard to dig :N:
I just had to scratch the itch though so a couple of hours at first light this morning

The shilling is '58 . The other side is just dirty ... not scratched ... i promise

The ring was a pleasant surprise ... and its gold too

The monogram is a bit hard to distinguish probably R.Mc ?
But clearly 9ct

 

[Jaros]

Looks like the itch is no more-well done. :Y:

 

[silver]

Well I'll be a monkeys uncle
Problem solved
RMcD
RonaldMcDonald
.
gold n silver brother.... can't go wrong !
:Y: :Y: