Wanting new machine Opinions

beerguy

Bronze Member
May 6, 2004
1,138
1,174
Camano Island, WA
Detector(s) used
CTX3030,
Many more on a rotating basis.
Park Ranger and Pack Mule pouches by Freeloader!
I don't know if you will find anyone here with an opinion on that...:laughing7:
 

civil_war22

Relic Recovery Specialist
Dec 5, 2008
3,215
2,810
NW Arkansas
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE/LTD2, minelab Etrac, whites classic id, spectrum xlt, fisher f7, fisher 1266, king of all Tesoro Cibola, Tesoro Vaquero, Fisher 1280-X, minelab equinox, Fisher F75+ Garrett AT MAX
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
All depends on what you want to spend
 

digger27

Bronze Member
May 18, 2011
1,506
3,225
I also use Tesoros but my prime hunter is an F70.
Fantastic in great soil, mineralized soil, heavy trash or super dense iron with several coils.
At new prices the anniversary edition F75 is a better deal right now at $500 from most dealers, used the F70 can be found even cheaper down to near the $400 range...sometimes even below that.
Many people buy these top end Fishers but never really learn to get a handle on them or understand them and dump them cheap.
Their loss is our gain.
 

asrussell96

Full Member
Jul 29, 2016
172
130
Pittsburgh, PA
Detector(s) used
Garrett AT/Pro
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I love my AT pro..... It picks up the targets quite well and it is easy to use...It can also go into the water as long as you have the waterproof headphones
 

Carolina Tom

Gold Member
Apr 4, 2014
10,059
17,063
Charlotte
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
XP Deus V3.2 9" & 11" Coils, AT Pro, ProPointer AT, Lesche 55, 75 & 80LT
Primary Interest:
Other

CoilToTheSoil

Hero Member
Mar 14, 2015
700
914
Detector(s) used
XP Deus
Minelab Sovereign xs2a Pro
Minelab Sovereign GT
Minelab X-Terra 705
Minelab Explorer SE
Minelab e-trac
Tesoro compadre
Whites v3i
AT Pro
Teknetics Gamma 6000
Bounty Hunter Camo LS
Bounty Hunt
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Deus..

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Tommybuckets

Bronze Member
Mar 2, 2015
1,056
1,894
Bodymore, Metalland
🥇 Banner finds
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Excal, Safari, Garrett infinium, Whites prizm 4
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Find better spots and any old machine will do nicely lol
 

Sandman

Gold Member
Aug 6, 2005
13,398
3,992
In Michigan now.
Detector(s) used
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
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,419
30,081
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
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
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
You are going to have to spend $1,000.00 or more to really upgrade. The AT Pro is a sideways move. I would be looking at one of these five:
 

IDXMonster

Hero Member
Mar 16, 2014
770
1,278
New Glarus,WI
Detector(s) used
Current….Deus2, ExplorerSEPro, Explorer2, IDXPro-M
Past….Deus1, CTX3030, Equinox800, eTrac, Compadre
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
You say it's "iron filled down here". I see this problem quite often and there are things you can do which will increase your find rate and make you a happy detectorist. STOP HUNTING CRAP SITES! Not every park,school,old house and field are full of iron. Some are,no doubt. An old farm? They're the worst. You have to ask the hard question of WHY you are bogged down in all this iron! If you said,"I hunt only old farms and demolished houses" then you could more accurately decide what detector/coil combo would work better for finding what you're after. Some machines work better in iron laden places,while others excel at finding deep old coins in cleaner ground. Start with WHERE,think about WHY and then decide on WHAT. Changing sites instead of changing detectors CAN be the solution,if you think you're not doing as well as you should be or would like to. JMHO...
 

civil_war22

Relic Recovery Specialist
Dec 5, 2008
3,215
2,810
NW Arkansas
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75 SE/LTD2, minelab Etrac, whites classic id, spectrum xlt, fisher f7, fisher 1266, king of all Tesoro Cibola, Tesoro Vaquero, Fisher 1280-X, minelab equinox, Fisher F75+ Garrett AT MAX
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
I've found on my etrac that if it's severely iron infested I can generally null it out and avoid it and still pick up some goodies. Aluminum on the other hand is a different ball game. I don't want to miss jewelry so I dig the aluminum and have got a pretty good collection of it stockpiled at home
 

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