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« on: December 07, 2009, 11:17:02 PM »
Hello fellow members of this fab site!

Ive just literally bought my first detector, a (bounty hunter quickdraw 2) for a reasonable £130 starter machine.

Now i am busting to get out and use it! until i started researching metal detecting, to the outsider it would seem as simple as waving stick over the ground and waiting for the beep (no supermarket sweep pun intended) how wrong that theory is.

Basically im trying to absorb as much information as possible but am interested to know when the next meet up is as i would love to come along and get detecting!
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« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 12:03:12 AM »
Welcome aboard m8.. Grin
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 12:26:41 AM »
welcome to the forum grifflaa..... Wink..i started with a bounty hunter..great machine....i look forward to seeing your finds posted on here.... Wink...good luck....byron
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2009, 01:39:47 AM »

 hi and welcome to the site 
 have you looked into joining a local club yet you can get lots of help and people will put you on the right track .  also i would look into joining the fid or the ncmd you will need one of them to go on rallys and club digs hope this will help you out a little. Wink
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« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 09:19:10 AM »
Welcome to the forum grifflaa,  yes a lot of people think the same its as easey as waving a stick over the ground, but as youv'e found there is a lot more to it than that,  stay  tuned in here and you'll learn a lot more about it i'm sure as you go along mate,
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« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2009, 09:53:07 AM »
Welcome to the forum Grifflaa  Grin

Its great to see someone thats new to the hobby with the right sort of attutude.

As Gafflad said joining a good local club its the best way of getting the most out of our great hobby

all the best
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2009, 10:33:09 AM »
A big welcome to the site mate, its full of friendly people on here mate, who are full of great information , helped me a lot, any questions ask on here, there's always someone who can help and advise you,  Good Luck and Happy Hunting........ Smiley
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2009, 04:03:57 PM »
welcome mate Smiley
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2009, 04:15:20 PM »
WELCOME TO THE SITE , I ALSO STARTED OFF WITH A BOUNTY HUNTER , I QUITE ENJOYED USING IT , WAS VERY LIGHT, AND FOUND A FEW THING WITH IT , GOOD LUCK AND ENJOY YOUR NEW HOBBY , GET INVOLVED AND YOU'LL ENJOY IT EVEN MORE ,,,,,,,,

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« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2009, 10:34:33 PM »
Wellcome to the forum  Grifflaa   Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: December 08, 2009, 11:24:50 PM »
HI grifflaa, welcome to the forum mate. has terror said what area you from
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2009, 12:16:58 AM »
Welcome to the forum Griffla .

Have a look around, browse the threads mate and any problems, just ask.
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2009, 11:12:58 AM »
Hi Guys,

Im from the cwmbran area. Thanks for all the welcome messages.

Ive recently become aware of some archaelogical sites in cwmbran so may check them out on the weekend! literally a 5 minute walk! and i never knew about it!

either that or a trip to the beach may be in order!

one question...does wet grass or rain effect the metal detectors behaviour?
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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2009, 12:01:43 PM »
Rain or wet grass does not affect the performance , just check your coil is water proof , and your control box is covered , a simple freezer bag will do the trick
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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2009, 02:03:42 PM »
Hi Grifflaa welcome to the site it would be a good idea to join a local club as you can get a lot of helpfull advice from other members
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