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Minelab X-terra 705 General Tips, Advice, Questions
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<blockquote data-quote="gedanate" data-source="post: 165438" data-attributes="member: 4536"><p>You can learn the basics by doing more hunting on the beach. Make sure to "do the right thing" and remove the junk as you find it. That helps detectorists maintain a well-deserved reputation as good guys.</p><p></p><p>When you eventually find time to go to the goldfields, you will discover that finding gold - as in nuggets - is much harder than you imagined. You will be digging up all kinds of rubbish there as well, whether it is old stuff left behind in the 1800s by the early miners, or pull-tabs and other modern junk as well. Small shotgun pellets and .22 bullets are very small and sound like gold. Again, those in the know who do the right thing will dig almost everything they hear and pick up the rubbish as they go. Look in this forum where others show the sh*t they dug up first. But from time to time you may just find a small bit of gold. This will keep you hooked.</p><p></p><p>Damn infectious this "gold fever", and I don't believe there is any sure cure. Welcome to the world of Fossicking! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gedanate, post: 165438, member: 4536"] You can learn the basics by doing more hunting on the beach. Make sure to "do the right thing" and remove the junk as you find it. That helps detectorists maintain a well-deserved reputation as good guys. When you eventually find time to go to the goldfields, you will discover that finding gold - as in nuggets - is much harder than you imagined. You will be digging up all kinds of rubbish there as well, whether it is old stuff left behind in the 1800s by the early miners, or pull-tabs and other modern junk as well. Small shotgun pellets and .22 bullets are very small and sound like gold. Again, those in the know who do the right thing will dig almost everything they hear and pick up the rubbish as they go. Look in this forum where others show the sh*t they dug up first. But from time to time you may just find a small bit of gold. This will keep you hooked. Damn infectious this "gold fever", and I don't believe there is any sure cure. Welcome to the world of Fossicking! :) [/QUOTE]
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