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Deepest Tesoro?
- Thread starter cadman_us
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Blank Planet
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Tejon
If you're talking raw depth in moderate to good ground I would say the Tejon. But, I would say that it has to be well cared for used unit or brand new to get that best performance (had a well used one that wouldn't get the depth of the new one I now have).
If you're talking bad ground I would agree with Monte about the Eldorado. I had one for a while and it could get better raw depth in bad ground than anything I've had so far (Whites, Tesoro, or Fisher - no specifics as I don't want to start anything. I'm convinced that individual differences of machines and operators make those arguments useless).
If you're talking bad ground I would agree with Monte about the Eldorado. I had one for a while and it could get better raw depth in bad ground than anything I've had so far (Whites, Tesoro, or Fisher - no specifics as I don't want to start anything. I'm convinced that individual differences of machines and operators make those arguments useless).
Would have to agree as well the Vaq, Its a Cibola with Ground Ballance. Nothing more. I've never owned a Vaq. But Have owned 3 cibolas and am now stuck with the Cibola as I love it and I can swear that I've dug quarters with it at ocean city maryland on the beach at 15 anhd 18 inches. The advantage with the Vaq is as mentioned it has Ground ballance and would be a plus for ground conditions. Set right you shouldnt have any issues with hitting on clad Like I have with the Cibola.
I have a couple things I should add after reading some of the previous posts. When I first started With the silver umax I was hunting with a guy that used the Tejon. During the months that followed his Tejon stomped all over my silver as far as depth and sensitivity at depth, for relic hunting the 2 can hardly be compared. Later I got the Vaquero (moving from 1 tesoro to the next I found to be a short learning curve for the most part), and my finds changed dramatically. I know that the machine I received is without a doubt a 'hot' one, I dig targets at depths deeper than some airtest reports I have seen on the net. But who knows, maybe they are all hot machines in the right ground, thus explaining why we have so many Vaquero users that are so pumped about their machines.
I love relic hunting and I like the machine I use, I have said it before, I find targets deep enough to make me a liar for saying it. 1 thing that bothers me about the vaq is the deep targets I do find are no more of a mere whisper, just a shift in the ground matrix, just enough to cause a tiny waver in the AM threshold signaling me to dig, sure I have dug my share of holes with nothing in them chasing one of those whispers, but I have been well rewarded for it too. This is why I love the steady, smooth threshold/ fast audio re-tune threshold the Vaq has to offer. On the beach it will again prove itself invaluable for the deeepies.
Moving up from this machine is very difficult for me. I read 1 biased review after another and say to myself, " Hey, I can do that". There are some machines that are exceptions to this, they also weigh more than twice as much and cost - lets not even go there. When factoring everything in ( initial cost, weight, over-all performance, warranty, build quality, nice color) ) I ask myself if there really is anything else out there that will make me more happy and confident in a machine than what I have now.
The Tejon, and Vaquero seem to me as though they are in very close proximity as far as depth goes. By rights the Tejon should be deeper. I know where I stand.
I love relic hunting and I like the machine I use, I have said it before, I find targets deep enough to make me a liar for saying it. 1 thing that bothers me about the vaq is the deep targets I do find are no more of a mere whisper, just a shift in the ground matrix, just enough to cause a tiny waver in the AM threshold signaling me to dig, sure I have dug my share of holes with nothing in them chasing one of those whispers, but I have been well rewarded for it too. This is why I love the steady, smooth threshold/ fast audio re-tune threshold the Vaq has to offer. On the beach it will again prove itself invaluable for the deeepies.
Moving up from this machine is very difficult for me. I read 1 biased review after another and say to myself, " Hey, I can do that". There are some machines that are exceptions to this, they also weigh more than twice as much and cost - lets not even go there. When factoring everything in ( initial cost, weight, over-all performance, warranty, build quality, nice color
) ) I ask myself if there really is anything else out there that will make me more happy and confident in a machine than what I have now.The Tejon, and Vaquero seem to me as though they are in very close proximity as far as depth goes. By rights the Tejon should be deeper. I know where I stand.
Wooden Nickel
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Well, I have been pondering this same question for a while (Vaquero vs. Tejon), anticipating a purchase in the next couple of weeks. I can say, after reading all these comments, that I am no nearer to making up my mind now than I was when I started thinking about it. I guess I'll try one, and it I don't like it, I'll sell it and get the other one. Thanks folks!!!!!!!!!
MercuryMan
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Vaquero
Great question, but as it relates to depth, it's all relative to how you will be using it. For every day use and in a variety of applications, parks, play grounds, yards, etc. the Vaquero, Silver and as Monte mentions even some of the older models would be a great purchase. You need to remember that 90 to maybe 95% of your typical finds, coins and jewelry, etc. in the fore mentioned locations, are within 6 inches of the surface. I recently found a coin dated 1786, it was only 5 inches down. In all the videos I've watched, I've never seen a Barber Quarter, for example, found deeper then maybe 6 - 7 inches? The advantage of the Vaquero over a few of the others, is it allows ground balancing and has a pretty good All Metal mode which gives you a bit extra depth. I think, and I'll probably get flack for saying this, after using some of the high end detectors, I found they are more designed to hunt new buyers, then treasure. Stay with Tesoro and you'll be happy and successful.