Searching old metal detecting sites

[Canewrap]

Most of the Civil War sites I have to search were hit heavily 10-15 years ago, but haven't been searched much in the intervening years because everybody assumes they've been hunted out. What detector would you choose to look for those deep targets that got missed? I'm fairly sure there are some deep targets that did get missed too. Money is no issue as I'll scrape together what it takes. However, if its a real heavy unit it needs to be chest or belt mountable and it would really help if the search coil is waterproof. Any ideas, suggestions?? I'm considering a Whites TDI, but I don't know what else would make for a successful specialized unit like this.

 

[GRAY GHOST]

hi canewrap, i'm sold on the tesoro tejon. i have a cibola now, done real good with it, but i went by ran hundley's sgt. riker's civil war outpost last week and was really impressed with the tejon. it won't be long, and it'll be in my stable. the discrimination capabilities and depth - airtested at over two feet - are just incredible. i saw it for myself, and i'm a hard sell.

it's like the tesoro cibola or vaquero on steroids. really impressive and light. hh,

 

[Deno]

Get a Nautilus. The deepest machine i have seen.

 

[nbforrest1863]

ive had whites, minelab and now fisher...if you havent' tried the F75...WOW! i find like you say for the "been hunted out" camps....it's a hands down heatseeker. i have a specialty way i program it for just CW RELIC HUNTING and it's awesome. ive been told recently, " you won't find nothing, it's been hunted 100 times." to which i say, ok, i'll go find what they missed and they were surprised. it's a good one.
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[RelicDigger1]

I use the Nautilus with a 15-inch coil for the utmost depth. I've dug buttons at a measured 18 inches. Bullets slightly deeper. But, like they say, "results not typical." But close.

The Fisher F75 is another ballgame. When the correct frequency is found for your site (there are seven to choose from on the 75 -- all in the brass target range of the kilohertz scale), then you can put a hurting on "old" sites that are "hunted out." Also, the recovery time of the Fisher is...someone help me... .72 seconds? I think that's correct. What that means is the unit detects a target and then within .72 seconds is ready for the next target, which lessens the chance of masking or iron hiding a good target.

The Nautilus is just a powerhouse. The Fisher is more of a unit to peep into small cracks between iron to see what else is there.

I will say neither are like any typical detector. Both will need time in the field with the operator learning how they work.

Just my two pence.

Richard