What was your FIRST metal detector?

[Sandman]

Everyone has a first metal detector. Mine was a BFO that I can't remember the name, but my second one was a C&G Bobcat, a TR type.

 

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[warsawdaddy]

It was either a Relco or Jetco.I'm pretty sure it was a Relco.(60's)

 

[strike it rich]

its funny when i when i thought about my first dectector I cant remember my first detector but I do remember the price about 280 pounds and that was when I was about 15 omg almost 25years ago. Funny thing is I never got to use it swopped it for a c64 head in hands. lol

 

[l.cutler]

My brother and I went halves on a Garrett Freedom III. I then got a Gold Mountain Cobra of my own.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Sandman, my first was a Whites 66TR. That is a circa late 1960s/early '70s machine. I got it used in about 1976, so it had only been out of production for 4 or 5 yrs. by then. But man was it a dinasour compared to what was coming out in the late '70s!

How deep could you get a coin sized target with your BFO? What years was that? As I recall, my 66TR could get 4 or 5" on a coin.

 

[doozis]

My first one was a Christmas gift from my wife in 1981 it was a
Bounty Hunter VLF/TR. I forget the model number but it was one
of the better BH's. No Tnet and No internet so It was an interesting
learning experience , I'm sure my county was another inch or two above sea level after I removed all those tons of nails from the ground

Doozis

 

[RON (PA)]

My first detector was a Tesoro Compadre. I bought it in early 2001 and bought it because I did not want to buy a junk detector and to see if I liked the hobby. Well, I love the hobby and I still have it and use it today. It is my primary land machine. It is a great little machine.

 

[Silvertip]

I had a little cheapie back in the 70's for a short while. GTO Searchmaster (?) comes to mind. It was referred to as a "screamin' meenie". Been without ever since. Now I'm interested again. I located a Garret dealer in Boise in which I am going down to look at the Ace 250. Seems to be a popular model for us new guys. Plus a knowledgeable sales person would be a benefit vs a big box store. (I've all ready learned this since joining this forum, thanks!)

 

[Farmercal]

My first detector was a Radio Shack. My first good detector was a Fisher 1220X. Now that was a good machine and I found tons of stuff with that machine. Still have it.

 

[teverly]

Radio shack..then fisher cz6a...

 

[deepskyal]

Mine was a White's Coinmaster 3000D series 3.....still have it, although it won't ground balance worth a crap now.
I attempted to cut and splice the cable to the coil to make it longer for a TH I was on and think maybe I screwed it up. Think I bought in around 1980...thats a foggy era to remember anything for me.

I pulled it out a few months ago just to see if it still worked.
I got a post on repairs if anyone can figure whether its shot or maybe if I just bought a new coil. It's been sittin in the rafters for years.

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Thought this was cool...Popular Mechanics article 1917

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Sandman,

White's Coinmaster 3900/D.

have a good un......
SHERMANVILLE

 

[bakergeol]

I don't remember the name of my first. It cost $45 and came in kit form with square green coils- BFO in early 60's. I quickly moved up to Karl Von M. "Little Monster" BFO- $90. Now that was a workhorse. It lasted until the TRs came out in the mid 70's and then VLFs to the present day.

George

 

[godisnum1]

Obviously I haven't been around the block a few times like some of you, but my first was the Ace 150...

Bran <><

 

[Ricardo_NY1]

A rookie in the game, mine was a Discovery 1100 last October. Moved onto the 250 and now Explorer XS.

 

[Boobydoo]

I think my first was a cheapo Jetco kids detector in the late 60's early 70's.

My first decent one was a Compass Coinhustler (or something like that) TR in the late 70's.
Nice little machine until I broke the stem right at the base of the coil.
After that, in 1981, I bought the ole trusty Garrett American SX TR machine that I still use today to pillage the schoolyard woodchips with.
So I think this year coming up will be my 30th in the hobby.

Keep smiling Sandman!

BDoo

 

[erikk]

A D-Tex BFO followed by a Whites TR-66 & a BH RB-7 and many, many mo re

 

[Carson Coin Master]

i got my first at a garage sale for $10 it was a radio shack special. it didnt work very vell at all and i really had no idea how to use it.

 

[Michigander2005]

Mine was Bounty Hunter of some kind around 1978 , my memory is all it had was single knob on and off.


2nd machine whites 5000D in early 80's