Newbie question

[DustyElmer]

Hi all, this is my first post, but I've been lurking the forum for some time, and I love seeing all the finds. I hope I'm asking in the right forum section...

If you had, say, $500-$600 to spend on a metal detector, what would you get? I'm looking at the MineLab X-terra 505, but I know nothing at all about detectors. I'm interested in looking for relics, coins, and gold/silver.

Any advice would be much appreciated! thanks!

 

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[Terry Soloman]

The Minelab 505 is a good choice, so is the Tesoro Vaquero.

 

[worldtalker]

Checkout the Whites M-6,SIMPLE machine,HIGHLY effective,a real sleeper.


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[Killer01]

I recommend the Xterra 705 it is a little out of your budget but it's worth it. It has a beach mode so u can hunt the worst soils in the world and get good signals it gets good depth and it has automatic ground balance and noise canceling. I found lots of nice gold pieces with this machine and with a switch of a coil u have a gold prospecting machine or a relic machine. Overall it's a good investment and u won't regret it

 

[topdogintampa]

I recommend the Xterra 705 it is a little out of your budget but it's worth it. It has a beach mode so u can hunt the worst soils in the world and get good signals it gets good depth and it has automatic ground balance and noise canceling. I found lots of nice gold pieces with this machine and with a switch of a coil u have a gold prospecting machine or a relic machine. Overall it's a good investment and u won't regret it

I'm pretty sure the person was asking what was "in the $500-600" budget so pumping a unit outside that doesn't help much but thanks for your input. I can recommend my $10,000 set up too but.....

 

[DustyElmer]

Thanks all, it'll be a couple months before I'm ready to order but I wanted to get my ducks in a row. I'll look into these other suggestions! Thanks again!

-Dusty

 

[DustyElmer]

Would you recommend looking into a used detector on Kelly Co? Seems like I might get a better deal that way, but again, I really know nothing about detectors.

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Would you recommend looking into a used detector on Kelly Co? Seems like I might get a better deal that way, but again, I really know nothing about detectors.

With the awesome package deals that Kellyco offers, you could be into a brand new unit with accessories for a touch over $600.00, with free shipping. I got my AT Pro there, arrived in two days and I absolutely love it! Not trying to push the ATP, but it is in your price range and a very great machine for the price, and does everything you said you want to do. Yes, there are a LOT more machines out there with higher capabilities, but I was just starting out, as you are and so far I definitely have not regretted it. They have comparisons of every machine in that price range, along with customer feedback on each one. Good luck..keep us posted...ddf

 

[Metal Detecting Stuff]

If you want.to buy used, compare prices and look at the Treasurenet Classifieds forum. The forum will help you determine a fair price for a used machine.

Wayne

www.metaldetectingstuff.com

 

[Carolina Tom]

I use a Garrett AT Pro... a little more money than you want to spend, but a good machine for the money. Don't forget the pin pointer.

Just my opinion. GL&HH.