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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2015 9:29:00 GMT -5
Hi All, I am really interested in getting into metal detecting as a hobby. It sounds like so much fun. Problem is, as a beginner,I have no idea what kind of metal detector to get. I don't want to spend a lot, in case I find it's not for me. I have been looking at the following detectors online: Garrett Ace 150 VLF (from CT) Bounty Hunter Fast Tracker Bounty Hunter Tracker IV Any suggestions would be appreciated. (even if it's not from the list above) Thanks  |
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Post by Leslie Sarkany on Sept 23, 2015 15:59:43 GMT -5
Welcome aboard. Whatever the budget a few things to think of such as warranty, how is the serve on the machine and what type of hunting you wish to do.
Whatever the choice be one with your machine. try watching youtube on the various machines and good luck!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 9:25:50 GMT -5
I hear you "not wanting to spend a lot, in case you don't like the hobby", but if you get one of those lower end bounty hunters that is likely what WILL happen, they are not very good. Then the trouble is it won't be worth anything on the used market, in effect you will have thrown your money away.
The Garrett 150 is the best choice from your list, but again just in cace you don't find you like the hobby, and want to sell the 150 your going to take a beating because it is not very popular, perhaps 1% as popular as the garrett ace 250.
I would seriously suggest if you can manage is to bite the bullet, and get the Garrett ace 250, or Fisher F2, or Teknetics Eurotek Pro. All are good detectors, all about the same money, all get good reviews, and are quite popular. Then should you decide sometime down the raod you don't like MDing you can get a large portion of your money back on the used market. So in the end these detectors are the better value for all those reasons. Not to mention the fact they will just work better.
Good luck with the decision, and future digs.
Rick
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 11:38:33 GMT -5
I hear you "not wanting to spend a lot, in case you don't like the hobby", but if you get one of those lower end bounty hunters that is likely what WILL happen, they are not very good. Then the trouble is it won't be worth anything on the used market, in effect you will have thrown your money away. The Garrett 150 is the best choice from your list, but again just in cace you don't find you like the hobby, and want to sell the 150 your going to take a beating because it is not very popular, perhaps 1% as popular as the garrett ace 250. I would seriously suggest if you can manage is to bite the bullet, and get the Garrett ace 250, or Fisher F2, or Teknetics Eurotek Pro. All are good detectors, all about the same money, all get good reviews, and are quite popular. Then should you decide sometime down the raod you don't like MDing you can get a large portion of your money back on the used market. So in the end these detectors are the better value for all those reasons. Not to mention the fact they will just work better. Good luck with the decision, and future digs. Rick Thanks that's exactly what I wanted to know. Can I use any of the Md's you suggested on Salt Water beaches and in shallow salt water? This is really what I am looking for . Thanks very much
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2015 12:28:58 GMT -5
I hear you "not wanting to spend a lot, in case you don't like the hobby", but if you get one of those lower end bounty hunters that is likely what WILL happen, they are not very good. Then the trouble is it won't be worth anything on the used market, in effect you will have thrown your money away. The Garrett 150 is the best choice from your list, but again just in cace you don't find you like the hobby, and want to sell the 150 your going to take a beating because it is not very popular, perhaps 1% as popular as the garrett ace 250. I would seriously suggest if you can manage is to bite the bullet, and get the Garrett ace 250, or Fisher F2, or Teknetics Eurotek Pro. All are good detectors, all about the same money, all get good reviews, and are quite popular. Then should you decide sometime down the raod you don't like MDing you can get a large portion of your money back on the used market. So in the end these detectors are the better value for all those reasons. Not to mention the fact they will just work better. Good luck with the decision, and future digs. Rick Thanks that's exactly what I wanted to know. Can I use any of the Md's you suggested on Salt Water beaches and in shallow salt water? This is really what I am looking for . Thanks very much
Yes they can be used on a salt beach, they can be a bit noisy with false signals depending on the particular beach because it has more to do with minerals, black sand, and hot rocks than the salt. With practice you will figure out which signals to dig, and which to pass on. Navy Dave hunts salt beaches often with a VLF detector with good results. Forgot to mention in my first reply that if you do like detecting, and use it at least some you will eventually pay for it with what you find. A MD is really an investment rather than an expense. I found one coin in 2013 worth $1,000.00. |
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Post by Leslie Sarkany on Sept 25, 2015 13:33:19 GMT -5
Yes wet sand and hot rocks can be a problem with some lower and higher end machines. Pulse induction machines work best in those areas.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 14:09:15 GMT -5
Yes wet sand and hot rocks can be a problem with some lower and higher end machines. Pulse induction machines work best in those areas. Thanks for the input. I appreciate all the tips. What are "hot rocks"? Are they just rocks that are hot from the sun? or are they something else.
Sorry but I am clueless about this subject, lol.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2015 16:19:50 GMT -5
Yes wet sand and hot rocks can be a problem with some lower and higher end machines. Pulse induction machines work best in those areas. Thanks for the input. I appreciate all the tips. What are "hot rocks"? Are they just rocks that are hot from the sun? or are they something else.
Sorry but I am clueless about this subject, lol.
Persons new to the hobby of metal detecting will probably realize fairly quickly that it isn't just the ground that can cause false signals. There are other things lurking nearly everywhere in N.S. that can be just as noisy; namely the dreaded hot rocks!
A hot rock can loosely be defined as: any rock or stone not containing a valuable mineral (gold, silver, or copper) which generates an audible signal response on a metal detector. The exact cause of this phenomenon has been debated among detectorists for some time. Numerous theories have been proposed, however those that seem most reasonable to me are the ones that focus on the iron-bearing minerals found within most hot rocks. These minerals are predominately the iron oxides: magnetite, hematite, limonite, maghemite and lepidocrocite. All of these oxides exhibit a varying degree of ferromagnetism and can be magnetized by being exposed to another magnetic field; like the one generated by a detector's search coil. If the coil is swept across a high iron content hot rock, a secondary magnetic field will be created around it. This secondary field will then be sensed by the coil's primary field and trigger an audible response via the headphones or speaker.
Paraphrased by me, positive, negative bla bla minelabs sounds, bla bla. There are ways to tell "most" of the time what they are. Your experience, or a good teacher will help. I seen a fellow with 20 years experience "chase" hot rocks 2 times in a row. He called me over to check his hole, I said "there's nothing there" he said I had this or that signal, and he had a pretty deep hole already. I said "I don't care what #ID or type of signal you got there is nothing there". So he continues to dig deeper, eventually giving up only to do the exact same thing a few minutes later. There is a field near me that has at least 2 or 3 hot rocks in every swing, it is very frustrating place to hunt, I even took Navy Dave there. It's so bad I can only stay long enough to find a couple of targets, and I bet there are some goodies there too. Rick |
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