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First Hunt - Newbie's first day out
crs_is  
Posted : 12 years ago
crs_is

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Location: hamilton
Hi there,

Not sure if this is the place to put it but here goes.

Im Chris and new to metal detecting.

So i watched on sky tv last night the show called "diggers" and it got me inspired today to go out to my shed and brush off a cheap (nasty) metal detector i had from years ago that i never used. After having a play and trying to figure out how it works decided to give my back yard a spin over.

I came across old bottle bottle caps, pie tin, rusty iron and an old brown bottle . I was about to call it a day when i came across my last site. I dug down 5cm and found some coal / charcoal, dug about another 5cm and came up with some yellow number plates from 1961 - 1966.

Needless to say i am hooked and now want to get a decent beginners metal detector! So much to learn.
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rgmcbrid  
Posted : 12 years ago
rgmcbrid

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Good fun eh?
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oroplata  
Posted : 12 years ago
oroplata

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Well done on the number plates! That's cool! Makes you wonder what else is down there!
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Foiled again  
Posted : 12 years ago
Foiled again

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Ill say! Make sure you hunt out that backyard-look forward to seeing some finds!
There's another to find and I'm gunna find it!
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sycotoad  
Posted : 12 years ago
sycotoad

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