Faint Signals

[hdcab]

I need some help from some of the Whites detector owners. I have only been detecting a year or so and have some questions on the " faint signals" that you should not pass up. I have an older whites model, the quantum 2. I do not wear headphones because it is usually very quiet where I hunt and I like to hear my surroundings critters and all. Usually when I get a faint signal that registers over 6" , I cut a plug at 6 or so inches go over hole and usually find it is a small object in the plug only between 2 to 3 inches. For example a .22 bullet or casing or a very small nail head etc.
I don't get a lot of time to hunt but will be living on the farm I detect on so I sometimes just dig the "strong signals" that give a decent ID till I have more time. I do look at the bars on the detector and know if I get two bars it should be dug, but usually get the same results.
I will be buying a mxt or dfx when I can but will need to stick with the one I have for a while. I run in the all- metal relic preset program and do the normal raising up and down of coil to obtain ground balance. Any sugg. would be appreciated.

Bryan

 

[hdcab]

I guess my question would be, If your detector is giving you a "faint deep signal" of 6 in or more how do you determine it is not a for example a copper bb at 1.5 in? That seems to be the trouble I am running into. I do understand I will gain much more knowledge the more I detect and dig, and that I should dig every signal . I am just trying to get some suggestions on what some of you guys and gals do if you run into this same scenario. Does your mxt respond in that way?

 

[hdcab]

Thanks for the reply. I don't have a Mxt yet, but that is what I am intending to get. I currently have a Quantum 2 . It is about a 10 year old machine, but has been a good starter. Anyway this problem might be a nuance on all whites detectors. I hate digging deep holes and find a small piece of iron, only two inches deep, but sometimes you are rewarded with a percussion cap! I do use a pinpointer and that definitely saves some time. I thought there might be a trick some of the whites veterans use to distinguish the small targets from the good deep ones. I guess it is just better to dig them all !!