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Congratulations on finding that ring. What a thrill that must have been as it was lost for so long. Sure would like to have seen the reactions of the family and you!

Wow Joe! That’s an insane amount of money to ship two end caps. We all know how pricey it is to ship a detector within the US. Can’t imagine the cost across the pond.

That's some pretty gold for sure! I've been sidelined for about a month (doctors orders) but all clear now to hunt until my arm falls off and turn the AQ onto some gold!

Alexandre. It sounds like the new world version has some great improvements over the limited. Thanks for the update!

Here's my view... I have an AQ also. It has been in for repair and returned to me. I received the email from FT offering me another. At first I thought it was some kind of spam. Then I figured maybe that was FT's way of notifying me that another AQ, or battery, or 8 inch coil was now available. I thought nothing more of it and didn't respond back to them. As long as they don't notify me about my car warranty, I'm not bothered at all.

You've got the bridge, but I sold all the ocean front property in Arizona a long time ago. You can check it out... there's none there. 😁

I have found gold rings at ankle depth all the way out to my chin. But like Steve said... they do get scattered further out. My biggest gold chain was found in about 5 feet of water just about at my chin depth.

Nice hunt and some fine rings!

When I set my AQ volume to 0 ...there is no sound. When increasing to 1 a target is heard. As you keep increasing the volume it increases as it should. The maximum is 9+. At this point it is very loud. I would say with a quiet ambient surrounding, 4 or 5 is pleasant to the ears. I'm a little deaf, (too much time at the trap range) so a 7 / preset is roughly what I use. Wind and crashing waves a little more. The threshold also has its own separate volume.

I would like to know approximately how much of a lower delay I could run the 8" in salt water. I know there are many variables with water temperature and amount of salinity in a given body of water but just a rough approximation. I can run about a 10-10.5 in calm water now with the 12.5" but with bigger swells its hard to do.

Nice find on all those bottles! The Kilmer's is pretty cool. I always like how they put a kidney on the front panel. That was the only reason I bought my first metal detector back in the '70's was to find old bottle dumps. Dig it all till they're gone. Might find a nice poison bottle in the mix.

Sorry to hear that cudamark. My AQ was in for repair for quite awhile but it is back in my hands now. Fisher told me they replaced the complete electronics. I had a little surgery the day after I received the AQ and that has kept me away from hunting, but am just getting back into the swing of things again. I have a total of 8 hours on the wet sand with it and all is well. Good luck!

That must have been the best thing to see. Thanks for sharing!

Sure is nice seeing those nuggets, but what really got me drooling was just seeing that nice broken bedrock. Well done!

What a great spot you found. I would grid it at different angles and dig every questionable target too! Good luck the next time around! Nice score on the gold and you have a great assortment of machines to leave nothing behind.

Nice assortment. I see gold in your future at that beach. I would hunt it until everything was gone.

Nice finds. Sure was worth stopping there again! I'd make that spot a weekly hunt.

Nice gold! I'm glad my cobble here in Florida is the sandy type! Go AQ!

Years ago, I had a friend who bought a “gold” bar from a guy on the Vegas strip who desperately needed money. As soon as I saw it I knew it was brass. All stamped with serial numbers and marks. My friend was sure it was gold until I put nitric acid on it and it turned green and was smoking. He was out hundreds of dollars. Buyer beware!

And if you add a daughter + 2 granddaughters to the equation... I better get back out there and find some more. 😄

Wow... Talk about perseverance! I looked that word up in the dictionary and your profile was next to it. But all kidding aside... kudos to you for leaving no iron unturned and thanks for the interesting story and pics.

Found this 10K ring a few days ago with what I think are garnets with 2 tiny diamonds. 3.4 grams. Not many targets in the wet sand but this was not a recent drop and about 8 - 10 inches in depth. It was found in a low spot on the beach while gridding, using the Nox 800.

It certainly looks like the JAG. Nice find!

Nice heavy ring there! I was once hunting a park for hours and not finding anything good so as I was leaving I walked right along dragging the coil beside me across the grass. Suddenly a good sound in the earphones. I stop, back up and dig. Out comes a silver quarter! Ya never know!!

That's a real nice hunt. Love all the old coins and the coin to junk ratio is real good too. Have you thought about bringing your AQ into that area to see if it can find anything deeper or perhaps gold? It seems you're already digging the iron targets so it could be interesting. Also... I learned some good lessons the hard way... work will always be there, but the window of opportunity for an exciting hunt can close fast. Thanks for showing the goodies!