I got one of the Wally World Bounty Hunters for the wife a few years back. Its been in the yard twice. Found $.35. Yep a quarter and dime. Both newish. I need an excuse to take it out. Surely following spring break, there ought to be some finds on the beach.
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Any detectors in Pensacola
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Staz...I use to run a White's XLT, good machine but I wanted more depth and moved up to the MXT...then they upgraded the MXT to the MXT Pro which like the XLT has tone ID, I was sold..I need to find the old coins I found around here...the oldest being in Milton from the late 1880's, an IH penny.
group pic of some jewelery...front row in junk rings, LH is gold/platinum, RH is silver all found locally here in Pensacola/Milton area
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silver coins found in park in Chicago a few yrs back
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group pic of some jewelery...front row in junk rings, LH is gold/platinum, RH is silver all found locally here in Pensacola/Milton area
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posthuman13
Expert
Total respect for you Ric-San, great job hunting. I hope to get some cool finds eventually. What dk you think of the Fisher F4? You seem to know a great deal about detectors.
posthuman13
Expert
Ha! I was searching the differences in the Fisher F4 and Whites XLT and I saw a post from you in the Treasure Quest Forum Ric-san. I saved it to my favorites to join when I have the time to learn more on the subject. Whites XLT looks nice after I have been reading about it I just hate parting with the extra cash.
FrankT
6.8 SPCII Hog Slayer
I started small w the new model Whites CoinMaster GT, the wholesale dealer for the entire area is on Hwy 20 just west of Freeport, excellent knowledge, service and parts, nice store there with everything in it and some good savings. They also have some good deals on Refurb units.
I was waiting for the weekend to expound more on detecting since im on 10 hr shift w/2 hr commute...a bit husy. Yes TreasurequestXLT.com is a family oriented easy going MD site..a buddy of mine is organizing this years big bash...normally held in Pennsylvania...so now all of those Yankees are heading to Destin. Fisher is a good unit, they also make Teknetics and the Bounty hunter ine of MD's meaning they are the same company...I'll try to set up a date where a bunch of us can meet up and search for treasure. I may head to the beach this weekend as some family is in town...beach detecting is way easier as I dig all signals there vs at a park where you actually have to dig...
posthuman13
Expert
Picked up a used Garrett GTAx550 today for $150 to begin learning the ropes ans as a detector for my wife to use until I make my new purchase. I thought it would be a fun hobby for us to have together, get exercise, and be able to cover more ground at the same time. Other used GTAx550s I saw were going for about $300 plus I picked it up in Pcola off of Craigslist.
I have a wedding to attend and will be out of the area...once I return I will post about a md get together at a local beach or park...I'll have my back up detector if someone is on the fence about the hobby or which md to get. I started out with a Garret Ace-250 bought online from kellyco. Its a great begginers md as is the fisher f-4. Bounty Hunters are at the lower spectrum in entry level, the Ace-250 has tones and a electronic display making it a bit easier on a beginner. Tesoro is good...most are one tone beep dig old style BUT they are american made with a lifetime warrenty. When starting in the md hobby its best to shadow someone as they md to learn the ropes...it can be done by oneself also...just takes a bit more time to understand...
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It has always been an interest in my mind also, just played with the cheaper ones and never really been on a hunt. Then when most places of interest closed thier doors to detecting, I forgot about it cause I would not know a good place other than the overworked beaches.
posthuman13
Expert
^^^^ yes, my guess is that the problem most people have with posting pics is the file size. Every camera out there today (including phones) are super-duper megapixel and come set to the highest resolution. While this makes for great photos, the file size can get out of hand pretty quickly.
shootnstarz
Master
This site has a forum on metal detecting, as well as lots of info on coins:
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/
Rick
http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/
Rick
posthuman13
Expert
Lol thanks Staz.
