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  1. Pyledriver

    Headphone question?

    I was looking on Minelab's website at the X705 page and saw they listed the Koss UR-30 phones. Would these be good? I see they're only around $50 but then I see all the Black Widows, Gray Ghosts, etc. out there that cost way more. I don't think the Koss offer individual volume control, but has...
  2. Pyledriver

    Now I know why I need some real headphones!

    First off, my east Texas old house shakedown trip had to be cancelled.. Naturally I needed some sort of detecting 'fix'!! A buddy and I decided to hit a local swim beach to see what might be left from the summer. This beach is REALLY trashy with pulltabs a go-go and bottlecaps, etc to keep a...
  3. Pyledriver

    General questions from an Xterra user

    Hey guys, Merry Christmas! First a few notes, then the questions.. I have an Xterra 705 that I bought because I wanted to 'do everything'. Except for special trips prospecting or (saltwater) beach hunting, the bulk of my detecting is parks, tot lots, old homesites and freshwater beaches. I've...
  4. Pyledriver

    Sometimes trash is treasure! ...sort of..

    I finally have some spare time and have been getting out a little and detecting. It started with the idea that after shelling out 550 for a furnace repair that a nice gold ring would make me feel better!! I know, I shouldn't put that kinda pressure on myself! LOL... Anyway, no gold rings thus...
  5. Pyledriver

    Well I'll be dipped in.....

    ......SILVER! OK-these were not found with my detector but since I have an Xterra I'm posting it here anyway! Hope that counts. Today I had to go by the bank to withdraw money. I remembered I had a check in my wallet for $8.50 that I had not cashed for well over a month..no big deal. When I...
  6. Pyledriver

    Propointer vs. Pocket Probe for scanning walls

    OK, the Propointer is advertised as a pinpointer for coin hunting. The Pocket Probe is advertised for scanning walls. I'll be headed out soon to shake down a mid 1800's farmsite and plan to use my propointer for searching walls along with my detector. What I'm wondering is whether the pocket...
  7. Pyledriver

    Excitement and disappointment all at the same time..

    I've just been given permission to hunt a mid 1800's site! There is a large house, outbuildings, some sharecropper cabins (that's what she said anyway), a dog kennel, and some other structures!!! IT'S NEVER BEEN HUNTED BECAUSE THE FAMILY WOULDN'T LET ANYBODY ON THEIR LAND! Lucky me, the owner is...
  8. Pyledriver

    Went to Garrett today!

    What a cool place! I had to take my propointer in since it was acting up. Talk about friendly people and great service! I got to tour the museum and even met a couple techs who were working on a new tool. Everybody was as nice as they could be. I also got to talk about the 2500 and two-box, etc...
  9. Pyledriver

    My Cupajo inspired scoop..

    Ok, it's not as PRETTY as his, but I did add one mod. If you look at the pic you'll see a brace across the back of the screen. This will allow me to push with my foot! The scoop was made with junk I had laying around except for the screen. It's made of: 4" stainless exhaust pipe 1/2" conduit...
  10. Pyledriver

    Who wades with their Xterra?

    For some reason I can't stay away from the water!! Might be because it's hot in Texas! Anyway, I'm terrified I'm gonna drop my detector in the water while fumbling around with everything else! Does anybody else wade with theirs and what type of lanyard, etc. might you use to at least keep the...
  11. Pyledriver

    Need water detector help!

    Guys, I was given firsthand info that could possibly lead to recovery of a gold ring with jewels worth more than my truck! It was dropped from a dock in a nearby freshwater lake, and the owner of the place said it was never recovered! I have a buddy who is a master diver, so that gear is pretty...
  12. Pyledriver

    705 in Colorado

    We're still wading through the 1400 pics we took on our vacation.. We stayed with family in Woodland Park Colorado on 36 acres. They have property near the summit of one of the smaller mountains (hills) in the shadow of Pike's Peak! What's more is that their land backs up to BLM land, so the...
  13. Pyledriver

    Glory holes-how to tell WHY they dug there?

    Ok, I'm here in lovely Woodland Park staying on 30acres of private land. My uncle took me In a hiking tour of the place and pointed out several of what he called glory holes. One of them is huge! So far I haven't found anything noteworthy except the tip of an old pick. The sites themselves don't...
  14. Pyledriver

    Pointers for Colorado?

    WE LEAVE TOMORROW..WOOHOO!!! :yo: We'll be staying in Woodland Park and I know that Cripple Creek and Cache Creek are gold areas. I'm wondering if there may be any other good areas close to WP that I won't be claim jumpin'? I have my pans, my sluice, my x705 with 5x10 coil, I have a full tank...
  15. Pyledriver

    The gods of 'too much crap to do' are more powerful...

    ....than the detecting gods apparently! LOL! My Xterra is ready to go! I air tested it again with the 5x10 HF coil, played with a spacer on the mounting wingnut, did a couple tweaks on my homebuilt sandscoop (I call Ugly Betty), eyeballed my gold pans, took apart and reassembled my sluice...all...
  16. Pyledriver

    4th hunt with Xterra...more GOOOOOOLLLLDD!!

    LOL! Hit the lake again with a buddy this morning. We were hunting the second beach area of the day with little succes..unless you consider pulltabs!! We hunted about an hour and were considering moving on when.....GOLD! Naturally I thought I had found another pulltab, but I'm still in the 'dig...
  17. Pyledriver

    Possible meteorite?:shrug:

    I was digging through some junk in my 'neat stuff' collection and ran across a small stone that I always thought was a meteorite. It's fairly small, black and crusty looking, and rings out at 30 on my Xterra. I'll get a pic shortly but does this sound like a possible meteorite?
  18. Pyledriver

    If I wanted to mod a land detector....

    ...into a water hunter, trying to keep a low budget, is it worth doing? I'd like to be able to submerge completely but not necessarily any great depths. Mainly I'd like to know that I'm not going to fry the electronics when, yes-WHEN, my headphones get dunked, etc. Any advice?
  19. Pyledriver

    2nd hunt with Xterra....GOLD!

    Today I hit a swim beach area at a local lake. This was a first for me and I can definitely say that I now have a new respect for dealing with sand!! I found so many pulltabs I couldn't BELIEVE it! I didn't want to discriiminate them lest I miss gold, so I decided to wade and detect the...
  20. Pyledriver

    Llano Texas-who wants to go?

    First off, I'm a prospecting NOOB. I have pans and am researching which sluice I might 'need', and I have my 705 but no HF coil just yet. I have read and read about prospecting but really want to get that first trip under my belt! I live in N. Texas (DFW), so I figure the Llano area is my first...
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