Was invited on the nuggetshooter.com site to the forum by PAPPY. Thanks PAPPY, nice forum. I am from the South Hills of Pgh. My main interest is Thunting. At this time I am working on several sites in Pa. and Az. I enjoy research and during the winter months line up stuff for later in the year. I am a Police Sgt. about ready to retire and a Gemologist. So if you need any help with a gemstone ID drop me a line. I use several detectors depending on what I am looking for. For general hunting in the woods I use a Troy X5. It is lightweight and very sensitive. I have all the coils made for it. For searching for the deep stuff after I zero in on a area I use a Minelab SD2100 with a Ismael Jones MOD and a 25" nuggetfinder lightweight coil. I also use this detector for nuggethunting and have 5 coils for it so far. I also have a Whites GMT gold detector with 3 coils. I have 4 stem extensions for it. I can extend the mini coil up to 10 feet and use this for searching into small caves and under ledges. I don't want the timber rattlers latching on to me. I have a Garrett CXIII with 3 coils and a 2 box attachment. Also a Falcon MD10 that uses 1" PCP pipe and a 1" coil. I use this for searching in, around and under large bolders. It extends about 6'. I've used other detectors but the ones I have now work best for me. I've been spending a time in Elk county. I have some posts on that hunt on the
http://www.nuggetshooter.com site under the treasure section, SGTFDA, my Pa. project.