New Member Intro: Chuck Wilder

[Chuck Wilder]

Hi, fellow enthusiasts,

I am at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, with the US Army, but packing for retirement to the Manchester, New Hampshire, USA area. I have not used my detectors for several years, as I was obsessed first with orchid culture and since then with malacology - well, with collecting sea shells. I need to simplify and condense my household, and am returning to detecting as my primary hobby, partly to condense my hobby life and largely because I have missed detecting, very much. I detected primarily in the Republic of Korea, primarily in Bupyong, between Seoul and Incheon, where the Japanese had brought, by rail, shipments of all kinds of metal, to smelt and re-use it. My oldest coin dig from there is one Chinese Pan Liang, 220 BC. I also hunted, only a couple of times, Haeundae Beach, Busan, Korea, visited by up to half a million (yes, literally) Koreans each of the last few days of each short summer.

I have my old White's Spectrum and slightly newer Minelab Excalibur 800 and Explorer. I very recently bought but have not even yet taken from the box a new Excalibur II.

I am anxious to review comparison tests of the effectiveness of some "top" discriminating detectors, such as the Minelab CTX 3030, and would appreciate your advice regarding selection of one of those. I expect to use one primarily for dry-land relic and coin hunting, but shallow water-proofing may be very useful in junky areas that might drive me mad via the Excal II. Thanks for allowing me to join and thanks for any advice and/or companionship you may provide me.

Chuck

 

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[vpnavy]

Welcome Aboard Chuck and

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE​

Take a look at Sub-Forums: New Hampshire for information (i.e., clubs, etc.) directly related to your retirement state.​

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Welcome aboard Chuck and definitely a big thanks for the military service!

 

[digging440yrs]

Welcome aboard

 

[kingskid1611]

Sounds like you have been metal detecting in some exciting places. Welcome to the Party. Thank you for your service. Good Luck and Happy Hunting

 

[DeepseekerADS]

Chuck, thank you for your service.

If you choose the CTX, it's a hoss! Actually to start detecting, it's turn on to the stock menu and go. Dig the repeatable solid tones, and you'll be digging right out of the box (I forget, you may have to charge it first).

To master the machine takes hundreds of hours and study - buy the Andy Sabisch book. You'd be swinging a very deep machine (if set up right).

The Deus would be simpler and lighter, and half the price, and they're darned good machines. Though Deus users protest, a CTX set up correctly will go far deeper.

With your Excal, don't buy the CTX for the water. You'll end up sticking to the Excal for that. The Excal is very easy to learn, but you'll be years learning new tricks.

Don't forget that if you're hitting the water you'll need a good scoop. I have the Stealth and love it. But it is expensive. Many of us here believe it is the best. Went river hunting a couple weeks ago with those big rocks. The biggest I flipped out of the way was around 40 lbs, and my partner flipped out one pushing 100 lbs with his Stealth.

Neither of our scoop show any damage. You're looking at $300 for the big ones.

 

[BARKER]

Hi; Welcome Home. Greetings from Boston. Welcome to TNet. Thanks for your Service. First We need to know where you plan to settle to help you hook up with the local Club and detectorists there ok. God Bless You. PEACE:RONB

 

[Terry Soloman]

Welcome from White Plains, New York!

CTX 3030 is THE machine right now for all around land and shallow water hunting. The Excalibur II is top-o-the-line fresh and saltwater machinery. Go get some Brother, and keep your head down!

 

[brock957]

Thank you for your service, and welcome to the site.

 

[Enginefitter]

Welcome from NE Ohio and Thank You For Your Service!!!!

Engine

 

[digger460]

Thanks for your service, and welcome to the party

 

[Davers]

Thanks for yr service from me & mine as well.
You sound like a well traveled & Rounded man with all those hobby's .
I agree we need to narrow them down as time/ life , Room , & Money goes on.
GL The NE is a Great place to hunt , oh & that beach in Korea (I can only imagine the stuff u found).

 

[Ammoman]

Welcome from NC and congrats on the retirement.

 

[bootybandit]

Welcome to TNET!