Jim in Idaho

Chris and I took advantage of the great November weather we're having, and went coin/relic hunting in the backcountry. Found a couple dozen old cartridges, including a ,22 Hornet, and several 30-40 Krags, and others. I also found my oldest coin to date...a Shield nickel of either 1866, or '67. The date is unreadable, but it has the 'rays', which were eliminated after 1867, so one of those two years. I was using the Deeptech Vista warrior..the coin was about 5" deep in the dirt and gravel...right in one of the ruts of the two-track. Amazing it was unbent. Jim

Don't know. I was shocked when my trapper friends told me what they were getting for them. Haven't seen prices like that, for fur, in decades. And they weren't skinning them for mounts, either...simply for fur. Don't know where they're ending up. Jim

Yup Ron, that would probably have been my next choice. Jim

Yeah...I'm the same Dave. The brain falls out of training when we quit shooting so much. Man, it was fun back in the day, though...predators galore, and we were good at it. 🤪 Cats up here were going for $500-$1200 last year, just so you know...LOL Jim

Yup...I agree with all of that, Barry. Same with using a rifle scope...closing the "off" eye screws things up. I'm right-handed, but left eye dominant, so it took me quite awhile to train my brain to ignore the "pic" it got from my left eye. That business of staying back from the lens is also a really solid point...putting your eyeball right on the lens doesn't work worth a hoot...LOL. Jim

So, this is what I ordered...should get the job done. Loupe

Shoot...as it turned out, Barry, that one has a plastic case, and the lens is only 13mm. I'd really like something a little larger. I'll keep looking. Jim

Many thanks, guys. I'll go with glass....probably the link that Barry posted, Can't go too far wrong with anything in optics made by Zeiss. And, if you can't trust Clay Diggins, who can you trust...LOL Jim

I lost my old one apparently. Must have been in the backpack I lost, along with my MD-20, and other gear. I didn't realize it was gone until I needed it today. Now shopping. Don't care about lumination....just a good quality that can handle the outdoor life. What say you? Jim

When I found that 1872, or whetever the date, half dollar, the first thing I told Chris was :think what that would have bought back then, and how hard that person looked for it before giving up. Jim

The easy way to set the max charge voltage is one of these "boost" converters from DROK...sold on Amazon. You can set the max voltage and it will not charge higher than that regardless of time on the charger. Been using it to charge both my TDI SL 16v battery, and the 12.6v for the DFX, and 6000 Pro. Been doing it for 5 years, or more. Boost Converter

It's looking to me like it might be good for hunting for larger targets, but it ain't a GM24K, or GB2. But that's alright. I'm too old to spend time digging for flyspecks anyway...LOL. I bought mine mainly for coin and relic hunting, and wanted something in that 30khz frequency range to fill a gap in my tool selection. Jim

got the book ordered from the links. Thanks! Jim

I'm going to order that book. Loaming is more what I do....I just didn't know it...LOL Jim

LOL....where's the starter switch??? Jim