Old School Metal Detector Comparisons

[soky72]

Wanting to add a backup detector for friends and family to use with me but don't want to spend the kind of money I did on my F75 LTD. I'm strictly a relic hunter and was thinking of an older proven relic model like a fisher 1265/1266/1270 or Whites 5900/6000. I occasionally see these older detectors on Craigslist for very reasonable money. Any opinions

 

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[lonewolfe]

Be careful with "old/er" detectors - some of them you can't get parts/seals etc. for anymore and can't get them worked on if something goes bad.

The 1270 or 6000 aren't too old - especially the 1270 - you can still buy them new but they have been discontinued from what I heard.

A really good relic machine is the ole' Sierra Madre by whites - they still sell them but I've seen them used for decent $$ on ebay/craigslist

Hope this helps somewhat

HH

 

[Terry Soloman]

Why dont you just get a Tesoro Vaquero?

 

[Adrian SS]

6000 DI Pro is a great relic detector and has target ID in the All metal GB mode

 

[LuckyLarry]

I'm with Terry on this one, a Vaquero would probably be a good one for your area, so would an MXT if you don't run it too hot. It is a bit heavy but it's also one of the best. If you like to play with settings and "tend" to a dectector, the MXT might please you better. If you don't like to mess with things, Terry hit it right on the nail in my view. But always try before you buy..

LL

 

[ohiodigger1950]

I bought a 1265-X many years ago but I tried to fire it up a couple years ago and it was dead. I want to get back into detecting and just ordered an AT Pro outfit from Bart at Big Boys Hobbies. I also got my meter out yesterday and found the battery leads were bad. One of the battery holders was broken so I called Fisher and they don't have any spares so I went to Radio Shack, bought an 8-AA holder and it fired back up so I'm anxious to take it out this spring.....might get my granddaughter interested! Can't find a manual, though, but did download one for a 1266-X. It looks very similar to my 1265..........

 

[liftloop]

5900 dipro 15" loop that will go deep for relics