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Since I just got a new detector last week I gave my old Bounty Hunter to my brother. Today we went out into his property which is a 100ish year old small farm. Out where the barn used to be we starting sweeping the area and the first hit I got turned out to be a nail. But from reading the forum...

Well, the AT Pro arrived yesterday so I took it out on its maiden voyage today. It's pretty cool but I still have a lot of experimenting to do and some new things to get used to. Like working with headphones, for instance. They were handy when a train was going by, but not so much when I looked...

I have played around with metal detecting for years, but never got serious about it. Now that I'm semi-retired I'm going out every chance I get, but I'm still essentially a newbie. I'm looking for someone in the Oregon/Washington area to show me the ropes. If not, I'll rely on this forum and...

The last week of dinking around with my garage sale Bounty Hunter has led me to a conclusion. I am teachable...but barely. First I kept getting bogus readings every step or two. It was maddening until I FINALLY figured out that my new boots do not have composite reinforced toes; they are steel...

I found this small key in the woods near a campground at about 1 1/2 depth. It seems like I've seen a key like this about this size when I was a kid in the 60's, but can't recall what it went to. It's pretty small. Ideas welcome.

Went out today with my $24 garage sale Bounty Hounter and a Garrett Pro Pointer. I decided to check around a county campground that's closed for the winter. The first campsite I checked I got a rockin' hit that sounded like maybe a few dropped coins. I was in a 3x3' area for over an hour pulling...

Hello all. I've had a detector since 1988 but just recently got interested again and having a lot of fun. I'll be getting a new detector soon and looking forward to spring weather!