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<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #1: </b> The ground balance was neutral at '2' and the same at the other 3 sites also. I took a straight slow walk near the boardwalk trying different settings and getting used to the XT-50. And answering a few questions from some of the dozens of people walking on the boardwalk. I used all-metal half the time, but settled on pattern #1 (as is) for the other half and at the other 3 areas too. I ended up leaving the sensitivity at '14', but it ran smooth all the way up to '20'. Good targets are sparse here this time of year, but we got a few coins.<BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach2.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #2: </b> I was surprised to find so many good targets here as this is a fairly popular detecting spot. The silver dime spent many years in the saltwater - no telling how it got to this area, but nature played no part. Dug most targets here to get used to what the XT-50 was telling me. It was usually easy to tell trash from treasure once I had some experience. <BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach3.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #3: </b> This place gets a lot of use in the summer and I almost always see a detectorist or two when I drive by, even in the off season. It's bordered by grass on one side and that piece of a quarter was cut and kicked out onto the sand by a mower (I think it was a '33' id). My very first swing produced one of the green pennies and attracted the attention of a man sitting in his car. He walked up to me and asked, "What kind of machine is that?" I told him as I showed it to him and explained I just got it and thought I'd test it in a trashy area. And then he said, "You were pretty lucky to find anything here, I detect this beach often." - just as I detected another coin. That really got his attention and I stopped swinging to talk to him. He told me he'd found a few rings here this past summer and that he used a White's ?. (I couldn't hear what model and asked him to repeat it, but I still couldn't hear him, so I just nodded.) Anyway, he pointed to where I should detect (nearer the water and 20 yards west) and wished me luck as he walked away. I fired up the XT-50 and stayed where I was. I dug a quarter a few minutes later, put it in my pouch, looked up and he was back at his car watching me. I felt a little guilty, so I left 4 or 5 '30s' (I hope they were zincs) in the ground while he was still there so he wouldn't see me taking 'his' money. He soon drove off and I only found a few more goodies before I had to leave. By the way, one of the pennies is a 1954 wheatie and two others are probably wheaties too. Unfortunately they're beach copper.<BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach4.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #4: </b> This area is basically a path to get to the main beach, but I see detectorists swinging through here all the time. I know people lose money everywhere, so I gave it a shot. <BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><center><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/tabs.jpg"></center></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Pulltabs: </b>These are most of the types of tabs I encountered and their X-Terra 50 ID numbers.</td></tr>
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<tr align="left"><td><br><b>The Good: </b>I agree with others who have said good things about the X-Terra 50. I like almost everything about it. It found coins at decent depths (deepest for me was about 7") and close to trash (a surprise with the 9" coil). I found, for example, if a '36' locked in enough, although dropping to a '21' sometimes, there was a dime and a pulltab in the same hole. <u>It found way more coins than I thought were left in the areas I hunted.</u> I like the way feels in my hand and the way it responds. I've been detecting a long time and was a pretty serious hunter for a few years, but now I'm in it for exercise and fun. My Ace 250 has provided 11 months of fun and has found its share of silver and gold, but it looks like I'll be having a lot fun with the X-Terra 50 too. It's a keeper.</td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><br><b>The Bad: </b>Really only nitpicking here. I'm 5' 11", but will be shortening the lower rod which is too long even in the last position. I hunt slow, using short arcs<u> when in trashy areas</u> and like the coil closer to my feet than most. No big deal to do the fix. The batteries rattle - you probably didn't know that did you? I only noticed it when I turned the XT-50 over fast and stopped quickly. The outside of the plastic armrest is sharp enough to cut skin. The coil is floppy, but I'll fix that with a spacer or something. The stand is too narrow - I don't care what you say. No big deal to me, though, I rarely set it down. The handle grip is too hard. I don't seem to notice or care about it anymore. The power button could be positioned a little lower - my thumb barely reaches it. Who cares, you only use it twice per hunt, unless you rest.
<tr align="left"><td><br><b>The Ugly: </b>Only the operator.
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<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach01.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #1: </b> The ground balance was neutral at '2' and the same at the other 3 sites also. I took a straight slow walk near the boardwalk trying different settings and getting used to the XT-50. And answering a few questions from some of the dozens of people walking on the boardwalk. I used all-metal half the time, but settled on pattern #1 (as is) for the other half and at the other 3 areas too. I ended up leaving the sensitivity at '14', but it ran smooth all the way up to '20'. Good targets are sparse here this time of year, but we got a few coins.<BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach2.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #2: </b> I was surprised to find so many good targets here as this is a fairly popular detecting spot. The silver dime spent many years in the saltwater - no telling how it got to this area, but nature played no part. Dug most targets here to get used to what the XT-50 was telling me. It was usually easy to tell trash from treasure once I had some experience. <BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach3.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #3: </b> This place gets a lot of use in the summer and I almost always see a detectorist or two when I drive by, even in the off season. It's bordered by grass on one side and that piece of a quarter was cut and kicked out onto the sand by a mower (I think it was a '33' id). My very first swing produced one of the green pennies and attracted the attention of a man sitting in his car. He walked up to me and asked, "What kind of machine is that?" I told him as I showed it to him and explained I just got it and thought I'd test it in a trashy area. And then he said, "You were pretty lucky to find anything here, I detect this beach often." - just as I detected another coin. That really got his attention and I stopped swinging to talk to him. He told me he'd found a few rings here this past summer and that he used a White's ?. (I couldn't hear what model and asked him to repeat it, but I still couldn't hear him, so I just nodded.) Anyway, he pointed to where I should detect (nearer the water and 20 yards west) and wished me luck as he walked away. I fired up the XT-50 and stayed where I was. I dug a quarter a few minutes later, put it in my pouch, looked up and he was back at his car watching me. I felt a little guilty, so I left 4 or 5 '30s' (I hope they were zincs) in the ground while he was still there so he wouldn't see me taking 'his' money. He soon drove off and I only found a few more goodies before I had to leave. By the way, one of the pennies is a 1954 wheatie and two others are probably wheaties too. Unfortunately they're beach copper.<BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/beach4.jpg"></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Site #4: </b> This area is basically a path to get to the main beach, but I see detectorists swinging through here all the time. I know people lose money everywhere, so I gave it a shot. <BR><BR></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><center><img src="http://www.bobandcheryl.com/tabs.jpg"></center></td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><b>Pulltabs: </b>These are most of the types of tabs I encountered and their X-Terra 50 ID numbers.</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr align="left"><td><br><b>The Good: </b>I agree with others who have said good things about the X-Terra 50. I like almost everything about it. It found coins at decent depths (deepest for me was about 7") and close to trash (a surprise with the 9" coil). I found, for example, if a '36' locked in enough, although dropping to a '21' sometimes, there was a dime and a pulltab in the same hole. <u>It found way more coins than I thought were left in the areas I hunted.</u> I like the way feels in my hand and the way it responds. I've been detecting a long time and was a pretty serious hunter for a few years, but now I'm in it for exercise and fun. My Ace 250 has provided 11 months of fun and has found its share of silver and gold, but it looks like I'll be having a lot fun with the X-Terra 50 too. It's a keeper.</td></tr>
<tr align="left"><td><br><b>The Bad: </b>Really only nitpicking here. I'm 5' 11", but will be shortening the lower rod which is too long even in the last position. I hunt slow, using short arcs<u> when in trashy areas</u> and like the coil closer to my feet than most. No big deal to do the fix. The batteries rattle - you probably didn't know that did you? I only noticed it when I turned the XT-50 over fast and stopped quickly. The outside of the plastic armrest is sharp enough to cut skin. The coil is floppy, but I'll fix that with a spacer or something. The stand is too narrow - I don't care what you say. No big deal to me, though, I rarely set it down. The handle grip is too hard. I don't seem to notice or care about it anymore. The power button could be positioned a little lower - my thumb barely reaches it. Who cares, you only use it twice per hunt, unless you rest.
<tr align="left"><td><br><b>The Ugly: </b>Only the operator.
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