Best metal detector for 800usd

Sandman

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If your going to use it near salt water, forget it. If will be unstable. You can't really believe the hype.
 

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stefs

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i know my friend.
But i want somethimes to go throw salt water beach. So if have any metal detector who have this possibility please tell me.
 

masterjedi

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Minelab's CTX 3030, E-Trac & EQ800, Fisher F75LTD SE & F44, Whites MXT All PRO, Whites TRX Pointer & Shovel, Predator Tools Raptor hand digger & Ranger shovel. Grey Ghost Ultimate headphones.
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Buy a nice used Etrac...
 

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stefs

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I cant, i am from Montenegro, in my country, i can buy metal detector.
I only send my family who travel to USA to buy me, so i must buy new, because if i buy used, i dont know if seller a scammer or not.
 

Terry Soloman

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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
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Makro Racer 2
 

vferrari

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XP Deus with HF/x35 Coils and Mi6 Pinpointer/ML Equinox 600/800/ML Tarsacci MDT 8000 GPX 4800/Garrett ATX/Fisher F75 DST/Tek G2+/Delta/Whites MXT/Nokta Simplex/Garrett Carrot
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Nokta Impact if you can swing an extra $100 more.
 

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stefs

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I am interested of Nokta Impact and Makro Racer 2.
But i didnt find anywhere that Nokta Impact saltwater waterproof.
And how deep i can go to saltwater with this two detectors?
Do this detectors good with the gold?
 

Terry Soloman

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May 28, 2010
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
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Both are GREAT for gold, neither are WATERPROOF! Only the coil - NOT the control box, so 1'foot of water only! Wet sand, ankle deep.:skullflag:
 

Sandman

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Excal 1000, Excal II, Sovereign GT, CZ-20, Tiger Shark, Tejon, GTI 1500, Surfmaster Pulse, CZ6a, DFX, AT PRO, Fisher 1235, Surf PI Pro, 1280-X, many more because I enjoy learning them. New Garrett Ca
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Syefs, all single frequency detectors will be unstable in saltwater sand. What you need is either an EXCEl, CZ-21 or even a Whites BHID. A PI detector would also work but lacks good discrimination. all these are totally waterproof. Good Luck.:coffee2: I know these are out of your price range but there are used ones. Lots of guys give up the hobby and sell their used detectors.
 

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Tpmetal

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Jan 4, 2017
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equinox 800, Whites mx sport, Garrot carrot, bounty hunter time ranger
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whites mx sport, will do everything but the salt water wont be as good as pi machines or duel field.
 

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stefs

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but how a lot of people said Garret at pro is good waterproof metal detector for only 500usd?
Can anyone tell me why dual frequency is better for beach hunting?
When i search the beach, do i mush change this and two times search the beach or what?
 

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Rick K

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ML SDC-2300, Fisher F-75, XP Deus,
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two freqs at the same time - reason is that a single freq detector - ground balanced to the wet salt has little depth.
 

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