Slimpickuns
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Slimpickuns last won the day on January 5 2021
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Beach Detecting
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Minelab Sovereign GT, Whites Surf Pi, Fisher Impulse AQ Ltd.
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Who Uses A Pinpointer On The Beach?
Slimpickuns replied to Bill (S. CA)'s topic in Metal Detecting For Jewelry
Never felt the need for a pin pointer on the beach and I've been wet sand beach hunting for about 14 years...If I'm dirt hunting though, which I hardly ever do, I would definitely use one. -
New AQ Ltd $1300
Slimpickuns replied to The_Stalker's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Hope Fisher is still around to honor the 2 year warranty on this machine, with the potential problems it can have, that warranty comes in very handy..π -
Ok, so that means the version they are selling now is the final improved version of the detector? If so what improvements have been made to the "Limited" version? Have all the issues been addressed such as faulty potentiometers? Has the short 3 hour battery life been extended? Has the fragile cables sticking out the back been redesigned so there is no risk of breakage? I just don't see the justification of charging an additional $500 If no issues were fixed from the feedback they received from the first "100" units..
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I primarily hunt beaches, specifically wet sand, so if it brings something new to the table that other machines haven't so far, then I might consider it, otherwise I'm still happy and pulling plenty of gold/silver with my outdated Sov.GT and my Fisher AQ...π Would love to see some videos of it being used on some wet sand beaches..
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AQ And Beach Hog Ready For Action!
Slimpickuns replied to bklein's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
Just gotta be at the right place, at the right time, and before all the you tube vultures find out. π -
Sweeet! congrats on a successful return, looks like a T&CO Elsa Peretti open heart pendant, very pricey! π
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Impulse AQ - Is Ats Working Right?
Slimpickuns replied to bklein's topic in First Texas - Bounty Hunter, Fisher & Teknetics
What's that target your testing on there? -
The Beach Gives Up Another Odd Ball Find...
Slimpickuns replied to cuniagau's topic in Metal Detecting For Jewelry
Is a tool used for smoking cannabis oil... The one below isn't exactly like the one you found but you get the idea... https://empiresmokes.com/products/ak-47-dabber -
Hey KOB! Yup I still use mine and thankfully I haven't had any technical problems with it since the last time I sent it in for warranty repair about a year ago for a faulty potentiometer issue. Felix handled the warranty repair and they did a good job of repairing it and getting it back to me quickly with no money out of my pocket thankfully. Now that my warranty has been up for about a year I got my fingers crossed. I did have a few issues with it recently, a broken "Clevus" and broken arm cuff. I bought a spare clevus & rod long ago when others were having problems with theirs so I took care of that problem quickly when it broke recently. The arm cuff I replaced with an after market aluminum cuff, plastic arm cuffs just don't hold up for me and always crack and break eventually. Its a great machine but I would not buy one for 2g's and not without the warranty to back it up. July has been slow for gold so far but with all the heat we've been having lately more people are heading to the beaches so hopefully some gold is being dropped by the masses. I've been seeing more detectorist out on the beaches in the wee hours of the morning, the good news is a lot of them don't know how to swing a detector, a lot of smiley face golf swinging goin on.
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Hmmmmm....You must be hunting L.A beaches, Santa Monica?
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I still love my AQ, even after the few times I've had to send it in for warranty repair (potentiometer issues). Pulled loads of gold with it and has paid for itself many times over. OBN's big boy battery is still working great as well and allows me to spend as much time as I want on the beach without worry. I definitely think they need to source more reliable potentiometers, seems to be a common issue with these units. On a side note, I still love my Sovereign GT as well for beach hunting, I have no need for a screen, just let me hear those sweet mid/low gold tones and I'm happy...π
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Found My Biggest Gold Ring Ever
Slimpickuns replied to Compass's topic in Metal Detecting For Jewelry
Excellent hunt George! Congrats on the Whoppa! Hope you get a nice reward If you manage to return that sucker!