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Hi, first post here. I have a Garrett Ultra GTA 1000 that use to be my grandpas. It turns on and it seems that I can cycle through some of the start up options, (though I have no idea about depth and threshold), However no matter what I do it either beeps continuously, or not at anything. I have...

Hello, my name is Brent and I am new to the hobby! I just bought a detector at a yard sale and am excited to get started. I'm looking for information about the detector I bought but cannot find a brand name on the thing anywhere. I'd like to find the manual to learn how to use it. Any help...

Hello y'all! I am dubred. I am a 16 year old and my father got me into metal detecting. He used to use a Whites MXT, which he gave to me when he bought a CTX 3030. I started on a Whites Coinmaster Classic II that I found at goodwill. I haven't ever really found much in the realm of monetary...

Hello all. I picked up my first metal detector (Minelab Vanquish 540) about two months ago and have quickly become addicted. I've been hitting my local beaches in the Santa Cruz area mostly. I've built up quite a collection of tent stakes already, but still waiting to find anything to brag...

Hello and thanks for having me. I live about 30 miles east of Rochester,NY. Just a couple miles from Canandaigua . Am very new to MD. Have been digging my yard and a local park. Lots of scrap metal, toy cars, etc. I did find two ladies compacts dating to the 1920’s and a 1902 Barber dime in my...

Hello Everyone, I have just made the leap (or as some would say the descent) into metal detecting. Been out a few times with a good friend. Found a silver quarter my second time out, and am hooked. Can't wait to see what else turns up down here in SoCal. I found a Spanish coin from 1623 a few...

Hey all! My name is Josh and I’m new to the forum so I’m here to introduce myself. I’ve been interested in detecting since I was very young. My first detector was a small one mode toy that would detect a couple inches in the ground. My grandfather used to hide coins around the cottage and tell...

I'm Thomas from Ga. 46 and new to the sport. I use the At pro( Garrett), pro pointer and lotts of Off on my hunts. Going to my first abndoned place in seven days. Thanks for having me here. Cheers!!

Name's Tom, I just got into detecting last year with my older neighbor. This got me interested in White's since they're just down the street from me. I went in and somehow got a job there so I guess you could say I went off the deep end. As part of my "hazing" I had to jump in the lake here to...

Hello all, I'm new to the hobby and the forum. I'm 55 and in the Woodland Hills, Calabassas aera of Los Angeles,CA. I'm open to meet up, get out there and looks for some treasures. Happy hunting everyone!;)

I've just been accepted into the forum and I couldn't be happier! Hope to be able to join afew of you for some digs tips and tricks of the lifestyle! I am a young twenty five year old guy so im generally excited to get into detecting and have been on acouple raw digs without a ProPointer, but i...

Hi every one, I'm new to the forum and also to the hobby, I bought an AT pro a year ago and haven't have the time to use it, but as part of this years resolutions, I want to spent time exploring this hobby. I live in Panamá, centroamerica and I think there are many posibilities here for metal...

Hey my husband and I want to start detecting together. We live in Summerville, SC near the Charleston, SC beaches. Can someone guide us as to the best detector we should buy? We would like to do some detecting on land and some along the saltwater beaches and maybe even in some fresh water...

Hello first time posting. I have a few questions. I'm thinking of buying a AT pro for my first detector. I have friends who own them and yea I think that's going to be what I buy. Just wondering where I should buy it. Kellyco has a deal where you can get the detector and the pinpointer with...

Hey every one .. I'm new to metal detecting . I live in Colorado Springs Colorado ... I've been hitting the local parks like , memorial park and monument valley park ..I've found a lot of trash , and so far 28 cents ... Wishing one day to post a picture of me holding a diamond ring or a chunk of...