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Well Tom,
I loved your inland DVD so much I just ordered the beach DVD too and I can;t wait to watch it.
Your Inland Hunting video had a wealth of information in it so I'm excited about this new one.
Can you tell us what machines you used in this video?
BTW, if I didn't see this thread, I would never have known about the new DVD. You might want to advertise it more prominent
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The only problem is, I don;t kow of anyone who is manufacturing a PI detector at 9uS or less. The lowest I've seen so far is 15uS on the Detectorpro Pulse and the Dual Field.
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You all the know "that guy"?
He's been using the same detector for 20 years, you go hunting with him and he smokes you every single time with better finds?
His detector is best.
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Thanks for all the replies.
My knees? Some days are better than others, I'll grant you that. If you got bad knees, or age or health are an issue for you, I'll be the first to say "digging it all" might not be for you.
And I respect the concern about digigng in the grass and not wanting to tear up a field every few feet. Carefully extracting targets from the grass takes p
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I think our biggest problem is that too many of us have developed this thing about digging junk. We go out out of our way to avoid doing that. I used to be that way myself. Started getting bored with the hobby to be honest because I was finding the same few kinds of targets over and over. But then I kinda saw the light.
I'm slowly turning into that nut who digs just about anything above i
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The Sovereign has no "salt mode" like the CZ-3D. It is set at the factory.
The BBS technology used by the Sovereign balances very well in wet salt sand and gets good depth, but like any dual or mutli-frequency machine, it loses some sensitivity to the smallest metal targets. No avoiding that.
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PullTabMiner, I am with you on metal detector weight. I have no rotator cuff issues and I don't plan to.
But as a jewlery hunter, have you considered the GB Pro or the G2?
Super light weight, simple to operate, and very sensitive to gold jewlery.
Not to mention one heck of a lot cheaper than the XP.
Just putting that one out there for your consideration.
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Since you mentioned both fresh and salt water then yes, I would recommend the Sovereign GT over any of the other detectors you listed.
Please remember the Sov is not waterproof so you must protect the control box.
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The one time I need to send in a detector for service was with Tesoro and they were great about it. Turned out the detector was fine. I had a setting completely wrong.
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Having used the GB Pro, I would recommend that unit over the G2 **IF** you plan on doing micro jewlery hunting. The 5" coil on the Pro I have found completely outperforms the 11" coil on the G2 in this area.
If you want a bigger coil, I would still buy the Pro and also buy the 10" elliptical coil to go with it as it too outperforms the 11" coil on micro jewlery.
Of cours
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Lowboy, I am with you regarding these new detectors. But the more I look, the more I see that the technology hasn't changed much. Our biggest advances have been making the machines lighter and with more effective TID screens. Most of what I have seen over the last few years has been a variation of those themes.
The biggest recent advance I can think of has been the BBS/FBS technology from
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Is it needed? No.
Does it make target recovery more precise and faster? For me, without a doubt!
My Garrett Propointer goes with me everywhere.
I never detect without it unless I'm going to the beach and using a sand scoop.
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I don't typically hawk merchandise here, but I would advise you get a copy of Gary Drayton's book on beach hunting with the Sovereign. It is excellent!
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Don't you just love it when the hype around a new detector finally settles down and reality sets in?
I really think this hurts new detectors. Remember the AT Pro? They almost had that thing scanning thorugh solid rock before it even got released. Expectations get set so high (often egged on by the manufacturer), that when it fails to meet our wildest expectations, people turn on it.
No
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A quick addition: I am not saying American detectors will not work in Europe (they certainly will), but many models are set specifically for European conditions.
Sorry for the lack of clarity.
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Doc,
If you are going to hunt in Europe, whatever detector gets suggested, make sure you buy the European version. Most U.S. detectors are re-calibrated for European soil conditions and are sold under different names.
Can you tell us a little bit more about what types of things you are hunting for? Relics, coins, jewlery? All of these?
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turtleman Wrote:
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> I think it's time for a book on the GT.
And you are probably the best guy to write it!
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For what its worth:
As someone who has never hunted gold nuggets, I do believe that a gold nugget detector makes a superior gold jewlery detector. Granted, most gold nuggets register somewhere around 21 karats, while gold jewlery can run from 10 - 24 karats, so trying to compare the two can lead to problems.
However, the increased sensitivity to low conductivity targets that are an absolute
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The best non-metered detector I've ever owned must be the Tesoro Golden uMax. The tones and recovery speed of that detector has made it a joy to use.
I have not owned a TID detector I would recommend to anyone, but I have not yet owned a higher end TID detector (like the E-Trac, etc.)
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Usually in these hunts speed is a factor. In that respect, the F75 might be the better choice since it is a smaller and lighter unit than the CZ-21.
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