Garrett AT Pro, Minelab Etrac, learning curve on Etrac...

[leepy]

Originally Posted by BrnCow

Garrett AT Pro, Minelab Etrac, learning curve on Etrac...

mate to be really honest with ya id not advise anyone on buyin an AT pro or a minelab as a 1st metal detector thats a whole lot of money to shell out if you find the hobby isnt for you id recommend buyin a cheap one 1st then if you get hooked on the hobby fair play an upgrade but as i said spendin £500-£600 on your 1st detector is silly imo just my thoughts

[GreeeeN GRassss]

is there any legal issues in the UK about looking in and around castle type areas?

i dont live in the UK but not to far away and there is alot of really old sites some thousands of years old others hundreds that have never been touched. im sure there is some laws preventing this but

[leepy]

Originally Posted by GreeeeN GRassss

is there any legal issues in the UK about looking in and around castle type areas?

i dont live in the UK but not to far away and there is alot of really old sites some thousands of years old others hundreds that have never been touched. im sure there is some laws preventing this but

yes there is my friend we have lots of legal issues here in the uk infact the laws regarding finds an stuff are a fucking load of bollacks to be honest i mean come on if you find 3or more gold or silver coins in the same field that are more than 300yrs old these are classed as an hoard an must be surrended to the treasury (the queen) like fuck she can go an walk miles an find her fucking own if i find it that belongs to leepy fuck em

[SativaBreather]

lol pmsl, good attitude mate, I like it

[MJBadger]

is there any legal issues in the UK about looking in and around castle type areas?

As leepy said , there is . Basically you cannot go on any private land without written permission , any sites listed as archeological interest etc etc , even common land someone will have a say .
Just a few mile from me is a well known Roman camp & the archeologogists were allowed to excavate just a small area on the perimeter & found quite a lot of stuff including gold & coinage . After they had gone metal detectors were out in force at night & basically left it looking a right mess , enter one brainy soul who developed a pheumatic gun that fired ball bearings between 6in & 12in deep in the ground . Several sites I know of were seeded & they are all left alone now as it`s just a waste of time digging for ball bearings .

[leepy]

Originally Posted by MJBadger

As leepy said , there is . Basically you cannot go on any private land without written permission , any sites listed as archeological interest etc etc , even common land someone will have a say .
Just a few mile from me is a well known Roman camp & the archeologogists were allowed to excavate just a small area on the perimeter & found quite a lot of stuff including gold & coinage . After they had gone metal detectors were out in force at night & basically left it looking a right mess , enter one brainy soul who developed a pheumatic gun that fired ball bearings between 6in & 12in deep in the ground . Several sites I know of were seeded & they are all left alone now as it`s just a waste of time digging for ball bearings .

some of the land i go on are very very near to places of archeological interest infact all the land i go on are i make sure of this lol but some of the fields have been sprayed with tiny bits of alloy mixed into the manure an spread over the entie field to stop detecting as it gives off the same signal as a small silver hammerd coin or ring just a heads up most decent detectors now can block something like a ball bearing so it dosnt register on the detector

[justpassnthru]

Originally Posted by leepy

mate to be really honest with ya id not advise anyone on buyin an AT pro or a minelab as a 1st metal detector thats a whole lot of money to shell out if you find the hobby isnt for you id recommend buyin a cheap one 1st then if you get hooked on the hobby fair play an upgrade but as i said spendin £500-£600 on your 1st detector is silly imo just my thoughts

The minelab is the one that searches deeper in the states; most land that is 'legal' to search in the states, is often private or someone has a 'claim' on it, like a gold mine. Legal search areas have been combed through and the 'finds' are often, much deeper.

The best finds I've seen are from those that do their 'homework' as leepy does.

Today, I saw a White's coinmaster, almost new in a thrift shop for $30. That is why leepy is saying to start with a cheaper one, many dislike the hunt and the process; everyone likes 'finds' like leepy's. It takes work and diligence. jpt

[leepy]

Originally Posted by justpassnthru

The minelab is the one that searches deeper in the states; most land that is 'legal' to search in the states, is often private or someone has a 'claim' on it, like a gold mine. Legal search areas have been combed through and the 'finds' are often, much deeper.

The best finds I've seen are from those that do their 'homework' as leepy does.

Today, I saw a White's coinmaster, almost new in a thrift shop for $30. That is why leepy is saying to start with a cheaper one, many dislike the hunt and the process; everyone likes 'finds' like leepy's. It takes work and diligence. jpt

cheers m8 it makes sense to buy a cheaper model 1st if you ask me and your right about the 'homework' it dose pay off in a massive way iv never been anywere i havnt read up on an studied b4 hand.
shit to going out to random locations i cant see the point the odds of finding something very very old or intresting are next to none iv never been out an not come home with something for the display case

[justpassnthru]

Originally Posted by leepy

cheers m8 it makes sense to buy a cheaper model 1st if you ask me and your right about the 'homework' it dose pay off in a massive way iv never been anywere i havnt read up on an studied b4 hand.
shit to going out to random locations i cant see the point the odds of finding something very very old or intresting are next to none iv never been out an not come home with something for the display case

Oops! We forgot to cover..the other thing is simply being a 'lucky' person, too. I know someone that picked up a very large rock and took home for landscaping. It seemed to have something in it, that slightly rattled. After it was broken open a 2 oz gold nugget was inside it; Regular common pretty rock.

That person was 'hooked' after that and studied migration of people, etc, ghost towns, on and has many decent nice 'finds.'

Not to mention the walking and activity was great for diabetes. jpt