New guy with a Bounty Hunter "Commando"

[optrixs]

Hi:

I just bought my first metal detector it's the "Commando " camo model at wally world for $111.00 did I just buy a low end or medium end model.My purpose
is to try beach combing and looking for gold I live in SW Oregon near the Illinois river and it's tributary's.Is the coil water proof? and can I change the coil for some thing larger or is that a waste of time and $$$ ?Why is this model not shown on the Bounty Hunter web site?





Thanks
Scott Hannah

 

[nugget]

Hi Scott, I remember seeing a unit on a website, I thought it was the BH site. From what I can remember the unit was similar format to the Tracker IV in regards to depth and sensitivity at 6.6 kHz. The detector will do the job that you need it to. The standard 8" coil is waterproof as is the 4" and the 10", I have submerged them time after time, no worries. They will do good on the dry sand, OK on the wet, and while they are'nt really a prospecting unit, I have found nuggets with them (shallow), however they are'nt good on small gold. They are fantastic for doing the playgrounds EG: sand pits, and chip bark. Learn the different sounds by testing in the yard or park. Don't discriminate ring pulls, or you will leave gold jewelery behind. Hope this helps put your mind at rest. Some of the more experienced guys will help you as well. Live your dreams HH Nugget.

 

[BH-LandStar]

I agree...The Commando is a new addition to the Bounty Hunter Line-up...It does appear to be a Tracker in Cammo...Seems BH is making more and more of their machines in a Cammo finish...I wonder if they have upgraded the electronics in any of these units??? The machine you bought is a low mid-range detector in the lineup, but it will find you anything that the upper-end detectors will find you if you take the time to learn it's language. Just ask nugget, he has found more with his Trackers, than a lot of us have found with our more expensive machines. As stated in the previous post, at first dig every signal you hear until you learn to tell the difference in the sounds your detector makes for each object...Listen well as you sweep your coil to the sounds made by different objects, and different sized objects of the same metal type. Soon you will be able to tell most of the time what is beneath the surface before you dig. The Bounty Hunters have a frequency that allows them to discriminate between targets VERY WELL...any lower, or higher in frequency, and the machine would loose sensitivity on either the gold side, or the silver side...you would find it hard to tell nickels from pennies, or pennies from quarters...The Bounty Hunter detectors in my opinion are great discriminators...I still have problems in the nickel and pull tab region, but I think this is a common problem among ALL detectors...the metals are so similar, that most detectors cannot tell the difference...Read and re-read your manual, and air test your machine with as many different metals as you can, until you learn the sounds each makes. Use headphones whenever you can. it makes hearing the true tones easier, and saves on your batteries as well (takes less juice to power headphones than it does to power an amplifier for a speaker). Bury items in your back yard and test you skills at locating them...Not only is it fun, but it is good practice.

Welcome to the hobby, and keep that coil swinging...Soon you will be posting your finds here for all to see.

Happy Hunting,

BH-LandStar

 

[optrixs]

Hi:
Thanks for the good words about the detector that I just bought.I will keep it and get some head phones.I would like to make enough with this BH
to get a Gold bug 2 in the furture.




Thanks
Scott Hannah

 

[nugget]

Hey Scott, A friend of mine had a deep lead gold mine outside clermont at a place called Miclere, it was140 ft deep. He used to blow the face, clear the air, use a bob-cat to level the rubble and detect it with the Gold bug 2, he found most of his gold with them. He had top of the range Minelabs as well, but prefered to use the GB2. Unfortunately he has had a stroke and is permantly paralized down one side, it's sad to see. He got robbed of his mine, house, caravan, and all his detectors, on top of that. You WILL find enough with your T IV to pay for the gold bug 2. Live your dreams! HH Nugget.

 

[shawn1]

i have a commando, and have found plenty of coins. yesterday i found 2 mercury dimes about 3 inches deep in hard dirt. just getting use to the different sounds.

 

[BH-LandStar]

Glad to hear that First Texas has put out yet another fine detector in it's lineup, but based on the Tracker IV, they could not have gone wrong...

HH,

BH-LandStar

 

[dirt jockey]

Hi Shawn, what city/town in SW Oregon do you live? I live in Gresham, just outside Portland. This weekend my wife and I will be going over to the beach. Not sure exactly where. I'm thinking Cannon Beach or Seaside. I've had several beach hunts with my Pioneer 202 and have done really well. Just bought the Time Ranger last week. Bought a 10" coil, arrived today. I'm really looking forward to the weekend. Like the guys have already said, get to know your machine and learn what it's saying to you. You'll find lots of good stuff.

 

[shawn1]

I LIVE IN P.A.

 

[shawn1]

so what have u found so far with Ur commando. and how deep does it work. and do u have numbers above Ur intensity meter

 

[shawn1]

my commando only has a 6inch coil. if i am measuring it right?

 

[BH-LandStar]

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