Metal detector question
I'm thinking about getting a metal detector and know zilch about them. Any recommendations of brands, types, or anything else that I might want to know?
Thanks in advance!
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Ones that run off a battery, not a extension cord are probably better.
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I have a whites but its a older one I bought it new maybe 15 to 20 years ago at the time it was the best one they had
a ex BIL bought a top of the line garret both were about the same in there function I seem to remember about 400.00 give or take for each one back then )
we spent many a afternoon and weekend searching a old park close by and school yards old houses old fair grounds and so on
I did find just about enough change to pay for mine but countless hours of looking lot of exercise if you count that lol maybe a handful of silver coins and old 1900 era nickel's and penny's nothing to write home about
fun hobby and the excitement to see a bit of silver coin or ring glaring or a gold ring ( mine were all just plated I found )
I did recover a couple class rings for buddies whos kids lost there's but knew the general area to look
set my low so countless pull tabs and bottle caps LOL
he found a bit more but was out 2x as much as I over about a two year period
one thing we did find way more people have a metal detector that I ever imaged . you know you have the dream of finding all the great lost items only to discover 50 + more in th esame town ( small town ) have hunted the day lights out of the same area
I would suggest maybe finding one on the secondary market before jumping in on a new one ( at least a high end one )
I still have mine and a couple a bit newer I get out on rare occasions
also I am positive over the last 20 years they have come a long way and sure the prices have also
there use to be magazines decayed solely to metal detecting they may be around still
good luck
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I have a cheap "Bounty Hunter" that was about $150. It came with headphones, case and small locator. It finds metal, but there are much better units available. A coworker and I went to a old civil war site and he was using a Garret Pro series. He found miniballs, buttons and all kinds of cool stuff. I found nothing but trash. I took mine to the beach a few years ago and found quarters dimes and nickels some that were over a foot deep. There's a website called Kellyco detectors that sells just about everything related to metal detecting and has prices that are hard to beat. Best of luck.
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I have a Fisher and like it. Best find so far was survey markers that got buried. LOL Fun if you can bend and dig.
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I've used Fishers with good results but my target was pretty good size we was looking for buried Man Hole lids in easements
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You find lots of things,old tools,horse shoes,old padlocks that are worthless to the rest of the world but are great to you because you found them.
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I used mine to find some of the brass that took off while shooting at my range. I always got more false positives than actual brass. I finally built a brass catcher on a tripod that I shoot beside. Works every time.
Joe
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White or Garrett. Good ones are in the $600. to $1200. range and up to $2500 or so for the very high end models.
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