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    deleon and cortes:ausflag:

    i was wondering if tesoro's deleon and cortes were tesoro's answer to minelab's x terra 50 and x terra 70 respectively.another thought just crossed my mind"monte" if you read this post what sort detector do you use and why?if you think i'm to nosey no problem? i just like to read and...
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    why beale?:ausflag:

    why do you use the minelab x terra 70 ?. when i know you own a tesoro vaquero,which supposely love dearly.my intention is not to put you on the spot,but to understand.i have a vaquero and was thinking why? is the x terra better all round machine or was it i can afford it ,so why not.oringinally...
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    i felt sorry for it:ausflag:

    since acquiringthe vaqero and the compadre i have used them in situations that have sent other tid machine operators home especially when it's dark and raining.a plastic bag over the control box and away i go.they mostly can't see their screens,no back lighting der i am so sorry! anyway today i...
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    ace 250 pin pointer :ausflag:

    after reading so many rave posts about how good the ace is ,i thought maybe i was being a little hard on it. so this morning i hit one of the local schools for a couple hours,finding $13.85 and a 9 carat gold ring set with either a ruby or garnet in it .this you might say is good ,however if the...
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    the better choice:ausflag:

    which tid/vid detector is the better choice for detecting jewellery,coins on beach's both wet and dry ,parks,tot lots,bus stops and anywhere else i've missed.of thesed three:-tesoro's deleon,minelab's x terra 50 or garrett's ace 250.you gentlemen have a wealth of knowledge to share,so how about...
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    the better choice:ausflag:

    which tid/vid detector is the better choice for detecting jewellery.coins on beach's both wet and dry,parks,tot lots,bus stops and anywhere else i've missed.of these three:-tesoro's deleon,minelab's x terra 50 or garrett's ace 250. you gentlemen have a wealth of knowledge to share.so how about...
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    the better choice:ausflag:

    which tid/vid detector is the better choice for detecting jewellery,coins on beach's both wet and dry,parks,tot lots,bus stops and anywhere else i've missed.of these three:- tesoro's deleon,minelab x terra 50or the garrett ace 250.you gentlemen have a wealth of knowledge to share.so how about it...
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    one for the boys?:ausflag:

    which is the best frequency for finding coins and jewellery? my wife listening to me grislling about how others using different detectors find more than me,has said because they operate on different frequences to me while she sits there watching the cooking channel on tv. so lads in your...
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    a question to two gun beale:ausflag:

    i know you have both of these detectors,from your posts,the x70 and the vaquero.i have where i live another gentleman that swings the x70. he finds on average thirty to forty dollars at a time, i find ten to twelve if i'm lucky.he swings fast ,i swing slow. he covers more ground than i do.so...
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    vaquero all metal ?:ausflag:

    this question i was going to ask tabdog ,but then there are many other people using the vaquero as well . when one says to hunt tot lots and dry sand beachs in the all metal mode,is this the all metal when you have ground balanced the machine or when you turn it to discrimination's mode all...
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    killer bees ?:ausflag:

    would a set of killer bees headphones bee compatible with either the compadre or the vaquero ?
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    a couple of questions?:wiggle:

    does anyone use a glove on the digging hand ? if so what type is it ?my fingers are getting sore.next question is for all those who have nothing better to do with their spare time.what is the percentage rate of pull tabs to gold rings,in other words how many of the little bludgers do you have...
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    tabdogs to blame:clapping:

    my wife was reading one of your old posts over my shoulder about how good the compadre was and made a comment of hand that i should have one to back up the vaquero.that was couple of weeks ago.i thought she was joking, til this morning after hunting three tots lots for $3.65 and a few bits of...
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    detectors depth:ausflag:

    this is a site on another forum that i found that some of you maybe aware of . for those of you who haven't and are thinking about a new detector that finds targets deeper than the one you have.i really think you should read this,i did ,wow! the post is metal detectors reviewsby owners,head...
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    not satisfied:ausflag:

    i have a new tesoro vaquero detector, the lifetime warranty is great.however i was weened on a ace 250 which has tid and relative depth to help you find your target.the vaquero doesn't,it seems to rely on a more of a guessing game as to how deep it is and what it is.pin pointing is great and as...
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    tot's lots or re inforced concrete:ausflag:

    with a vaquero is there anyway that one can operate with the standard coil in tots lots and around concrete re inforced with steel?i'm running in all metal ,with the threshhold turned right off ,at 6 sense and can not get closer 12 inches ,before the screaming starts. i feel must be missing...
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    target recovery:ausflag:

    what i want to know is when you have located your target with your particular machine,what do you use to get the little blighter out the ground ? i've tried both flat tip and phillips screwdrivers with little success with either,where i operate digging plugs is not an option . park people tend...
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    black sand :ausflag:

    this morning i tried out my new vaquero on a local beach everything was working out fine,until i got near the wet black sand.then i had false targets everywhere.i tried to gb them out ,knocked the sensitivity down to one,took the threshold out of super tune and finally went back to all metal...
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    coil frequencies?:ausflag:

    which controls the operation of the detector ,the coils frequency or the detectors control housing frequency. if a coil operates on 15khz could it be used with a machine that operates on say 14.3khz?or does the coil have to be retuned or something? blowfly. kilkis hh.
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    depth with a vaquero , how far do you go?:ausflag:

    how deep do i reasonably dig with the vaquero once i have located a target ? yesterday i hit a target ,soft whisper of promice, i started to dig,five minutes ,i'm a cubit down and still heading south,not knowing much chinese i was hovering in indision whether to press on ,or give it a miss ...
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