Doc Bach

11 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

I turned the coil around and shortened it up as close to my feet as I can get and I use a loose grip mostly holding it with my fingers. It helps balance better for me.

 

 

12 minutes ago, Rick N. MI said:

I turned the coil around and shortened it up as close to my feet as I can get and I use a loose grip mostly holding it with my fingers. It helps balance better for me.

 

 

Hey Rick your coil is on BackAssWards?

5 minutes ago, F350Platinum said:

It does seem like a good shop. They ship quickly. 👍

Yes that is correct, and always well packaged, and best of all no sales tax outside the state of C T.

1 hour ago, F350Platinum said:

You can get the WS4 headphone adapter right now for the WS6 at colonial metal detectors, got mine for $18 shipped. 🙂 I used PayPal:

https://www.colonialmetaldetectors.com/xp-deus-ws4-wireless-headphone-adapter.html

And as of this morning they Also have the D2 with both of the coil options in stock. Rich is a great guy and is always fair and a pleasure to do business with.

6 hours ago, strick said:

There are landscape companies contracted to clean up the parks and they come the next morning and remove all the trash...except the bottle caps..those stay on the ground...as far as the trees go that park never had those small trees there...and I'm thinking maybe they were put there for the party to hang bling on...I don't know but what ever happened  it really disgusted me. Thats the oldest park in Antioch. The same thing happens on the beaches. 

strick 

What a selfish and disgusting display of humanity. By coincidence I had the same encounter with possibly the same Helicopter two months ago while detecting in Mendocino county.I suspected it was either Google Earth or drought and water related. Also way off topic but next Friday and Saturday is the Golden Gate Historical Bottle Societies 54th annual bottle and collectibles show at the Contra Costa Fairgrounds  in Sunset Hall.

Thats good to know, thanks for the info.

That one is certainly worth posting...Very nice indeed!

1 hour ago, Commonwealthdetector said:

Just my odd sarcasm is all (not telling whr I may be bush hunting in the south)! Yeah east coast had many cw soldiers,vets I think yanks had 9 million men could be wrong maybe 7. Many more than rebs, all that I mean is I know people find stuff up north but Montana its probly slim if not slim it's possible unicorn hunting!

   I've had the pleasure of digging 50-60 of what I thought were mostly .58 cal minie balls. Turns out if you measure,weight them I have 7,8 different varieties of .54/.58/.69/.71 and pistol examples too. Pretty neat once I realized this (not so long ago) and i think these are possibly. 54 cal but very well could be .58 cal union for all i know atm.

When I was your age young feller I did most of my bush hunting at the local saloons and dance halls.

From one steelhead bum to maybe another? Thats a keeper,nice work!

3 hours ago, GaryC/Oregon Coast said:

How could you have missed all that with another detector, any detector?  GaryC/Oregon Coast

The most fair and honest answer to that question, is that you could not have...keep it real Bro.Just my opinion, nuff said.

Detecting Doodads developed a very ingenious, solid and dependable tether unit for the D1.Hopefully he will manufacture a larger sized unit to fit the larger D2 controller?

24 minutes ago, relicmeister said:

I wish it would be an audio book narrated by the one, the only Gary B. 

Jeez,and I put my vote in for the good doctor C.D.

52 minutes ago, Skate said:

This may have been covered before but does anyone have any insight on what other coil options are planned for the D2? I'd like more coverage for the beach but would rather have something larger than the 11 to go with my 9".  I'm finally retiring in June so I need to start saving now for upcoming expenses.

Thanks!

Skate

I believe that there is a 13 x 11 in the works which should be a available in the not to distant future.

Well from what I have seen and read on this forum as well as on YouTube you've done quite well with the hobby and had some great success.

16 minutes ago, Cal_Cobra said:

I grew up near Ukiah California.

Thats interesting.Who knows our paths may have crossed at some point in time? I became a serious antique bottle hunter, digger and collector in 1964 and got into detecting two years later.

Great writing, story telling, and childhood experience and thanks for sharing.Back in 1977 my lifelong digging partner and I were detecting a small Churchyard in Ukiah California and I got a right on the surface signal with my trusty old whites coin master which turned out to be a 1909 S VDB.We both came to the conclusion that another digger had most likely hit a spill and missed it all together or had lost it once again.

Gentlemen we have the Technology.

The only downside being that if you live and dig in an area with extreme fire danger during the summer months  like where I reside in Northern California they are very sparky.

I'm echoing Stricks suggestion of Apex Picks; with their super magnet and handle length options, they are tough durable and hard to beat.

Returned home from a dig this afternoon and had an e.mail from my dealer regarding Deus 11 in stock that he had sent two hours earlier.Anyway I called him and was able to purchase the last one that he had with the nine.I'm glad that I did not stop for a cold one!

43 minutes ago, Zincoln said:

I don't claim to be an expert, but based upon some research I had done previously regarding the firing pin strike pattens and a couple quick google searches, he likely has Winchester ammunition - all be it period - as Winchester has used the H headstamp.   All kinds of online references to Mr. Henry and Winchester and how that came to pass in the mid 1860's.

I have also been curious as I dig up many different calibers with the same H stamp in old west locations, and i have also seen many with the single pin strike and many with the double strike.  Again, not having owned an old Henry's repeater, my understanding is that they have the double tap when fired from a Henry's rifle.  Other rifle/pistol brands like Winchester are probably responsible for this example.

I've picked up several .56 or .58 caliber rimfires in the desert, and boy do they look intimidating when sitting next to a .44.  The ballistics on those must have been entertaining out past 100 yards...but god help you if you caught one at close range.

Super job on the seated!  Can't beat that with a stick!

Best,

Zincoln

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