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DeepTech

HI, I'm new...

R

RG

New member
Hi All,

I have been looking at detectors since last fall so I can start what looks like a great hobby this spring.

A guy I work with is a Civil War collector and detects often finding CW relics. He has quite a collection. After he found out I was researching detecting, he has been bugging me to let him detect my yard before I do,
 
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I second that, tell him that the trash will provide you with some practice
while you separate the goodies.
 
Your yard is a perfect place to learn. Its close (I hope), obtain permission from yourself, go for it.
Keep reading, apply what you want, then decide what machine fits your needs.
IMO - machine cost factor does not equal results.
 
The quickest, easiest, shortest learning curve is the Cibola. Put your discrimination just under the iron setting, your sensitivty on 9 the threshold hold about 1 oclock position and start diggin bullets out of your yard...d2
 
... the best place you have to try new coils, new techniques and to practice when you can't travel anywhere else. DON'T let anyone else detect in your yard. Work at cleaning everything, I mean everything out of your yard. It will give you a definite leg up on learning your machine. Good Luck !!!
 
I let a friend come hunt my yard with me and he found two nice gold rings side by side. One had a nice diamond in it. Keep it for your self! I learned my lesson.
 
Hello RG,

Now that Tabdog, the Aristotle of Arkansas has weighed in with his wisdom, I'll put in my 2c...

Seems like you have an excellent spot. Don't let anyone tell you different.
(You'll learn!)

Since the property is controlled by you, you've got no worries, and can do this at your leisure without concern for competition.
Don't bother to plant a test garden... you already got one!

Now here's my thoughts on a detector...

The smallest investment you can make, on the purchase of a quality machine, with a lifetime warranty, is the Tesoro Compadre.
Brand new, cost is $151.

If you are able to find a few interesting old relics, you could recover that much money, fairly easily, if you chose to sell them.
You will learn in a short time if relic hunting is really something you're interested in, AND, if there are possibilities of GOOD finds.
I see your chances ARE pretty good!

You can tell the nice fellow at work you are buying a Compadre to search it yourself, and watch his reaction...:rofl:

Read all the favorable posts about the Compadre here on the forum, if you haven't already... It's highly thought of. A real sleeper!

My guess is you shall more than pay for it with nice relics and keep it forever with warm feelings, even when you eventually get a more expensive machine just to see if they perform better. Some do! At four or five times the money, and more! Many won't.

I should caution you of a couple things...

Until you learn more, don't clean anything you find with anything but water and maybe a bit of soap.
If you discover a coin, resist the temptation to rub the muck off it with your thumb, to see what it might be... Scratches put on it in that instant COULD ruin it's value, and we're talking about possibly hundreds of dollars!

If you discover any ordnance, let it be! Just STOP.
Post a message here on the forum and ask advice before even removing it from the ground.
None of us want to read about a mishap in the newspaper like the most recent one.

Wow! An old city dump?
There's more than a few fellows here who have searched many years for such a place.
Friends are priceless.
Be cautious and selective who you chose!

HH
 
hello rg, i have to go with eltons good advice on keeping the fellow in question out of your yard. he probably means well, but you will need your yard for yourself, thats where many of us started. whatever you may decide to do, welcome to a great hobby and website.hh,
 
I would like to thank everyone for their replies. This seems like a very nice forum and I appreciate the feedback. As I research the different Tesoro
 
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