I've been trying to do the research (limited by the fact i'm new to mding) on which Tesoro to buy. The areas i often hunt have a lot of pulltabs and in my reading of other posts, some indicate the tejon might not be the best choice. if you all have some suggestions, i'd appreciate it b/4 i shell out that much $$. thanks
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need more tesoro advice
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Pirate John
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To start with pull tabs fall in the metal phase of gold rings. So if you want to find gold jewelry you will dig lots of pull tabs. There is not a detector out there that will disc out pull tabs and find gold rings. For example if I am hunting in a local park with my MXT and I am getting a reading of +22 and they are all pull tabs if I decide not to dig a +22 thinking it's another pulltab, I could be missing a gold ring reading +22. As far as Tesoro's go, I like them all, but I am really partial to the new HOT circuit in the Cibola, Vaquero and Tejon. Since you are new to the MD hobby I would really consider a Cibola, later on you can move up to a Vaquero or Tejon and keep the Cibola for a back up or a hunting buddy can use it. Good Luck and HH
I have used the Cibola, Bandito II, Vaquero and now own the Deleon. I like it because of the target ID. Like was already mentioned if you ignore the pull tab signals you can miss some gold rings. But in parks or places that are just loaded with tabs and you do not want to dig them then you can just ignore them if they show up on the TID as pull tab. I like the target id because you can run with the discrimination just above iron and still get an idea what the signal is by looking at the id screen. It seems to be pretty accurate. It is real accurate when it comes to zinc pennies and coins above nickels. It does not seem to really id nickels that good. It will find them but the deeper they get it seems like it has trouble. Of course no detector will be right 100% of the time. It seems to get pretty good depth too.
The only thing negative I can say about it is the depth reading seems to be useless, if the target is real shallow it seems to do OK but get past 3 inches and it will read 7-8-9 even on the shallower ones. I don't go by that much anyway. The pinpointing on the tesoros is probably the best I have seen.
The only thing negative I can say about it is the depth reading seems to be useless, if the target is real shallow it seems to do OK but get past 3 inches and it will read 7-8-9 even on the shallower ones. I don't go by that much anyway. The pinpointing on the tesoros is probably the best I have seen.
I faced the same dilemma, and ended up going with the Vaquero, simply because I also am new to MD, yet I want a machine that will still be useful once I get better, but is still simple to operate right out of the box.
Since you're new to MD, I suggest you follow the same route, and go with a Vaquero, or the slightly simpler Cibola.
The one thing about the Tejon, is that it's like a spoiled lady... you really have to know how to treat it right or it'll scream at you and refuse to do anything... they 'really' are sensitive detectors (but that's also why they're so good).
The Vaquero is based on the same technology but costs a lot less than the Tejon, and is much more like a content housewife... definitely not as demanding as the Tejon to know what you're doing. The Cibola is also a nice detector, essentially being the Vaquero without the manual ground balance, which I feel is a distinct disadvantage.
The Cibola is set to one set of optimum conditions, and though it does a good job in most soils, there still are a few that you'd have trouble where the manual ground balance of the Vaquero would make it searchable ground.
You can also bump up the Vaquero's sensitivity and threshold to 'super tune' it to behave like a Tejon, though with a bit of a depth sacrifice... but the only problem is it's like spoiling that content housewife... it gets very sensitive and tries to scream at you just like the Tejon... it's that durn H.O.T. technology. When it's good, it's good, and when it's bad, it's even better.
Honestly, the Tejon is one helluva detector, and everybody that has one seems to swear by it, but the majority I see with them are seasoned detectorists who moved up to it after a period of time, after they had 'honed their art' a bit, and could make a machine like the Tejon do what they wanted it to do, rather than work against them.
Just MO anyway.
Either way you go you're going to get a nice machine.
Since you're new to MD, I suggest you follow the same route, and go with a Vaquero, or the slightly simpler Cibola.
The one thing about the Tejon, is that it's like a spoiled lady... you really have to know how to treat it right or it'll scream at you and refuse to do anything... they 'really' are sensitive detectors (but that's also why they're so good).
The Vaquero is based on the same technology but costs a lot less than the Tejon, and is much more like a content housewife... definitely not as demanding as the Tejon to know what you're doing. The Cibola is also a nice detector, essentially being the Vaquero without the manual ground balance, which I feel is a distinct disadvantage.
The Cibola is set to one set of optimum conditions, and though it does a good job in most soils, there still are a few that you'd have trouble where the manual ground balance of the Vaquero would make it searchable ground.
You can also bump up the Vaquero's sensitivity and threshold to 'super tune' it to behave like a Tejon, though with a bit of a depth sacrifice... but the only problem is it's like spoiling that content housewife... it gets very sensitive and tries to scream at you just like the Tejon... it's that durn H.O.T. technology. When it's good, it's good, and when it's bad, it's even better.
Honestly, the Tejon is one helluva detector, and everybody that has one seems to swear by it, but the majority I see with them are seasoned detectorists who moved up to it after a period of time, after they had 'honed their art' a bit, and could make a machine like the Tejon do what they wanted it to do, rather than work against them.
Just MO anyway.
Either way you go you're going to get a nice machine.
What kind of hunting are you primarily wanting to do?? I have owned a Cibola, and now have a Vaquero and am very happy with it. I have used a Tejon that belongs to a friend of mine and it can be a bit erratic at times....they don't call it "the animal" for nothing. I relic hunt and coin hunt and the Vaquero is all I will want for a long time to come. If you haven't already, do a search for metal detector reviews and read what other people have to say about the different Tesoro machines and the ratings they have given them. The Tejon is certainly a grand machine, but I just like the performance and simplicity of the Vaquero.
Good luck with your decision and Happy Hunting,
Scott
Good luck with your decision and Happy Hunting,
Scott
dfwdetector
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The other day I received the Cortes I purchased used. It was my first venture with the Tesoro brand. I am amazed at how great it works. Steady threshold, discrimination etc. I like the Cortes because I am trying to wean myself off of Target ID machines but the Cortes also has target ID. From what I have seen I like it very much but long for a little more depth so I just ordered a tesoro tejon. I was trying to decide between the Tejon and VaQuero and read the Tejon has a little greater depth and also has the 3 position trigger switch on the handle to select 2 discriminators or all metal mode from the handle. I also figured from what I read if it was finding stuff too deep or was a little chattery I would just turn down the sensitivity and it would still be a deep machine. I did'nt want to get the Vaquero then later wished I had got the Tejon for the trigger switch and 2 adjustable discriminators. I think I have been converted to Tesoro. I like it even more I think than the Whites Spectrum Eagle I have also, especially due to the weight.
