First day on the job and the Excalibur finds two ring :minelab:

[otlew]

Man, do I feel lucky. I bought an Excal 1000, it arrived yesterday. Did a beach hunt today, found a small child's gold ring, and .925 Sterling band. On my very first hunt with the "new to me", Excal. Unbelievable!

I had found a 10k small ring a month ago at the same spot using my Sea Hunter II, and sure enough my hunting buddy found 4 rings and I found 2 +1 on a previous hunt. Between us 7 rings in a small section of beach, six in a 3 hour period, this may never happen again. We probably have cleaned most of it out, but there could still be one or two more. Clad coins totaled about 10 to $12.

I was running in PP some, but mostly

Discrimination set at 1
Volume max
Sensitivity switched between 12 and 1, went to 2 for a while
Threshold minimum audible to me

I chose those setting based on my limited Sovereign experience, along with reading a few Excalibur posts.

So it was a good first day and I am in love with the Excalibur, it got all wet and didn't complain. The only drawback is my sore arm, I am going to chest mount and change out the old 10" BBS for an 8" Tornado and convert to a straight shaft, for swinging the coil.

 

[synthnut]

Otlew,
Congrats on your hunt ......Sounds like a hot spot !!......Yeah, that 10" BBS is filled with lead I think !!!....I'm hearing good things about the 8" coil .....Jim

 

[otlew]

Otlew,
Congrats on your hunt ......Sounds like a hot spot !!......Yeah, that 10" BBS is filled with lead I think !!!....I'm hearing good things about the 8" coil .....Jim

Thanks Jim,

I read or heard that while the 8" sees less ground, in the water you will appreciate its lightness and mobility it gives you. I am making the assumption that the Tornado coils will work with the Excal 1000 since they come on the Excal II's.

 

[Neil]

yes they will work on the excals and that is the coil I have on my Excal II, the 8" tornado. makes swinging it a breeze, easier in the water, better for seperation but still will give you excellent depth. about all you loose are the coverage and of course a sore shoulder
I even keep the coil cover off mine and that makes it even lighter.

congrats on your finds, sounds like youve got a sweet spot to hunt there, best of luck with your new to you excal!

 

[GraveDiggerMax-VaBch-Va]

be sure and turn it on tomorrow..............

 

[otlew]

be sure and turn it on tomorrow..............

Turn it on, there isn't an on knob, I just twist that threshold thingy until I hear a buzz.

 

[ToniSteve]

Well then keep on buzzin' like a busy bee! Hope you find more!

Best Regards,
Steve

 

[dfxone]

otlew, you found some great treasures, yes, you need a straight shaft, and chest harness for your control tube with a setup like GraveDiggerMax. Your arm will not be as sore. GH, Don

 

[OldBeechnut]

WOW!

 

[otlew]

Thanks guys. Now I am hooked for sure on metal detecting. I like the land hunts but the water is really where I am headed.

 

[erikk]

Otlew,
Congrats on your hunt ......Sounds like a hot spot !!......Yeah, that 10" BBS is filled with lead I think !!!....I'm hearing good things about the 8" coil .....Jim

Put on a 15 inch WOT and develop some muscles The more ground U cover the better your chances

 

[mesha]

I'm with you Jim! the more area you cover the more you find!
I just finished putting a 15" WOT on my excal II and like the extra coverage along with the extra little bit of depth.I don't find the weight a issue
I can feel my right arm getting bigger already

 

[otlew]

I now have a harness, I guess next is the WOT and a swingy thingy