HeyMonte!

[Anonymous]

I know you are the "Tesoro" Expert! My question is I just ordered a nice used "Bandito II" Not the Umax, would you please advise me of any short-cuts to learning this particular Detector? I am going to use it mainly for checking areas where Old Houses have been torn down. Would you please give me the Pros and Cons of this Detector (Or Anyone else that own one)? Do you like it or do you think it's outdated? Any help would be greatly Appreciated!!
Thanks,
Frank

 

[Anonymous]

I think Monte is on vacation and might not answer for a week or two?
J.

 

[Anonymous]

I am just getting back from vacation and while I hunted some grassy older parks in my hometown, most of my detecting time was at two Utah ghost towns and three over in Nevada. I can assure you that your Bandido II would have been able to do just about as well as anything I had along with me on this trip, and done better than some of the models and coils I took.
I have a soft-spot preference for the 'original' Bandido because I used it a great deal in these and other old town sites, as well as homesteads, pioneer & military encampments and such and experienced exceptional performance. Your Bandido II will provided similar in-the-field results.
Outdated? Definitely not! My suggestions for the best success in working older sites where some of the shallow/surface trash is iron nails is to:
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[Anonymous]

That old work horse will never be outdated and goes deep. I'll tell you of a trick with that one. If you come across a real deep target you will not get a solid signal but instead, a soft whine over a large area. When this happens whip the coil back and forth rapidly over the target and it will generate an audible signal that will allow you to center the target.
Bill

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks so much Monte!! I knew you will be full of information!! Thanks!!
HH,
Frank

 

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