True_Metal
Hero Member
- Aug 27, 2004
- 912
- 27
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Whites
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Well i replied to your post from yesterday, but you didnt reply back so i will try once more. Do you want to coin shoot a beach or just in parks and yards? I'm going to be a wise ass and say go with the Minelabs as being the best, simply because that's what i use 
Post what you want to hunt so the others here can tell their opinions
Post what you want to hunt so the others here can tell their opinions
True_Metal
Hero Member
- Aug 27, 2004
- 912
- 27
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Whites
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Gribnitz said:
Yes, that too 8)
smhead
Greenie
- Oct 12, 2004
- 18
- 0
- Detector(s) used
- Tesoro Eldorado, Shadow X5
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
You can't really go wrong with one of the Tesoro models, good on coins, good on relics, killer on pokin' through junky iron sites. Get the best general purpose Tesoro you can afford. I use a Shadow X5, but its a top of the line, but have two Tesoros as well. My Eldorado is a great machine, I love it, and sometimes use it along with the Shadow just to have two sets of "ears" listening to the ground. They do discriminate a little differently.
You can pretty much be assured you will get a good detector if you get one of the name brands (see the advertisers for this forum for a good indication of good reliale brands, none of them are junk). Bounty Hunters are said to be OK, but they are really a little gimmicky in their overall company look and feel for me to take them seriously as a machine I would consider. But that said, they wouldn't be in business if they sold junk and many folks here will be able to tell you good things about them too. In fact, you will see a lot of folks probably jumping on me for that remark
Most people will tell you that brand X is the best, simply because they have one. For example, I like Tesoros, they are indeed good, and I will tell others about them and suggest them to folks who ask, but they might not be for you. Some people just don't like them. Similarly, I don't like the detectors by Garret because I think they are ugly, but I wouldn't ever tell someone not to get one, they are just fine when it gets to function, and Charles Garret is a genius. Many a nice find has been made with an ugly green Garrett. So look for advice, and weigh it against your gut. Choose whatever you feel good about. Confidence in your machine is important.
Whatever you get, take the time to learn it. A cheap low end detector can be a ral great machine if you take the time to learn what it is telling you. This means dig trash, dig nails, dig pulltabs, dig everything, until you know what they detector is reporting. That takes time.
A friend of mine uses an older machine that has very little discrimination. Two nobs on the thing and a pole secured by duct tape (no kidding). He does just fine because he knows what the machine is telling him since he's used it for so long.
Bottom line is get the best you can afford from a reputable manufacturer, and learn it, don't give up too soon. Let us know what you get so those who share your choice can help you through the specifics of your detector.
You can pretty much be assured you will get a good detector if you get one of the name brands (see the advertisers for this forum for a good indication of good reliale brands, none of them are junk). Bounty Hunters are said to be OK, but they are really a little gimmicky in their overall company look and feel for me to take them seriously as a machine I would consider. But that said, they wouldn't be in business if they sold junk and many folks here will be able to tell you good things about them too. In fact, you will see a lot of folks probably jumping on me for that remark
Most people will tell you that brand X is the best, simply because they have one. For example, I like Tesoros, they are indeed good, and I will tell others about them and suggest them to folks who ask, but they might not be for you. Some people just don't like them. Similarly, I don't like the detectors by Garret because I think they are ugly, but I wouldn't ever tell someone not to get one, they are just fine when it gets to function, and Charles Garret is a genius. Many a nice find has been made with an ugly green Garrett. So look for advice, and weigh it against your gut. Choose whatever you feel good about. Confidence in your machine is important.
Whatever you get, take the time to learn it. A cheap low end detector can be a ral great machine if you take the time to learn what it is telling you. This means dig trash, dig nails, dig pulltabs, dig everything, until you know what they detector is reporting. That takes time.
A friend of mine uses an older machine that has very little discrimination. Two nobs on the thing and a pole secured by duct tape (no kidding). He does just fine because he knows what the machine is telling him since he's used it for so long.
Bottom line is get the best you can afford from a reputable manufacturer, and learn it, don't give up too soon. Let us know what you get so those who share your choice can help you through the specifics of your detector.
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My Whites' Spectrum XLT is deadly finding coins. Two weeks ago in an elementary playground on a Saturdary I found $13.89.
My battery finally died and I had to stop. The next week I returned and found another $10.+ in coins. However, that is an extremely rare situation. It has taken me 6 years to optimize my XLT due to the various user settings and not being sure of various combinations of adjustments. But now I have revisited some sites and found coins I had missed earlier. I am using my own coin program. Last week I found a 1942 Mercury dime down about 4 inches at a former city golf course. Kellyco in Orlando, Florida, has good prices and selection of metal detectors.
My battery finally died and I had to stop. The next week I returned and found another $10.+ in coins. However, that is an extremely rare situation. It has taken me 6 years to optimize my XLT due to the various user settings and not being sure of various combinations of adjustments. But now I have revisited some sites and found coins I had missed earlier. I am using my own coin program. Last week I found a 1942 Mercury dime down about 4 inches at a former city golf course. Kellyco in Orlando, Florida, has good prices and selection of metal detectors.
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