Tesoro Vaquero
Street Price $550 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 20
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MF in Nashville -I have yet to see a detector that is deeper than the vaquero. Some people claim that the tejon is, but from my test with my vaquero and tejon, the vaquero is the clear winner. I can't think of anything bad about this mechine execpt that I would like to see a big concentric coil for it. I'm not a big fan of the 10 x 12 widescan.
May 09, 2006
16 people found this review helpful.
too simple, too deep
Jason Graham in VA -Be prepared to do some digging lol. found an Indian head penny at 9 inches. The most stable and deep seeking detector i have ever used. This detector has replaced my Whites DFX. worth every penny.
May 03, 2006
13 people found this review helpful.
Tesoro's sleeper machine!
Scott Beasley in South Carolina -This is just point blank a great machine. Runs quiet and VERY DEEP! Discrimination is good, very good in iron, and is very lite. I have been using it for several months with great success finding very small items that where deep. This machine is SUPER a relic hunter, coin hunter and an OK beach hunter.
Lots of power for the money! You can't go wrong!!
Apr 03, 2006
8 people found this review helpful.
DEEP AND QUIET
Gary in Richmond, VA -I only hunt Civil War Relics and of the 3 most popular detectors in Virginia, this one outperformed them...I know because I used to use the other brands....I thought the control box on the Vaquero made it look like a toy and couldnt possibly compete..... I was used to a control box that looked like something from the cockpit of a 747!..... Boy was I surprised....I supertune mine and swing all day....featherlight.....if you get one, go back to those hunted out spots!.....
Aug 10, 2005
26 people found this review helpful.
Best Tesoro ever
Andy,NM in New Mexico -It is more stable than a Tejon and gets the same depth.
If you don't have a Tejon and want a new Tesoro i would buy a Vaquero.I just like the fact that it's more stable, uses just 1 9 volt battery, has frequency shift and gets the same depth than the more expensive Tejon.
But some may still like the Tejon better since it has a Slow Auto-Tune All Metal AND a FAST Auto-Tune All Metal Mode; Dual Disc and longer Battery life.
I didn't like the battery doors on the Tejon.They gave me the feeling that i have to send the detector in for repair after a few battery changes.Otherwise the performance of the Tejon i had was great.
The Tejon and the Vaquero/Cibola aren't much more deeper than an Eldorado on higher conductive targets like dimes and pennys (About 1 to 2 inch).But they will go much deeper (about 4 inch) than an Eldorado on low conductive targets like nickels and goldrings.
For now i think the power vs price of a Vaquero/Cibola is hard to beat.
I didn't super tune sweet spot test, i did it the way the airtest is described in the manual.I think 13 inch on a nickel and about 10 on a dime is great.
I believe you can get more out of that detector by super tune sweet spot airtesting but i didn't do it to compare it to other
Tesoros under same air test conditions.
Did some more air testing today with the 5.75 coil.
Disc was between iron and 5c, sens at max.
Dime 9 inch , Nickel 10 inch with a 5.75 coil !!!!!!!!!
That's what my Eldorado gets with its 9x8 standard coil.
I am glad i bought that coil with my Vaquero.
I am impressed.There is no detector in the price range that can beat that new Tesoro.This is the detector i wanted, thanks Tesoro.
HH,
Andy
Nov 26, 2004
76 people found this review helpful.
deepest detector on the planet
Troy in Tennessee -This is with out a doubt the deepest detector I have ever seen. Dug a Barber quarter at 16 inches.
Nov 25, 2004
45 people found this review helpful.