Dirtslinger
Jr. Member
- Apr 6, 2013
- 92
- 94
- Detector(s) used
- Teknetics Delta 4000, Gamma 6000 w/NEL SS, Nokta Impact, Garrett Treasure Ace 300, Minelab Equinox 800, White's Coinmaster 4/DB
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I picked up a new machine, very different from my teknetics Greek machines. I decided on an Equinox 800 and I’ve been reading the manual, playing in the yard which I never stop pounding as the frigid weather permits. It’s an old junk yard from the 50’s, so there’s no shortage of issues and signals. I’ve been marking targets with the minelab and then going over them again with my Gamma that’s got a nel sharpshooter on it. That’s my comfort zone, so I wonder if I am doing myself a disservice by going back to it to confirm my targets or just leave the Greek in the closet and force myself into the new language of the 800. I have an old property outside of town that we own and I spent all morning hunting it with my 9 year old and he had his new (to us) Garrett. We spent the better part of three hours in a 100 square foot piece and I just dug everything. I’m sore, but it was worth it. I tried calling the targets on the 800 and rechecking them with the gamma. I’m half tempted to just leave it at home, but that thing such a security blanket for me. I would not even consider leaving it at home, but it would rang up an easily picked Wheatie that my gamma missed. My gamma called out a trashy pewter door handle that the minelab slammed up to a 29-31. Time is the key factor here, I’m sure if I had half the time on the equinox I might have heard it clip off, but man those numbers had me thinking I had a digger.
TLR, when you get a new detector, do you go “all in” or do you ease into it? I consider myself very lucky to have this question and even luckier that I got my kid outside today.
TLR, when you get a new detector, do you go “all in” or do you ease into it? I consider myself very lucky to have this question and even luckier that I got my kid outside today.
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