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    JUST MY THOUGHTS 😉

    You may wish to consider the Vortex. Being from the Garrett line, I would imagine that you'd find certain features familiar, plus it's much lighter in weight and waterproof if that ever becomes a consideration. Just a thought.... Good luck with whatever direction you go in.
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    I Dug My First Silver Coin With The Vortex Today

    All modern machines can "see" coins at 18-20 cm (except some have difficulty in highly mineralized soil) - the better machines will be more able to identify those targets. From what I gather from my limited experience with my Vortex and what other owners have said, the Vortex is in the "better"...
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    VORTEX Got Ring #9 Today

    Glad to see the Vortex bringing in the goodies!
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    A Few More Hunts Under My Belt

    Thanks, RLOH
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    Ace 300 coil question

    MuddyMo, While I don't disagree with what you said, I thought I'd expound a little. Both the OP's machine (the Ace 350) and mine have minimal things you can set. Going to a machine that has tons of things to set, regardless of what they call those things, is a large part of the transition...
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    Ace 300 coil question

    There are a lot of capable machines out there in the $250-600 range. That having been said, I think you may wish consider a Vortex. It's a capable machine, but most importantly, I suspect that the learning curve on the Vortex will be much better than on other brand machines, as you're coming...
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    Vortex starting to ship

    Gee, oldkoot, I am terribly sorry to hear about your wife. She and you will be in my prayers. My father just passed away two weeks ago (at 93!), after spending the past two years in a nursing home because of his dementia. Those last two years were difficult for both him and me. So yeah, I’m...
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    Where's the Mighty Vortex at?

    They did release the Axiom a little less than 2 years ago. Very capable machine from what I understand, but I'm not a gold field hunter. I suspect that the Vortex is more capable than most people are expecting. We'll find out one way or another soon enough. I for one have ordered one.
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    Need to clarify information on Garretts

    The correct answer is: it depends. It depends on what your friends' hunting goals and habits are/will be. I own an Apex and like it very much. It's fairly lightweight and very capable. My only real beef with it is that it's not fully waterproof which is a problem for me on those occasions...
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    Here's What Was Posted On The Garrett Facebook Page Last Week "LOOKING GOOD"

    Yet, in comparison, Garrett is widely regarded as having the best customer service in the industry. I did something stupid with my brand new Apex - I was hunting on the beach and dropped it in seawater. Of course, that was the end of it. So I called Garrett hoping that I could just buy...
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    Initial impressions and questions from a Newbie (using Ace Apex)

    Here's one of my more interesting finds. It's a bit of non-magnetic metal, probably brass/bronze, that says "1750" on it (sorry, the picture doesn't do it justice). It has a bit of a curve to it, so I presume that it was part of a base of something. I doubt it was made in 1750, but probably...
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    Initial impressions and questions from a Newbie (using Ace Apex)

    Thank you all very much for the warm welcome and your advice. I agree with coinrescue, earthlypotluck, and ronaldj2 that I would benefit from practicing at a less trashy site or coin garden. I have devoured all the videos I could find on the subject, but there's no substitute for experience...
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    Initial impressions and questions from a Newbie (using Ace Apex)

    Well, after a lot of research and hemming and hawing, I finally took the plunge and bought a Garrett Apex. There were a few other models out there that intrigued me (e.g., MineLabs), but I wanted to buy American made, so it came down to the AT-Pro or the Apex, and I got the Apex because it has...
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