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« on: December 28, 2010, 03:30:40 pm »
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What is a good depth to find stuff. I have read some specs on metal detectors and it looks like 12" is good but that doesn't seem very deep.

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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2010, 03:49:13 pm »
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Think about that for a second. You can't dig a coin sized hole straight down for 12" because your hand won't fit in it. You have to dig a cone shaped hole removing half a cubic foot of soil or thereabout. Then, if you miss by merely an inch, you have to enlarge the hole. But wait! There's no guarantee it is a valuable target so you may have dug a pop top.

Don't forget to cover the hole back up again.

I often find soda cans at 24" on the beach. That's a pretty big target, metallically speaking, and I suspect I could go deeper with my PI machine but I can tell when the expenditure of energy won't be worth the digging effort.

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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2010, 08:09:02 am »
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Lots of clay dirt in in my area.
12 to 14 inchs is plenty deep unless you plan on digging only a couple of targets a day..
Hope one of those holes had something good in it.

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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2011, 03:36:39 pm »
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For 12" it better be sweet... I have found more coins and stuff in the 4-6 " range.... unless it is a big target (which) it probably will if ti sounds at that depth.. but you never know til you dig a few of those deep ones... when you find a silver dollar you will be the one laughing at at everyone who pass.d that target up

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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2011, 11:17:13 pm »
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12 inches is deep 8 to 9 inches is a good target depth, but most will be 4 to 6.  Insects and rodents will continues to move targets up and down in depths.  Thats why you never say an area is hunted out.   

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