vferrari
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- Jul 19, 2015
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- XP Deus with HF/x35 Coils and Mi6 Pinpointer/ML Equinox 600/800/ML Tarsacci MDT 8000 GPX 4800/Garrett ATX/Fisher F75 DST/Tek G2+/Delta/Whites MXT/Nokta Simplex/Garrett Carrot
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Smokey had mercy on me or just wanted me to quit whining about relic withdrawal this fall. So we hit a patented Smokey permission in Virginia, a hard hit CW camp that makes you earn your finds - plenty of nasty red dirt and nails and rocks and roots. But if you score, its usually something cool, unusual, or both. We scraped and clawed and came up with the usual suspects that informed us we were in a "hot" spot - charcoal, glass shards, massive camp lead, pristine corrosion-free square nails (indicating they were annealed in fire), button backs, and misc brass items. Then things really heated up as Smokey's Deus scored a couple minies including a Sharps and a carved chess piece minie. Then my Deus wanted in on the action and scored an Eagle coat button and my first piece if CW regimental hat brass ("2"). Wowsa. Smokey finished off the day with a nice brass strap buckle.
Smokey never fails to bring me somewhere that allows me to walk away with a first-of-kind something I haven't snagged before. So when I get the call, I always say "yes" cause its gonna be good.
Deus is probably the best machine I've seen that can sniff the keepers out of a mess like that without driving you bonkers from falses and and shear target audio overload.
Still looking for the right opportunity to deploy the new Equinox 15" coil. Smokey just laughed at me when I first pulled that coil out of the truck and told me that ain't gonna work where we're going. Out came the Deus, of course. But the 6-inch Equinox coil got a little workout too. Equinox behaved OK in that torture chamber with the 6 inch coil and could ID a few non-ferrous targets ok but Deus definitely had the upper hand this time out and gave the smoother "ride".
Enjoy the pics.
Smokey never fails to bring me somewhere that allows me to walk away with a first-of-kind something I haven't snagged before. So when I get the call, I always say "yes" cause its gonna be good.
Deus is probably the best machine I've seen that can sniff the keepers out of a mess like that without driving you bonkers from falses and and shear target audio overload.
Still looking for the right opportunity to deploy the new Equinox 15" coil. Smokey just laughed at me when I first pulled that coil out of the truck and told me that ain't gonna work where we're going. Out came the Deus, of course. But the 6-inch Equinox coil got a little workout too. Equinox behaved OK in that torture chamber with the 6 inch coil and could ID a few non-ferrous targets ok but Deus definitely had the upper hand this time out and gave the smoother "ride".
Enjoy the pics.
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