horse and shoe gold

[markg]

After yesterdays hunt, I thought I would share my thoughts and finds again. This Gold Bug machine continues to amaze me with its audio. However, be forewarned, you must have a good quality set of headphones in order take full advantage of all the audio nuances this machine offers. Now before I go any farther let me explain this last statement. Yesterday the temperature was to be in the 80s so I opted for a set of cheap stereo headphones so I could take advantage of the smaller 1/8 phone plug option and compare it to the heavier ¼ plug. Within 15 minutes, I realized the need for good headphones when hunting for deeper targets. The reduced volume of these cheap phones made it very difficult to hear the subtle audio changes this machine provides to the hunter. Nevertheless, I had a very productive 2-hour hunt that netted two wheat pennies, one buffalo (one came from the day before), a nice 10k horse/shoe ring that gave an ID of 55 and the regular clad. Now I would like to make two statements about the machine in general. First, I am not exactly satisfied with the detector stand. The legs need to be farther apart to give it more stability especially on uneven ground. I am very particular with my machines and do not like them to fall over, when set on the ground. Secondly, I want to give credit to the designers of this coil. It looks the same as the 11 DD coil on the F75 and it is a perfect fit for this machine as it was for the F75 and LTD, no tedious work to remove the cover and clean ever week or so.

[dalewestaby]

nice finds! I have yet to score a buffalo, but dannnng! thats a nice horse ring. Is it a gold bug pro machine? looks spendy, but obviously worth it!

[JTGOLD]

very nice ring and other finds,wtg.

[CousinEddie]

Really nice ring!! I love finding buffaloes.

[markg]

very nice ring and other finds,wtg.


Yes gold bug pro with the 11 DD coil.
I will honestly say I've had this machine for exactly one week now and I love it. I've had many other machines over the past 10 years one being the Tesoro Tejon which ran at 18 kHz I think it loved nickels too.
I did not get this machine to nugget hunt because where I live is not gold country, but there is lost gold everywhere.

[jkress]

:clapping:
Very nice looking gold markg. It is a beauty.

I agree completely when you mentioned about a good pair if headphones. :yes: Speaks for any machine.
They do make a difference and every bit worth the purchase.

[starman2]

:perfect10:! Great finds! And :congrats: on finding the gold! A lucky horseshoe. Can't beat that with a stick >:tongue:! WTG!!

[aloldstuff]

:congrats: on getting the gold :perfect10:. Its always nice to dig buffs

[Fire Fighter 43]

Congrats on getting the GOLD |:cheering:

[tanacat]

Wow that is a mighty fine ring |:cheering: I esp appreciate it living here in horse country (Central KY) :yes:

[markg]

Better picture

[del]

:shocked04:stretcher: wow much better picture Mark |:cheering: |:cheering: , very sweet piece of goldness :loveit:

[leslie(nova scotia)]

That is indeed a very nice find. Good equipment is a must iffen youz want the deep stuff. Cheap batteries also can be a downer youz! <;)