Need some opinions on the Tejon

[Elton]

What do you think of the machine..i have a chance to trade for one..know nothing about them (Help) Thanks

 

[tabdog]

n/t

 

[colt]

Hi Elton, I have had my Tejon for 3 weeks, I got it in a trade from a guy that bought it new 4 years ago and he liked to hunt, this Tejon is used but not abused, it has been taken care of. I was told by the original owner, that this Tejon ran hot and after using it on a couple of hunts, I would say the man was right.

First off let me say that I have used a lot of different brand metal detectors and a bunch of Tesoros, I did have a Vaquero for awhile and it was a nice detector, but for me the retune speed was a little to fast and there is no way to slow it down. I like the Tejon because it operates at a slow retune speed, until you pull the trigger to pinpoint and then it goes into a fast retune speed in all metal mode. I also like the dual disc feature, I set disc 1 for nickels and disc 2 to just break up a pull tab.

The first time I took my Tejon out for a serious hunt, I balance it out to a nice smooth threshold hum, set it in disc mode and started sweeping the coil over the soil, everything was running great, I was getting a nice clear hit every now and then and all of the sudden I started hearing tic's, pop's, and all kinds of noise. I switched to all metal and sure enough I was a heavy trash area, so I switched back to disc mode and slowed down my sweep speed and concentratede on the audio, I found a lot of nice coins, my best find at this spot was a 1947 merc, here is a pic, notice the rusty nail stain accross the top.

 

[Scully]

Are you primarily a coin hunter (parks, etc.), or do you do some relic hunting? The Tejon has some excellant features but its more important to fit the machine to the style of hunting you do, and the type of terrain and sites you like to hunt. Give us an idea of your style.

 

[Elton]

N/T