Royal Sabre got me excited!

[slingshot]

I was just about decided on a bfo instead of getting a compadre-then I flipped it to pinpoint and the small gold chain that was rejected by all my other detectors sang out on my Royal loud and purty! Now I have three detectors in one! It'll function with tones like the Golden,or as a standard detector like my Silver, or as a Notch detector, or in all metal like the Compadre. So everybody-Where's the best place to get a 5.75 in. coil?

 

[Monte]

[size=medium]Or, and quite possibly, you don't understand what models and modes and capabilities your detectors have.[/size]

I was just about decided on a bfo instead of getting a compadre

[size=medium]... What "bfo"?[/size]

-then I flipped it to pinpoint and the small gold chain that was rejected by all my other detectors sang out on my Royal loud and purty!

[size=medium]... Which other detectors rejected the small gold chain, and what mode and settings did you try? If you have ANY decent detector with a true, threshold-based All Metal mode it should get the chain like the Royal Sabre does in All Metal/Pinpoint mode.[/size]

Now I have three detectors in one! It'll function with tones like the Golden,

[size=medium]... The Royal Sabre has a dual-tone audio in the Disc. mode like the Golden Sabre Plus and Golden Sabre II which followed it. The term 'Golden' when used in reference to a Tesoro model needs the other 'qualifier' in the name to denote which one it is. The 'original' Golden Sabre lacked that feature.[/size]

or as a standard detector like my Silver,

[size=medium]... Two questions: [1]..What do you mean by "standard" detector? [2].. Which "Silver" do you refer to? There were three Silver Sabre models and then there was the Silver

 

[Hightone]

Golden Sabre thread

 

[slingshot]

Great points. However, in the "real world"there is tons of trash in some locations that make life miserable. With the Royal I can leave the disc level knob at minimum, rotate the notch level knob to a preset point while I'm in standard disc setting, and have 3 tones (low for nickels, MIXED for tabs, and high for coins) and though probably not the low acceptance range of the Golden umax, still low enough to get the small gold rings. If I peradventure into a tot lot,(most here in East Texas are well manicured w/no pea gravel, etc) I can flip it into the pinpoint and, as long as I keep the motion steady and slow (it retunes) I can duplicate the Compadre all metal search. And, finally, in the "hell holes" (tab city) the notch lets me get some coins that others stay away from-and the lower end acceptance is STILL low enough to get some of the small gold rings. Having the Silver umax as a backup is also a plus. I spent a few days in it's all metal mode and can tell you that LOCATION is everything to anyone that wants to go the beep-dig route-unless you need nails to build with! Now in it's MINIMUM disc setting- I was finding coins masked by iron and nickels that had been there and were glazed over that didn't give the usual loud response and I'm sure that's why no one else found them. THAT umax is GREAT for coins. And I have used tone comparison by switching from all metal to low disc and love that feature.
I guess my point was that I was able to get a taste of several phases of searching to see which one fit my modus operandi- and had two great weapons-my Royal and my Silver umax. Now, if I had the patience of tabdog(I mean it takes a lot just to try to play the quitar!) and had the time to sort through all the trash(a possibility if I make it a year or two more) that would be great. Finally, I have decided to sell my CZ-5(hardly used, w/3 coils and lower rods) and THEN will make some decisions-but for now, in my mind, I'm blessed-especially since I got that Royal for just $75 from a guy that outgrew it!

 

[Monte]

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