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Probably one of the quickest developing hobbies in the nation is metal detecting, but before you simply dive in and invest a bunch of cash on a brand-new metal detector, there's something that you ought to be aware of. Nearly all metal detector has all the same components and parts, however you will find quite a lot of different options in types that can be purchased. Benefit from on the web resources most notably the sites listed at this website to evaluate metal detecting news that will help you know which manufacturers and models offer the best options for the money.
61 Metal Detectors - Old Verses New
Detecting Metal9 Metal Detectors - Old Verses New
As a 40 year treasure finding hobbyist, I have used almost everything out there in the metal detector world. My first detector was a BFO but I also had an army military detector of the tube type. I have owned metal detectors manufactured by more than 15 companies, most of which are no longer in existence. Medeford, Jetco, Relco, Gardiner, Goldak, Metrotech, Heath Kit, Wilson-Newman, were some of my early detectors along with BFO's by Garrett, White's, Fisher, Bounty Hunter and others. Technology was limited in the 60's and 70's but silver and gold abounded and finding thousands of coins and relics each year was very easy. Technology improved dramatically in the 80's and VLF/TR instruments could go deeper and provide ground control/sensitivity options with both all metal and motion configurations that made the Detecting Metal9 80's a super treasure finding era. My lowest coin find year in the Detecting Metal9 80's was over 3,600 and my high was more than 8,500. I was working full time as a teacher/counselor, had a night school job and Detecting Metal9 put in 20-40 hours a week working in various ministry capacities with my church and still found more than 50,000 coins with more than 7,000 being silver. Not bad for a very busy fellow.
What made that time frame so Detecting Metal9 productive was great research and some powerful, now deemed vintage, metal detectors. My favorite of all time is the Fisher 1260. Not far behind it is the Garrett Master Hunter 7 & 10 units and White's 6000 Series 2 & 3.The Compass Relic Magnum 7, the Bounty Hunter Red Barons, and Tesoro Silver Sabre were also productive units for my coin shooting. The Fisher 1280 and CZ 20 were my best water machines during that time frame and produced more than 200 gold rings in the 80's. I continued using this same technology through most of the 90's finding about 40,000 coins and another 200 gold rings. I would probably not have changed the technology I was so successful with,but I developed a major neurological challenge called Hereditary Spastic Parapelegia in 1994. This is a gait disease and has caused me to change to lighter, high tech machines and to concentrate on water hunting where walking/diving are easier on me. I refuse to let this challenge Detecting Metal9 take away my favorite pastime/hobby! I am just not able to hunt long periods of time with my old favorites and have sold most of them on ebay and made the shift to the newer technology. I feel that I am able to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of old vintage as well as the newer digital machines.
My first years of using TR-only detectors (Transmitter-Receiver) were marked with a great deal of success because I hunted in some areas with high-iron trash accumulations. These detectors were very quick in response and ignored iron targets. I worked around railroad grounds that wereeasier to hunt with TR detectors than any other type. I still use a high frequency TR when I go back to those areas.In the later seventies the VLF/TR instruments gave the capability of going a little deeper and to ground cancel also. The vast majority of these instruments required motion for the ground cancel operation and were non-motion in the discriminate mode. Many of the machines that came after this type required a large learning curve to master their full capabilities. Many detector users dropped out of the hobby Detecting Metal9 because it took so much time and effort to effectively operate these Detecting Metal9 vintage detectors, particularly the upper level detectors of most major companies. This led me to recommend most newbies to the hobby to start off with quality lower-level/cost equipment in getting started. My favorite machines to recommend then were the Fisher 1210, 1212x and the Tesoro Silver Sabre. These and others had excellent depth and required very little time in getting to know or learn their operation and allow the user to quickly meet with success in Detecting Metal9 finding good targets. Today, I would recommend the Fisher F2 or the Garrett Detecting Metal9 150 or 250 Aces. These take a small learning curve and are dynamite new high tech instruments that sell for $150 to $250.
The differences between the old vintage machines and the new modern detectors is more a matter of preference. The newer machines will give a little more depth and Detecting Metal9 provide more user info but the older TR's allow better detection of a good target near a rejected target and will outperform newer machines in working in areas with high junk iron content.In other words there are times and situations where new will outperform old and vise versa.
Which detector type should you use today? I personally still prefer the vintage analog detectors, but you can spend more money for the state-of-the-art new detectors and in many cases come out a winner. There are millions of good targets going into the ground each year and I am thoroughly convinced that there are more masked targets from previous centuries than the combined total of all targets that have been recovered. Here's to "diggin it"!Larry
60 Some Basic Tips On Metal Detecting on Your Local Beaches
Detecting Metal9 Some Basic Tips On Metal Detecting on Your Local Beaches
The shore is a hotspot for those who enjoy the hobby of metal detecting on beaches. If you're lucky enough to live near the coast, you aren't surprised to see detectorists searching the sand in hopes of finding lost items. The beach can be a playground for those detecting since chances Detecting Metal9 are high that something will be left behind from the many visitors enjoying their summer. You, too, can take advantage of searching beaches for treasure even if there are others doing the same.
Busy areas mean that there will be more trash found. This can be discouraging to some detectorists who will tend to discard a lot of what they find or pass up on some areas that might hold something of value. This is where you can cash in on their loss. Take your time when combing the beach. You don't have to cover the entire beach in a few hours. Using your time wisely can benefit you immensely. Be sure Detecting Metal9 you have also set enough time to really analyze the items you have picked up. Detecting Metal9 Taking the time to evaluate your findings will Detecting Metal9 Detecting Metal9 help you better determine if an item is worth keeping or not.
Detectorists will hit Detecting Metal9 the busiest areas first. This is a good idea since high traffic brings in more metal detecting treasures. However, an even better idea is to explore the areas of the beach that still get pretty good traffic but are less often searched by others. These areas are often used by people walking their dog, jogging for exercise, fishing and those who will be surfing. Detecting Metal9 Though beaches where there Detecting Metal9 is no lifeguard on duty are less frequented, these spots can be a good place Detecting Metal9 to search since most average detectorists wouldn't even venture to explore those areas.
The days and times you go out on your hunts during the summer can have an impact on what you uncover. Most people have full-time jobs that keep them away from the beach until the weekend mornings. You should take advantage of this and head out to the beach on Friday nights. This way you can do some detecting before the others get there on Saturday morning. You may also want to visit the beach on Sunday night. Since everyone is getting ready for the workweek, few people will be out on metal detecting hunts on a Sunday night. This is a great strategy for those busy weekends where the beach sees a lot of traffic.
Metal detecting on beaches can definitely be rewarding if you're smart about it. Though you will see a lot of competition on the beach, you can get ahead if you Detecting Metal9 do some things differently than all the others. Try searching areas that are less frequented but might hold some treasure. Spend your day doing what you enjoy and hunt for treasure instead of trying to rush things. Going at times when others are less likely to be there can give you a leg up on others. If you follow these metal detecting tips, then you won't even notice any competition.
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60 Fisher F-2 - A Super Start-Up Metal Detector
Detecting Metal9 Fisher F-2 - A Super Start-Up Metal Detector
I have been a big fan of Fisher Metal Detectors since the early 70's. I have owned 15 different models and found nearly 100,000 coins and nearly 400 gold rings utilizing these fine instruments. from the Medalert 11 to the cz20, I have only had to have one repaired as Fisher makes durable, quality machines that pay for themselves over and over again. Detecting Metal9 I am very excited about the latest start-up unit the F-2. The 1210 and 1212x units were Detecting Metal9 and are amazing start-up machines, but I can only say WOW Detecting Metal9 when I use the F-2. Contact a Fisher dealer and grab this unit up while the 4" coil is still a bonus. I would! It is the best machine for the buck that I have owned. This innovative detector has more features than most detectors selling in the $500 to $600 range.
Here are the F-2's Feaures:
Target Display with numbers from 0 to 99 (very large numbers)
Depth Meter
Battery Meter
Sensitivity Control
Target Groups for Notch
Tone ID
Pinpoint Button
Power Button
Adjustable Settings: Sensivity, Discrimination, Notch
All of this for $199. The F-2 comes with a stock 8" coil plus a hot 4" coil with extra lower rod and hardware. Again I say WOW!
I took the F2 to my test gardens to see Detecting Metal9 what it is capable of doing. With the standard 8" Detecting Metal9 loop I was able to detect every coin buried up to eight inches deep. Silver dimes at 6 to 7 inches were weak signals as were silver quarters at 7 to 8 inches. Wheat cents gave good signals down to about 5 to 6 inches and old nickels came in at 6-7 inches in both of my 5 Feet square gardens. This is very impressive depth for a low end detector. My amazement with this light Detecting Metal9 weight unit dramatically increased when I switched to the 4 inch coil and went to my trash garden to give it a real workout and test its TID system. This 3 feet square garden has a variety of pop tops and pull tabs going Detecting Metal9 all the way back to the early 70's plus pencil erasers, foil, chewing gum paper/packages, etc. All the junk you would find in a schoolyard or sport stadium plus new and old coins in close proximity.
The newer pull tabs read between 33-35 and most nickels read at 30 to 32 with a few hitting 33. In a matter of minutes I could distinguish between almost every tab and both my older and newer nickels. Incredible! No nickel read higher than 33 and most tabs read 34 or 35. I have never found a start-up unit Detecting Metal9 that can do this. Tesoro has some of the best differentiating units for Detecting Metal9 nickels verses tabs, but my units selling for $500 -$700 dollars did not outperform the F-2. The Fisher 4" coil also proved itself depth wise. The nickels and dimes at 5 to 7 inches deep came in very clear, the target system was very stable and the response speed on this coil is fantastic. I was so impressed with this small coil, Detecting Metal9 that I chose to use it at the beach, my high school stadium and old school yard test spots.
In a four hour period at Sponger Stadium, I dug up 211 coins with a face value of $19.55. Nothing old and exciting as field was built after silver disappeared from circulation. Yet 53 coins an hour is very good production. That is almost a coin a minute. This is my 2nd highest four hour total at this stadium in more than 35 years hunting there. In 1985 using a Fisher 1260 with a 4" coil, I took 244 coins in this time period. That was the premier top of the line detector of that time frame and I paid over $400. on a Christmas special. Do you understand why I keep saying WOW about this F-2?
At my old school yard the most aggravating signal is the aluminum pencil erasers that can be found eveywhere. My wife was in the first graduating class of this elementary school back somewhere in the 50's (I dare not age her). I tried to find out why this school has 10 times more aluminum erasers than any other schoolyard I have hunted. She and none of her school buddies could answer my question. Guess what? It is no longer a problem. From my trash garden, then to the school grounds, I learned to target and notch this menace out. In 2 hours I found 20 coins including a 1913 Canadian Quarter, a 1936 Buffalo Nickel and 2- 1945 wheat cents and did not dig up one pencil eraser. This school closed down a few years ago and any coins are leftovers as the grounds are fenced in and only a few people are given permission to even walk the old campus grounds and play areas.
I have used top of the line Garrett, White, Minelab, Tesoro and Bounty Hunter units along with my Fisher cz20 and have found fewer coins than this. My trip to the Tarpon Springs Beach with the F-2 was short-lived as rain came within 10 minutes. However, I did recover a nice sterling earring and three pennies. I will not use this instrument in the water as fresh or salt water intrusion would desroy this great little detector. In fact, I am convinced that the F-2 with its 4 inch coil will outperform any detector with a similar size coil. It is fast, it is stable and it goes very deep. WOW! I would charge no less than $60-$100 for the 4" addition.
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59 No Differences Between the New and the Used Metal Detectors
Detecting Metal9 No Differences Between the New and the Used Metal Detectors
When people hunt for metal, they feel like they are hunting for long lost Detecting Metal9 treasure. In fact, treasure hunting has now become a highly exciting hobby. This is actually one of the biggest reasons why the people today are starting to purchase their own metal detectors.
The big problem, however, is that not all of those who are interested in this hobby can actually afford to buy new metal detectors. This is why most Detecting Metal9 of them decide to buy Detecting Metal9 used metal detectors for sale. This way they are able to save up for other things that are important as well.
Brand new detectors usually have an average price of one thousand dollars. Treasure hunters would not want to spend a thousand dollars for White's DFX when they can have the similar detector for only a couple hundred Detecting Metal9 dollars. It is simply wise, at this point, to choose used metal detectors for sale.
The demand for used detectors has largely Detecting Metal9 increased in only a couple of months. This indicates that the number of people entering this particular hobby keeps growing. In fact, even the biggest brands in the industry of metal detectors also sell used counterparts of their best-selling detectors. Examples of such big name companies are Minelab, Garrett, Ground Hawk, White's, Bounty Hunter, Tesoro, and Fisher.
The fact that the detectors are used does not immediately suggest Detecting Metal9 that they any less Detecting Metal9 functional or effective. In fact, some of the used metal detectors for sale can send Detecting Metal9 other brands running for their money. Examples of the kinds of Detecting Metal9 used detectors that are being Detecting Metal9 widely sold at present are Bounty Hunter Land Star and Big Bud, White's Prism 4, Coinmaster series and Prism DFX, Tesoro Toltec and Cibola, Fisher F2, Minelab Eureka Gold, Teknetics T2 and Garrett GTI 2500.
The aforementioned detectors are usually priced quite costly because of their quality and effectiveness in metal detecting. However, their used versions are still made of high quality and can be bought at half of the expensive standard retail price, more popularly referred to as the SRP.
The only obvious difference is that the newer metal detectors are readily installed with loud bells or whistles, especially when they are able to locate an item that has been buried under the ground for lots of years. Aside from that, the used ones and the new ones are pretty much similar.
Detecting Metal9 Metal Detecting - Coin Hunting or Coin Shooting Hot Spots
Coin Hunting or 'Coin Shooting' as it's often called, is not only very fun to do, but it can easily be very profitable. Finding just one gold piece or any rare coin can easily pay for the cost of the metal detector. When it comes to Coin Hunting or 'Coin Shooting', there are some places that I call 'hot spots', or the best places.
Riverbanks - Ponds - Lakes - Swimming Holes: These locations are true treasure hunting top spots. The Riverbank is a huge area that can provide Detecting Metal9 a lifetime of detecting. River banks were used as ferry crossings, and some had covered bridges with Detecting Metal9 toll stations. The local old timers may be able to tell you where the local fishing and old swimming spots were. Remember many of the old fishing spots were also drinking and partying spots, and at the swimming holes a lot of people took off their outer clothes, losing change as they did. And going back even earlier in the years, folks would take their clothes to the riverbanks to wash them in the water. The same goes for old farm ponds, many were used as Detecting Metal9 a favorite summer time swimming spot or picnic area. The banks and shores of rivers, ponds, streams, lakes etc, are great locations for coins, jewelry, trinkets and more.
Schools - Churches: These are also 'HOT' areas for metal detecting, most towns or even rural areas have a school, some have multiple ones. Schools that are currently open during school season are a great place to find modern coins and even a few clad coins, also numerous trinkets, diecast cars, and cheaper jewelry items can easily be found on modern school grounds.
If you are as lucky as I am, then you live in a rural or country area that keeps a lot of their old buildings. I know where there are two old buildings that served as one room school houses, these places were open in the late 1800's to the early 1940's. Just imagine the wonderful finds these old grounds may be hiding. The old one room school houses also served as churches, social halls, farm grange buildings, and as meeting places for scouts, ladies aid societys and more.
Many old Churches and one room school houses had there own treasure chests, that's right. When these buildings were constructed, the local kids and adults would Detecting Metal9 bury a chest on the grounds or under a corner stone of the building. The chest was a sort of time capsule containing coins, newspapers and other unique items from the time when the Detecting Metal9 building was erected. Many of these old buildings rotted away over time, and folks forgot about the buried time capsule located near the corner stone.
Searching the land a church is on is like searching for a pirates loot, you never know what you may find. And a lot of churches are very old, even many of the modern ones are like schools, they are built on the grounds where old ones stood. Churches were often the first buildings built in many towns. Right here where I live are numerous churches, Detecting Metal9 and one was built in the early 1700's. Church buildings not only housed people on sundays but, most were wedding sites, reception halls, dance halls, dinner sites, ice cream social locations, group meeting spots and much more.
Woods - The woods can be awesome for metal detecting if one knows what to look for. Look for old paths, those are great places to detect along. Old paths in the woods served as shortcuts to open fields for farmers to get their equipment through, or for cattle to follow and more. In a wooded area not far from where I grew up as a child I know where there is an old path, now grown up with trees and bushes, most folks would overlook it or not know it's history. My grandfather and dad built the road by blasting stumps with dynamite and by hand cutting trees. They used the path to quickly get tractors, and other farm machinery to another open field below the woods. Just imagine the number of times my own dad and grandfather probably sat along that old road, eating their lunch or sipping some cool lemonaid underneath the shade of a large tree. Any time someone sat Detecting Metal9 along a road eating lunch, they would often pull an old cloth hanky from their pocket to blow their nose or even wipe their mouth, often losing some pocket change at the same time.
Another rare but great metal detecting site that can often be found in the woods is old stone foundations and old stone chimneys, each has the potential for a rare gold coin or a jar of old silver dollars. Remember at one time this old stone foundation or fireplace was part of a familys home, with kids playing, parties and numerous outdoor activites. Detecting Metal9
Some other great Detecting Metal9 Metal Detecting sites are - Parks, Beaches, Old Ball Fields, Playgrounds, Fairgrounds, Camping Sites, Camps, Ghost Towns, Battlefields, Old Picnic Spots. Make sure that you have permission to search and dig in any location you are going to do your detecting at.
There is Computer Software that is made just for the hobby of Metal Detecting. The software is called: 'Metal Detector - Treasure Hunter Professional', and may be seen at this website address:
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By Robert W. Benjamin
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