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AT-Pro with iron audio on and one of the DD coils will give a good sounding tone and vid but with a low grunt on both sides of the target during the sweep. Crown cap for sure.
E-Trac still fools me sometimes with the DD because I tend to dig fringe targets. I'll hear the right kind of jumpy signal and say to myself it's a cap but sometimes I dig it anyways. Usually right but once in
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Typical wholesale price markup on diamonds is 400% in a jewelry store. I used to be in some of the business years ago. Unless the diamond is of an exceptional grade and/or size you're not going to be very happy when you see the wholesale offer!
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Just joined, looks like a good idea. I also would like to see a feedback section but with a chance for the person to respond to the feedback. Some people can be insanely petty or there can be genuine misunderstandings.
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I'm keeping mine. The 5x8 coil is a must in trash. The super Sniper works closer to iron poles ans fences then anything else I have. It's a good compliment to my other machines.
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My AT-Pro developed a ground balance issue under warranty. Not only did they fix that I got a new coil (I sent them all three to be checked) because one was out of tolerance, a new board and fresh batteries. Also just under ten days from shipping to return. The tech even called when he was going over my machine to let me know what he found.
Had my pin pointer go haywire with one month on warra
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I've always been curious about the Infinium. Seems like some love it and some hate it. Some say it can't be run in populated areas because of emi and others say it's all in the setup. How's that worked out for you?
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They've done the same for me. Of course I'm a local and they know me but I walked in with a quote and they matched it. No extras but then I didn't want the junk anyways.
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I'll tell you this. The 730 model is a hoot. While I'm wading around in the sand my wife takes it into the rocks and mangrove roots. She's found more then I have many times. It's tip up to turn on and do it again for off. No one minute cycle. It gets into nooks and crannies my coil can't.
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I never used the SEF but I sold off my 5" Sunray. It was neither as deep as the 4.5 x 7 or as sensitive. When the Sunray flat refused to see a shallow on edge coin when hunting with some other machines that did see it I knew it was time to change.
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Was hunting in a spring fed old swimming hole yesterday. These spots are tough on some metals due to the minerals in the spring water. For instance I pulled ten wheaties that were about 1/2 normal thickness but you can still tell what they are. Got a no date buff nickel as well and some silver. But here's the one I'm scratching my head on. It appears to be made of tin, not steel for sur
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I got one for my Etrac and yes, it's pretty darn good. Better then the X-5 Sunray. Deeper then I would have thought with the sens cranked up. I'm about an even time split these days between it and the Detech Ultimate. Haven't used the stock coil in a long time!
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Won't be pretty is an understatement. I've been through nine hurricanes including a cat five and it's aftermath. Some people help each other, some prey on others. it only takes about 24 hours of a lack of law enforcement to see the very worst in many people emerge. All the money in the world doesn't help then, not even gold and silver.
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Or cruising sailors. I own my boat, no liens. Can fix most things myself and what I can't I could live without in a pinch. Can hunt, fish and move with my whole home on a moments notice.
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This may seem silly but are the battery contacts clean? Knew one guy had a similar problem and that was the problem. Worth cheacking anyway.
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Mil grade powder, and the powder used in cartridges in general, is incredibly stable stuff. It doesn't go the dynamite route thankfully. However don't be smacking that primer! It may well still be functional.
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I was just wondering if limited availability is going to be a permanent state of affairs. I suspect it will be low production numbers even when it's back? And what with so much going to Africa, glad I at least got one!
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I understand completely. My wife was in a wheelchair for ten years. Can you say criminal magnet? even police officer friends made sure I had the permit to protect her. In FL though, no open carry unless on hunting land or your own unincorporated property. So, concealed is concealed. Never drawn, hand on once and hope I never have to.
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