If you want to find some buried treasure at the beach, then you need a good Beach Metal Detector. The Tesoro Sand Shark is more than that it is a Great Beach Metal Detector.

Underwater Metal detectors are not cheap but they will pay for themselves very quickly especially if you enjoy the hobby of metal detecting. I wanted a water proof metal detector. I wanted one that would work in salt water with no problems and I did not want to spend $1000 or more. The Tesoro Sand Shark was my choice and I am glad I got it. I can’t say anything bad about this metal detector. It is easy to use and lightweight. It will make you work for your treasure as it goes very deep! I have found a pair of sunglasses buried over two feet deep and a pocket knife even deeper! Basicly if it’s metal and it is under your search coil, the Tesoro Sand Shark will find it.

The sand shark takes 8 AA batteries and they will last a very long time, incredibly long. That is a very good strong point. No one wants to buy batteries every week!  It is very simple to use. It has two modes of operation. Normal Mode and VCO Mode. In normal mode the metal detector gets louder as the target gets closer to the search coil. I love the VCO mode. VCO stands for Voltage Controlled Oscillator. What????? It’s very simple, in vco mode the pitch changes as you get closer to a target. The closer the target the higher the pitch, this makes it very easy to pinpoint your target.  You can change the starting pitch to your liking.

The Tesoro Sand Shark is a PI or pulse induction metal detector. It has no discrimination. Some people see this as a bad thing. I can tell you from my own experience, if you are using discrimination on your metal detector then you are missing gold and platinum. If you don’t know what discrimination means in metal detecting lingo, it’s quite simple. Some metal detectors will ignore certain trash items like bottle tops and pull tabs and you might be thinking well I don’t want to dig those up anyways. I did a test with another metal detector in discrimination mode. I have a large platinum ring that I found with the sand shark. The Sand Shark goes nuts over the platinum ring, guess what the other metal detector in discrimination mode did.. Absolutely Nothing. It would not detect that platinum ring in discrimination mode.  If you want to pass up gold or platinum then by all means go ahead, that means there will be more for me!

In two short weeks my Tesoro Sand Shark has paid for itself. Yes I have found loads of bobby pins and other trash, hell I even found a street sign waist deep in the ocean, but I have also found loads of change! I know your saying big deal you found some loose change. That loose change adds up very quickly. In these two short weeks I have also found 1 gold Ring, 1 one silver ring and a huge platinum ring that is worth more than the Tesoro Sand Shark, all of this in just under two weeks. Some might think…. ahh that’s just luck. Nope it’s a great machine. I almost forgot one of the best selling points. It comes with a LIFETIME WARRANTY! THERE IS NO OTHER That does that!  The Tesoro Sand Shark. Get one here!

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Have a look at the controls on the Tesoro Sand Shark.

Tesoro Sand Shark Controls

Read the Tesoro Sand Shark Manual online.

Here is one of the great things about metal detecting, you never really know exactly what you will recover!

While I was searching a playground a while ago, I came up with the usual coins. A nickel here, a dime there, maybe some pennies and quarters. I was searching this area, my mind was wondering and then I get a good solid signal from my trusty Bounty Hunter Tracker IV. I did the usual and pinpointed the target, got down on my knees and started digging. I dug about 7 inches down, deeper than most coins that I have found at playgrounds and I pull out a large black tube. Upon first inspection, I was sure that I had found a nice piece of garbage and tossed it into my loot bag. When I threw it in, I saw something different and realized that it was a rather large bullet casing or bullet shell. Hmmmmmm I wondered. Why would this be underneath a playground? The heat was on and I was getting tired so I took my finds home.

When I got home I decided to clean the casing. First I started with an old toothbrush, removing all of the soil and crud. That did pretty good but not enough for me so I tried soaking one end in vinegar which is a mild acid. 20 Minutes later and I was able to see some marking on the shell casing.

While I was waiting for the vinegar to clean, I hopped on the computer and researched the area I had found this casing. The playground sits right on the shore of the intercoastal waterway. Directly to the north and west is an old fort. This fort was used during several wars as a defense against boats coming ashore.

Now I know absolutely nothing about bullets. This casing is 3.5 inches long and 3/4 of an inch wide. It is stamped on the back, L S , 48 or 43. If you might know what this bullet casing is, leave a comment and let me know!

Bullet casing found with Bounty Hunter Tracker IV