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Metal detecting

Discussion in 'Hobbies and Interests' started by stihl sawing, Jul 12, 2019.

  1. stihl sawing

    stihl sawing

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    Any of you here do this, I just recently bought a Garret AT pro and Bounty hunter Land ranger pro. Haven't used them a lot yet, did find a confederate forged mule shoe and a couple bullets.

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    My old ones and a few finds with them

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    I have an older White''s Surfmaster water machine. We used to search lakes and the ocean. I have a lot of good stories. I have some decent finds, nothing really great.
     
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    check city ordinances there are a lot of places where it is not allowed, around here anyway I found out.
    I do metal detect when scuba diving, nothing great yet
     
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    Some old finds. brass or copper rouge box and lipstick case. an old lock and two old bayer aspirin bottles.

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    Sometimes it's in the same hole as metal stuff. or close enough to where you can see it to pull it out.
     
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    These were found at a church built in 1862
     
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    An Old rimfire case of some odd caliber, vaccination dog tag from 1936, old cufflink and button, skate key. Rings, silver bracelet and 47 wheat pennies
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    I went out for just about an hour today around the barn. There are junk signals everywhere. I tuned out most ferrous signals and still dug a lot of junk up.

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    This creepy little stash was next to a stone wall. My machine picked up the bell and cast bulldog. The ceramic pups were in the dirt. I hope it wasn't the prior families dog under it.


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    Last is what looks to be a cast aluminum wagon step. Made by the Kar lin Co. I'll do some research on it and see what I can find.

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    Had a Whites that I bought with paper route money, around 36-37 yrs ago, but haven't owned one since.

    It's an enjoyable hobby, sometimes merely educational, sometimes profitable.

    Found a few Mercury dimes and silver quarters back when.

    Most of it all went into pizza/subs/and vid games/pinball back then.

    Good times.
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    Bought three detector shovels.

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