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Hi everyone! I just bought my first metal detector at Walmart (Pioneer 505), watched the tape and read the book about 6 times, wanted to make sure I learned how to use it properly. It's works well but haven't use it much yet, well, no where that I would find much. The first evening I had it, dug up 26 cents out my yard. I live in Covington and work in Madisonville and I am seaking now for places to detect. I am waiting on permission for a couple of places now. I heard there is a law in Louisiana that ya can't detect state owned property, not sure yet how true it is. I am really looking forward to that first good fine! Well, again, hi everyone and glad to join this forum!

Deb
 

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Welcome to the board and to the hobby.
I am a modern day newb and have started to learn my detector by hitting the playground areas at the local parks. I have been finding enough coins to fill my daughters jar and it gives me enough practice to not become discouraged from hitting alot of trash signals at a place that I hunted 26 years ago.
You will hear alot of the seasoned hunters recommend a coin garden to help you learn your detector and that is pretty helpful in learning the sounds that it emits when you pass over a nickel, penny, or other.

Good Luck with your finds.
 

Welcome to the forum, debncov 8)

You're doing this the right way. You've started by asking permission to hunt sites and you're teachable. You'll do just fine.

Badger
 

I agree totally with Badger;

In my opinion the quickest and easiest way to start making good old finds is by getting permission to hunt the yards of old houses in your area. I have yet to search an old yard and not find any silver rounds or other old coinage. Plus unlike old parks that have been nailed by other detectorists for years allot of backyards have never had a coil passed over them. Just make sure you have a good digging technique down before metal detecting someone elses property.

Good Luck!
 

Thanks everyone, nice to meet y'all! I have always been a respectful person and when I bought my detector I read the code of metal detectors honor (something like that). I will respect that! I think if everyone got permission then it will not put a bad name on metal detecting. Metal detecting is beneficial in so many ways, not only do you find great stuff sometimes but it's a workout for the physical body and it teaches a person respect and patients. It's a great hobby! You also learn more about history and develop a better respect for it.
I pretty much got the beep sounds down, I really study the machine when I bought it. Been working a lot on learning it! If anyone ever wants to share any tips it will be greatly appreciated. Well, off I go metal detecting for now! The place where I work has an old plantation home in the back and I am waiting to get permission from corporate to detect it, I hope they say yes cos I am excited about it. Let y'all know what happens! Until next time!

Deb
 

Deb,

welcome to the board.

Glad to hear you read the instruction book.
Now get out there and learn that machine.
Take it slow; the finds will come.

Best.

have a good un.................
 

I just got a Pioneer 505 this week as well and am new as well. Good luck I hope hunting faires well for us both.

Postalrevnant
 

I tell you what, once you really get to know the Pioneer 505, it works very well. Before I bought it I read some reviews and in some of the reviews people said that the 505 had a problem with erratic signal to much but one lady said it was because they didn't learn the machine well enough and I must agree with her. When buying anything, if you don't learn how to operate it properly then it won't work well. Like driving a car, you just don't go buy a car and hop in and drive if you have never driven a car before, guess what, it won't work like it is suppose to. HAha
Yesterday evening I went to this park near by and metal detected, what a nightmare, so much trash, if an environmentalist got a metal detector, that person would have a reporting field day with all the trash in the ground. Haha
All and all, I found about 5 Lincoln recent dated penny's, was sweating my butt off (which could use it-haha) and slept well last night from being worn freakin out from digging and the heat. But, that does not discourage me cos I see it has an experience to learn my machine even better. I think if I ever hit the mother load and get rich I will hire a digger. Haha

Deb
 

Welcome to the hobby and forum. Your going to do alright soon. Find a piece of ground free from metal trash and lay down a bunch of coins and a couple gold rings, pull tabs and some nails. See where they drop out on your machine. Notice how rings disappear when pull tabs also don't sound off.


Good Luck,
Sandman
 

I have a question! When doing high trash area's what is the best method? Is it best to Manual or auto notch or just do all metal and discriminate?

and

When doing area's like plantation homes and the such where you don't have a lot of trash, is it best to do all metal and use discriminate so I can see what type of metal I am hitting on?

I am trying to learn what method is best for what area's!

Deb
 

deb

welcome to treasure net and detecting.

most sites..like old plantation......you must dig it all.




an iron pot of gold coins.......look like junk iron

john in arkansas
 

Ha! I was trying to get a job at Trinity. Anyway, I didn't know that there were any old houses back there. I was hoping you would say you worked for the people who own that big white house across from the Piggly Wiggly. That is one property I would love to detect. My grandfather told me stories about that place.

EDIT>> Do you know if Trinity used to be Jahncke Shipyard once upon a time or was that someplace else? I'm talking about the early to mid 1900's at least.
 

Hi Deb, welcome to the board and the hobby.

All I can say is just be patient. It gets rough out there and it can be a grueling hobby after all, it's outdoors, in the elements and what ever happens is totally up to your actions, skills, and some luck. You have to deal with all the mechanical things concerning the detector plus the heat, bugs, weeds and pickers, and lots of dirt. But when you start finding treasure, it's very exciting and rewarding for sure.

Many of the members here digging all these great finds you are reading about have been detecting for 10, 20, or 30 plus years. They didn't start out finding gold rings and silver coins when they were new to it.

Some easier places to hunt where there are lots of coins and possible jewelry are the schoolyards (around the play structures are easy pickins) and the sand beaches (they usually are searched a lot by others). These would be good places to go and learn your machine and get a pouch full of goodies while doing it.

Hang in there and best of luck to you. I hope we read that you are finding great stuff soon.

Smiles!
BDoo
 

Welcome to the forums! Sounds like you're on the right track. At old house sites you'll eventually want to hunt in all-metal and dig all the signals, if for no other reason than to unmask coins that were hiding before. A single house yard can keep the detectorist occupied for a long time ;)
 

Hi Rusted_Iron, thank you for the welcome and thank you for the advice. I am looking forward to detecting the house, it's the digging I dread. Haha But, if I find things that are wonderful it will be all worth it.

Deb
 

hi debncou welcome to the forum and i,m one of a handful of australians that use t.n always good to play by the rules and sometimes you will have grey areas, just use good judgement and there shouldn,t be any problems.if you ever have any problems just ask there are plenty that are willing to help.great crew. happy hunting


                                tinpan
 

Hi tinpan, I would say good morning but it's night where you are. I know a couple of aussies. They live near Melbourne!
Thank you for the welcome! Everyone has been making me feel so very welcomed. It seems to be a great forum!

Deb
 

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