Anybody actively Metal Detecting?

[Armyvet25]

I have over many years, owned a Garret, Fisher, and a plethora of Minelab's, last one was an E-Trac, sold it and haven't detected in approx 5 yrs, just pulled the trigger on a Minelab Manticore.
p.s.
anybody in Ohio have site suggestions, not generic but specific.

 

[chargervert]

When I was a teenager I went to a guys house in Northern Rhode Island with my brother in law to buy a Dana 60 rear axle. When we got to his house he had a service station he owned next to his house. He said to my brother in law to grab the shovel and follow him out behind the garage. He had a map and paced out steps in three different directions. He finally stopped and said dig here. About 15 inches down was a Dana 60 wrapped in plastic! My brother in law asked him why he buried the axle,he said the he had a complete Max Wedge engine,carbs to pan on an engine stand in the garage,and someone broke into his service station and stole it! After that he buried all his rare and valuable parts. I sure he has passed on,but I always wanted to go back there with a metal detector!

 

[Scott Engelhardt]

I have always wanted to give it a try, but I tend to go a little overboard when I want to try a new hobby. I really need to rent one somewhere and give it a try

 

[Mopar Hunter]

anybody in Ohio have site suggestions, not generic but specific.

Hardly anybody will give up their sites for metal detecting.

 

[Hikin Mike]

Can't help you with locations, but I worked for Fisher Research Lab as an Electronic Tech before the company was sold. Still have my modified CZ-5 and 1265 in the closet. Haven't used it for a while.

 

[SteveSS]

I have a Fisher Gold Bug. It's especially calibrated to finding gold. Living next to the Rockies I plan on using it up there but haven't yet. Plenty of old mining sites out here. Come on up, we'll go out hunting. I took it to a local park where they have a sand pit for volleyball. I found two hair clips and a Hot Wheels car. I gave the car to a kid that was watching me.

No, I don't use the hair clips.

One advantage you have living in Ohio. The houses etc. are older there. Colorado is relatively young.

 

[YY1]

I've got one but rarely use it.
Last time I used it was to find a couple railroad tie plates in a field near my job.
I was having a hard time finding plates for my newly acquired shop press, and knew there used to be a rail branch through that field.
Several years prior, the rails had been pulled up and sold for scrap, but I figured I could find at least two.
It only took about 5 minutes, and I found two spaced about right to be kicked off the rail bed.
They worked as press plates but weren't perfect as they are tapered.
Glad I got them though, as they are a relic of that secondary line that is no more.

 

[Hey-O]

Had an old coinmaster over 30 years ago, had a blast with it. I had several places I would go. When the Missouri river would go down here in town, I'd walk the sand bars for miles, over a hundred feet out in the river bed. Places like real old churches were fun. People would sit out under big trees by the church after service and change would fall out of their pockets. I'd go to the grounds of our state fair, after the fair. Every farm has a trash dump out back somewhere. The list goes on.

 

[Armyvet25]

Hardly anybody will give up their sites for metal detecting.

In the past I've shared and had numerous sites shared with me from like minded hobbyist whom consider the hobby one to be shared especially when going together. We enjoy seeing others find some special item or just for the company of the hunt. But yet I do see a lot who are afraid someone is going to find a bag of money they should have found when the in actuality they merely find trash, pennies, the occasional trinket. Greed+paranoia is strong in some.

 

[threewood]

I have a Minelab Safari and a Tesoro Cibola. Back in Yuma we had a bunch of spots to detect. But we moved and I haven't been in 4 years. Found plenty of WW2 artifacts as Patton had a few desert training centers in the area.

You need to find old maps showing old building locations, parks, anywhere where people would have lost change and small personal items. The older, the better. City parks are good for modern stuff and occasional old items. But get permission to dig. Old house sites are good for looking, especially around where kids would have played (and lost money). Old parts of town are good, just ask the homeowner permission to detect.

 

[YY1]

I have a friend (in OH) that digs/metal detects old outhouse sites.
Pretty sure "everything" has turned to dirt by now.
He finds all sorts of stuff in there.
Pocket watches, knives, dildos, jewelry, coins of all types.
Kind of a gold mine, if you will.

 

[Armyvet25]

I have a Minelab Safari and a Tesoro Cibola. Back in Yuma we had a bunch of spots to detect. But we moved and I haven't been in 4 years. Found plenty of WW2 artifacts as Patton had a few desert training centers in the area.

You need to find old maps showing old building locations, parks, anywhere where people would have lost change and small personal items. The older, the better. City parks are good for modern stuff and occasional old items. But get permission to dig. Old house sites are good for looking, especially around where kids would have played (and lost money). Old parts of town are good, just ask the homeowner permission to detect.

I had a Safari, several different Explorer's, great powerful detectors