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DeepTech

DeLeon vs Tejon

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synthnut

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I know that depth is not the "end all" of hunting , but there are some very deep targets that I would like to be able to reach ...I know they are there , and have seen various machines go over them, and other machines hit them ...Since the Deleon is a TID machine, and forlks seem to have good luck with it as it does ID accurately , I was wondering how much deeper will the Tejon go in the same soil hunting the same target ? ..... Does the DeLeon's ID get weary down deep , or is it pretty accurate thru the entire range ? .... I'm not sure whether to go with a Tejon for my 2nd backup machine, or go with the DeLeon .....Many of the places I hunt have very deep targets , and I will also be hunting beaches quite a bit ....Having the adjustable G.B. on the Tejon is a HUGE plus in that regard, plus it will go deeper than the Deleon , but how much I'm not sure ....The DeLeon can be a HUGE time saver with the ID however .... I sure wish that Tesoro would build a machine with all the desired features in one package .....I guess I would be FAR FAR FAR down the list to get one of those after reading how many Tesoro users are looking for the same machine !!..... I'm finding that I use my brothers Silver uMax more and more ....It's just plain FUN !!!..... Please advise ....Thanks, Jim
 
Hi Jim, the Tejon is a great all around. It wil go deep for the silver coins and it will hit on low conductors such as gold rings. Best all around detector I have ever used. The dual discriminators, triggar switch, tone control, light weight, make the Tejon one of the best in the book. Steve.
 
Expect inches of more depth on a Tejon but of course doesn't have a meter...Seems like Tesoro has caught up with other detector manufactures on the depth issue but still waiting for a target ID unit to compare with other manufactures should cover it in one sentence..
 
I can't speak about the Tejon just yet, but I am looking to buy one. As for the DeLeon, the more I use it, the more I like it! I'm getting decent depth to 7 inches or so on coins, and sometimes deeper, but I would feel safe to say that 6-7 inches is reliable. I have noticed the meter on the DeLeon to be accurate (very damn accurate)! When it locks on, you are pretty much assured of a coin! I've also found two aluminum tokes that are larger than a quarter that I found as deep as my Lesche digger, so probably 9-10 inches.

With the 5.75 coil, I am literally doing surgical removal of old coins from a 1909 home site that I am currently concentrating on. I am literally picking out coins alongside nails, old brackets, etc. I have found about 70 coins so far and several wheats, but I have yet to find any silver even though I am sure they are there. That's why I would like to get a Tejon. I hear they are hell on deep silver and I know the deep silver is there!!!

ohp800max
 
In some respects you've answered your own question. If you ever hunt where manual GB is a sincere need - Tejon. With a bit of practice you can learn to make the dual disc. work well for you, but probably not quite as well as a meter. I have the DeLeon and in the places I hunt the preset GB is not a problem and I've found it to be a very good park, fair ground, and tot lot vacuum, but that's in MY area. And, if need be, I've also got an Eldorado with manual ground balance. Of course, another option is to eventually have one of each. After all, anything worth having is worth having (at least) two of. LOL
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Thanks for the replies guys .....As much as the Deleon is a pretty basic I.D. machine, I'm not sure that it will go deep enough for the area's that I hunt ..... I think that the Tejon will do it for me, but without a good I.D. , I'm sure I'll have to get a really good spade and get ready to dig ....

BarberBill ,
I have seen many Tesoro owners chasing the proverbial " Perfect Machine" .... By doing this with Tesoro's , it seems that guys buy a few of them to check out and then keep them .... If this is what works for you, then it's a good deal ....I don't want to fall into that trap ..... I would like a Tesoro for a backup machine , and as a FUN machine which even the most simple Tesoro is , and leave it at that .... Something will always be lacking no matter which one I purchase , so I will have to go with the one that has the most important feature for me which would be depth, and that would have to be the Tejon ....Hopefully I will hear what it is saying to me clearly, so the numbers thing won't be missed , and neither will the various tones that come from other machines .... It just doesn't get much more basic ......Thanks again, Jim
 
Heres what you do with dual disc. of a Tejon as a coin unit...New area set first disc. to chatter on a Jefferson nickel and second disc to chatter on a zinc penny.
Old area...set first disc. to chatter on a V nickle as older nickles read lower than new ones and second disc. to chatter on perhaps a high square tab and second disc really depends what type of old coins you are after as Zinc penny will of course take in 2 cent pieces, indian head pennies and old token and high gold coins...little experimenting is in order if in old area..OH carry a bigger digger with the TeJon as definetly much deeper than what you are used to using...
 
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