Joe Beechnut OBN

Two hour drive is a haul. Looks like a good few days out. No doubt your in the right area..I love looking at other AQ hunters hunts for I try and think how I would go about hunting the same spot, and could I do anything different. I have a few spots I think would be the same as your targets found. I've yet to get up enough nerve to venture to them yet. But winter tides are coming so It will be interesting if I can get up the confidence to take the AQ....Thanks for sharing! Working on your battery and several others. Finally making some progress since things settled down some. I would expect to have all done by the end of the month. Thanks for being patient.

Wow! Kool find for sure! Love the design!!

That's a beauty and love the color!! One thing I have found, it's very easy to get spoiled...then each hunt seems to drag out when gold dries up..but when you see that yellow after several goldless hunts...........it's like total relief. My opinion, and Just for me, ......... it's good to be humbled. Makes me appreciate when gold does show. And Thank you for the Hug!

Here ..... Being the Chesapeake Bay anything is possible. Movement of gold can be nothing up the coves and rivers other then sinking to a harder layer...........then in the open bay gold can be on the constant move until it hits something to slow it down or stop it. Being most of the beach's were closed in the late 60's you would think all has found a resting place. But seems there is no way of predicting...you just have to get out and do the time and find the openings..and hit them hard while its good for it can change as fast as it opened. One thing about storms, they can be great,........ ok..or devastating to a beach... My first year of metal detecting was 2008, we had the perfect storm come thru at the ocean in 2009. Luckily I had reservations at a hotel near by and was able to get 3 good days of hunting in.... You could not dig a target ...then Pinpoint it for there were so many shallow good targets. By the 4th day it was hard to even find a signal sand was coming in so fast. Video is a little rough ....I was one of the first 5 to do Youtube metal detecting videos and you can tell by the cam video...quality. NOthing like the Go Pro's they have now days..but it is a saved memory.

Looks Great!! And yes please keep me informed on the run time and how well the Carbon fiber look does. I have about 50 hours on mine and looks as good as the first day I did it. 👍 Love the BSB and BBB names...!!! Perfect!!

Looks Good TVR! Nice saves on the Silver!!.....Winter tides are coming so hopefully we can get into some untouched areas..

Like all things, the AQ is only as good as the operator's skills and their ability to put themselves in the right place.. The discriminant mods are not perfect but as one builds there skill levels with a PI the amount of trash dug can decrease. And you are correct!..One of the best features of the AQ is deeper than anything out there and that in itself can be used as a discrimination tool...dig deep targets only and skip the shallows.. (One of my favorite) I've had the AQ for about 5 months now and still so much to learn. How much trash do I dig? A few hunts..

Amen...

I use both the "AQ" and the Excalibur (VLF) in combo as a team....I like taking the Excalibur in to a beach to do a evaluation.. Overall and spots I think the AQ will do well and area's I should stay away from. Like a Team working together we decide who goes where.. Right now I know the beach's I hunt very well ...So based on the incoming conditions I choose which beach I am going to..(Weather, Winds, Tides..Waves, etc.) Then my decision on who goes where is based on the reconn and which will be the best. Very Simple. One thing to remember also. I hunt in the water...which is a great classifier of targets. I let Mother Nature do the work for me...I just have to find the open window.

Gigmaster and Carolina hunt the same places...VB ..Ocean front..Then the Chesapeake Bay. Both hunt in and out of the water. More out, Ocean front and more in the water bay...I think. By the Way Gig messaged me..Got a nice Gold ring today with the "AQ" ..More to come on that in his Next video..

I will never understand these company's not going with the same head phone connectors. Seems their mind set is to be different,... to control the head phones used with the machine they produce. Sad doing that for it limits the possible chance of bettering the performance of the machine. One thing about head phones and very deep targets... Targets on the edge of the detecting field are mixed in with so much other noise it's like trying to hear a needle in a haystack. A clean audio is fine but not even close to the where you want to be...to reach down and pull from the edge of the detecting field,... one must be able to pick out the little differences in this noisy area of the threshold to find treasure.. There are no details on these targets, One's that May only give a faint scent in one direction of the swing..

Gig is learning..and the best way is to get out, do the time and dig all. Let me add, the "AQ" is best used in combination with a good VLF. My time out hunting is about 50% AQ and the other 50% Excalibur. In time you learn which is best for the beach you plan on hunting. Carolina hunts the same beach's as the Gig....Carolina has several gold with the "AQ" but he is a very experienced PI hunter also..and it shows. I talked to Gig last week and his main use for the AQ was finding cannon balls, I do think that it shine for sure in that area..if he can dig that deep. Good Luck to the Gig!

Got to watch Dew...he's a durability tester. You must of got to close.

They have them where they are two piece also. You can add a strait or a curved. I prefer the curved so I can carry the machine better. Little heat and they will align if they are the two piece.

I think TE's would be a great add to the AQ...I noticed they have a very clean and detailed audio...And I really liked the detailed part. Which would give you more info on the targets shape. Mine are more like a set of head phones on steriods. Which is good but not alot of detail on the targets for they are so loud. That sets me up to dig all...

I did a set of Tony's for one of the AQ owners.. put a M-8 5 pin connector on the set...., very clean audio....(over the stockers) but they still don't have the range and DB's to pull the super faints. If I remember correct the Db rating on a target 4 inch's from the coil using Tony's was 91db....... same as the stock head phones (90db). Skullies... which I make.... Db rating on the same targets was 105/106db. I think the Gold Master would be around the same. The Gold Masters have more of bass tone, the Skullies very high pitch which I favor more. Only problem with a louder audio.. the AQ can drive you insane...if you don't have a audio cut n I off. Last picture of the unconventional design of the Skullies, more of a horn to direct the audio into the ear..less restriction on the piezo allows it to flex more then any other made...I use a skin to cover the piezo, no silicon... 3M Tegaderm, used to cover wounds on your body. Tough stuff. And I no longer sell them.

Years ago I seen the potential of hunting in PP with the Excalibur and played with several idea's on how to get the most out of the All Metal mod. I found there were targets below the threshold that were being covered up if you were using stock head or anything besides what I made............ From my testing and work I was able to squeeze a few more inch's in depth from building a better set of Head phones and tweeking the audio. Being able to hear what no one else can is a big advantage. One reason I feel I have no problem hunting the wetsand or in the water and being able to find targets the Nox, CZ21. CTX, Whites DF and Excal hunters walk right over. The funny thing now is, the AQ bangs hard on targets my excalibur can barely pick out. April 2011

I agree.......... but I was trusted with the information and I would like to keep that trust. My opinion, what I know in no way would it stop anyone from buying a AQ... And I guess I can prove that by saying I still would like to have a second unit before time runs out. Plus I thing Alexandre agrees ........... for he knows a good amount about the project. And I think someone said Russ is getting a few things mixed up with the gold unit. Which is very possible.

Don't worry I have dissected both sets they offered. Nothing special other then I've never seen Dual Piezo's used before. And they work fairly well...build quality is not perfect but not many will be diving. If you are thinking about going diving with them I would highly recommend taking a peak inside to see if any additional protection is needed.

I picked out a few things that were said that I know for a fact are not true. I'm not sure where his info came from but his source is wrong. That's all I can say...

Thanks Jim...Wishing you many great finds with the extra hunting time. Be Safe and Good Luck.. Just to let those have put in orders for, No one is forgotten. Just hit a little bump in the road (delay) due to a family members illness. Not me...Hopefully things will improve and I can finish all orders by the end of the month. Thank you.. Joe

Stock Excal Vs Stock Nox... I would say they are close. What's killing the fresh drop gold is the amount of Nox's out there.. the good is they are not listening for those deep targets.

My Opinion, I know I don't need it for the head phones I use. Would it help with the stock head phones .... not much since I think the "AQ" Audio is on the edge of being perfect. Volume, Threshold adjustments could not be better. Now the problem lies in the head phones. Being able to block all of the outside noise (Amblient noise). And the noise with in the audio of the machine itself. "other noise" To show what I am talking about, my head phones are so loud and with the adjustments on the AQ very defined there would be no need. Only thing need is a on/off volume toggle for those moments audio is not needed. Stock Head Phones on a selected target at 4 inch's target DB is 90/91 Skullie Head Phones I use 105/106 db's Then add in the amplified audio of the AQ all is needed is the fine tuning adjustments of Threshold and Volume. To show how a good set of head phones can add to the depth...also note total silence back ground allows faint to be heard and the clean audio of the excalibur. Being able to distinguish them from the "other noise".

That's a Great 6 hours out! Gas Money, Silver and Gold!

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