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« on: March 18, 2012, 08:37:24 pm »
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Hi everyone!

I'm new to the sight but now new to metal detecting. I'm no expert but went with my father back in the 70s and 80s when we lived in Louisiana. I learned on a Garrett BFO which is still in the family. Dad had a Garrett TR which I don't know what happened to it. We mostly relic hunted Civil War. We also hunted house places and parks. Our last detector dad bought was a Garrett Groundhog S2.

We moved to Kentucky in 84 and stopped metal detecting. I would go every now and then with the S2 and found change. I still have the S2 and it still works it's at my brothers. I plan on letting him keep it for I bought a Master Hunter 7. I hope it comes in this week. I still have a fondness for these older machines. I can't wait to try it out. I plan to get an Ace 250 so I'll have a new detector. Last detector I would like to have is an older White like 6000 coinmaster. My uncle would hunt with us in the 80's and used the blue box Whites. Him and dad would debate which brand was better! HaHa

Any clubs near West Kentucky? I know there is one by Nashville. I may join it.

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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2012, 08:52:13 pm »
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Welcome from New Mexico.

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« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2012, 11:12:10 pm »
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dont know what part of WKY u r in but there is a place in Mayfield I think dont know anything about it though just that there is one I am in the Madisonville area myself

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« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2012, 01:00:50 pm »
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Thanks everyone! I'm in Murray. I didn't know Mayfield had a club. I was in Madsionville today I have family there.
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« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2012, 07:40:41 pm »
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I got my Master Hunter 7 today. Sadly it rained so didn't get to try it out in the yard.  Undecided  Hopfully tomorrow is sunny.

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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2012, 03:37:44 am »
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Hello Michael, welcome to THunting.com and thanks for having joined us. I hope it has stopped raining so you can soon get out and give your new machine a try. Hope you will get some good stuff under your coil! Looking forward to seeing your finds. Best wishes, Christian

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« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2012, 09:45:28 pm »
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I hunted my yard for an hour. I used the factory marked settings on my Master Hunter 7. I got 2 pull tabs before I stopped using all metal mode and used the discriminate with the setting on pull tabs. I found 2 1944 wheat pennies by my front steps, a 2in piece of copper pipe like used in waterheaters. Last I got a nice blister and a back ache.. Grin Why I'm getting into this hobby again! The exercise! I need to go get some digging tools. I just used a knife. The pennies were 5 inches in the ground. The meter tells you how deep and was spot on. Also tells you what you found but kinda off. I read this is normal. I need to cable tie the cable close to the plug. This detector has the same problem as the Ace 250 I been reading about. I'll get it in time! Tomorrow I'll play some more around the house. This house is 30's house. I'm hoping they lost some silver in the yard! I'll take the old pennies though!! Not bad for a novice!!

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« Reply #7 on: March 23, 2012, 10:00:27 pm »
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Do your ground balance right and you have a kick em machine there. Cool

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Welcome from the NC/SC state line. Charles , PS love Garrett BFO Kiss  if you ever sell it let me know.

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« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2012, 08:13:36 pm »
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I hunted in the back yard today. Found a brass key plus 3 clad pennies from the 80s, 2 clad dimes from the 80s, and 2 nickles from the 80's. No silver. Darn!! I am still figuring out ground balance. Not too hard to do. If I discriminate if has auto ground balance. I have been using that but set to discriminate nails. I dug some tabs but oh well I don't want to miss nickels and gold. I think the overhead power lines in the front yard gave me trouble. It was more stable in the back away from them. Still I can't complain. I found coins!!

I don't think the Garrett BFO still works. I'll look at it when I go to my brothers for it's at his house. I might send it off to get repaired. I used it as a teen in the late 70's early 80's at Civil War sites in Louisiana. My dad had more luck with a Garrett TR but I found a bullet or two. I'll take a picture of it. You probably have some good Civil War sites to hunt being on the NC/SC state line Knight. I would love to hunt a CW site!

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