Odanscoils
Well-known member
I love my Tesoros for no weight.
Love them more in the iron and nails.
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What happened to Tesoro?
- Thread starter Draco
- Start date
Love them more in the iron and nails.
Odanscoils
Well-known member
Parking lots can be very good.
Especially at ski resorts.
Mind Bender
Member
I see Fisher and Teknetics are the same company. Are they still highly recommended?
West-texas.hunter
New member
I just got a Patriot. Haven't given it much of a run yet.
Had a Delta a few years ago, but got rid of it before I gave it much of a chance. (Traded it for an analog Garrett)
Not a bad machine at all, I was just having a hard time making the jump from analog, to digital machines.
I got a great deal direct from the factory. It arrived promptly, looks great and works as designed. That's all I can say about the machine.
Now... The company;
First off, I noticed that Kellyco was no longer offering Teknetics machines. What the ???? Kellyco is the grand pappy of detector stores. I have bought every machine I ever owned from Kellyco.
Next, the factory website. Just hinkey. Plus, instead of one website covering all 3 brands that First Texas produces, they have 3 separate domains, one each for Teknetics, Bounty Hunter, and Fisher.
The Teknetics site is broken badly. The Fisher site seems OK, as did the BH site, but, most items are listed as out of stock.
Really? The manufacture's sole retail outlet for 3 major brands has nothing in stock?
(hmmmmm. (rolls suspicious eyes)
But... Seems First Texas now manufactures night vision gun-sites, binoculars, and monoculars.
They are all in stock (For really decent prices, I might add.)
My impression is that the company is shifting gears, selling off their detectors, and looking to make it in the night vision market.
Impression was strengthened by my experience purchasing my Patriot. I dealt with one guy names Arturo Barrientos. He seemed to be the only guy at the company.
When there was an issue with my billing address, (sent to me via his I-phone) I sent him the corrected information, but had to wait for him to get back to the office from a business trip, before he cold fix the error, and ship my machine. Seemed like there was nobody back at First Texas who could do it. (Or maybe he is the only employee left there.)
In spite of all that, the machine arrived in a reasonable time frame, seems to operate correctly, and still comes with a 5 year warranty.
I just hope that they snag a big-fat government contract for some night vision, so there will at least be a company there if I ever need service. ;-)
Tot Lot Bandit
Well-known member
Yes, sadly I think First Texas is done. I still love my G2+ though and won't sell it.
BPatG
New member
Wow... so I have a VINTAGE LEGACY detector! (My Tesoro Bandito II uMax). It's a shame that they've all pretty much gone out of business. I've used all of them except for Whites... had a Minelab for awhile, a Fisher CZ6a, and a bunch of different Bounty Hunters. Sold them all except for the Tesoro, which is still my favorite, though I hung on to the CZ6a for a long while. I don't really detect much anymore, as there's not that much to find and not many places to legally hunt- and I've never had a lot of success. I've enjoyed it though.