Ridge Runner

John Look at all the times you hit a home run on your gold adventure but just this one time it wasn’t to be . Remember my old saying and that’s A little of something is better than a lot of nothing. Best to you John! Chuck

He knows what he’s doing for sure . Chuck

I’ve said it here before that the Tarsacci is one of the few detectors I’ve sold and regretted it. At the same time I’d want to see some updates on it before buying back into it again . A gentleman did offer to sell a used Tarsacci he had for a number of years but waiting on pictures first. Chuck

Jeff I knew this guy is home burned down to the ground and it was on cedar post it was nothing left of them either. This guy had coins in fruit jars all over the house.Me and another guy was trying to find what we could for the owner. The coins we found had the shape of the jars but the glass was gone .The coins had fused together taking the shape of the jars they were in. The guys wife had put her wedding rings in the window above the kitchen sink and they were still there when the house went up in flames. The guy I was working with knew about where the sink and window was so here we go with a shovel full at a time looking for the rings. We did find them but both rings looked like they had been eating popcorn. The heat from the fire caused this effect on that white gold. The same will happen to coins if in a fire long enough. Chuck

Minelab is what I would call a old company that’s got all the equipment up and running to produce just about everything they want. They could undercut anyone they wish to the point another company couldn’t compete and would be forced out. On Nokta I’d have to say your right on the carrot 🥕 but they could give us something with updates down the road to keep us happy. They’ve showed already they can sell us a detector lower in price than just about anyone. Only time will tell what the outcome will be for all the detector companies but what I see is all good for us the customer . That’s the one I’m on the side of because I’m a customer also. Chuck

What I wondering is just how many is in a batch that’s being referred to? Could it be a hundred but needs to be no less than a thousand to meet the demand ? I believe before us here in the USA get our hot little hands on one it will be others coming out to compete with this new kid on the block downunder. Write this down on whatever you got that Chuck said This year we’ll see more PI detectors coming out of the wood work than ever before. That they’ll all look like every face of all the coin detectors we have now. I’ll go so far to say it will be Minelab are Nokta will be the first to have it here . Chuck

JCR I know that’s why I hunted with a small coil most of the time so I wouldn’t have to root plow the whole place to find that elusive target. I’ve looked at my pinpointer and ask it where were you in my younger days when I needed you so bad. Chuck

I have one myself that I bought in 92 and have that small coil that you could get for it then. It’s still works great like the day I bought it. Chuck

JCR It shows it’s 107.7 miles from San Antonio and your right Dan lives somewhere around there. You may have done it already a search on the show to see what’s said about it. At one time I was going up there doing a little panning but never found anything to write home about. Years back it was a gold mine northeast of Llano called the Heath gold mine. If you can look at the history of Llano you can see it .All they show it two horses pulling a dump bucket I’ve used myself cleaning out water tanks but with a tractor. It never says anything about the gold taken out of it. It’s a mineral belt that runs over the north side of Llano and off hwyway 71 a historical marker talks about the Spanish silver mine. The marker is south of Llano. Lots of treasure talk all around Llano. Chuck

There is a Treasure Show in Llano Texas this month on the 23 rd and 24 th . It’s something said about a coin hunt and showing panning for gold. I guess what I’m saying is just maybe Garrett will be there with this new detector. I plan on being there and post pictures after it’s over. On other Treasure Shows Garrett has always had a strong presence at them and maybe here as well. Chuck

I’ve always said I don’t care how small it is it’s still gold and you worked hard getting it so why throw it out. Chuck

The first gold pan I ever used was metal because you didn’t see anything like what you have now made out of plastic. I guess you could say I got the fever back in 61 along the old 49’s trail and it’s something you can’t shake off once you got it. Great write up Steve. I don’t care what equipment you have you still find yourself with a gold pan in your hands . Chuck

I remember when Minelab came out with the SDC 2300 and I was telling everyone on the forum’s at that time about this new waterproof detector that Minelab had. The trouble nobody believe what I was saying about it .They went so far to say I didn’t know what I was talking about. What they didn’t know I got my Lost Treasure Mag a month in advance and Minelab had their ad telling about this new waterproof SDC 2300 . My first nugget detector was the Extreme and found my first gold nugget with it . It was the first nugget detector that I owned but others came later . Chuck

Remember a little of something is better than a lot of nothing. Chuck

Just a FYI you can buy two of the batteries used by the Tarsacci off of Amazon for under 19 dollars that’s if you have the need. Chuck

Just looking at your great find could it have been in a fire ? I’ve seen coins that have a they have bubbles on them. Chuck

Mark If I had interest in buying one now I would do just that. My thinking was it would maybe lower the price and with that maybe it would be more interest. Talking with a dealer he couldn’t remember when he sold one. Detector is like buying a car in I don’t want to be putting my money for the same thing I bought 5 years ago. That’s unless it’s dirt cheap and in great condition. The Tarsacci I had and sold is the only detector I kick my rear for selling it because it was in great condition. I had conversed with the man about maybe making a smaller elliptical coil but after doing the two step with him I knew that was a no . That’s when I sold it being he’s the only detector company that don’t hear what a customer wants. I believe it’s the only company that the customer has to pay shipping to get his detector. That’s the way it was on the first one I bought and talking with a dealer nothing has changed. Like I said in another post you don’t get that extra backup battery anymore. Chuck

I guess you could call this a update on the Tarsacci when you buy a new Tarsacci now you only get one recharge battery to go with it. I know when I bought mine it came with two but I didn’t see the price drop it’s the same as before. In my opinion he could keep the backpack and cut the price of the Tarsacci. For myself I had no need for it and it was set aside until I put the Tarsacci up for sale. Something was said about a Tarsacci 9000 but we’ll be lucky to see 8001 as fast as the updates are coming before it goes under like others before it . That truly will be a sad day if it does. Chuck

She won’t think it’s so neat when a sliver of rock comes flying off and hits her in the eye. I’ve seen some girls could sit on that rock and crush it but I can see she’s not one of them. Chuck

If you want something that is dirt cheap go to Harbor Freight and get you this for 40 bucks. It works great for walls and those beams I was talking about on another post. Chuck

If that house has a cellar that’s one place you want to detect for sure. If it’s got beams running from one side to the other be sure to check them out on top. I know a guy that found some gold coins laying up there . Got old fireplace check it inside and outside both . Check on the ground outside bedroom windows. The posthole bank was put there so they could hear if someone was trying to make a withdrawal without their permission, Chuck

I had a guy that lost his billfold while plowing 40 acres and I told him he’d had a chance of finding it as well as I would. It didn’t have any metal on it and he wanted his 90 dollars that was in it too. Chuck

Heck I’ve been dredging and getting nothing than not much bigger than fly specks. The thing is I was getting gold and maybe not paying for my gas ⛽️but I was enjoying life doing what I loved. I take the same attitude when nugget hunting are coin hunting. Chuck

When did the size and weight stop making it gold ? Chuck

Joe Hahaha 🤣 I say whatever tickles your fancy are blow’s your dress up . I will say this If you don’t quit hounding me I’m going to put you up for adoption. Take care my friend and I do mean that.