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« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2009, 06:30:24 PM »
Me  Wink Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Roll Eyes
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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2009, 06:42:52 PM »
Please pray that Borderfox , Coleggwent and Altinkum do not read this post.
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« Reply #17 on: August 21, 2009, 07:09:32 PM »
to late...  i'll let the 2 old fool's answer first then i'll tell you all what's the best detector on the planet
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« Reply #18 on: August 21, 2009, 07:12:43 PM »
BORDERFOX would say XS and COLLEGGWENT would say the EX11.................. Grin
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« Reply #19 on: August 21, 2009, 07:23:49 PM »
I THINK ITS LIKE SAYING  HOW  LONG IS A OIECE OF STRING  Huh Huh Huh   DIFFERENT PEOPLE  HAVE THEIR OWN IDEAS  ON WHOTS THE BEST ,,,  I   SUPPOSE ITS  JUST  GETTING TO KNOW  THE MACHINE YOU USE   AND  THE DIFFERET SOILS  AND CONDITIONS REALLY ,,,  SOME MACHINES  ARE BETTER  ON  CERTAIN CONDITIONS    Wink Wink
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« Reply #20 on: August 21, 2009, 07:31:12 PM »
joking aside i spoke to a lad on last weeks dig who's just bought a golden mask 3+ and he's very impressed with it i held it but found it a bit heavy but heard there's a hip mount coming out soon. so 1 to keep a eye on
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« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2009, 08:00:08 PM »
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« Reply #22 on: August 22, 2009, 12:20:12 AM »
HARD LUCK ROB I SPOTTED THIS THREAD, WELL ITS NOT THE FFFFFFFFFFIIIIIIIIIISSSSS CAN T BEAR TO SAY THAT WORD ,  CAN T WAIT FOR PHILS REPLY, CANT WAIT FOR DECT WALES RALLY, MIKE  YOU WILL BE DIZZY WATCHING THE MINLABS GETTING TARGETS OUT, ONE OLD FOOL JOHN Roll Eyes Roll Eyes Grin Grin
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« Reply #23 on: August 22, 2009, 02:08:02 PM »
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ  sorry john did you say something
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« Reply #24 on: August 22, 2009, 06:29:39 PM »
What we'll do ladies and gents is at the two day rally rather than me just photographing the finds and remembering the finders names, I'll also take a note of the machines they were found with. Full report will follow and at the end of it as we all have had equal opportunity to find the same stuff we'll see which machines come in with the results. I know luck plays a part but it will give us an idea. Anyone else like to add any other bits they want me to record?

The site looks very promising so I think I'll have a busy two days. Oh and by the way its my birthday on the Tuesday, so you can expect me to be hammered on the Saturday night. The Absinthe's are on me!

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« Reply #25 on: August 22, 2009, 06:37:11 PM »
Neil,if you stick close to me & my Minelab then mate it`ll save you alot of walking too & fro !  Grin
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« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2009, 07:02:59 PM »
why dont you set up a test bed not as a comp but just for people to see how their's and other members machines compare
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« Reply #27 on: August 22, 2009, 07:10:10 PM »
Thats a good idea Mike - might be one for early evening around the campfire shenanigans! Its always a tad hectic for Geoff, Rob and I in the morning, but I like the idea. I can video it as well for this site.

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« Reply #28 on: August 22, 2009, 08:31:02 PM »
Personally I think the Minelab multi-frequency machines, in the hands of a competent user, are the best 'all round' machines currently available.

That's not to say they are the best...!!

I prefer single frequency machines for ease of use with a fast recovery speed. Again, these have draw backs.

Depth isn't everything which a lot of detectorists seem to think is. It's no good detecting deep if the machine won't pick up near or on iron.

As already said, it's all down to personal preference and knowing your machine.

I've used a lot of machines over the years and there's things I liked and didn't in all of them. The one I had the longest was the Whites XLT (about 7 years) but even that had it's faults.

That's the thing that makes the hobby what it is: Unpredictable, challenging, exciting, and frustrating. If a machine was that good we'd all buy it (even with a mortgage!) and there would be no finds left. Sad
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« Reply #29 on: August 22, 2009, 09:33:29 PM »
Quote from: Neil on August 22, 2009, 06:29:39 PM
What we'll do ladies and gents is at the two day rally rather than me just photographing the finds and remembering the finders names, I'll also take a note of the machines they were found with. Full report will follow and at the end of it as we all have had equal opportunity to find the same stuff we'll see which machines come in with the results. I know luck plays a part but it will give us an idea. Anyone else like to add any other bits they want me to record?

The site looks very promising so I think I'll have a busy two days. Oh and by the way its my birthday on the Tuesday, so you can expect me to be hammered on the Saturday night. The Absinthe's are on me!

Cheers
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Guys as with the blackwood rally , It would be great if a load of us could bring digi cameras save Neil running around like a maniac.
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