Nugget Shooter Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Nice and cool for detecting 6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 Nice poke Bill! Yup. The weather is starting to cooperate..............FINALLY! Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 You and your 6000 have been having a blast! 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 Yes we have Peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted September 26, 2021 Share Posted September 26, 2021 yes it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeper Bob Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 How fun! Good for you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownb56 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 These two pieces of iron really got my hopes up when I picked them out of the scoop. Thought they were nuggets as small as they are lol. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMc Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 When digging all signals, the average beginning nugget hunter will dig, maybe hundreds of trash targets before finding gold, (so they say) Hopefully, at some point you will be able to pick up on a slightly different - softer or harsher) sound between small iron and gold depending on what detector you are using. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownb56 Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Thought about buying a small nugget off of ebay as a test nugget. But that just seems to take the fun out of it. Will just keep digging every target I find. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 47 minutes ago, brownb56 said: Thought about buying a small nugget off of ebay as a test nugget. But that just seems to take the fun out of it. Will just keep digging every target I find. Actually having a small test nugget is a very good idea, even many veterans detectorists used test nuggets to fine tune their settings, but don't buy off eBay, post in the classifieds here, I'm sure someone will hook you up with a better deal!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbeans Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 1 hour ago, brownb56 said: Thought about buying a small nugget off of ebay as a test nugget. But that just seems to take the fun out of it. Will just keep digging every target I find. Not a bad idea, its perfectly ok to buy a test nugget. Also a small lead fishing weight or shotgun pellet smashed flat with a hammer will sound just like gold 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldbeans Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Nice haul on the nuggets! Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMc Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I vote for the small piece of lead. Maybe the size of a .22 bullet cut in half for starters or whatever your detector will hear at 3-5 inches. If it's small enough and not too flat, it should give a softer signal than the iron trash that you posted. If you do decide to buy a test nugget, make sure you glue it to a poker chip or secure it in some fashion so you don't lose it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoJack Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 I taped a small nugget to the face of a credit card, non-metallic, as a drop target. After adjusting balance, threshold and sensitivity, I use the card at depth to check for signal strength. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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