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Metal Detecting...
- Thread starter jcountry
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I had a little Radio Shack metal detector when I was a kid. This is something I have been thinking of getting into as well.
Got one from a member here. Bounty Hunter Discovery 1100. Havn,t used it in a while but found about 3 bucks in coins the first day.
I use 4 different detectors depending on conditions.
Nothing works well in Virginia iron soil.
I use a Fisher 1270 in normal soils... In Texas I got Republic of Texas buttons and some Mex artifacts.
In Savannah I use a Whites MXT. In Tennessee I got an Oval CS plate
Locally I use a shadow X2 or a Tesoro Golden. In Alabama I got an AVC boxplate
I use a Sidewinder for seeded hunts
I've found a ton of stuff over the years, but itâs becoming difficult to find a place to hunt. Most of the spots I used to hunt are paved now or illegal.
Good luck
Nothing works well in Virginia iron soil.
I use a Fisher 1270 in normal soils... In Texas I got Republic of Texas buttons and some Mex artifacts.
In Savannah I use a Whites MXT. In Tennessee I got an Oval CS plate
Locally I use a shadow X2 or a Tesoro Golden. In Alabama I got an AVC boxplate
I use a Sidewinder for seeded hunts
I've found a ton of stuff over the years, but itâs becoming difficult to find a place to hunt. Most of the spots I used to hunt are paved now or illegal.
Good luck
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There are some old home places on private land im going to hit up in the spring. Looking for a foldable trench shovel to take with me.
I started metal detecting this year. It's a fun hobby to pass time when I am bored. So far (have'nt been much) I have found some recent coins, spent bullets, about a 80-100 year old horse shoe, old tin and aluminum cans and some other odds and ins. I bought the Ace 250 from Hobbytown. Most people who do detect say to spend 100.00 in detector, per inch you want to go down. Right now I am building a gold dredge, that is some fun stuff too.
I just saw that walmart now sells that type of shovel.
Hmm havnt been in a while ill have to check them out Id guess camping section.
The best all round machine for relics is Tesoro Tejon, but it has manuel ground balance. Just starting out i would say fisher 1265 or 66 it has auto ground balance. Found lots of relics over the years with a 1265 and 66 . Just get the most machine you can afford cause youll get mad with a cheap detector digging a lot of trash and give up real quick. check out Kellyco on-line you can usually find good trade ins there
