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Title: Another Newbie from Cardiff...... Post by: peterb on May 17, 2016, 12:34:41 AM Hi all
I`m new to the site..... I`ve only been detecting a couple of months, but I`m well and truly hooked!! I`ve a Garrett Ace 250, and am just learning to master the tones...... I`ve mainly done beaches......LOADS of old pennies, 3p bits and fishing weights, but no gold or silver (yet) I was out with my daughter on Penarth beach last week, and 2 gents came over and introduced themselves to me (DaMonkey and Ozzy) - who I believe are moderators on this site?? - Very friendly fellas, who told me about this site etc Anyway, I`m waffling...... Just a couple of questions if anybody could help me please 1) If I sign up for next rally.....is there a charge? Who do I meet? Where do I get details/directions etc? 2) Has anybody local(ish) got a permission that they wouldn`t mind a "buddy" coming on for the day?? - I would really like to see what the garrett can do in a field/pasture - and would also be nice to meet up with somebody else who could maybe help me learn a bit more. Thanks for reading, and I hope to hear back from some of you soon HH Peter Title: Re: Another Newbie from Cardiff...... Post by: Val Beechey on May 17, 2016, 01:24:19 AM Hello Peter and welcome to the Forum.
Answer to question 1 is £7 paid on the day, collected by One of the officials, meet everyone when you get there and Directions posted to you by E.Mail the night before(usually 7 ish) they also appear in your Personal Messages. Can't help with question 2 as I live over by Tenby, but I'm sure someone nearer to you will offer. Best of luck with you hunting. If you need any other advice, just ask. Title: Re: Another Newbie from Cardiff...... Post by: dingdong on May 17, 2016, 05:20:56 PM Hi Peter,and a very warm welcome to the Detecting Wales forum.
It's a great forum,with a wealth of DETECTORISTS with a vast amount of detecting experience, never be afraid to ask,we all had to start at some time. I notice you are using a Garrett ACE 250,its a very underestimated machine, it was my first machine, and in actual fact it was with such a machine I found my first hammered coin. Unfortunately, I like VAL,live in Pembroke, and it's too far away to be of any help regarding doing a bit of detecting on a couple of my farm permissions, however, saying that,if ever your down this way,give me a shout on the forum,and maybe we could sort something out. Anyway, Peter,good hunting and I hope you find all in which you go searching for.....👍 Title: Re: Another Newbie from Cardiff...... Post by: peterb on June 12, 2016, 10:53:56 PM Thankyou both :)
I`ve been lucky enough to meet up with a couple of members, who have let me join them on their permission here in Cardiff. I`m extremely pleased with the performance of my Garrett 250 on pasture - It`s night and day compared to the beach! I`ve spent about 16hrs out over 4 days - and here`s the beginning of my collection 21 x George/Victorian Pennies 17 x George/Victorian Ha`pennies 1 x 1942 Shilling 2 x Thruppenny bits 1 x Old 10p £3.68 in modern money 1 x Unidentifiable coin (May upload pic for ID) Also 1x Lead soldier 1 x Victorian Brooch in shape of a harp (gold plated :( ) 8 x asst buttons 1 x wooden pen-knife 17 x shotgun cartridges 2 x bullets 1 x musket ball 2 x D - Buckles and a bucket full of scrap iron Title: Re: Another Newbie from Cardiff...... Post by: probono on June 12, 2016, 11:03:23 PM Well that's certainly a good start :)
Title: Re: Another Newbie from Cardiff...... Post by: Val Beechey on June 12, 2016, 11:36:23 PM More than I found on my first few outings. You're going to leave some of us behind the way you're going.
Well done, keep it up ;) ;D |