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[coinscratch]

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hi guys bought a vaquero in jan as an upgrade to my old bounty hunter . snows melting here so I took her outside sunday on some bare spots to get a feel for the ground balancing and guess what? made a few passes and got a rock solid beep ,discriminated target to silver,copper range and she still sung! so i got my shovel and dug my first target(1970 copper penny) around 5 inches out of the still frozen ground. I was impressed. Hope it's a good omen of happy

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digging days to come!

 

[tabman]

Welcome to forum. You're going to love the Vaquero. If you haven't already, you need to get a 5.75 concentric coil for those really trashy areas.

tabman

 

[SpiritRelic]

I would have to say that is a good sign.Can't beat a vaquero,even with a Tejon.Good luck to you coinscratch!. :-@

 

[coinscratch]

You bet tabman! It's on my " must have " list for sure. Been Checking old town maps and securing permission to detects older homesteads between my icefishing this winter.Rare ring to put some time on my vaquero for sure.

 

[coinscratch]

Thanks for the support spiritrelic! Hope you have an awesome yr also.

 

[hatpin]

Wait until you start finding tiny stuff. Nothing is to small for the Vaq.

 

[coinscratch]

Hatpin...What is the smallest item you've found with your vaquero ?

 

[BillF]

I know you asked Hatpin this, but for what it's worth, I've been finding buckshot at 5-6 inches. Thank goodness for pinpointers.

 

[GunnarMN]

Welcome on man,

 

[mike5853]

Welcome to the most enthusiastic Forum on the site! We all contribute, we all learn! Looking forward to your future posts!

 

[coinscratch]

I'm using a pistol gripped zircon stud finder until I get the "scratch" for a garrett pinpointed. Gets about a half inch depth and runs around 30.00 bucks

 

[coinscratch]

Thanks for the shout gunnarmn!

 

[coinscratch]

Thanks mike! Watching your YouTube video on ground balancing and super tuning certainly shortened my learning curve...

 

[BillF]

First, forgot to tell you WELCOME!
2nd, I would like to have a Garrett. I use a Harbor Freight for $13. Works great, I like it because it pretty much has a depth of 1 1/2-2 inches. If it doesn't pick up, I know I have to dig a little deeper. Works for me. Happy hunting.

I'm using a pistol gripped zircon stud finder until I get the "scratch" for a garrett pinpointed. Gets about a half inch depth and runs around 30.00 bucks

 

[DESERT DOG]

welcome

 

[homebre]

Welcome. I bought a Vaquero about a year ago and gave my Bounty Hunter Tracker IV to my daughter when she hunts with me. She has done well with the BH and I like the V.
Andy from Hillsborough

 

[Hombre]

Welcome coinscratch,

The people on this forum are very helpful with lots of sound advice and support It is the busiest & liveliest Tesoro forum I've seenaround the net, just a great place to hang out

 

[coinscratch]

Thanks homebre...my wife's cousins 11 yr old son absolutely loves the hobby. I plan on giving him my old tracker as his first detector. It also gives me an excuse to buy a backup tesoro sometime down the road !

 

[coinscratch]

Thank you desert dog!

 

[coinscratch]

Thanks hombre...you're right this is a great forum!Did some research on this forum,youtube,and other as well before I chose buying the vaquero. I like that tesoro makes great quality detectors, the lifetime warranty,and their customer service. I also like beep and dig rather than numbers on a screen and how light and balanced the vaquero is. I also should mention that 53 silvers videos on the vaquero helped in making my decision. but hey,im sure glad I joined this forum you all seem like a great group of guys!