Had a decent weekend July 9-10

[skip_1984]

Got my Minelab Explorer II in early May and let me tell you its a bullet magnet. I'm still learning the machine but here are the results of two days.
http://www.treasurequestxlt.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=1665&stc=1

[boobieinPa]

I couldn't get the link to work. Is it me or is something amiss???????

[JamesWV]

I can't get it to come up either?

[skip_1984]

First time I've posted on here so its a learning experience.. the file was a bit to large so I had to crop it.

Let me know if it does it again, over here it looked fine.

[KAZ]

NICE DIGS. what is the soil like there? here there is lots of iron in the grd .

so sometimes i must create a setting for the iron,but usually i run my xs in im-11 or 12 and it seems to do ok...

i am not talking of just some iron in the soil but junks of iron rocks..lol...lots of old iron mines around in places i md..if i take my fisher1266x it will drive me nuts..

[skip_1984]

Not alot of Rocks in the Petersburg area, but I do come across some clay that has my detector going nuts at times. Where I go it's extremely wet all year except summer time, so alot of the stuff gets eaten up pretty bad. (especially buttons) In fact I found 17 bullets in 4 hours this last weekend with the Explorer.

The Explorer II is an awesome machine, I own a whites xl pro, a Tejon, and the minelab out proforms them everytime. Except in the trenches, I stick to the xl pro with a big coil for those.

[Gregory]

Hi Skip,

Man, that is a big coil and some nice finds there!
I use the EX II also.

Good luck on outings.

[skip_1984]

I had a chance to do a rally in North Cornwall England when my ship pulled in last month, I swear 60% of all the detectors in the fields were Explorer II's. That was quite an experience, the Brit's were truly gracious hosts. They picked me up at my ship, put me up in a tent with a sleeping bag, fed me and gave me plenty to drink and then drove me back to the ship the next evening. I made some great friends and am saving my money to go back to another rally. It's wierd cause they hunt farmers fields, you'd think that nothing could be there but with 2000 years + of history and that the farmers paid their hands in the fields there was quite a bit to find. If you all get a chance to go over and hunt in England jump on it cause you'll never forget it. They even presented me with a "Hammy" a hammered King Edward II silver penny.

[Gregory]

Hi Skip,
Glad you had a good time and your right, the Brit's are good people..My favorite one Jeb:bthumb:

We'll have to get together some day to hunt.

[skip_1984]

or coming down to Virginia to relic hunt sometime.

Once I retire from the Navy, I'll probably end up back in WNY (Between Buffalo and Rochester) its going to be tough leaving the Civil War area's, its almost like you have a bond with the men that camped and fought on the land you're digging. Whenever I pull a carved bullet, I try to reflect on the life of that soldier. It's amazing the hardships they all went through, the crappy food or the lack of, not bathing for weeks at a time, the health issues, worrying about the family back home, and not knowing when you're going to get paid. We don't really appreciate what we have in this day and age. (sorry got on a tangent).

Anyway Greg, you do a wonderful job of running this site, I follow a few other forums but you really care and enjoy what you're doing.. BZ my friend.

Skip

[Gregory]

Hi Skip,

And thanks for the kind words:smile:
I want to get as many people interested in this hobby as I can.

My family and I just returned from our yearly trip to Fredericksburg. I plan to move just south of there when I retire (near new guiny :Jackson's shrine)
And finish out my days as a relic hunter.
I lived near Fredericksburg in 88 and always had a love for that history rich area.

Lets get together sometime when time permits.


Greg

[skip_1984]

Just wanted to say Thanks, It'll be passed down to the grandchildren someday.

And am looking forward to digging with you Greg!

Skip

[WVaTom]

sometime. I would be happy to have you come up here and try when Uncle Sam gives you some time off. No big sites here but alot of small ones.:icon_cool