vferrari
Silver Member
- Jul 19, 2015
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- XP Deus with HF/x35 Coils and Mi6 Pinpointer/ML Equinox 600/800/ML Tarsacci MDT 8000 GPX 4800/Garrett ATX/Fisher F75 DST/Tek G2+/Delta/Whites MXT/Nokta Simplex/Garrett Carrot
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hey All,
Been awhile since I posted. But haven't hunted much till the last few weeks.
Couple of weeks ago hit a CW camp in central Virginia and managed to pull a dropped bullet with the Deus, but the soil conditions and relic depth necessitated use of a PI machine. The drop in the upper left was found by the Deus in relatively shallow depth next to a trash pit. The remainder of the finds were pulled using a PI machine including the tiny Colonial era buckle in the middle left. In the "Red Dut" in central VA, the Deus can be used with limited success in the farm fields where targets may have been churned near the surface during plowing, but is mainly used to scan through dirt piles pulled from trash pits (found a couple of bullets and brass objects for my buds scanning the dirt they pulled out of deep pit) and in wooded areas where the mineralization is not so bad. Bullets literally disappear from the Deus if more than about 4 inches in this nasty soil.
Found a no date (and no pic) Buffalo Nickel in a church picnic area and a scout neckerchief slide elsewhere on the property. The Buff was a strange find. Looked like a recent drop in fairly recently applied mulch bedding. Wonder if someone wasn't showing someone else a coin collection there or someone recently lost a lucky coin. Who knows... That's what I like about this hobby. Imagining how a lot of this stuff ended up where it did.
Also went to a local soccer field recently for a quick hit and run and pulled the requisite clad, pull tabs, etc., but the Deus also managed to find the "Mother Load", which rung up just like a gold ring (or pull tab). Sometimes, I get the distinct impression that the trash is intentionally trying to mock me. Lol! Looking forward to some more coin shooting with the Deus now that the vegetation is pulling back and more good soil (i.e., Deus) relic hunting this weekend and into December. Will keep y'all posted.
Cheers!
Been awhile since I posted. But haven't hunted much till the last few weeks.
Couple of weeks ago hit a CW camp in central Virginia and managed to pull a dropped bullet with the Deus, but the soil conditions and relic depth necessitated use of a PI machine. The drop in the upper left was found by the Deus in relatively shallow depth next to a trash pit. The remainder of the finds were pulled using a PI machine including the tiny Colonial era buckle in the middle left. In the "Red Dut" in central VA, the Deus can be used with limited success in the farm fields where targets may have been churned near the surface during plowing, but is mainly used to scan through dirt piles pulled from trash pits (found a couple of bullets and brass objects for my buds scanning the dirt they pulled out of deep pit) and in wooded areas where the mineralization is not so bad. Bullets literally disappear from the Deus if more than about 4 inches in this nasty soil.
Found a no date (and no pic) Buffalo Nickel in a church picnic area and a scout neckerchief slide elsewhere on the property. The Buff was a strange find. Looked like a recent drop in fairly recently applied mulch bedding. Wonder if someone wasn't showing someone else a coin collection there or someone recently lost a lucky coin. Who knows... That's what I like about this hobby. Imagining how a lot of this stuff ended up where it did.
Also went to a local soccer field recently for a quick hit and run and pulled the requisite clad, pull tabs, etc., but the Deus also managed to find the "Mother Load", which rung up just like a gold ring (or pull tab). Sometimes, I get the distinct impression that the trash is intentionally trying to mock me. Lol! Looking forward to some more coin shooting with the Deus now that the vegetation is pulling back and more good soil (i.e., Deus) relic hunting this weekend and into December. Will keep y'all posted.
Cheers!
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