witch one to get

C

crazy8svt

Tenderfoot
Jan 12, 2013
7
0
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
New here. I've always wanted to take up md as a serious hobby i have a old fisher and white (ooooooold lol) that I've saved my neighbors wedding ring with several times but i'm ready to move up. whats the best all around md. I want one for water to land and from relics to gold nuggets. I was looking into the Minelab Excalibur II but figured i better ask around first to see if this a good choice, love to hear your opinions. little info on where i go beaches,rivers,lakes,land, and caves. SORRY just realized this should be in the tool shed
 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

Treasure of Victoria Peak - Grab it through Amazon!
Last edited:
Upvote 0
Sorry, There's no Best All Around metal detector. There are some that are pretty good at many types of detecting, no one single detector is excellent at all types. Many folks, myself included, select multiple detectors. Each having a particular type of detecting that they excell at. The Excal is an excellent Saltwater machine but very expensive when compared to other detectors if used only in fresh water. The excal is also very heavy for land use, can't be used with lightweight, cooler headphones and you can't change coils easily. You may want to check out getting a couple of less expensive machines to cover all the different types of detecting you want to do.
 

Tom Slick said:
Sorry, There's no Best All Around metal detector. There are some that are pretty good at many types of detecting, no one single detector is excellent at all types. Many folks, myself included, select multiple detectors. Each having a particular type of detecting that they excell at. The Excal is an excellent Saltwater machine but very expensive when compared to other detectors if used only in fresh water. The excal is also very heavy for land use, can't be used with lightweight, cooler headphones and you can't change coils easily. You may want to check out getting a couple of less expensive machines to cover all the different types of detecting you want to do.
Click to expand...

so any suggestion on good starter and I'm in Mo. so no salt water issues
 

I have bounty hunter platinum which seems pretty good I also live in missouri good luck happy huntin
 

For an all around land machine for coins and jewelry I'd go with the White's M6. If you're also looking for relics and Gold Nugget prospecting the White's MXT or MXT Pro. A very good Fresh water machine that can also be used for land hunting is the Tesoro Tiger Shark. A lot of folks like the Garrett AT Pro as it's waterproof to 10 or 20 feet. I wasn't pleased with my AT Pro and sold it awhile back. Once you've experienced White's build quality, everything else pales in comparison. White's has great customer service and the Tesoros have lifetime warranties. If you need a pinpointer, The Garrett Pro Pointer is the top rated stand alone choice. The SunRay pinpointer is also excellent but not available for all detector models.
 

Mr. Slick, an impressive assortment of machines! Whites warranty and service are great!..........63bkpkr
 

Get something at least comparable to the AT PRO if you buy a starter like the Ace 250 or comparable you will find yourself wanting to upgrade in a cpl months. As everyone says there is no best detector I think it is about preference. All the detector manufacters have models comparable to each other, each with good points and each with some lesser abilites than the other. I think you learn your detector and pretty much end up being brand loyal
 

Everyone seems to have their favorite machine. You may want to look in the today's finds section to see what people are recovering and what machines they are using.
 

crazy8svt said:
New here. I've always wanted to take up md as a serious hobby i have a old fisher and white (ooooooold lol) that I've saved my neighbors wedding ring with several times but i'm ready to move up. whats the best all around md. I want one for water to land and from relics to gold nuggets. I was looking into the Minelab Excalibur II but figured i better ask around first to see if this a good choice, love to hear your opinions. little info on where i go beaches,rivers,lakes,land, and caves. SORRY just realized this should be in the tool shed
Click to expand...

I would go with a minelab 705 has a prospecting mode and you can buy differant coils to the location you are going too.these coils will be differant frequency and sizes
 

Crxy8svt,

Out of curiosity what is your old white's machine? If it is a 6000 D Coinmaster then we should talk..........63bkpkr
 

63bkpkr said:
Crxy8svt,

Out of curiosity what is your old white's machine? If it is a 6000 D Coinmaster then we should talk..........63bkpkr
Click to expand...

well the # close lol its a coinmaster 5900/Di the other is a fisher 1220-X
 

cudamark said:
Everyone seems to have their favorite machine. You may want to look in the today's finds section to see what people are recovering and what machines they are using.
Click to expand...

that's a good idea I'll give that a look
 

You must log in or register to reply here.

Old Nautilus Silver King

⬅️ Previous Thread

Wheres the silver?

Next Thread ➡️

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
We Dig Metal Detectors

Latest Discussions

Back
Top