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[Skiddum]

Hey all. my mom is looking into getting into some prospecting and stuff. she wants to get a metal detector and go out and hunt with me. But not just for gold. she lives in GA and wants to be able to find gold pickers and jewelry, coins to old war buttons. just whatever is there. now obviously if she gets a high dollar 1 it'll do the job. but anyway we where thinking the AT PRO.
so I wanna hear what you guys think and what your suggestions are. Obviously if she went the ATX it wouldn't matter but she's new to this and wants something to start out with and learn what she's doing. I think the at pro or the AT GOLD would be a great starter unit. anyways I leave the floor to you

 

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[Shunkaha]

If she is going to be doing any fresh water hunting then the AT pro or Gold is probably the way to go. If she is not planning on getting into the water.... I like the Minelab X-terra 705 better only because you have the option to buy other coils (3 different frequencies) to tailor to your detecting needs.

 

[Fletch88]

ATGold, F-19, G2, Gold bug Pro, Xterra 705 are 5 newer machines that would be good choices. Unless your mom is a body builder, I wouldn't consider the ATX. Plus it is a PI machine with some ability to reject iron but nothing like a good VLF machine.

 

[dieselram94]

X-terra 705, she won't outgrow it in a year...


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[bigfoot1]

at pro is easy learning curve,good all around,lightweight,several coil options,mid priced.While not the highest end it is very capable and versatile.Also easy to sell if hobby does not work out and waterproof(great when it rains too)the 5x8 dd makes it even lighter and works very well.

a lessor investment would be the fisher f2.very light,surprisingly capable,several coil options and super easy to learn and use.My wife has one,I have used it and really was pretty impressed.

weight is important for many.If its just not fun to hunt with the hobby has a limited future.Also,many new folks would like to turn on and go.Both these detectors fill those bills(at pro in std.mode)

 

[cudamark]

Hey all. my mom is looking into getting into some prospecting and stuff. she wants to get a metal detector and go out and hunt with me. But not just for gold. she lives in GA and wants to be able to find gold pickers and jewelry, coins to old war buttons. just whatever is there. now obviously if she gets a high dollar 1 it'll do the job. but anyway we where thinking the AT PRO.
so I wanna hear what you guys think and what your suggestions are. Obviously if she went the ATX it wouldn't matter but she's new to this and wants something to start out with and learn what she's doing. I think the at pro or the AT GOLD would be a great starter unit. anyways I leave the floor to you

The AT Pro isn't going to find any small pickers. I don't know what your budget is, but, I'd get two detectors. On the low priced end, I'd get a Gold Bug for the nuggets, and an all around machine, like the AT Pro/Gold, Xterra's, F5. MXT Pro, etc, for the jewelry, coins, and relics. Moving higher on the price list, the Minelab PI detectors and the ATX are a big step up for deeper gold, and the higher end all around detectors, such as the E-trac, CTX, V3i, F75, Deus, etc, are more versatile and adjustable over the lower priced machines.

 

[Skiddum]

K so she wants to he Able to just go put treasure hunting or when we go out prospecting she can run the rivers with me and just tell me where to dig to find gold. she also wants to hunt the beaches so salt water is an issue.
Any suggestions. allot if people have been saying the exterra.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I'm hearing very good things about the Fisher F-19. It's about equal to the Teknetics G2; though the G2 is more special purpose for gold. Fishers usually cater very well to gold prospecting and are good general purpose coin/jewelry detectors.

The F-75 is a great detector but a bit more to learn (I think - haven't played with a F-19 in person) and the F-19 is substantially less.

 

[dirtscratcher]

One of my hunting buddies has a gold bug pro and it finds coins right with explorers and a etrac. I think it's part him being a very good with it but it is also quite the detector.

 

[Skiddum]

I talked to Kelly Co and I told them what she needs he suggested the gold.bug pro said it's can find gold and is great for treasure hunting. not super expensive either looks like a great detector

 

[usa2stay]

I love my Minelab 705

 

[Skiddum]

thanks for all the help everyone I'll let ya know how it turns out

 

[cudamark]

I talked to Kelly Co and I told them what she needs he suggested the gold.bug pro said it's can find gold and is great for treasure hunting. not super expensive either looks like a great detector

The Gold Bug Pro isn't as good with small nuggets as the Gold Bug or Gold Bug 2. The Pro would be better with coins and grass hunting however. They tried to make the Gold Bug Pro into an all around machine but there are trade-offs when you do that. Detectors made for specific purposes usually work a lot better for that purpose than a "do-it-all" machine.

 

[Skiddum]

Yeah but that's what my mom wants a good machine she can start with. you think the gold bug pro would be a good machine to start with?

 

[Fletch88]

Absolutely.

 

[Higgy]

Suggestion: Get your mom a membership here.

 

[cudamark]

Yeah but that's what my mom wants a good machine she can start with. you think the gold bug pro would be a good machine to start with?

Probably as good as any. Just don't expect too much in the wet sand at a salt water beach.

 

[MJH1971]

Hi everybody. I'm very new to this, and this is my 1st day on the site. I'm just curious, because I didn't see mine mentioned. I picked up a Garrett Ace 350. I'm in Rhode Island and very eager to get started. Is my machine primitive compared to everybody else's? I'm just learning, and I'm hoping that's good enough to get me started. I'm looking forward to learning to use my new detector and learning from all of you. Happy hunting from Rhode Island.

 

[Johnnoh]

Hi everybody. I'm very new to this, and this is my 1st day on the site. I'm just curious, because I didn't see mine mentioned. I picked up a Garrett Ace 350. I'm in Rhode Island and very eager to get started. Is my machine primitive compared to everybody else's? I'm just learning, and I'm hoping that's good enough to get me started. I'm looking forward to learning to use my new detector and learning from all of you. Happy hunting from Rhode Island.

Greetings from Cranston and welcome to Tnet! The ground is still frozen but I can't wait to get out an detect. I've been to the beach 2x this year and got two Mercs so I guess I'm off to a good start.

You've got a great machine to start with. I had a Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505 and after I got hooked, picked up my first White's machine - an M6. I mostly hunt with my V3i now. Give me a shout if you need any help - I've been metal detecting for about 5 years now. GL & HH!

Jon

 

[here4themoney]

Hi everybody. I'm very new to this, and this is my 1st day on the site. I'm just curious, because I didn't see mine mentioned. I picked up a Garrett Ace 350. I'm in Rhode Island and very eager to get started. Is my machine primitive compared to everybody else's? I'm just learning, and I'm hoping that's good enough to get me started. I'm looking forward to learning to use my new detector and learning from all of you. Happy hunting from Rhode Island.

Hi welcome .. The Ace 350 is a great machine to start off with, it's better than my first 3 machines. Use that for awhile and in the future if you really like this you will wanna upgrade, probably to an AT pro/gold and then you will still have the 350 as a nice backup/buddy machine.

OP , I was gonna suggest the AT gold for your mom until you mentioned salt water beaches. The AT gold doesent do well in salt water.. Good luck , hope you find a good all around machine for mom.