Bandido ll u max

[Gary M]

Hey All, New here and to detecting,can yall tell me about the bandido,I want to hunts relic's, will it hunt deep, and is it to much for a beginner? Thanks Gary

 

[rentasquid]

No, the B2uMax is not too much to start with. It might not have quite the umph of the newest models, but it is still an excellent detector. I think that you will really like it. I have one, and I like it a lot too!

J.

 

[DavHut]

[size=small]"Too much for the beginner" is relative. I had a Bandido when I was a beginner and I survived. It really is overdone, all this talk of depth and ground balancing and so on. It tends to scare newcomers. I've been detecting for 17 years now and have used about every sort of unit since then, including lots of Tesoro's. Trust me when I say that you can do this.

So, how about some straight talk on the Bandido?

The Bandido II uMax is a good, basic detector that is very versatile. For a long time it was the benchmark standard. Only the Fisher 1266X could be said to be in the same category, ie, lightweight, non-TID all-purpose/relic detector.

It has manual ground balance that is very stable and this makes it suitable for a wide range of uses... in other words, versatile. I hope you are getting that point. It has excellent, razor edged DISC and makes a pretty handy TID instrument, although it IS monotone and you have to "twiddle the knobs" to take advantage of this ability.

It has great target separation, a very important factor to succcess in the field and often overlooked. It is very sensitive and will detect many small targets, from small gold to .22 shells with ease. And yes, before you ask it, this last part means it is deep enough to do most things you could ask of it as a relic detector.

It can use a variety of different coils, which is another overlooked element for lots of people. Also, it's almost ridiculously lightweight and will spoil you for other detectors because if it. Finally it holds it's value well and has a warranty that cannot be touched - if anything goes wrong with it, Tesoro will fix it FREE.

If you have a line on one at a good price, get it. You cant go wrong.

There, how was that?

Now, keep in mind that the Vaquero is out there, nowadays and can be had used, too, if that helps your budget. It has superceded the Bandido II umax as the manual GB, progressive DISC unit in Tesoro's lineup. It might add a bit more depth to your hunting, but it wont be a lot. And possibly not worth the extra money.[/size]

 

[DanC]

My 2 cents worth, it`s got a little learning curve to it. But for someone just starting out.It`s not to much just a little time and thats going to be most any detector.I can go ring and coin hunting and pull as much out of the ground as anyone with me. I`m using a 9" shadow coil with mine, gave it a little more depth. And if you use the standard X to do your pinpointing it`s dead on accurate, you will have alot of fun and your arm will never get tired.
Give ya a couple quick tips what I did with mine and its still there today. Set and do air test with it. Watch were things discriminate out and write it down. Just above the battery cap on it there is enough room to put a piece of paper. Write down were items disc out. Put the paper on the detector and a piece of clear tape over it.HeHe I still got same piece of paper taped on my b2umax from second week I bought it new. And its still accurate.
You can`t get as deep as some of the newer machines but you`r not paying 700.00 and up for it either. Will also give you a chance to decide before you invest alot more money into a detector if you enjoy it enough to spend the money and time on learning a high end detector on the {hobby} as my wife calls it.
If I could keep my wife from snatching up all the rings I have found with it. The machine would of paid for itself on second ring I found, nice little 2 tear heart with a diamond in the middle of it.In a school yard that had been gone over by everyone and thier brother.
Great light weight machine for the bucks. Anyway the little piece of paper helped me to keep my basics down. Pin pointing and just raising your coil off the ground higher and higher till you lose signal will basically tell you the depth. It has no problems going deep on large objects and the all metal mode will pretty much let you know at least the size but not the depth on larger objects that are deeper in the ground.
So yea you can do some relic hunting with it also.Well I do and as im setting here writeing this. I`m in the process of updateing all my equipment and thinking how well my b2 has worked for so many years.
HMMM maybe the b2 wont get updated after all. After writing this all out about talked myself out of tradeing it in.
Maybe I`ll just buy another new one hehe {momma wont be happy} OH well merry Christmas to me.Good luck and happy hunting.

 

[Gary M]

Hey DanC, Thanks for the help, man thats a great idea with the paper
notes on the battery box, cool.
I think you are right about the b2um it's very lite and I don't have
a lot of money in it, it looks new and I got a 8" 7" and 4" coils a
treasure mate pin pointer with it, so I'll all fixed up.
Thanks Dan

Gary M

 

[DavHut]

...grab a bit of your wifes nail polish and make two dots on the face plate next to the DISC knob. One for Nickels and one for Zinc cents.
Pulltabs can be anywhere above the nickle mark, screwcaps are easy and anything in between can be, well, anything - expecting only certain things to be in certain DISC zones is a recipe for leaving things behind. One of the great things about these detectors is their simplicity of use. "Beep and dig," as Squidman says.
Of course for relics its easy - Dig everything.