vferrari
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- Jul 19, 2015
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- Detector(s) used
- 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
I am relic hunting near Culpeper and Orange Virginia for several days. In this hot soil the GPX, ATX, and TDI Pulse Induction machines are kings, but the Deus still makes the trip because it can still be used in the woods where the soil is not so hot and also because it is like a pinpointer on steroids around the huts, trash and fire pits! It cannot penetrate the soil too deep for natural subsurface finds (but will grab shallow targets like bullets that have plowed up to near the surface). But when it comes to scanning the dirt removed from a pit or the pit side walls, it is a huge time saver. Sifting the dirt is probably the best method but is time consuming, plus you have to lug the sifter into the field. Most folks try to use a pinpointer and that can just drive you insane especially with small pin nails and ration can pieces everywhere. Deus to the rescue to cherry pick the relics out of the dirt - better than a pinpointer, small enough to easily bring along into the field. It is not as foolproof as sifting as some targets still get masked by the trash and high mineralization, but its pretty close.
In the attached pic, used the Deus to snag the buttons and camp lead out of a fire pit, the bullets were GPX field finds. Had to keep that square nail, it was as pristine as the day it was forged (Deus found that masking some camp lead). Used a combination of gold field (all metal) and a fast program variant with full tones to pluck these out of the dirt piles and side walls. Several folks were using the Deus in similar fashion at some larger huts. Was hoping the MI-6 pinpointer would have this capability (tone and visual ID) as its form factor is more conducive to scanning side walls and piles inside the pit, but XP did not take it that far (yet). A huge missed opportunity in my opinion. In any event, the Deus got the job done itself and is the reason I have it strapped to my day pack when relic hunting even while primarily swinging a GPX in hot soil.
In the attached pic, used the Deus to snag the buttons and camp lead out of a fire pit, the bullets were GPX field finds. Had to keep that square nail, it was as pristine as the day it was forged (Deus found that masking some camp lead). Used a combination of gold field (all metal) and a fast program variant with full tones to pluck these out of the dirt piles and side walls. Several folks were using the Deus in similar fashion at some larger huts. Was hoping the MI-6 pinpointer would have this capability (tone and visual ID) as its form factor is more conducive to scanning side walls and piles inside the pit, but XP did not take it that far (yet). A huge missed opportunity in my opinion. In any event, the Deus got the job done itself and is the reason I have it strapped to my day pack when relic hunting even while primarily swinging a GPX in hot soil.
Always found it odd when a forged nail comes up clean.
