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  1. OldBeechnut

    Has SMF reached the depth of P.I. detectors like the Infinium and Seahunter?

    I jump around between the five I have and the same with the AQ which I have two. I just obtained a 12 inch Sunray coil so the little 800 coil will be replaced this week and that machine will see more action. Set a year gold goal for 2023, 50 .see how that goes..
  2. OldBeechnut

    Has SMF reached the depth of P.I. detectors like the Infinium and Seahunter?

    I've compared my Excalibur on raw depth on the wet sand In PP/all metal with the Sea Hunter, Sand Shark and the older Whites PI 1000/2000..and there as no compare for the excalibur is deeper. And that being said I have hunted behind the Nox 800 and 900 and the Manticore and found they are...
  3. OldBeechnut

    Gold...sell or hold ?????

    I bet your right on that one...... About the only time I check gold is when I am finding it, and that can be anytime from late March to Early Dec... and then I watch how much 1 gram of 10k is.. for that is mostly what I find. I remember years ago (2011)? 1 gram of 10k was 16 dollars, now its...
  4. OldBeechnut

    Gold...sell or hold ?????

    This chart speaks for itself, gold will go up and gold will go down but in the long term it will continue to climb.
  5. OldBeechnut

    Regarding the Lack of Finds on the Beach

    Funny short story, around 2014 I lived in OC Md for a few years, Did ok on the gold. Hunted a lot.. One day I had this guy come down to the water and ask if I could find his wife's ring, he was Indian I believe. Took maybe a minute, scooped it and I said I think this is it.. before I could even...
  6. OldBeechnut

    Regarding the Lack of Finds on the Beach

    I seen that over on the Maryland FB page last summer, a 29 grand family heirloom chain lost just into the water. If I remember correct the son was wearing it buggy boarding, fell off the board it it was gone.. Many looked for it.. The finder (Gary) got a 5 grand reward.. chain was 17.9 ounces of...
  7. OldBeechnut

    Working in the water at a Beach with rocky bottom

    Yep, I hate them. So I stay away from them as best as possible. As I go further north the rocks get worse here and since I mostly hunt beaches which have been closed for 60 plus years seems every target is in between. I would imagine fresh drop beaches might not be to bad or as bad. Do you use a...
  8. OldBeechnut

    Regarding the Lack of Finds on the Beach

    Yes, Bob was very young, I think he was 46? and Frank passed in 2008 I think. Frank lived very close to me up around Marley Station Mall. I do have several amazing stories of their adventures, one was Frank and Bob would come to the MARS metal detecting club meetings with a bucket of gold. My...
  9. OldBeechnut

    Regarding the Lack of Finds on the Beach

    Many factors in the past 15 years has caused gold to be worn less and less. Luckily, I switched to older beaches in 2015, beaches that had 60 plus years of bathers whom I guess did not realize things fall off when you get wet? The majority of being gold wedding rings, class rings and Statius...
  10. OldBeechnut

    Battery replacement for Excalibur II

    Few excal batteries I just made for the coming season, 2 are the custom made with the stock and pictures shows the diff in 18500 to a 18650.. last pic is the AQ battery I did also.. only difference between the two is one is a 3cell, excalibur 12.6 volts and 4 cell AQ 16.8 volts
  11. OldBeechnut

    Battery replacement for Excalibur II

    Small cell 18500, Panasonic is a great name also. https://www.18650batterystore.com/products/panasonic-ncr18500a?srsltid=AfmBOooboEkunJCi_j4nj3TkN0LOmRWdLtzZHI5dZBoPx0aGLvU4QcC8E0Q&gQT=1 These fully charged to 12.6 volts. And you have to have the BMS installed or the charger will not work...
  12. OldBeechnut

    Strange problem with Excalibur

    Salt water leak is the problem for sure, just a matter of time before it to the point it's totally affected and things stop working. Before sending it in I would suggest a major inspection of every Mill Meter, ..........cables, control tube, battery, coil. Look for cracks in the plastic every...
  13. OldBeechnut

    Does anyone use the Manitore or Equinox for wet saltwater beach hunting and comparisons on the two.

    I have to agree, i've went behind a few of the machines with the excalibur in PP and had no problem finding deeper treasure. That would be the Manticore, Nox 800 and 900. Not had the chance to find a D2 hunter around here. But those machine do have the excalibur in trashy areas, hands down.
  14. OldBeechnut

    First Day with the Fisher Impulse AQ

    That would be interesting. I'm in Maryland near Annapolis. Years ago I did hunt with a friend using the ATX, Barry NY, nice machine but I never liked the high-low / low-high signal, even with the Infinium. Just a guess I would say it might be fairly close, I would put the ATX in the same class...
  15. OldBeechnut

    Metal Detector Rack

    I have a 17 foot boat, I was thinking of making some side mount holder for two detectors and my scoop. Anyone have a similar? Right now I just set them on the right side floor with a towel in between. Not a big deal but I would like it where they would be held in place.
  16. OldBeechnut

    Does anyone use the Manitore or Equinox for wet saltwater beach hunting and comparisons on the two.

    Health can slow us down for sure, I had a few down years but very Blessed I'm back out. Stay strong and I'm sure you will make it back out. I was paranoid about the CTX having water issues.. Had two guys I started hunting with in 2015, both had CTX's. Mikes started having the "stripped screen"...
  17. OldBeechnut

    Does anyone use the Manitore or Equinox for wet saltwater beach hunting and comparisons on the two.

    HaHa.. Thanks.. Love my Dinosaurs...Sold my CTX years ago, after a few years & several side by side compares to my modified Excalibur's... also I was concerned the CTX may flood since all of my hunting is submerged, I sold it right before the Nox came out, Luckily. I did have high hopes for the...
  18. OldBeechnut

    Does anyone use the Manitore or Equinox for wet saltwater beach hunting and comparisons on the two.

    Now days it's really hard to tell what is what when it comes to references on detectors. Seems everyone wants to be a star which makes it hard to tell who is telling the full truth. Me, from what I can tell .... what everyone is posting as far as finds, I would go with the Manticore. Both the...
  19. OldBeechnut

    Sovereign Elite coil

    Repaired many over the years, have never had to redo any for I used a quality 4 lead cable. And i do advise to keep them well sprayed with 303 AreoSpace spray. I no longer repair them but will advice if needed.
  20. OldBeechnut

    Sovereign and "nulling"

    You can by-pass the slowness of the processor (some) by running a remote PP button. Hunting in all metal, you single out each target with the wiggle-wiggle and during the "WW" you push the button to check it in Discriminate. Targets do have to be at least 5 inches apart to where each can be...
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