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    R2 first thoughts

    Hello all, I've been using my Racer 2 for about 10 hours now ( not long I know) And my 1st thoughts are Wow! what a great detector! I went to the park in town that is beat to death detector wise, I used the 5" coil and found more coins (all clad) than I ever have. That being said they were...
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    Racer 2

    The big brown truck just delivered my Racer 2 pro pack, I cant wait to try it out this evening, It will be following in the footsteps of a MXT and a Tesoro Cortes. From what I have read it will excel both of them.
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    Getting a new xp deus but which coil ??

    Hello all, I'm getting ready to order my new xp (after lots of research) And can't make up my mind on which coil package the 9' or 11' Most of my hunting is for old coins at old house sites or parks and sidewalks. I understand the 11' coil MAY be a little deeper but the 9" MAY be better in...
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    Sweep Speed ??

    Hello all , I have had my ctx 3030 for about a month and still learning everyday with it. My question concerns is about the sweep speed on this detector. In my test garden when I swing slow over a 9" dime It will only pick it up about half the time and somewhat iffey, If I swing at a fast speed...
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    Another cz-5 coil question

    After getting use to the cz-5 with the stock 8" coil and having great success, I decided to buy the little 5" coil for the (trashier) places I hunt. I swear I think I did better with the 8" coil in the trash ?? With the stock coil I could identify a rusty nail or trash 90% of the time by...
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    CZ5 ground balance

    Hello all, I have been using my "new to me" CZ5 and was wondering about ground balance and the numbers, The area where I hunt usually ground balances between 5 and 6 on the GB knob. So my question is this: Does better soil ( less mineralization) usually GB at a Higher or lower number on the...
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    Lets talk about my CZ5

    Hello all , I pick up a used CZ5 last week in excellent cond WHAT A MACHINE!! I started dectecting with a Whites coinmaster 3 years ago ( Good Detector) And have been thru several detectors THINKING I was upgrading , Spectra LTD, Minelab Soverign, and the most expencive one I bought was the...
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    Thinking about a Tejon

    Hello all, I currently am using a Cibola And was thinking of upgrading ??? to a Tejon I mostly hunt for coins at old home site that are now farm fields and a occasional lot or 2 in town. I love the Cibola simple to use and great depth ( don't no why I want to upgrade ) . Do you folks think the...
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    My new Cibola

    I just received my cibola last week, as I wanted a detector that was simplier to use than my V3i . WOW I was simply amazed at this cibola!!! I actually believe it detects as deep or deeper than my V3i and Much simplier to operate. Get this, I found my First gold ring within 45 min. of opening...
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    Help ID this ring

    Hello all, I found my FIRST gold ring yesterday !! about 10" deep. And was wondering if someone might no the approximate age and what the design might be ? Inside the band it has OB 10k Which I understand is 10 karat and the OB is the initials of the jeweler that died in the Titanic ...
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    Frequencie offset

    Hello all, Still learning the V3i If I use frequencie offset to eliminate EMI around power lines, electric fences, ect. and then the next day hunt a farm field that would have no EMI should I set my offset back to 0 or does it make a differance?
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    Ground balancing

    Hello all, I just purchased a new V3i ( traded in the soverign gt) and love this new detector! My question is this: when ground balancing the owners manual say to squeeze and hold the trigger while holding the enter button,pump the search coil till background hum becomes steady. When I do this...
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    Best day ever with my GT

    Put on my new 8" tornado coil on the GT. and went to a old home site that I've hunted MANY times and managed to get 4 silvers ! a record for me!! The mercs are 43 and 45 , Roosevelt 51 and the quarter is badly wore I can't see a date. Yay for ME !!
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    Rookie mistake

    Always remember to take off your steel toed work boots before hunting after work ! The GT was going crazy I thought something was wrong with it, It wasn't until I was walking back to the car that I realized what the problem was . Lessen learned!
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    Asking permission

    Hello all, Just wanted to share a experiance that happened to me the other day. I have been hunting the neighborhood yards lately (with permmision of course) and decided to ask another home owner if he would care if I hunted his yard. He was out in his yard so I went over and ask him, I was...
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    Another 180 meter question

    Hello all, I just purchased a NOS minelab 180 meter to help with tones I'm unsure of ( I don't know why because I dig all the better tones anyway ?) It is my understanding that these meters should be calibrated for 180 on a quarter ?? But I swear the instruction with this one ( if I'm...
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    Threshold on GT

    Hello all, I have a Sovereign GT that i have had about 4 months now (still learning) I hunt mostly old home sites in open farm fields. My question is this, when hunting with slight threshold and the threshold nulls do I need to wait for the threshold to return to continue hunting or will it...
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    Threshold nulling question

    Hello all, I am new the the Sovereign GT ( had it about 4 months) and still learning. My question is this , If I'm hunting with a slight threshold and it nulls out but there is a higher threshold on each side of the null does this indicate a good target ? I don"t get a high tone signal just a...
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    Farm fields

    Hello all. I'm new to the MD hobby and still learning, I've got to say I love it though !! I have been hunting around old home sites that are in the middle of farm fields long sense plowed over. I have found several indian head pennies and a few silver coins in these areas. My question is...
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