dboy
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Post by dboy on Mar 4, 2004 1:01:46 GMT -5
I am a newbie for sure. I was wondering what makes a detector best? If I find things with my Radio Shack version of the Landstar by Bounty Hunter, is that only part of the story? Today I found a 3/4 inch long heavy duty staple, the type you might find in a cardboard box, at seven to eight inches below ground in several inches of rock over clay and loam. Isn't that good? (no, not the staple, the depth). The unit has been dead on for the most part in indicating what I may find if I feel like digging, at least 80 - 90 %. I have found many types of objects (as I'm sure all of you did in your first several outings, at least until you knew you could trust your machine signals, or you were to tired to dig unless it was reasonable to be silver or coin). Am I just missing hundreds of goodies with this unit, or is there a real phenomenon about price and value? Any comments? Thanks for honest replies Dave in Sunnyvale
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LodiTom
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Post by LodiTom on Mar 4, 2004 1:34:44 GMT -5
Hey Dave the radioshack machine is okay for a couple of inch's.I use to have one when I first started and was not happy with it,I knew there was stuff deeper and older but couldn't reach it.Since I knew I would stick with this hobbie I upgraded to a Whites QII and liked it,I was getting more depth and a more accurate on target ID.Finally I upgraded to the Explorer and have been happy every since.I think if you are planning on upgrading to read about and ask question's on the other machine's out there.That's one thing I wish I had done before making any purchase,that's one great thing about this forum,alot of the people on here have been doing this for 20+yrs and have used quite a few of the machine's out there.Good luck and HH,Tom
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Post by zman on Mar 5, 2004 17:04:12 GMT -5
i used to own a bounty hunter as well, it was a good unit. finding a staple or any iron or steel object at great depths is easy for even the simplest detector, because as the metal decay`s it forms a halo around it making the object bigger[to the detector] than it acually is. preacious metals do this too but not nearly as much. take a ruler with you next time ,and bury a quarter and see just how far it will go,then a dime ,try some gold too. it will give you an idea as to the depth. but keep in mind the money you bury will not have the halo effect, so your results wont be quite accurate but close.look at it this way, even if your not getting the depth that others are getting, there is plenty of coin and jewelry within your range. my old bounty hunter was a great performer, and if they are still making them the way they used too,it should be fine. some detector shops will rent or loan out detectors or maybe you could barrow a more advanced one and see if you like it better. try hunting the same area`s you have allready hunted . good luck . jeff
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Post by Finderskeepers on Mar 6, 2004 2:23:43 GMT -5
My own feelings are ; that what you find depends more on where and how you operate your detector than on the brand or type of detector.
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Post by berkeley bottle boy on Mar 7, 2004 2:20:29 GMT -5
Yup, I'll concur with the other posts. I have a RS land star clone and hunted with it for a bunch of months. It is quick and simple and convenient and I did just fine with it.
In early December I bought a Sovereign XS2 and in the months since I've returned to a bunch of the same spots. Sure I found things I'd missed the first time, but I didn't suddenly find that there was a layer of goodies just inches out of reach that I'd been missing for months.
However, the range of noises and squaks and squeals from the Sovereign absolutely gives a much finer indication of what is in the ground than does the three tones of the land star. It reaches deeper as well. But its certainly more complicated and makes me think more and twist more dials. I happen to like this!
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