I need to get down to ONE detector. Help me pick which Tesoro to keep..

[bibelot]

Look up ebays past auctions for a Deleon. It isn't a popular model and you will lose your shirt when selling it if you bought it new. Another reason why I would keep the Deleon.

Nah I got a smoking deal on the DeLeon. They do sell for pretty cheap it seems like. I have a Silver uMax on permanent loan to a buddy, I may get it back and give him the DeLeon since he mostly coin hunts. He will like it.

I believe I may sell my Bandido II. For no other reason than the tone hurts my ears after a short time. I hope to be able to trade it for an Eldorado's uMax which has a much nicer tone for me and should be comparable in performance.

The Vaquero with the coils I have is the logical best choice for a "do it all". Problem is, it falses on iron a lot more than my 5 pin models, and its not that much deeper to put up with it.

I know I will really regret selling the Bandido, and I'll probably never be able to have another. But the piercing high tone has bothered me from day one.

I think I have a plan together now. Thanks for all the comments guys. Maybe I can find time to sell some of these machines soon.

Yes, I couldn't decide between the outlaw and Deleon and then the idiot that I am,I bought the Deleon new. A few days later I seen a pristine Deleon go through ebay for less than a couple hundred dollars. Had I known, I could have bought that used Deleon and a used Vaquero or Tejon for what I have in the Deleon. I wasn't listening very well at the time. I'm glad you have it sorted out.

 

[woodchiphustler]

That will never happen. I counted 13 last night. Would not know where to begin. Some are retired some are active some are sentimental. All get the job done. Good luck with your decision!





So I need to thin down my detector arsenal, and I'm going to keep just one for all my hunting. I'm familiar with all these machines, and have a good bit of hours on them. So I have a pretty good idea of what is good at what, just wanted to see what you guys would do in my shoes.

My hunting consists of either old homesite hunting for relics, open field low-trash areas hunting for civil war bullets and stuff, and some urban coin picking when I only have a few minutes to hunt.

My detector arsenal:
Bandido II uMax with 8" donut coil, 7" Widescan
Vaquero Black with 9x8 Concentric and 5.75 Concentric
DeLeon with a 9x8 Concentric, 7" Widescan, 8" donut

What one machine would you keep to use for all hunting?

I know which one is deepest, which separates best, and which sounds the best. But I can't decide which I like the best, and I can keep only one.

Looking forward to your thoughts!