Total newbie here. Heard mention of this site from several You tube vids I watch and after browsing the site, seeing all the great posts and informative and helpful responses, decided I needed to join as I'll prob have a ton of questions in my new endeavor.
After careful research and looking over all reviews I could find, I decided on the F44. From what I could find online, this detector seemed like the "best" for beginners ( between F44 and ACE400). So I ordered it and it arrives today. Found the user manual online and seems like I've memorized it...lol. Hopefully I'm "smart" enough to use it.
Probably first actual detecting will be at my parents place. When I was younger I found an Indian Head there but don't remember what happened to it...I probably bought a penny bag of hard candy at the country store nearby. My great grandpa lived across the road and I'll prob try there as well. Also have a couple homesteads from the 1800s that I'll be visiting. On one there's nothing left but the old double fireplace and the other is a rock wall (fence??) 50ft square. I thought perhaps house sat inside to keep livestock out. Doing research on Civil War in this area. Looks promising.
I'll keep you guys posted on how it goes and hopefully I'll find some history I can hold in my hands.
After careful research and looking over all reviews I could find, I decided on the F44. From what I could find online, this detector seemed like the "best" for beginners ( between F44 and ACE400). So I ordered it and it arrives today. Found the user manual online and seems like I've memorized it...lol. Hopefully I'm "smart" enough to use it.
Probably first actual detecting will be at my parents place. When I was younger I found an Indian Head there but don't remember what happened to it...I probably bought a penny bag of hard candy at the country store nearby. My great grandpa lived across the road and I'll prob try there as well. Also have a couple homesteads from the 1800s that I'll be visiting. On one there's nothing left but the old double fireplace and the other is a rock wall (fence??) 50ft square. I thought perhaps house sat inside to keep livestock out. Doing research on Civil War in this area. Looks promising.
I'll keep you guys posted on how it goes and hopefully I'll find some history I can hold in my hands.