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First trip out with the 1500

Papa Gene

New member
Well I diden't come home with my finds pocket bursting at the seams, but I diden't get skunked either. :) Got my exercise in too, some jerk is leaveing his dig holes open. I filled um in as I went along. I hope to catch him so I can give him a good chewing. :veryangry: It's because of creeps like him that we can't hunt any of the parks in Whitefish Montana any more.
Anyway I came home with a total of $1.04 clad and my 1st. wheat cent :clap: as well as a childs ring a .22 round, and of course the usual junk.
As to how I got along with the new machine, I think quiet well for the first time out. However I found that dimes diden't read as dimes, most of the time they showed as penneys and at times just to the left of penneys. :shrug: and nickels at times read as foil. :blink: Perhaps in my excited state I wasen't over the target just right. I was haveing a ball, like a kid with a new toy!! Do you supose I've entered my second child hood at 58 years young????? :razz:
 
Don't get too hung up on whether a dime reads exactly a dime. If a target reads in the coin area, it is probably a coin. Dig it!
 
It will get better Papa. The 1500 has a bit of a learning curve and more than its share of quirks but once you figure it all out you'll have a ball. Centering the target exactly is crucial with this one as one of the receiving coils is that small hole in the center of the coil-about 2-3 inches in diameter, so it leaves little margin for error.

Bill
 
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