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Detector Banter......

Certainly didn't intend to -- which is the reason for the happy little emoticon. Then I double posted and made fun of myself... further demonstrating non-testeyness :rofl:

I'm saying, in a rather funny manner I might add (LOL), there are different detectors and in different areas of the country they will perform better/worse. I had an f4 for a while and no matter how much I swung it, I couldn't get the depth out of it that I get with my f75 :laugh:

I love my EXII, but I'm dissapointed in the F75. Yes the depth and speed are amazing, but its a bit unstable in the majority of places I hunt. I just wish, like I said, somoene would meld them into one detector... ooh man, I'd buy it today. :cool:
 
That means, I never get the 100 or so hours dedicated to one machine. I do make good finds with all of them, and my main joy is getting out and hunting...that and looking at the classifieds as to what I can try next !!
 
It's interesting how loyal some of us become to a given machine. In the end, I believe if you like it, use it, whatever model it is. The real bottom line is get out there and dig the goodies. Any machine that works even moderately well will find things we can't see with the naked eye and that's the fun of the whole deal.
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Might be worth a try....and someone said you always take knowledge with you when you switch detectors..But nothing really replaces experience with the detector your using.I also like using different detectors, but I feel that hurts my detecting.I never know exactly what my detector is capable of because of lack of time and experience with it. Sure I find stuff, but not like some do who specialize with their choice of machines.
 
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Quote " If only my explorer was as fast as my F75"...Your main experience seems to be with the EXp..so you do better because you know how it works better.
Would you agree?????
 
I'm pretty much in agreement with all this, but would like to add one more thought which comes from a discussion about deer hunting and rifles some years ago with a friend. The comment was, "you shoot the most game with the rifle you carry the most often." I think that pretty well translates across to this thread. Most of us, I suspect, use whichever machine we feel is the most fun, lightest, deepest, or whatever so that detector is generally going to find the most goodies. Mixed in to that is the fact that because we carry it the most, we ultimately get to know it best, as well, even if we could know it better yet. To some extent, I have to throw my lot in with those that just like to try different detectors also. I've traded or added different machines to my arsenal and can see it is easy for a lot of us to become "machine junkies". As I mentioned in an earlier post, my early experience has made it easier to get a handle on what later detectors are trying to tell me, but each has its own language.
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There are a lot of people who can swing on Garretts better then me. If you look at the whole picture, probably only about 5% of the people who detect actually post on forums. The other 95% probably hunt, then carry on with their usual activities of daily living. And we all somehow build some sort of emotional attachment to those beepers, and think that they are the "BEST"....and sometimes to the point that we get very angry if someone takes a shot at the detector we use. In reality, all the pluses and minuses we speak of on forums are just anecdotal opinions, usually not really based on any scientific principles.

The truth, let it be known, is what you brought up. The best metal detector in the world is the one that you have learned inside out, backwards and upside down. When you get to the point with your metal detector where you can tell it what is underneath that coil, not the other way around, then you have perfected that machine and will outhunt most other people, regardless of what machine they use.. :)
 
And too some, the hobby of metal detecting can be defined as learning, comparing, discussing, trading and buying as many detectors as possible. I have known people who own many detectors, only detect acouple of hours a week, yet spend 20-30 hours a week discussing pros & cons of various detectors or helping new owners get started. Each to his own I guess......
 
hello all. a great and thought provoking post, el. your're totally right - some machine and operator combinations are hard to beat. the people you mentioned, just to name a few, are indeed great hunters. time, patience, and experience accounts for a lot. hh!
 
if it worked. I think alot of it is some machines just seem to "speak" to us more than others and are more enjoyable to use. one of the machines I use is +24 years old 1265x I just like it, i know it up and down and i've found good stuff with it. Sure I could get a 1270x or 1266x I just like the old nailfinder better it suits me. But I know if I found a spot where there was mini's/coins at + 17 inches I know what I'm using. Bottom line some people are tuned to their machines for what ever reason, hearing range, etc.. I'm looking forwardto getting my Ace 250 to fool with JUST for the FUN of it.
 
Elton...I did get the point. My point was if your driving (using) the best to start with after you learn it you'll get more out of it and be able to do more with it.. The Studebaker has just so much horsepower. After that is used, the Lotus will out perform it and continue to out perform it. You might as well be in the one you are familiar with when it's additional horsepower is needed in the field. I agree it's the user...mostly. However, others in an earlier post said 100 hours gets you in the ball park and after that it's easier to transition to a different ride. If you know you are going to be in the race and you want to be the fastest and most precise as possible you need the machine, that, in the owner's opinion, will take you all the way and not have to fuss with 'transition'. . I am glad we have many quality machines to choose from. However, not all machines are created equally. Anything that will put me ahead of my detecing friend in finds, I want to have in my bag of tricks. I am not a competition hunter but I want to find some of that silver and gold and some machines just don't have the electronic capabilities to do that. Interesting and enjoyable post,,, Regards...Jim
 
Right on, R-n-R, nothing wrong with "j ust for the fun of it" in my book.
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Hi El, I agree. It's a combination of a great machine and a really patient operator. I have found more with my DFX than with any other machine I've had before. Mostly because I learn something new every time I go out with it. I also have the E Trac, and I am not in tune with it yet. But I am getting better with it every time I use it. Soon it will equal or even surpass the DFX. Is it all the machine??? NO, it's the time spent with it, learning everything I can. I've had a great year and I hope an even better one this year. All due to learning my machine. It's easy to get sucked in to someone else's machine after seeing what they find. But it doesn't mean you have to buy their machine. Use what you have. If after a solid year of trying that machine, you don't like it, then sell it. Otherwise, study it, and you will find lots of good things. Just my thoughts.
 
you hit the nail right on the head. i couldn't agree more. the attitudes we carry into the field are important, too. if we expect to find something good, then we usually do! hh!
 
Good post Elton. Gets us all thinking a little. Having just gotten in on this thread, I think the "banter" has been summed up pretty darn well. One mistake, though, I see some detectorists make, particularly upon just starting out, but certainly not limited entirely to being a "newbie," is buying to much detector for what their skills are. And skill only comes from a good bit of time with any detector. I agree 100 percent with Barber Bill on the importance of learning that first machine one gets very, very well. Learning the next ones will be much easier. HH jim tn
 
Poverty kept it simple for me. What I got , I was very grateful for.

I started with a home made BF detector in 1968. Kept it for 10 years and I was good with it.

In the early 90's got a white's 5000-d at a yard sell for $10. Wish it had a manual?:rofl: It died after 5 years. I missed it a lot, but was too poor to buy another one.

When the Ace 250 came out, I save up and bought me one. Got laid off a year later. Than that's when I started tecten 6 to 10 hours a day. I knew what that detector was telling me. Also knew all the tricks that went along with it. It rewarded me well and has paid for itself many times over. I really needed(wanted) more depth and ground balance.

I'm much richer now.:rofl: After a year of looking for a detector that would suit my needs, I bought me a F-70. That was a big step for me. I mean, look at the bucks. I might be richer, but I'm frugal. I plan on keeping it for a long time. If it's there, I feel I have a detector that can find it.
 
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