Deborah Noble

Hi All.
Very interested in starting out metal detecting,so i bought a tracker 4 by
bounty hunter,does anyone know what i could expect from this detector,how
deep does it go?Also is there any clubs in the northwest uk near manchester
anyone knows about.
Thanks all.
Gary.

Ed Mars

Deborah Noble wrote:
> how
> deep does it go?

Best way to find out is test it yourself.
Different ground conditions can produce different
results.

Have fun with your new detector!

Ed

Texy

"Deborah Noble" <deborah.noble@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All.
> Very interested in starting out metal detecting,so i bought a tracker 4 by
> bounty hunter,does anyone know what i could expect from this detector,how
> deep does it go?Also is there any clubs in the northwest uk near
> manchester
> anyone knows about.
> Thanks all.
> Gary.
>
>

You've fallen in the usual beginners trap of buying the detector before you
asked the questions
on how good that detector is!

Texy

Ed Mars

Texy wrote:
> You've fallen in the usual beginners trap of buying the detector before you
> asked the questions
> on how good that detector is!

I would hardly call buying any detector a "trap."
There's nothing wrong in simply buying a detector
and getting started in a fun hobby.

Ed

Texy

"Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Texy wrote:
>> You've fallen in the usual beginners trap of buying the detector before
>> you asked the questions
>> on how good that detector is!
>
> I would hardly call buying any detector a "trap."
> There's nothing wrong in simply buying a detector
> and getting started in a fun hobby.
>
> Ed

No agreed, but the point I,m making is that the question should have been
asked before making the purchase.

What if the answer was 'it'll only go as deep as 1inch on an old penny'. I
think she'd be pretty p'ed off she didn't
buy a different detector, or asked before she bought the bounty hunter.

Texy

Ed Mars

Texy wrote:
> "Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:bnubf.60196$RG4.50655@fe05.lga...
>
>>Texy wrote:
>>
>>>You've fallen in the usual beginners trap of buying the detector before
>>>you asked the questions
>>>on how good that detector is!
>>
>>I would hardly call buying any detector a "trap."
>>There's nothing wrong in simply buying a detector
>>and getting started in a fun hobby.
>>
>>Ed
>
>
> No agreed, but the point I,m making is that the question should have been
> asked before making the purchase.
>
> What if the answer was 'it'll only go as deep as 1inch on an old penny'. I
> think she'd be pretty p'ed off she didn't
> buy a different detector, or asked before she bought the bounty hunter.

Ignore this Bozo, Deborah, and enjoy your new detector.

Ed

Texy

"Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Texy wrote:
>> "Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
>> news:bnubf.60196$RG4.50655@fe05.lga...
>>
>>>Texy wrote:
>>>
>>>>You've fallen in the usual beginners trap of buying the detector before
>>>>you asked the questions
>>>>on how good that detector is!
>>>
>>>I would hardly call buying any detector a "trap."
>>>There's nothing wrong in simply buying a detector
>>>and getting started in a fun hobby.
>>>
>>>Ed
>>
>>
>> No agreed, but the point I,m making is that the question should have been
>> asked before making the purchase.
>>
>> What if the answer was 'it'll only go as deep as 1inch on an old penny'.
>> I think she'd be pretty p'ed off she didn't
>> buy a different detector, or asked before she bought the bounty hunter.
>
> Ignore this Bozo, Deborah, and enjoy your new detector.
>
> Ed

She asked for advice and got it, just because you don't agree, doesn't mean
its not valid.
Pity you didn't get my point, despite explaining myself further, and then
you have to resort to insults.

Texy

Ed Mars

Texy wrote:
> She asked for advice and got it

She asked 2 questions and you answered neither.

> just because you don't agree, doesn't mean
> its not valid.

And, just because *you* don't agree doesn't mean I
can't express my opinion. And, my opinion is that
your comments were very unhelpful.

> Pity you didn't get my point

Your "point" was exactly, "You've fallen in the
usual beginners trap of buying the detector before
you asked the questions bon how good that detector
is!"

And yes, I do get it. It's a gross putdown and a
very unhelpful comment to make.

> then
> you have to resort to insults.

Yes. A shame isn't it?

Ed

1266-x

Texy wrote:
> "Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
> news:_5Pbf.2957$Cw4.12@fe03.lga...
>> Texy wrote:
>>> "Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
>>> news:bnubf.60196$RG4.50655@fe05.lga...
>>>
>>>> Texy wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You've fallen in the usual beginners trap of buying the detector before
>>>>> you asked the questions
>>>>> on how good that detector is!
>>>> I would hardly call buying any detector a "trap."
>>>> There's nothing wrong in simply buying a detector
>>>> and getting started in a fun hobby.
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>
>>> No agreed, but the point I,m making is that the question should have been
>>> asked before making the purchase.
>>>
>>> What if the answer was 'it'll only go as deep as 1inch on an old penny'.
>>> I think she'd be pretty p'ed off she didn't
>>> buy a different detector, or asked before she bought the bounty hunter.
>> Ignore this Bozo, Deborah, and enjoy your new detector.
>>
>> Ed
>
> She asked for advice and got it, just because you don't agree, doesn't mean
> its not valid.
> Pity you didn't get my point, despite explaining myself further, and then
> you have to resort to insults.
>
> Texy
>
>
>
>
>
No she didn't get advice, she got some condescending BS. Nor did she ask
for advice, she asked if the detector she bought was an OK piece of
equipment.

So, Deborah, ignore this Bozo, enjoy your detector and please understand
that your fellow detectorists are much like the treasures you'll
uncover. Some are nuggets and some are pull-tabs. Learn to discrimate
the pull-tabs and you'll enjoy your new hobby immensely.

Oh, and by the way, a Bounty Hunter is a perfectly appropriate choice.
Now go find something...

Bill

Texy

"Ed Mars" <EdwardMars@Lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Texy wrote:
>> She asked for advice and got it
>
> She asked 2 questions and you answered neither.
>
>> just because you don't agree, doesn't mean its not valid.
>
> And, just because *you* don't agree doesn't mean I can't express my
> opinion. And, my opinion is that
> your comments were very unhelpful.
>
>> Pity you didn't get my point
>
> Your "point" was exactly, "You've fallen in the
> usual beginners trap of buying the detector before
> you asked the questions bon how good that detector
> is!"
>
> And yes, I do get it. It's a gross putdown and a
> very unhelpful comment to make.
>
>> then you have to resort to insults.
>
> Yes. A shame isn't it?
>
> Ed

You wrote "Best way to find out is test it yourself.".

Well thats very useful isnt it. Told her exactly what she wanted to know.
Not.
Texy

Ed Mars

Texy wrote:
> You wrote "Best way to find out is test it yourself.".
>
> Well thats very useful isnt it.

Yes, it's useful and true.

Ed