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Welcome from East Texas.

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Goldscans are as rare as it gets. I've not seen any for sale here in 10 years. I was waiting for Minelab also and hoping they would come out with a great PI for diving then Alexandre Tartar / First Texas came to the rescue. I love my AQs but still I'm a little reserved on recommending. Good Luck in your search, I'm sure sooner or later the right one will come about...👍

My spy here in south Texas is blind in one eye and can’t see out of the other. I like your 100% correct. Thanks! Chuck

Welcome from the Gulf Coast of Texas!

Welcome from the Gulf Coast of Texas!

Welcome from the Gulf Coast of Texas!

Welcome from the Gulf Coast of Texas!

Welcome from East Texas.

I went to my historic old house site with the Versa running the new NC 5.51 software to see what it could turn up. This is probably my most difficult site as far as conditions. Heavy mineralized red dirt full of natural & man made tiny iron bits, lots of nail bits & whole cut nails and heavy 3 phase EMI. Thankfully there is not much modern trash. It has been hunted pretty heavily over the years & I have hit it hard for at least the last eight. I have dug quite a few interesting targets here. I don't recall any that were a good clean signal. The ground cover is now very short, so what better spot to field test the improvements of NC 5.51. Running Park Dual, Sensitivity 14-16 due to EMI, 0 Disc, Recovery 4-6 depending on iron trash density, U2 Multi, Small Target boost 30, Iron Filter 85-99, 0 Bottle Cap, 0 Modulation, Audio Gain 15-20 depending on iron trash density, Static sensitivity 12-16. Custom 4 tone audio profile and SAT at 20. DD24 coil. It did not take too long to understand the new Iron false behavior. NC 4.72 would give a much more definite iron range ID Graph that I had learned to trust. Because NC 5.51 Park programs are designed for lower masking it will ID graph false iron in the Non Ferrous region but it is a weak, broken crooked line. The audio is also very telling and I could confirm any suspects with a 90 degree cross sweep. The Field program retains the more representative ID Graph display. However, the superior unmasking/separation performance of the Park programs as shown in my test bed make them the best choice in these conditions even though it is a good bit noisier. The finds were nothing special, but to dig any non ferrous is the goal and also any iron that is not an obvious small piece. In the past I have found some really interesting iron relics on this site to include a Nipple wrench for an early revolver. Early settlers, the early Republic of Texas militia & rangers and Confederate troops all camped on/around this site. The targets that impressed me the most are shown in the group of 3 that has two old style lead headed nails and a small iron plate with a very small brass stud attached. If I can detect & know to dig these small composition metal items, I feel I am not going to miss a really good target. All the iron shown I knew was iron before I dug. The only one that fooled me was the bent nail at the bottom of the photo. I did find some nice old. Parasol slide, adjustable rod ferral, Rim Fire case, rivet back washer and a nice jewelry pin back. All small. What is shown is typical for this site. There is not much left, but I like to hunt it. It is also a very good testing ground. I have some 6 inch test coins buried here and they are very difficult to detect at best, often impossible. The finds shown are actually 2 hunts worth. The first before we got some rain in very dry conditions. The second, the next day after 2 inches of nice rain. The Versa handled both conditions equally well. All in all I am quite pleased with NC 5.51. It is a nice evolution and a tribute to Mr. Rutyna's vision and ability. The Versa is pretty special for my use.

The best to you from south Texas. Chuck

Welcome from East Texas.

Welcome from East Texas.

Yes I knew you were but not everyone likes Calabash because it’s not too many detectors he don’t bash . Have a great day JCR. Now that’s all the way from south Texas. Chuck

Welcome back from East Texas to detecting & this Forum.

Welcome from south Texas. Chuck

Welcome from East Texas.

Sutlers sold these and could be used by Union 7th Corps or Louisiana Crescent Regiment or Texas. You would want to ID buttons or specific items to be sure as possible. Nice find!

You said I Think and that’s why I said what I did. We are glad to have you here and you are here. That’s the important thing. Chuck from south Texas

Welcome back from East Texas.

Hi Chuck Here in south Texas we got what we call black gold. It’s as black as black can be and it stinks worse than a pole cat but everybody likes it that’s if it’s on their land they pumping from. You said you had a mine near you then if could check it out with a detector if can. Now I’m talking about what was dumped not about going inside that mine. The best to you! Chuck ( yes another Chuck)

You are blessed with a happy situation for your new found interest. You are going to have a lot of fun, and probably some nice success. Welcome from East Texas.

hello. thank you for your answer. yes outside of america. i am in france. i am eight months trying to understand which metal detectors deeper on the beach, on the ocean, on the very salty ground. my friend has a metal detector that he has been using for almost a year in france. he specifically ordered it from america in order to use it only on the beach, mainly to find gold and silver coins and rings that are lost on the beach.. i know the disadvantages of this metal detector Aq. my friend made an additional battery pack, which is enough for him for sixteen hours, the maximum depth of use for this metal detector, the beaches of Normandy in France, when it's low tide.. He still has four hours of battery life left.. I've read a lot of reviews on forums about the AQ, and this metal detector is highly praised for its ability to search deeply on saltwater soil. Yes, it has its drawbacks, like all other metal detector brands. The AQ metal detector was ordered by French people from Texas, USA. I talked to a factory located in Texas, with a branch that sells these metal detectors to France by order, for private individuals... I wanted to order, but changed my mind. Currently, the only country that has received a license for this metal detector is Spain. In a month, I want to buy this metal detector, right at the store for cash. The metal detector is original made. From America... The warranty is 2 years.. Recently, I saw a universal metal detector, but mostly for nuggets, it's a diamond. for this, I was interested in information for six months, and I didn't find any truthful information or video comparisons anywhere. .. So I'm asking you. if you have or had these two metal detectors, if you used them specifically on the beach on the salty ocean lake, or at sea for lost earrings, gold, silver, rings.... I want to ask you which one of them is better at depth on the sand on the ocean or on a salt lake? The disadvantage of the AXIOM is that it cannot be immersed in water with a block...... Can you tell me which one is the AQ-Axiom, the one that takes deeper on the beach for gold and silver? At least give me a rough idea... If you've done the tests, please let me know. P.S. I'm sorry for writing so much to you. When it was low tide, we did a test in Normandy, France, on the beach when there were three oceans, and we buried a five-gram wedding ring made of 680-karat gold, if I'm not mistaken. We buried it in the sand at a depth of about forty-five centimeters (45cm. Maybe a little more). The AQ detector picked up the ring very well at the depth, just like the Axiom detector picks up this ring. At a depth of about., I would like to know the plus or minus what depth. I understand that you have other lakes, different soil, different ocean, Well, approximately what depth, Will take Axiom , the same ring approximately.? thank you.

Before I couldn’t spell it but now I R one. I don’t know what the other guys are but I’m a Treasure Hunter. Welcome from south Texas and we are glad to have you here. Chuck

Welcome from East Texas.