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On 8/29/2022 at 4:46 PM, Pyriteboy said:

6 rings and gold, nice to get that 2nd gold after the drought, Mitchell....may I ask, were you following the tide down or on the high?

-Jerry

If given a chance I like to low tide hunt because the beach is bigger but lately, I have to go when I get a chance.  These rings were found on mostly low tide but the hunt I did a couple of days later where I actually found better rings was at a different beach on mid-tide.

2 minutes ago, JCR said:

I sure like updateable detectors.

I liked downloading other detectorists programs for the CTX.  It was much easier to compare 'one to one' so you knew all setting were the same.

Oh!  That is a green ring I think from a toss game of some sort.  I don't really know.  The exterior is plastic but it is solid inside.

It is the second ring from above.  13k by spectral analysis

I think your detector is saying don't leave me!

If you are a beach hunter like I am most of the time then you have to deal with the crusty, corroded, rusted, scratchy beach sounds.  I mostly use my Equinox 800 with 15 inch coil and I listen for targets first and interrogate until the target starts to identify itself.  At some point I determine if I'm going to dig (most of the time) based upon the sound, ID and what I have been finding nearby.

I'll dig tent stakes, shield pennies, screws (steel & iron) and other things.  I sometimes say to myself if I'm not finding rusty bobby pins then I'm not in the right place.  With all of that trash in mind and the new detectors coming out with improved chips and id displays, what do we know?  I mean, do we know that the manufactures are trying to make these trash signals 'invisible' or actually show them and make the id so good we know not to dig like a pull tab at 14 for instance on the 800.

What detector have you found that works the best on the crusties?

Leland made these for friends and WSPA auctions to benefit the Veterans.  I don't think he ever sold them commercially.

You might want to send a PM to Chris Porter.

We don't have much information about either of these detectors for the beach as of yet so we'll be pulling out an answer.  Which way are you leaning?

I have a choice, but I'll wait for a few answers before I disclose my logic.

3 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

people will upgrade from Equinox to Manticore, and I bet very few go back.

What do you think they can do to improve nugget hunting?  You obviously told them everything they need to know when you were working on the Equinox.  I hope they referred to it in this development.

On another note ... does this mean there will no longer be any Equinox updates?  haha

1 minute ago, F350Platinum said:

Hope to God you West Coast boys are right, onea these days those nails that come up -5 a foot or more down on the beach will be a ring. 😀 Until then I curse every nail I dig. 

We are right often enough to dig everything on our beaches and we even like it when it gets deeper than 6 inches.  I notice this happens here with nickels also but it is more jumpy.

2 hours ago, midalake said:

WOW>>>> I COUNTED 4 DIFFERENT BEACH MODES! 

I saw a ferrous volume control!  I have always turned up the low tones (ferrous) on the Equinox presets so that I can hear those deep targets that started out as ferrous.  As King of Bling said ... if you don't dig those you are missing some good deep gold with the Equinox.  It is also another reason to run the Equinox with the horse shoe off (all metal if you will).

Are there any images of this with anything other than the 15 inch coil?  Was that the coil used for weight comparison to the Equinox?

What is the comparison to the Nox and its 15 inch coil weight?

Steve,

I notice from the picture above you are not strapping your arm into the cuff.  That is the way I use my Equinox.  I just rest my arm against the strap.

Is that the way you use it and it balances without needing to strap?

2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Is that a gold coin?

I went to my local coin shop to see what they think of the two rings.

The 'coin' ring is actually a replica coin and rather than it all being 14k, they said it is 12k.  That's still gold but it's not as valuable as it might look at first. 

The Cartier is a fake and has no value.  We know that all that glitters is not gold.

It was still a fun night and a challenge to my senses of detecting round shapes of mixed metals.  I'll do a little more research to confirm the coin assessment.  

Excellent diligence.  There were lots of places you could have stopped looking.  You deserve more than a thank you.

Yup

What will we stop swinging if we use one of these?

It doesn't look very nuggety!  I don't think it will be a fit in the gold detectors.

Will it have multiple personalities?

57 minutes ago, phrunt said:

Looks like it will be a solution to their pitiful coil ears.

That coil ear 'solution' will prevent other coils from being used unless someone make a lower shaft for the old coils.

I remember the days 10-12 years ago when you looked at the printed ads or online ads for detectors and you paid full price, but you got extra coils and/or goodies.

Well, based upon the informal 'survey' ... lowest price wins!

6 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

It’s why establishing a long term relationship with trusted dealer(s) is important if you intend to hop on the detector merry go round and indulge your sickness, I mean, hobby/business impulses.

It's also possible that you call up 10 dealers and take the lowest price.  Volume is the name of the game for some dealers.  You may not get the best service but if the manufacturer backs it then what the heck.  You have to buy and register the real deal.

If you are like me then you buy from someone who will provide training and a few pointy fingers.  That will make up the difference.

What would you rather have ... the lowest price for a detector or a fair priced detector which includes training and maybe some gold but certainly nuggets of information.

1 hour ago, jasong said:

I went skydiving once, that was enough for me. 

I did exactly the same thing in college.  Once was enough.

Well done.