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Dad Left Me This Detector

NJMark1NJMark1 Posts: 479 ✭
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My dad had this metal detector and I have it now. It is a Landstar Bounty hunter. Is this worth taking out and using or should I just hang it up?


Mark

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    laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    My first thought is "how interested are you"? If you are willing to hang it up before starting then you may be already defeated.
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
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    NJMark1NJMark1 Posts: 479 ✭
    You misunderstand. I was refering to the metal detector model. Is it uasable or is it junk?


    Mark
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    laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    I don't know much about that model, do you have experience with another machine you could compare it to?
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
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    laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    How old is it?
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
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    ZotZot Posts: 825 ✭✭✭
    Go! Go!! image

    (but be warned, before you know it there's no turning back! image )
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    marymmarym Posts: 713 ✭
    Hey Mark, welcome to the board! I have a Bounty Hunter and I love the darned thing. It's very light weight and for the money it's an awesome machine to learn with. I agree with Zot, once you get out there and find your first anything, you'll be hooked for life! Mary
    Be Still and Know
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    AgileMJOLNIRAgileMJOLNIR Posts: 89
    The Bounty hunter is a good detector to start with. It will teach you the basics. Go to their website and download the manual and read read read. Learn the detector. In no time you will be making finds and will be hooked. You may even end up buying a high end machine down the road with more bells and whistles image Either way...GOOD LUCK!
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    ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    The Landstar is not a bad model. I have the same model and it does a good job at finding pennies, dimes, and quarters. It will not go very deep. I usually find things at 4" to ground level. Learn how to tweak the discrimination and you will cut out a lot of the junk, but you really should get used to the sounds of each and evry type of metal so dig everything. You will learn in most cases what you are about to dig after some practice. Pay attention to the sounds and how they react to all metals. -Dan
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    NJMark1NJMark1 Posts: 479 ✭
    thanks for the info... I will let ya know how it works


    Mark
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    frolicofrolico Posts: 156
    cool.
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