Metal Detecting discussions and finds

Another glorious day out in the desert- my last one for 2021. No gold but lots of fun! Planning on going back to a new place to get some later today.

What was your last day and first day of the year detecting like?

 

Fantastic! Good for you! it's always good to get out into the desert!

I got out yesterday in what I call "challenging conditions." We still have snow on the ground but we were able to find a few patches of dirt worth detecting. And we found a new spot to check out once the snow goes away.




We didn't find a whole lot of good stuff, but we did pull a fair amount of non-ferrous out of the ground. This .45 Colt with a U.S. head stamp is kinda cool. From what I gather it was manufactured by the United States Cartridge Company (1867-1926), a civilian munitions contractor. I also found a Boy Scouts suspender clasp.







Let's hope we all find fantastic riches in 2022!!

 

Another beautiful day outside, went out near the Chocolate Mountains in So Cal along the Bradshaw trail- rock collecting mostly with a bit of detecting- skunked it

Also got some side scrapes and lost my rear bumper corner when I sorta scraped it on a roadcut when I slid sideways in a hole next to it… oops!

Hey Hobbs, I’ll take your rear bumper when they get a match for that nice new front one you got!

 

Bum deal man… I smashed my rear bumper also. Tore the left panel clean off. I had to backtrack 10 miles to find it.
I keep telling myself that I'll buy a fancy new rear bumper, but it ain't happened yet...

 

FML!
Go to get my gold prospecting equipment from moms and its all been taken. Had five sluuces and a stack off pans and an 8"trommel with 2" pump. All gone! Dam my luck!

 

Are you kidding, someone took it all out of storage? Sorry to hear that. How is your detector doing these days?

 

Mine was still holding together when I left and I thought it would make it home- I was just going to temporarily glue it back together, but when I got home it was gone. I should’ve pulled it off and thrown it in the back of the truck or duct tape it together for the trip home, but oh well.

Now I can tell the CFO that I might as well get a new plate bumper because fixing what’s left of the original one would also be expensive.

 

DAMN you guys wheel HARD just metal detecting???

 

You should talk, I’ve seen photos of some of those places you’ve gone with your little truck.

 

It could very possibly be more expensive to repair the factory bumper than purchase aftermarket. Tell the CFO that this is my professional opinion.

Got out for a couple hours today and found silver. I dug a bunch of other targets but nothing to write home about…

1898 "S" Barber Dime. First silver of 2022!

 

Cool! What detector were you using?

 

The NOX 800. I like the machine!

 

Only got to use it once. Havent let it out of my sights at all this year. Kept it by my bed. When I camped out for work I kept it with me.

 

Got frustrated so I made a few of these

 

Yeah, this particular trail was one of my all time favorites!!!




Full wheel "flex" and tuck!!!

 

That’s how you do it, I would’ve lost that air dam and put a dent or two under those doors the first 10-feet of that run!

Wait a minute- is that you screaming? It is!!

 

I wasn't screaming, I was tightening my butthole!!!

 

how bad were the sphincter marks on the seat?

 

Mirror image of were the marks...

 

I've been contemplating starting this hobby for quite a while now. And have been reading and watching youtube videos. Here are 4 I've read are great starter detectors. What are ya'lls thoughts? From my understanding the Simplex punches well above it's price range. But since I don't know what I'm doing yet, I would think starting with a detector that is simple to use would be good too.

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B000VC1...QPAK&colid=1E4J1J5EHDAPF&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

$246 Garrett ACE 250 with Water-Proof Searchcoil and Headphones

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00T55J...4KRT&colid=1E4J1J5EHDAPF&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

Nokta Simplex+ Waterproof Metal Detector with 11'' DD Coil

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0815Z6...MJ23&colid=1E4J1J5EHDAPF&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

$199 Minelab Vanquish 340 Multi-Frequency Auto-Select Metal Detector for Adults with V10 10"x7" Double-D Waterproof Coil (3 Detect Modes)

https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B082XDN...QA7M&colid=1E4J1J5EHDAPF&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it