Tesoro Vaquero
Street Price $550 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 30
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Mike in Grover Beach, Ca USA -I just fell in love with this detector and I own a garrett GTAX 550, garrett ace 250, and a whites dfx but the vaquero destroyed them all ;) I went back to my old detecting spots like the park and beach hear in avila beach,CA and got results. I found a mens superbowl(raiders) ring at 15" inches deep with a clear noise. To make the story short I did returned the ring and I got a reward of 200 dollars for it because I believe I did the right decision. Besides the ring had the name of the original owner. This detector is so good it will want to make you scream YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAW!
Apr 11, 2009
14 Yes
1 No
Does it all!
Jeff in Homeless and happy -Coins, relic's and I bet Gold hunting next however, that is to be seen yet as I have not tried it in the Gold fields. I love the small box with lots of power and the simple controls knobs (I hate touch pads and Lcd that you cannot see very well and do not last long). This detector does it all so far. Heading for the Gold fields next. We will see.
Apr 04, 2009
3 Yes
1 No
Beep and Dig Cowboy
Royston Woodhatch in Thetford, Norfolk, United Kingdom -The Vaquero is one of the best beep and dig machines around. My buddy has the Tejon and he is impressed that I can stay with him on the hunt!
The more you use it the more you learn, ground balance must be set properly, if you move the sensitivety knob reset the ground! When all is set up, run it hot by winding the threshold all the way up, pin point facility will be unusable at this level but hey exing your target is no problem. I use the big DD coil 10"x12" for ploughed and the standard web for the more trashy sites. Good all round performance with the big coil if a little twitchy on discrim a small price to pay for the superior ground coverage. All in all my favourite all rounder and is as good as anything else out there, many good finds and many good times ahead!! Let the good times roll.
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Vaquero
Apr 01, 2009
5 Yes
0 No
Very Light
Greg in Minnesota -Well I like Tosoro Metal Detectors and I have 3 now!
Sting Ray, Tiger Shark, Vaquero, anyway, I wanted something light, I had a Fisher CZ 7 Pro, it was okay but your arm sure would tire out! Vaquero is sort of like my Sting ray, it gives a good beep when there is something solid in the ground. I Set it up so I can detect any kind of rings, sure you find pull tabs and other metal objects but when you dig up that Gold ring you will be happy!
Only thing I don't care for is the pin point, it wants to fade not soild on pin point but you will learn with it as you go! Happy Hunting!
Mar 18, 2009
5 Yes
0 No
A few comments.
Nad in Central, central OHio -I am still learning my "V". Have been out about 15 hours with it. Have the clean sweep coil, and a 5.75" .The clean sweep goes negative, and(I think) you will lose depth when you can't Ground Balance..Out 7 times this year, about an hour each time, and have 6 dimes(silver)in a hunted out park. I think I will buy another "V" as a spare..Very good machine
Mar 16, 2009
2 Yes
2 No
Best of the HOT detectors
John Samsky in Manassas, Virginia -I've owned the Cibola, Vaquero, and Tejon since they hit the market. All are great machines, but the Vaquero is a much better all around performer. The Cibola suffers from a preset ground balance which can't be adjusted for bad ground. The Tejon, although deeper than the Cibola or Vaquero, loses much of its' depth in highly mineralized ground. The Vaquero's performance remains steady in almost any ground, losing very little depth in bad ground.Everyone knows it's light and runs on a single 9 volt battery, but it's a lot tougher than it looks, and it really does have great depth, air testing not far behind the Tejon. I am not fond of the pinpoint button, wishing Tesoro had made it a click on and off button so you could hunt in all metal if you wanted to without moving the disc dial. Also, hunting in disc cuts out some small iron even if you set it at its' lowest point. But that's not entirely a bad thing, unless you want to hear everything that's in the ground. As a relic machine the Vaquero will stand up to about anything on the market, and at $420 or so it really is a steal. It hits hard on deep coins too, but as a die hard relic hunter, I rarely coin hunt.
Mar 05, 2009
6 Yes
0 No
Great detector
S Byars in Corinth, MS -I have owned my Vaquero for nearly 3 years now and still love it. I started out with the Cibola and it was a great machine also, but I wanted the ground balance capability. Being relatively new to the hobby it did take some patience to learn the machine but was well worth the effort for me. I see a lot of people unhappy with the pinpoint feature but I will say that after I realized how to use it I have found it very accurate. I can usually find a coin with a probe at 5-6 inches deep easily after using the pinpoint. I have used this detector to find hundreds of coins and many civil war relics. The light weight and one 9v battery are both added plusses to me. Before I had the Cibola or Vaquero I was using a target ID machine and found lots of coins but quickly realized it was not a machine for relic hunting (I like to do both). I am sure that I passed over some goodies with that machine but was relying to much on the target ID instead of the signal. I have not seen another detector out there yet that I would prefer over my Vaquero. If you have the patience to learn this machine I don't think you will have any regrets, and if you are new to the hobby it will take some time, but for me it was all fun time well spent.
Happy Hunting
Feb 01, 2009
17 Yes
0 No
Still ?ing
Brian Feras in Flint,Michigan -
Well I've been detecting now for a while.Had many machines. When I ordered my tesoro V,I thought this might be the one. Reading all these great reveiws on it...The plus side-Light weight.
1 nine volt.
Ground balance..Negatives-Cant see all the depth this thing air tests out to.
Don't find much...
Supposed to be good in trash.I can run full sensitivity in trash ground and its quiet?.They need to go back and install a real pinpoint.Looking at this machine, its got just about everything I want, but just don't find a lot. I ran the tesoro for a couple of months on and off. Broke my 1236 out, and ran same areas. Got more coins in an hour than I did in a week with the tesoro. Maybe its trashy areas? I'm not sure. Gonna give it another test this year coming. If it don't pull..It's gotta go...I'm not going to give this a low rating yet, because of possible human error...
Jan 09, 2009
2 Yes
39 No
Awesome Detector
Brandon Marshall in Baker City, Oregon -I bought my Vaquero a couple of years ago. I love it! First find was a clad dime buried on edge at 7 inches. It rang as if it was on the surface. The ED-180 discrimination is Awesome! I put the Vaquero up against my Whites DFX and the Vaquero destroyed it! I sold my DFX and now I am a proud owner of the Tesoro Vaquero. If you are looking for a DEEP machine that is easy to set-up, then go with the Vaquero. The lifetime warranty is the best in the business.
Aug 06, 2008
16 Yes
1 No
Very good detector
Beale Carter in Burlington NC -I bought my Vaquero right at the end of March of 08. I went hunting with it the first time and found silver. A very small back to an earring. I knew when I saw that tiny silver, I had a great detector.
Since that day I have done very well with this sweet detector. I found my 1st gold with it. A very nice 21k gold ring in a tot lot of all places. In a span of 3 weeks I found my 1st Buffalo Nickle, a nice 1942 Quarter, a 1940 Dime and my favorite find a 1937 Walker Half dollar.
The Vaquero is so nice and light, and easy to use, I really enjoy hunting with it. It will be a part of my hunting for a long time to come.
May 21, 2008
13 Yes
1 No