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  1. sprchng

    I think metal detecting is becoming a dying hobby ....

    Most of the lakes here are man made empoundments and State park rules apply. The largest has for years seen 10s of thousands on major holidays. With the drought we have had the current lake is down to 3% capacity and has 100s of yards of old beach to detect. It is also a popular place to run the...
  2. sprchng

    How many of you guys and gals have tried your hand at panning for gold or even sluices? Thinking of putting up another forum for the gold panners...

    Best to live where the gold is to make it worth while. Read an article about a guy in New York City that scraped the cracks in the sidewalks out and took the gunk home and panned it out for lost jewels and precious metals.
  3. sprchng

    I think metal detecting is becoming a dying hobby ....

    School yards here are now off limits and behind fencing that would look at home around medium security prisons. No money for education but they have millions for fancy fencing and $1000 gates with self closers and metal mascot images. Millions of dollars of public grass fields and playground...
  4. sprchng

    I think metal detecting is becoming a dying hobby ....

    Case in point,,,,, we had a wonderful fair grounds in the center of town that saw wide usage for different activities that was always a good go to that would occasionally yield a silver coin and some good jewelry as well as a pocket full of change. Just drive in and get swinging until some dumb...
  5. sprchng

    I think metal detecting is becoming a dying hobby ....

    I never had a slew of old sites to detect so hit the public parks and the occasional derelict abode and in this area the silver coinage was easy pickings back in the 70s because it was shallow and most of the population growth came after that. Regardless , a few silver rings and 5 or 6 bucks was...
  6. sprchng

    I think metal detecting is becoming a dying hobby ....

    Coins have taken a back seat to credit cards and jewelry has passed the torch to tattoos. Access has fallen victim to fear of trespass and antiquity to pavement and concrete. In my case ambition has been tempered by age and heat but the general hobby is in a definite decline. Published tales of...
  7. sprchng

    (Want to sell) HI GENTS SELLING ONE OF THE BIGGEST 1"SHAVING RAZOR.

    I'm looking for trades of any kind but haven't shaved since 1969 so I'll have to pass on this one.
  8. sprchng

    question, how do I edit or bump my listing?

    I haven't listed anything for quite a while but seem to remember the same problem at some time. My guess is that if you have sold one and want to list the other you are going to have to mark the ad as sold and relist the remaining one. I'm not sure on bumping it to the front , might not be...
  9. sprchng

    Serious Detecting Adam

    Something doesn't add up here. This is a copy from their website "We ship across the U.S. with free shipping over $99 in the lower 48. For international orders, please contact us at (844) 771-0707 or support@seriousdetecting.com for a custom quote." Paying for shipping should be irrelevant so...
  10. sprchng

    Serious Detecting Adam

    It's been quite a while but I have ordered from Serious a good number of times and have always had good results and good prices. This would seem to be a USPS problem , not a Serious one. I have noticed great geographic differences with USPS service with the NE corridor being much more...
  11. sprchng

    Bland, New Mexico

    I've panned small flakes of gold out of the creek a mile or so bellow the town in the canyon but there's no access to the town itself and it's quite a hike from the nearest road. Fenced off the last I heard and they close the main road in the Winter due to degradation. Marlboro may be a better...
  12. sprchng

    Bottle cap rejection

    Depends on the circumstances. I run at 0 in the right places but up to 6 if I'm in an area with lots of caps and I'm only concerned about more surface targets as in a newer park. You will lose signals that can be good as you raise the level but if you are in area that has lots of newer beer caps...
  13. sprchng

    The question of astro turf.

    It's definitely thick enough to hide stuff and depending on who uses it could be productive. My experience is with fields used by school systems not professional organizations for pro athletes and such. Players lose stuff regardless but pros probably protect their jewelry better than middle and...
  14. sprchng

    Gold stone help ?

    How was it tested?
  15. sprchng

    Detector prospector forums are closed.

    You're obviously one of Steve's followers and have the inside poop , as I said , I haven't hit the site for years and am just going off what I read in the previous posts. My days of prospecting are decades in the rear and a lot of the info I saw on the site had a heavily corporate bias and the...
  16. sprchng

    Detector prospector forums are closed.

    Toms forum had lots of good info as well , not sure if that is still available or not but looks like both forums are basically mothballed for lack of participation. Perhaps too much of something in one site and not enough on the other
  17. sprchng

    Detector prospector forums are closed.

    Way too many sycophants and too much arrogant moderation over there for my tastes , I haven't logged in for years
  18. sprchng

    Question about internal batteries on a metal detector.

    Did Minelab void the remaining warranty when you replaced your battery or were already off it by then? That was a big deal when the 600 came out , do it yourself and the warranty is kaput. I have been running my Legend for several years on the internal and it always gets me through my short...
  19. sprchng

    Well, the time has come......

    Contact Richard at Backwoods
  20. sprchng

    A different kind of treasure

    Cracks are like the scars in fine leather. Linseed would do it wonders especially if you can cut about half with terpentine and spray it on .
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