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UtahRich
While we're contemplating the upcoming detecting season, here's a thought / question . . . .

If you sat down and put a yellow sticky note on each or your metal detectors / search coils with the total number of hours used in the field, what would they say?

What if the sticky note also had a list of good finds made with that detector / coil, what would be on the list ?

Be sure you need what you buy. I am a firm believer in the adage, It is the rifleman and not the rifle.



Rich -

A very good suggestion for those who might have more detectors or more search coils than they really need. I've often thought about the same concept, but using Yellow sticky-notes for older detectors that have been around a while, and Blue sticky-notes for the newer or more modern detectors we often acquire to 'check-them-out.'

"It is the rifleman and not the rifle." Definitely applies here, and I also agree with you on this statement. I have firearms that serve a purpose, and thy do their job well as long as I do mine. Long ago I trimmed the excess from my firearms that were simply 'duplicate' calibers or just excess that I seldom made use of, or in a case or two just didn't work well for me.

Well, as my health, or lack of, continues to hamper my mobility and being able to get into certain challenging sites, I made the same decisions when it came to metal detectors. My personal outfit is now down to only a very few, both older and proven and newer to be put to work. I have eliminated all the extra detectors and coils I wouldn't need or use.

So, for me, no sticky-notes are needed because I already know what they can do, and do well, as I've been using two of the models since October of '97. They have their 'assignments.' The other 'model' is newer, and while only one model, I own three of them because there are three different search coils I want to rely on based on the site environment. That is / those are the Garrett Apex.

My primary-use Apex keeps their 5X8 DD 'Ripper' coil attached for all sorts of day-to-day hunting, rural or remote. Apex #2 sports the 8½X11 DD 'Raider' coil and I grab that set-up for any beach, wide-open grassy area, a plowed field, or other more open / sparse-target sites. For times when I want to have audio Tone ID and Visual Target ID and I'm working a very brshy or debris choked location, I have Apex #3 ready-to-go with the new NEL 'Sharp' 5" DD coil.

So I'm down to 3 different models that are proven or have been proving their-self to me, and I am quite comfortable with what I now own and use.

Monte

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