MeatEtr Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Any metal detector hobbyists out here? I've never tried this and know nothing about it. I've heard grand stories of people hitting a few jackpots out there. Or at least the more common, this and that paid for the detector in less than a week. Also the idea of finding a relic or artifact of any kind sounds fascinating to me. So I was thinking about buying one in the $200-300 range. I noticed there are a ton of different models out there. I was looking at either getting the Minelab Musketeer or the Whites Prizm II or III. Any other recommendations or tips/hints for this metal detecting noob? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 What's there for an American to detect? Here in the Netherlands you have a fair chance to find something medieval or Roman era, if you manage not to kill yourself digging up the copious amounts of WW2 stuff. Heck, I found several pre-historic hand axes (still sharp!) digging up my fathers vegetable patch, along with a piece of a 5cm mortar round and 20mm and .303 casings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatEtr Posted September 15, 2008 Author Share Posted September 15, 2008 Well besides the usual coins and jewelry stuff, Civil War artifacts would be a good start. Of course the big pipe dream of finding a gold nugget still exists. But as far as WWII goes, I recall a guy finding a Japanese bomb in Hawaii awhile back. IIRC the Japs also invaded the Aleutian islands up in Alaska, but that's about it for any WWII stuff. But I don't think I'll find myself in either those places anytime soon. So what kind of MD do you use? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 ...but that's about it for any WWII stuff. Don't forget all the stuff that was either fired or disposed of (not always completely safely) for training and practice. It's not impossible in some locations to stumble on something that would go bang a lot louder than you might find comfortable. Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easy-v Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 What's there for an American to detect? Here in the Netherlands you have a fair chance to find something medieval or Roman era, if you manage not to kill yourself digging up the copious amounts of WW2 stuff. Heck, I found several pre-historic hand axes (still sharp!) digging up my fathers vegetable patch, along with a piece of a 5cm mortar round and 20mm and .303 casings. What's there to find? One of my friends told me that at the end of WWII, crates of new equipment werer buried on the sites of many army bases...as some of these former bases are now state parks.... Finding a crate of buried garands, without risk of blowing myself to kingdom come is something that has me interested in this topic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subvet Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Here in Southeast Florida there's a chance of finding some treasure from an old Spanish shipwreck washed up on the beaches. It happens more often than you might think. They don't call this the "Treasure Coast" for nothin'! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmar Bijlsma Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 They don't call this the "Treasure Coast" for nothin'! Who named it so? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 They don't call this the "Treasure Coast" for nothin'! What then do they call it? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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