Hi everyone. My name is Ruby and I'm a total noob. I always wanted to MD. So I did some research, settled on a detector (f75). I have been watching all the youtube vids trying to get up to speed. There is a bit of a learning curve here and i'm not the sharpest knife in the draw. But I learn fairly quick. I'm in Los Angeles and there aren't too many places to detect that haven't already been picked through millions of times. I decided the old zoo would be a good place for me to get familiar with my new hobby. I think i'm getting the hang of it. I went for 2 hours on my first day. I used a bottle cap discrimination mode and got right to it. I'm posting a pick of day 1 and day 2 finds below. I found a lot of iron, nails, screws, wire. Also bottle caps and pull tabs. I did find some pennies, dimes and a token. On day 2 (3 hours) I found more iron junk but also quarters, dimes, pennies, a bullet, and a dogs I.D. I look forward to going to the beaches soon as well. I need to find a sand scoop though. Anyway, thanks for having me as a new member in your forums. And please if anyone has any advice or tips or is familiar with the f75 let me know. Thanks again!
Also I wanted to add some observations.
1. it's allot of work
2. It's dirty
3. I have a surgically repaired shoulder labrum It's kind of hard on my shoulder.
4. My hand hurts from digging
5. I absolutely love it!
Also I wanted to add some observations.
1. it's allot of work
2. It's dirty
3. I have a surgically repaired shoulder labrum It's kind of hard on my shoulder.
4. My hand hurts from digging
5. I absolutely love it!
When someone asks me if I am trying to find treasure, I just reply that I'm doing my bit by cleaning the garbage out of the parks / beaches... they tend to leave you alone after that lol.
... from the Land of 10,000 Lakes - Minnesota! 
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