$559.20 versus $1700.00

[jhettel]

I felt the same about competition, didn't want any.

I also use the Tesoro Tejon and it is a deep machine. I was out with a friend and he had his DFX, I also had brought along my DFX. Suddenly I had a hit, I started digging and there it was, a nice big .69. Then it fell in the hole and my buddy said, wait a minute let me run my machine over it and see how it sounds. He ran it over the hole and nothing. I ran my Tejon over the hole and there it was, then I fired up my DFX and nothing. I messed with the AC sensitivity and gain and still nothing. The Tesoro was locked right on and it was a nice smooth hit. I had previously used another brand of detector in this field, and this is a very expensive machine. This machine broke one day and the next day I ordered the Tejon. To make a long story short I used the Tejon for the remainder of the spring, then that summer I replaced the previous machine with a new one. I went back to the field thinking I would now clean it out. Guess what, the Tesoro had already cleaned it out. I never used that new machine again. As for the DFX, it is going to be sold shortly.

That night I called one of my friends and told him this story and he is probably the best relic hunter that I know. He listened intently. He was also a DFX user. He made some phone calls and did some research and had a brand new Tejon the next day. He has thanked me many times for the tip, however, I didn't need any thanks, I was just glad to see him happy. You know, when you are deep into detecting you are always looking for that "better" machine.

To make a long story short, my friend is the one who started this whole thread. He called me yesterday and told me of his finds, and now I read about them here. Tesoro will not allow its dealers to sell the machines for less than $559.20 and that is pretty well the going price. Kind of like a Saturn automobile. Charlie down in Corinth will take care of you and usually has a Tejon in stock. We stopped by late on a Saturday evening, and we are from St. Louis, my neighbor bought one on the spot. That was after we hit a field in Corinth and I found 29 fired minnies, and everyone else all combined found less than ten and there were four of us.

Someday there will be a better machine than the Tejon for relic hunting, but that won't be until Tesoro brings it out on the market.

Good going "D"

 

[Monte]

There are some Tesoro models that have served me well through the years, as well as some White's models and even another brand or two from time to time. My #2 son just picked up a new-to-him Bandido (original) about 10 days ago. he's not into detecting and from what I hear over the cell phone I think it needs some attention from the factory. Still, he called day before yesterday to let me know he found a 1912-S Barber 10

 

[Elton]

In my opinion.."No" detector will do it all, in every location.

Another thing I want to add.............$1,000.00 dollar, to $1,700.00 dollar detectors will not be for everyone either.

Just because you do not, nor, as some," will not want to spend that amount of money" doesn't mean you can't find good finds with less costly detectors.

Many, many.great finds will be found with $200.00 dollar detectors. That is not a reflection on $1,700.00 dollar units either. You will get the technology you pay for,
So don't knock whats new, and what some people will love and want.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

n/t

 

[tvr]

Vision with three frequencies and a salt mode should walk from wet salt beach to dry and not hichup like my CZ20 and CZ6a do with their two frequencies and salt mode.

I just finished up a short beach hunt with my Tejon. First time at the beach with the Tejon. It did better than I expected. Over black sand spots I can ground balance full negative and it isn't enough range but over the same sand the CZ20 balances at the far negative end of the range on this beach. Tejon did find a nickle in a black sand area at about 6 inches, loud and clear. Tejon chatters over the wet / dry transition area but it is a different sound than a target and surprised me by not lighting up when waves washed over the coil like my Cibola does. Over the wet sand the pinpoint / all-metal is pretty much useless since it sounds off on the conductive salt water. The CZ's will pinpoint over the wet sand; but are not as sensitive to small targets like really fine chain.

Think I'll go out tomorrow with either Sand Shark or CZ20 but may play more with the Tejon too.

I haven't hit ghost town areas with the conditions Monte talks about. But I have experienced that some detectors do better in some areas and conditions and not so well under other conditions that a different detector excells at.

I am growing fonder of the Tejon as I get more time with it, the Compadre is an absolute hoot to hunt school yards with and I also find the Vision intriguing and am saving my pennies.
tvr

 

[gwsears]

[size=medium]Tejon is hard to beat for relics. I have a minelab and a Nautilus gathering dust in the closet to prove it. $559.20 and a life time warranty, what more could you ask for

VaRelics
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A bit more depth to start with...

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[VaRelics]

No matter how deep a machine will go we will always want a little more. The Tejon will hang with the big boys on depth for half the cost and almost half the weight! I still have nightmares about having to switch hands while using my Nautilus for a few hours. Its hard to enjoy yourself when it feels like your arms going to fall off.

 

[Malox]

No matter how deep a machine will go we will always want a little more. The Tejon will hang with the big boys on depth for half the cost and almost half the weight! I still have nightmares about having to switch hands while using my Nautilus for a few hours. Its hard to enjoy yourself when it feels like your arms going to fall off.

Yup, weight and warranty is what brought me to Tesoro!

 

[Tom Miles]

plus no buttons or screens or eight thounsand programs to mess you up!!!!!! lol

 

[steve herschbach]

Hi Monte,

I just want to thank you for all your informative posts. You have taught me a lot, and I can't offer better praise than that.

Steve Herschbach

 

[marcomo]

Hi Monte,

I just want to thank you for all your informative posts. You have taught me a lot, and I can't offer better praise than that.

Steve Herschbach

I'll second that thank you, Steve.

Monte is a wealth of information that so many of us have benefited from.

A lot of people really like the Tejon.

The ones who don't seem to be like Monte, detecting in areas with bad ground.

I've seen that in posts over and over. If my ground was highly mineralized, I wouldn't even consider the Tejon.

 

[jhettel]

bottom line is the Vision is just way overpriced.

 

[Michigan Badger]

Yesterday we hunted a federal camp along the Wolf River here in north Mississippi. I had a wonderfun day, about 30 drops, half dozen buttons and a few of those what the heck is it. I'm the guy with the Tejon. I got in trouble for bashing another brand, so I won't mention the name of the detector or that it comes with wireless headphones, has this real pretty color display, and the arm cuff is cheap, and that it cost 1700 bucks. But when it was all said and done and we all made it back to the truck, thats when the ribbing started. My $1700 friend found the prettiest dropped bullet I think I've ever seen. It was the only bullet he found. A $1700 machine with a relic mode and all the adustments in the world should be able to find more than one drop bullet. Several times yesterday I yelled over and said, hey I have a bullet here. When he ran his $1700 machine over it, it was the same line I've heard for the last two weeks,,,,,,,I don't hear anything,,,are you sure theres a bullet there. Well I dig the hole and out comes a bullet. Now this is all coming from a guy who knows the in's and out's of a metal detector,,,,,,,he's no rookie. He called at zero dark this morning like he does every morning. I think he's seeing the light, he asked for the guys name in Corinth who sells Tesero's. [size=x-large]There is not a machine that goes as deep as this Tejon. Theres not a machine that pinpoints as well.[/size] It has the best double d pinpoint coil out there,,,,,I've seen what my buddy's 10 inch double d will do when it comes to pinpointing. If you like digging holes the size of trash can lids buy that $1700 machine. Deep down inside, I'm hoping he sticks to that $1700 gimmick,,,,I don't want the competition.....

I agree with you 100% about the Tejon's abilities.

 

[Denar]

There is only one detector better than Tejon: Tejon with 12 by10" coil. I quite disagree with Monte about Tejon's ability, but perhaps soil in Poland is not as severe as in US. I have 19 years of experience with metal detectors and being also a dealer, tested couple of thousands different detectors.

 

[Michigan Badger]

There is only one detector better than Tejon: Tejon with 12 by10" coil. I quite disagree with Monte about Tejon's ability, but perhaps soil in Poland is not as severe as in US. I have 19 years of experience with metal detectors and being also a dealer, tested couple of thousands different detectors.

with that otherwise excellent gentleman on this one.

There are too many of us here who have used most of the top brands and who hunt the difficult locations to buy into his opinion.

Just do some checking online and you'll find that the Tejon is even growing in popularity in Australia where the soil is often much worse than here.

The comment that was started years ago by a few and has been passed all over the internet that the Tejon (and all Tesoros) does worse than other brands in bad soil is a made up story with no credibility.

There are many members on this forum who know by experience in the field that the Tejon does just as well (often better) than all the other brands when it comes to handling difficult soils.

I've been watching this bad ground myth spread for several years now and am getting tired of reading this nonsense.

And too I have a selfish reason. I want to see Tesoro survive these hard times so when I want a new machine they

 

[usmcgrunt]

badger is right on the money,,,,,,,,excellent post

 

[JHM]

I think the bad ground myth is due to not using the ground balance properly. This has to be done to get good depth. And it can change within 100 ft or so sometime. I to hope Tesoro stays around for a long time. It's one of the few companies left that care about their customers

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hello all. i for one can say that i'm happy with my new tejon, moving up from the cibola. they both fit my needs and hunting style well. like varelics, i have a couple of hi - dollar machines collecting dust in my closet. i won't bash either one, because they were both good machines at the time and found a bunch of good stuff in the past - they are just too heavy! as for spending 1700 bucks on any one machine, i can easily say that's not gonna happen! so, for less than a grand, i got two great machines. that's pretty hard to beat.
i've already found a lot with both machines, and the new tejon is well on it's way to paying for itself. thanks, and hh!

 

[Guvner]

This guy is on a mission to attack a detector. I usually allow people their say but when someone appears to be on a mission I get involved. I'm not going to delete this string. I'm merely letting this guy know I'm watching. If it keeps up and this is his ministry he'll have to find a new forum to play in.

I pretty much recognize problems like this by the amount of complaints crossing over to me on reported posts. Most of the time I don't care much to get involved but once every post seems to be the same trashing I find it to be time to let air out of said individuals tires.

I would say that most anyone who knows their machine really well is a clear and present danger to remove good targets from the ground being hunted. Some machines do it very well out of the box or can be easily programmed to do it. Just don't underestimate how well a person knows their machine. Most of the time when a new machine comes out and someone is bashing while others are doing well it will come down to the operator. Enough said.

USMCGrunt... You've been warned... Don't keep this up.. You've said your piece.

Guvner..

 

[jhettel]

I don't think USMC is on a mission to attack a detector, I think he is on a mission to show that the Tesoro Tejon is simply the best relic machine out there. I was the person who called USMC Grunt and told him of my luck with the Tejon and the inability of another brand detector to get a signal off of a minnie ball which had fallen to the bottome of a hole. Two of these other machines would not give so much as a peep of a sound while the Tejon was giving a steady tone in both discriminate modes. He then went out and bough the Tejon. Read this forum. People really brag on the Tejon as a relic machine, I stress the word relic. This machine does not have all the bells and whistles of pricier machines, but it does have the depth.

I detect bad blood between the two of you, mostly from you. I value the opinions and input learned on this forum.

From my point of view I just don't see where he has earned the right to be banned. There were plenty of responses to his post and none of them seemed to heartily disagree with his opinion. Of course this was the Tesoro forum and not the other brands forum.

I personally think that any detector priced at $1700 is way overpriced. There just has to be a limit on the price of detectors. I myself would not pay that price and I think that others would feel the same way. This is not to say that the detector is a bad detector. I think the idea of wireless headphones is long overdue, but I do think that the price will scare many away.

This is a great informative website. I personally hunted with and know Gary who developed this website. He is a great person and an especially nice and honest person, we hunted O'Fallon Park together and belonged to the same club in St. Louis.

I don't know you and see that you have been a member since 2005. I have read some of your posts and just wonder how you can get by with calling Obama a loser for the kidnapping. He is the one who approved of the Seals picking off the pirates which they did with expert precision. So far as his being leader of the military, I will take him anytime over Bush, his own party disconnected from him way before the election. By the way, where on the forum is politics discusses? If you were a Democrat, which you are obviously not, would you have banned the person bashing Obama?