Outlaw grabs more silver

[Furious T]

Took the Outlaw out again today, and took it to an area that has lots of different soil types around the place, and this particular area is loaded with junk. After snagging a 2c coin (copper) at about 3" I decided to do some charry-picking. I had the 8" concentric coil on, and thought I would see how the Outlaw fared in all the trash with the disc. set reasonably high. I set the discrimination (after ground balancing) to just past the pulltab line, which still allowed $2, $1 and copper coins, together with some old silver coins and most silver rings able to register.

This Outlaw is a pleasure to use, and one smart machine. Trash close to the surface would initially register if it was large enough or close enough to the conductivity range where the disc level had been set. By raising the coil slightly, some of them would drop out (I know this feature is not exclusive to the Outlaw....my other Tesoros and some other brands do the same thing), but the Outlaw gives you the feeling that you are making the right identification (digging targets enabled me to check). The Outlaw signalled very well on good targets (coins), even though close to disced out targets, and this with the 8" coil. I was particularly impressed with its performeance in this regard, and I was able to snag 9 coins, including a 1938 1d. All targets were in the ground and varied in depth from 1" to 4". As I was detecting along a landscaped area where copper-treated pine longs had been used in the landscaping, I first found a 1c coin, then got a good signal next to one of the logs. I small silver (sterling) ring (1.80 gm) came out of the small hole I dug. It was mishapen, and part of the silver had been affected by its being next to the treated pine.
The Outlaw seems to pick up on targets, with good signals, in places where other detectors/detectorists apparently overlook them. I guess I can say the same thing about other detectors I have owned, but I have only used the Outlaw for a total of about 11 hours, and it has found 1 gold and 2 silver rings in places I know have, and continue to be pounded to death. The silver rings, judging by their depth and/or condition have been in the ground for years. The gold ring had been there for an estimated 18months to 2 and a half years.

Yesterday I met a mate at some goldfields, but it was too wet to be able to detect where he was going to take me. He has a Bandido II Umax, and wanted to try the 12 x10 DD coil on it. He was quite impressed with the weight of the coil and the clarity of signals it produced, and found a 1910 silver sixpence at a minimum of 6" (measured), and still got a clear signal. He then tried the Outlaw with the 8" coil, and I think I can say he was as impressed as I am with that combination.

After 11 hours of taking the Outlaw to some of my usual haunts, my takings (so far) are: 67 coins for $47.30 (Australian); 1 9k gold ring; 2 silver rings; 1 junk ring; and 1 junk earring. The 1938 Penny is the oldest coin I have found so far with this unit. The place where I live has an urban population of about 40,000.
The Sensitivity level for this last outing was set between 5 and 6.

 

[Hank68]

Sounded like a great and fruitful hunt! Congrats! Hank

 

[Furious T]

Thanks Hank, and I must say that your recipe for a water repellant is a very interesting one

 

[Beale]

Congrats on a very good hunt! Silver ring, and some good coins! Keep up the good work, Beale.

 

[Furious T]

Thanks Beale, Just trying to let Tesoro users know of my experiences with the new Outlaw. HH

 

[mike5853]

Thanks for the report, sounds like you had 1 great hunt and that Outlaw is 1 great detector as I'm finding out first hand.

 

[Furious T]

Thanks Mike, and Yes, I think the Outlaw holds a few surprises for anyone who tries it. I'm also impressed with the accurate pinpointing abililities of the 12 x 10 coil, together with the clarity of signal with that coil. Some of the features which present themselves in the field are sometimes difficult to explain in writing (for me, anyway). As with some other detectors I have, you dont realise how well you do with that detector until you look back at the finds made with it. The Outlaw seems to me to be like that.....no fuss, no bells and whistles, just great performance. HH

 

[Furious T]

Thank You, CW. It really is great to get feedback, as sometimes we just dont know who is reading the posts and how they are being accepted (or not) I hope that my reports have been of some help to all, and not just the people who might be buying an Outlaw. As I said in my first report, my ability to explain and elaborate on technical and electronic "things" is limited, so my better way of informing about the Outlaw is to relate what I have done to what I found. I hope in doing this I have been some help. To all of you in the USA, my apologies for not being able to give much info on how the Outlaw relates to your coins, as most of the coins I find in the ground are Australian coins. The one thing I can reassure you on is that the Outlaw will perform well in many different soil conditions, and that ground balancing is so easy to do and so easy to adjust during the hunt if necessary. Although I do have the Eldorado (U max), I can see the Outlaw as a real and important addition to my own arsenal. HH

 

[trueblue]

honestly Pete what is it that makes the Outlaw a real important addition to your arsenal when you already Own the Eldorado Umax ...what does theOutlaw have or offer that the Eldorado does not ?

 

[Furious T]

Trueblue, That is a real hard question to answer here, but I'll give it a go. The reason I say it is hard to answer here, is that the Outlaw is a machine that, when in my hands out in the field, just gets the job done (same as Eldorado does) without fuss and at the end of the hunt, I look at the finds I have and ask myself "Why has everyone (including me) missed these targets?" Although some of the targets have not been all that deep (3" - 4") it is clear that they have been there for a while, but the signal from the Outlaw invited me to investigate. For example, on the last hunt I set the discrimination to knock out pulltabs...because of the range of pulltabs, some still sneak into the detector's range, but I cam usually identify them (through either lifting the coil or repeated passes). Knocking out pulltabs also usually knocks out our 20c coin. The other day I got a signal, not a great signal, but definite and and good enough to make me dig...ie. although it was not good, it did not fade and stayed there when I raised the level of the coil. The 20c coin I found was not deep (2") but it had been there a long time, eluding myself and others. This was a small area that I hunt regularly, and I know that others do also. I found a few coins there on this last hunt...none of them were on the surface. The small silver ring I found also fits into this category. I do know that from the first time I used the Outlaw I was impressed with the signal it gives on good targets. The first silver ring I found (O.84gm at 6") was very close to a concrete slab...The signal I got from the Outlaw (using the 12 x10 DD coil) was a small but definite signal, and invited me to dig. After I had extracted the ring, I waved the coil over the spot again and got a "wide" signal, I presume coming from the iron in the concrete slab. I cant even begin to extimate how many detectorists have detected this area, and how may times I have been over it. No-one else found this ring, and it is an area where silver rings and jewellery were regularly found.

I love my Eldorado, and I think I have said before that if I had to get rid of all my machines except one, The Eldorado would be the one I would keep. I see the Outlaw as being "up there" with the Eldorado..I guess only time will tell if this is true, but getting the Outlaw is my chance to have 2 great machines which are light, simple to use and with which I feel very very comfortable. (And one will be 10 years newer than the other). I hope this helps, and I know it must sound strange that after extolling the virtues of the Eldorado for so long, that I would now get the Outlaw, which for intents and purposes, is very very similar. I guess it is that similarity, together with the slight differences which attract me to the Outlaw. I think I said in an earlier post that when I bought my Eldorado, I had actually wanted to get a Bandido II, but could not buy a new one here because the Eldorado had come on the market. Now is my chance to get that Bandido II (maybe with improvements)

 

[mike5853]

I have enjoyed your and mikes reviews very much,so I guess it is time to just get out there and find some treasure.You two really have done a great job,I know Tesoro is proud of the both of you. Thank you.CW

Thanks for the kind words CW. It's great that we're getting these reports and comments on Tesoro detectors. It really helps the Tesoro community. Having 5 Tesoro detectors now, I can emphatically say there's not a bad one in the bunch! Tesoro, excellence in simplicity!

 

[trueblue]

I really belive the difference would be little if any in the 2 detectors and that prehaps swinging a new machine and in getting to know it you dig more of the iffy targets ect and pay alot more attension to responses than you otherwise would and thats why the better finds in your well hunted area or you had simply miss'd them targets on previouse hunt s .. hopefully one day I will get to try one out ...thanks for taking the time and sharing your expeirence T its appreciated and look forwrd to readin more ..on both these great detectors

CW{SC}

I live in the land downunder

you could be right with the disc theory I find my tejon to have alot cleaner and sharper disc than my eldo

cheers

 

[Furious T]

Trueblue, you could be partly right....the point I was trying to make (in my long-winded way) is that with the Outlaw, those signals (on the targets that had been clearly there for yonks,) were not iffy. Perhaps they were iffy with other detectors, and that's why they were still there. HH

 

[Furious T]

Trueblue, I just looked at your last post again.... I didn't say the Outlaw is a "real important" addition. I said it would be a "real and important" addition to my arsenal. HH