Introducing myself, Gene Scullion, First Texas Products

[Scully]

Hello everyone!

Some of you may already know me, posting under the name of "Scully". I used to own Badger Metal Detectors but I now am employed by First Texas Products, as the Sr. Sales Mgr. I will be frequenting the forums more often now, and welcome your questions and/or comments. Being new to the company, I still have a lot to learn, but I will try to assist you as best I can.

I have been metal detecting since 1977 and in that time I have used many machines. Ironically, the last 5 years or so, I fell in love with the Fisher machines, and the F75LTD is my main machine, followed closely by the Gold Bugs. I am still a very active relic hunter and I also do some water hunting (CZ21-10) so I have a good working knowledge of the F75/T2 machines and hunting in heavy iron. The CZ21 is new for me, so that machine I am still learning (I thought it best to sell my Tiger Shark when I started working for FTP!). And I am now learning the Bounty Hunter family as well.

Let me know if I can be of service.

Gene Scullion
Sr. Sales Mgr.
First Texas Products
915-400-8288
gscullion@frsttx.com

 

[MrBranton33]

Congrats on the new job Gene First Texas sure does make some sweet machines. So far I've used the F2, BH Platinum, T2, Omega and the F75. I've tried some of the other guys units, but always seem to go back to using one of FTP units. Light weight, powerful,fast recovery speed, and easy to use. That's a combo that is hard to beat, and I've found some sweet stuff with them.
It's good to see you on here. Looking forward to your input and insight as a fellow detectorist.


Gene Branton,

 

[markg]

Congrats on the new job Gene First Texas sure does make some sweet machines. So far I've used the F2, BH Platinum, T2, Omega and the F75. I've tried some of the other guys units, but always seem to go back to using one of FTP units. Light weight, powerful,fast recovery speed, and easy to use. That's a combo that is hard to beat, and I've found some sweet stuff with them.
It's good to see you on here. Looking forward to your input and insight as a fellow detectorist.


Gene Branton,[/quote

I agree with all this and more.
He will be a positive contributor for our hobby.

 

[Ed in SoDak]

Hi Gene,

Glad to read you've joined the FT team! With experience going back that far, I'm sure you have some stories to share from the days when finding a silver coin was common and prospecting was still a little wild and wooly.

I got hooked on detecting by my mother-in-law in 1981. My very first machine was a First Texas Search Master Tracker DX-8500. Actually, it's not a bad machine and I still own it since it will detect a stony meteorite like nobody's business. My first "big find" with it was an old porcelain cookstove. Big Find is right, it was too big to dig up, LOL! As far as I know, it's still buried there 3 decades later and my wife Sandy wants to try relocating it sometime.

I've been trying out a few Bounty Hunter models myself lately, maybe we'll get a chance to compare notes sometime. I'm sure you have your hands full, but we're looking forward to hearing some old stories from the good ol' days and maybe some crumbs of news about the good new days to come!

-Ed

 

[Scully]

Thats was a BFO machine, but I found enough with it to convince there was stuff to found. Used it for a year and with my finds purchased TR machine the following year. I have seen a lot of changes over the years, all for the better. Those olf machines were wrist breakers, very poorly designed.

 

[cra61]

I have used a BH QD II for 12-14 years now and I have to say it is a workhorse of a unit! Not being rich I just moved up slightly to a BH Pro 505 and so far am loving it too. As you can tell I don't do any saltwater detecting and mostly use it for coins and jewelry either inland or the drysand at the beaches here in Florida. I once found the damper to the oldest house in the town I grew up in way up in New Hampshire with the QD II. The house burned to the ground in the 1850s and was never rebuilt. I found the damper 12 inches down and managed to get it out in one piece thankfully. Being a history buff I also documented the find and turned the piece along with the documentation to the local historical society.

 

[billohio6248]

Hi Gene,

Congrats on the new job and good luck. I have owned a BH Landstar since 1998 and bought a Platinum last year. I have 2 questions about the Platinum. I lost my plastic battery cover and need to get a new one so where can I order it from? Second, my machine seems to go off continuously in all-metal mode to the point that I must tune it down to 2 or 3 in order to stop the noise blast. This happens pretty much everywhere. It could just be mineralized ground or land fill can scraps. Has anyone reported this other than me? Thanks for any help you can give.