New/low man on the totem pole

[DirtyDeedsDugDirtDeep]

Hi all,
After about a 25+ year hiatus from metal detecting....I'm baaack. Did I miss anything ????
The last machine I owned was a Whites Coinmaster 6000D (can I say that on here ??)
A friend had bought an Explorer II a few years back and found some pretty amazing coins at some pretty amazing depths.
So, I started to keep my eyes peeled for a good used one.
I ended with a an EXP II with a SEF 10x12 coil , and a sunray pinpointer added on.
I haven't had a chance to use it much,but am anxious to get back in into detecting again with my 17 year old son.
I look forward to communicating with fellow Minelab owners.
Regards,
Randy

 

[stubbs1]

Congrats on getting the EXPLORER You will not be sorry. Look forward to future posts Welcome aboard

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Great pickup! You guys will have fun! Congrats!

 

[GoldenGal]

Hey! Congrats on the new Minelab! Your story is similar to mine. After a break of over 25 years (1st detector was a Bounty Hunter), I bought my Minelab Explorer SE. I love it! Pretty sure you're going to love yours too!

 

[amc rulz]

That's the exact setup that I use, yor gonna luv it! Welcome, and I love that handle, "Dirtydeedsdugdirtdeep"

 

[widebody]

[size=large]as a BIG help in learning the expl ll you may want to get the book by Andy Sabisch , "The Minelab Explorer/ E-trac manual."
it's much better than the manual that came with the machine.jmo

HH [/size]

 

[scubadetector]

n/t

 

[drkp88]

Wecome Randy! A few years ago I was a new guy on the forum. Let me tell you - there's a great bunch of people on this forum and they'll all do what they can to help you along. I was out of detecting for about 15 years. I started with a Compass (no descriminator) then went to a whites but never used it much.
When I got back in I used a borrowed Bounty Hunter Landstar for about 6 years. I did surprisingly well with it but I knew I could do better. I love my SE and this forum has been terrific!!
Bruce in Ct

 

[DirtyDeedsDugDirtDeep]

Thanks Bruce and all the rest.
I'm really chomping at the bit to get back into it FULL SWING.
I'm trying to get a buddy fired up about it too.
He has a friend that has a 150 acre farm in W.Va that's been in the family 100+ years and he's going to see if he can get permission to check it out.
Depending on it's location,it may have seen some C.W. activity.

I started my "career" with a Whites Goldmaster for Christmas when I was 16 or 17.
I used that for awhile and saved my money to buy a then new Coinmaster 5 , which I believe was THE first VLF machine out.
Man that thing would find nails !
But it also seemed to pick up silver real well too.
Along the line I tried Compass machines (forget the model) and had a Bounty Hunter Red Baron for awhile also.
As stated earlier,my last machine was a White's 6000-D.
When it quit,so did I.
Then I built a house, started a family,and then a successful small business.
Now I need the respite from business stress that metal detecting can offer.

 

[MrPopTop]

What;s your son useing?

 

[Hotcz70]

Welcome aboard...and good luck.

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[DirtyDeedsDugDirtDeep]

Because it's darn hard for two guys to use the same detector at the same time,I bought a used Garrett GTI 2500 as a backup machine for my son because I figured it would be easier for a novice to work with.
Well, I was correct up to a point.
The machine IS easy to use: just hunt in discriminate mode,and pinpoint your hits.
Where the problem is starting to show up is in our test garden.
I planted a large cent at 8",a silver quarter at 8",a silver dime at 6",and a pre-1982 penny at 6".
With the EXP II in factory pre-sets and the sensitivity turned up,I can pick out all the targets no trouble;and there's no mistaking them for junk by the sound and the icon location.
Now with the Garrett in all-metal it picks up the targets amazingly strong.
BUT , run over the targets in Disc. and there's nobody home.
Not even a peep.
My thinking is this: the Garrett will be a great machine to use the morning after a carnival or hitting around playground equipment for new "easy money"; but forget it if we want to check out old parks and home sites unless we use it in all-metal.
Then it will probably be blasting off every couple of inches because of the iron.
Since switching to discriminate seems to drastically cut the sensitivity , the good targets will probably be missed .
Long story even longer,I think I'm going to flip the Garrett (or keep it for mom) and train junior on the EXP II, and it will give me a good excuse to go for another EXP or an Etrac.

 

[teleman2525]

welcome aboard and i also love your handle dirty deeds