Just purchased my 7th Tesoro, original Bandido!

[bulletman]

Doing a little backtracking on technology this time. Used to look at these early 90's detectors in catalogs - and could never afford one. Looking forward to running this machine to see what she will do. That is if we don't freeze up too soon.


Bulletman

 

[Hombre]

You got the Tesoro fever bad Bulletman........But that's a good thing! I like the Bandido series mysef, I have accuired an original, a Bandido ll and a Bandido ll

 

[CHIPMONK]

HELLO HOMBRE, GREAT CATCH, I HAVE 2-GOLDEN SABERS GREAT MACHINES.I HAD A QUESTION. I HAVE A CHANCE TO PICK UP A BANDIDO II UMAX AND WANTED AN HONEST FIELD TEST OPINION OF IT'S OPERATION IN "RED-HOT" VA,GA. TYPE MINERALIZED GROUND? (AND YOU OTHER FANS CAN CHIME IN ALSO) THEY OTHER QUESTION IS WHAT WOULD BE A FAIR PRICE YOU OFFER A MAN IN TODAYS MARKET, THE UNIT SEEMS TO BE IN FAIR TO GOOD CONDITION BUT WORKS?( I LIKE A BARGIN BUT I WILL NOT INSULT ANY MAN) THANK YOU AND HAVE BLESSED EVERY DAY AND GREAT HUNTING.

 

[Hombre]

Chipmonk

The Bandido ll

 

[minpins]

I have 3 bandidos one which is a umax. I have found if i put a older coil on the max it will work better in trashy areas.the coils from the regular bandidos are a five pin and are a little thicker than the new coils,but they seem to work better in trashy areas.also gained 1 inch of air testing a dime.then i tried to pick up a one quarter gram of flake gold which it would not pick up in all metal or discriminate mode, but when i put the old coil on it would pick up the specks of gold.i asked tesoro what was up with this and if the older bandido coils where made better than the new ones but they inclined that the new coil might need to be recalibrated.i have used my old coil for a year now and am not planing on going back to the new umax coil.

 

[Canewrap]

Sounds like the original Bandido would make a great relic machine. What kind of depth does it get?

 

[Hombre]

Canewrap

The original Bandido has plenty of depth for the 'naily' old places that I hunt at, I'd guess about six to eight inches on a dime. I do alot of relic hunting in southern Kansas, like old abandoned farm houses, cellar holes, old church grounds, and a few ol' picnic grounds. It has found seated coins in the nails, old tokens, gold rings, etc. I don't park hunt, and to be truthfull, with all the modern aluminum trash found around town and at the old victorian houses I hunt at.......a metered detector is preferred.

But.....when I get to an old place out in the country where I can dig with a shovel, the Bandido is my primary detector! Like Monte says "Beep then Dig"

Randy