TCosbyJr
Jr. Member
- Joined
- Jun 3, 2012
- Messages
- 95
- Reaction score
- 24
- Golden Thread
- 0
- Location
- Bedford, IN
- Detector(s) used
- Current: Tesoro Outlaw, BH Tracker IV, HF MD6008
Ex: White's Coinmaster Pro, BH Discovery 3300, Tesoro Cibola
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
Today me and my dad went to a park we have hunted before. This was the first time I got a chance to use my Cibola I got yesterday, and was the first time I ever used a Tesoro MD.
First thing, I was amazed at the amount of coins I found that I left behind when I detected it with my BH 3300. Most of my finds were in the 2" to 4" range, and it was obvious they weren't recently lost. The shocking thing was I found a total of 50 pull-tabs.. I counted twice to be sure due to the odd number. The detector was sounding off in areas where I never heard a peep out of the BH 3300.
Even with the one tone, the Cibola offers a lot of information in the tone. It seems to change pitch/loudness/length of sound, and at times it seems to scream when targets were close to the ground surface. The deeper coins, and if they were on edge, the tone would be quieter or even nearly a whisper. Near the end of the day I didn't miss my LCD display, and was spending more time starting to learn the sounds and what find I would uncover.
I had a good day the first time out with my Tesoro, I found more than I have in awhile and more than I thought I would. I have a lot of learning to do on this machine and can't wait to get in some time and get to understand it. After digging so much I thought I'd play around with the controls, it is easy to thumb through them and get a idea of the find before digging.
The standard 9" x 8" coil did great at the park, even in the trashy areas - I just swept the coil slowly. Using the discrimination was easy and really helped to nearly stop pull-tab digging. I can't sing praises for the Cibola yet, but if today was any indication of what I can expect once I learn the MD, it truly is a underrated MD and brand!
My first discovery was a nickel about 5" deep in the sand tot lot. As it was my first with the Tesoro I couldn't pass-up the chance to take a photo...
In total I found 1 quarter, 1 dime, 5 nickels, 7 pennies, a metal Jordache button, and a Hotwheels car. Not shown are some random trash and the large collection of old beaver tail pull-tabs.
First thing, I was amazed at the amount of coins I found that I left behind when I detected it with my BH 3300. Most of my finds were in the 2" to 4" range, and it was obvious they weren't recently lost. The shocking thing was I found a total of 50 pull-tabs.. I counted twice to be sure due to the odd number. The detector was sounding off in areas where I never heard a peep out of the BH 3300.
Even with the one tone, the Cibola offers a lot of information in the tone. It seems to change pitch/loudness/length of sound, and at times it seems to scream when targets were close to the ground surface. The deeper coins, and if they were on edge, the tone would be quieter or even nearly a whisper. Near the end of the day I didn't miss my LCD display, and was spending more time starting to learn the sounds and what find I would uncover.
I had a good day the first time out with my Tesoro, I found more than I have in awhile and more than I thought I would. I have a lot of learning to do on this machine and can't wait to get in some time and get to understand it. After digging so much I thought I'd play around with the controls, it is easy to thumb through them and get a idea of the find before digging.
The standard 9" x 8" coil did great at the park, even in the trashy areas - I just swept the coil slowly. Using the discrimination was easy and really helped to nearly stop pull-tab digging. I can't sing praises for the Cibola yet, but if today was any indication of what I can expect once I learn the MD, it truly is a underrated MD and brand!
My first discovery was a nickel about 5" deep in the sand tot lot. As it was my first with the Tesoro I couldn't pass-up the chance to take a photo...
In total I found 1 quarter, 1 dime, 5 nickels, 7 pennies, a metal Jordache button, and a Hotwheels car. Not shown are some random trash and the large collection of old beaver tail pull-tabs.
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