Smudge
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- Location
- Central Florida
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- A Propointer tied to a stick
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- Metal Detecting
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Hello Everyone.
I took the Compadre out this weekend to give it a good field test. It had rained the night before and there was still a slight mist in the air when I started my hunt. The ground was wet, but the moisture didn't penetrate too deeply.
I went to two parks. One was a large, well hunted park that I knew to be loaded with trash. The second was more secluded and I didn't know what to expect.
While I dumped the heavier pieces of trash in the garbage, I kept most of the smaller ones for the photo below.
Both parks were laden with trash and a lot of aluminum salad, so much so that in the grassy areas I felt the need to turn the discrimination higher than normal.
First, all of the good things you have heard about the Compadre are absolutely true. This detector, with the 5.75" coil, performs beautifully for its price. I was easily hitting large targets at 7" and coins at 5". I do not know if that was simply the depth of the coins on this trip, or if there more deeper. But I was thoroughly satisfied with the depth. As neither of these parks were historical in nature, I did not fear losing valuable, deep coins.
The Compadre also picks up very well on very small targets, as you can see in the photo to the left of the pennies.
The costume charm was found at 5" at the base of a slide in the tot lot. Despite the 5.75" coil, I still could not get close to steel posts of the play equipment without the detector sounding off, just like every other detector I've worked with.
The toy car was shallowly buried as was the box cutter, which was found near the base of a large tree.
If you see there are few coins, it is not the fault of the detector. I went to some well hunted areas and was not expecting much at all. This was more of test to see what could be found.
I also noticed that while setting the discrimination at "pulltab" will knock traditional pulltabs, the detector still sounded off clearly on the smaller notch tabs more common on today's cans, so be prepared for that.
The very light weight of this machine produced no fatigue at all. I swung it for 4 hours and hardly paid any attention to it.
The Compadre functioned in every way like a much more expensive machine and I must compliment Tesoro as this as one of the best, and most fun, coinshooting detectors I have ever owned. This little guy is a pleasure to use and reminds me of why I enjoy this hobby so much.
I honestly believe that if someone owns a Compadre, they're likely to reach for it more often than other detectors, unless they're going relic hunting or to the beach (the 5.75" coil lacks the kind of depth you need for relic hunting and is too small to realistically cover the dry sand of the beach effectively).
The other thumbs up I want to give out is to Garrett for the Pro Pointer. This little wand is the best I've used and makes target retrieval a breeze. If you have the means, I highly recommend getting one. It is the king of pinpointers!
Hope you folks found this information useful. I'll keep posting.
Next week, to the beach with the Sand Shark!!
I took the Compadre out this weekend to give it a good field test. It had rained the night before and there was still a slight mist in the air when I started my hunt. The ground was wet, but the moisture didn't penetrate too deeply.
I went to two parks. One was a large, well hunted park that I knew to be loaded with trash. The second was more secluded and I didn't know what to expect.
While I dumped the heavier pieces of trash in the garbage, I kept most of the smaller ones for the photo below.
Both parks were laden with trash and a lot of aluminum salad, so much so that in the grassy areas I felt the need to turn the discrimination higher than normal.
First, all of the good things you have heard about the Compadre are absolutely true. This detector, with the 5.75" coil, performs beautifully for its price. I was easily hitting large targets at 7" and coins at 5". I do not know if that was simply the depth of the coins on this trip, or if there more deeper. But I was thoroughly satisfied with the depth. As neither of these parks were historical in nature, I did not fear losing valuable, deep coins.
The Compadre also picks up very well on very small targets, as you can see in the photo to the left of the pennies.
The costume charm was found at 5" at the base of a slide in the tot lot. Despite the 5.75" coil, I still could not get close to steel posts of the play equipment without the detector sounding off, just like every other detector I've worked with.
The toy car was shallowly buried as was the box cutter, which was found near the base of a large tree.
If you see there are few coins, it is not the fault of the detector. I went to some well hunted areas and was not expecting much at all. This was more of test to see what could be found.
I also noticed that while setting the discrimination at "pulltab" will knock traditional pulltabs, the detector still sounded off clearly on the smaller notch tabs more common on today's cans, so be prepared for that.
The very light weight of this machine produced no fatigue at all. I swung it for 4 hours and hardly paid any attention to it.
The Compadre functioned in every way like a much more expensive machine and I must compliment Tesoro as this as one of the best, and most fun, coinshooting detectors I have ever owned. This little guy is a pleasure to use and reminds me of why I enjoy this hobby so much.
I honestly believe that if someone owns a Compadre, they're likely to reach for it more often than other detectors, unless they're going relic hunting or to the beach (the 5.75" coil lacks the kind of depth you need for relic hunting and is too small to realistically cover the dry sand of the beach effectively).
The other thumbs up I want to give out is to Garrett for the Pro Pointer. This little wand is the best I've used and makes target retrieval a breeze. If you have the means, I highly recommend getting one. It is the king of pinpointers!
Hope you folks found this information useful. I'll keep posting.
Next week, to the beach with the Sand Shark!!
