Thoughtful post Monte, thanks.
I've got a buddy who found what I consider to be one of Utah's best recent caches with a Bounty Hunter Landstar. It was a huge trove of Morgan Dollars (close to 100 as i recall) with a few smaller denominations in the hole. Personally, I think a newer machine would serve him well but, he won't part with it because of his success.
I'd guess most of us feel a similar loyalty to our detectors that have brought us success and respite from the daily grind.
Fine line between good natured bantering and insulting...
One caveat, I still default to my juvenile position in the ongoing FORS dominance theory; "Sniffle, it's not fair, OregonGregg started it"

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2023 03:03PM by Utmike.