I received my V3 a week ago, this is my experience thus far. I'm new to this, the V3 is my first real metal detector, I had a $30 one as a child but had no discrimination or such.
My most aggravating experience so far has been finding targets and pinpointing with them being there. Like pinpointing something that the V3 says is a coin 3.5" deep and I already dug a hole over 30" deep and can't find what the V3 is detecting. I've dug a few holes with the post hole digger that looked good but I can't locate them. I don't have a pinpoint probe yet so I'm doing the best I can with what I have. I've found some some coins, the oldest is a 1955 wheat penny I found the day my detector came in. Last night I found my first dime, a 1991 or so. So far I can't find anything much of value, my earnings on coins is less than $0.10 per hour so far. Sounds discouraging but.... I have a pin pointer on the way from' White's Santa pack coupon and I'm somewhat enjoying the time I spend digging and recovering stuff. I don't enjoy digging and not finding, even if it's a rusty nail, I like to find what I'm digging for.
Last Sunday I went to the fairgrounds and enjoyed hunting for a couple of hours before the battery went dead. Somehow I accidently turned the TX boost on without knowing it, killing my battery after a couple of hours. In that time, I found 3 nickles and 5 penny's, nothing old though, and not mentioning the foil and can tabs.
To compare "treasure hunting" with hunting, it's not unusual to spend over $1000 for a good gun and optics, just like a good metal detector and accessories. But unlike other sports I've done, treasure hunting pays off, if I find $0.10 in an hour metal detecting, it's not much, but it's better than spending $30 in ammunition in an hour sport shooting or some other hobby. I guess what I'm saying, with metal detecting, it's the initial expense then payback, other hobbies I've tried, it's the initial expense and additional expense as you spend time with your hobby.
Just my 2 wheat penny's worth!
RogerN
My most aggravating experience so far has been finding targets and pinpointing with them being there. Like pinpointing something that the V3 says is a coin 3.5" deep and I already dug a hole over 30" deep and can't find what the V3 is detecting. I've dug a few holes with the post hole digger that looked good but I can't locate them. I don't have a pinpoint probe yet so I'm doing the best I can with what I have. I've found some some coins, the oldest is a 1955 wheat penny I found the day my detector came in. Last night I found my first dime, a 1991 or so. So far I can't find anything much of value, my earnings on coins is less than $0.10 per hour so far. Sounds discouraging but.... I have a pin pointer on the way from' White's Santa pack coupon and I'm somewhat enjoying the time I spend digging and recovering stuff. I don't enjoy digging and not finding, even if it's a rusty nail, I like to find what I'm digging for.
Last Sunday I went to the fairgrounds and enjoyed hunting for a couple of hours before the battery went dead. Somehow I accidently turned the TX boost on without knowing it, killing my battery after a couple of hours. In that time, I found 3 nickles and 5 penny's, nothing old though, and not mentioning the foil and can tabs.
To compare "treasure hunting" with hunting, it's not unusual to spend over $1000 for a good gun and optics, just like a good metal detector and accessories. But unlike other sports I've done, treasure hunting pays off, if I find $0.10 in an hour metal detecting, it's not much, but it's better than spending $30 in ammunition in an hour sport shooting or some other hobby. I guess what I'm saying, with metal detecting, it's the initial expense then payback, other hobbies I've tried, it's the initial expense and additional expense as you spend time with your hobby.
Just my 2 wheat penny's worth!
RogerN