Compadre time

[Rebel1]

Went to a local hard hit park this evening to try and get some more time in with the Compadre and get more familiar with it. Got to hunt for about an hour. Set the disc at the R in iron and started swinging. When finished tallied up the take. Came to 2 bottle caps, 1 pull tab, 2 pieces of foil, 2 dimes, and 4 Nickles. If i can just get the coil over a Gold ring i know the Compadre will tell me about it. The Pro Pointer i received today from Diggin Jimmy Hoffa sure makes finding targets quicker. Thanks again DJH.

 

[slingshot]

I'm wondering if the bottle caps were aluminum or steel? They usually break up for me whenever at that setting-and I know what they are even though they give a signal. I'm gonna take some flak for this, but my Compadre beats the Silver umax for finds.

 

[Rebel1]

Well, they were both magnetic, so i assume they were steel. The only thing i wish the Comadre had was some more depth. I would like it to be able to reliably find coins at least 7"-8" deep. But i think it is hotter on jewelry than the Silver.

 

[slingshot]

Well, they were both magnetic, so i assume they were steel. The only thing i wish the Comadre had was some more depth. I would like it to be able to reliably find coins at least 7"-8" deep. But i think it is hotter on jewelry than the Silver.

For $160 I think it's remarkable.

 

[Rebel1]

Yep, and even better for $110.

 

[Smudge]

Be ready to find gold in the strangest places. I was detecting the dirt parking lot of a park and my Compadre nailed a small 2.6 gram gold ring at 4". Was not expecting that at all.

You are also wise not to set your discrimination above "IRON".

If your coil passes over gold, the Compadre will find it.

 

[Rebel1]

Yea, the Compadre is a great little machine. Sure wish that coil would find it's way over some gold though.

 

[finnfoto]

trust me. That little compadre is a killer on coins and jewlery. Mine on average hits 5inches. and in good moist ground conditions will hit every bit 7inches. Most of your finds are in that range anyway. You've got a great little unit. So enjoy.

 

[Rebel1]

Ohh, i am enjoying it. Later on if this lousy economy ever picks back up,(while i am still alive), i want to get either a Vaquero or a Tek. Omega to go with it. If the Vaq. then i will want the Cleansweep coil for it.

 

[finnfoto]

great choice. vaq,and clean sweep. Awesome combo.

 

[oldcoon]

That little compadre is a killer on coins and jewlery. Mine on average hits 5inches. and in good moist ground conditions will hit every bit 7inches. Most of your finds are in that range anyway. You've got a great little unit. So enjoy.

So very true. Don't ya just wonder how some guy feels when you are both detecting the same park and he's using a $1000+ detector that is spitting out numbers and icons leaving him unsure what to do and there you are with your little one knob digging target after target, albeit many of them junk, but targets none the less. Play the odds, dig the targets and sooner or later you will strike gold so to speak figuratively if not literally.

 

[ToddB64]

Dear Friends,

I took my recent acquisition, (Tesoro Compadre with 5.75" coil) to a local park that had a volley-ball court. By the time I had worked both sides of the net, working slowly, I was getting really aggravated trying to keep the bottom of the coil close to the sand without bumping into sand hills. Next time I will take along a rake and smooth the sand before detecting !

TIPS: - Take a rake whenever going metal detecting........it can be used at the volley-ball court to smooth the sand and also at the Tot-lots to pull wood chips with possible targets away from metal legs of equipment. This last tip eliminates the problem of your detector signaling the metal legs. Be sure to replace the chips when done of course.

Good Hunting !

ToddB64

 

[jmaryt]

junk is junk no matter what the detector costs!
$1,500.00 or $160.00.in the final analysis,your "brain"
is the "best" discriminator!..just sayin'

(h.h.!)
j.t.