Getting Started

[rvman]

I want to get started with relic and coin hunting. What kind of equipment should I get started with? What price range?

 

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[Charlie P. (NY)]

Price range is up to you. Most "general purpose" detectors you will find are in the $200 to $1,400 price range. If you start too low you will likely outgrow the features soon. Start too high and you might be frustrated with how sensitive the unit is to set-up and changes. You can get good, servicable detectors for well under $400 that will do the basics well. As a rule of thumb, the higher the price the more successful you will be in the marginal conditions.

A LOT depends on where you intend on huntng. Beaches, parks, trashy areas, woods, foundations, fields, plowed fields, etc.

Be sure to leave aside enough kitty for a good set of headphones and a good digging tool. A pinpointer will also make you a better hunter by speeding up the dig and recover time.

Come back with your comfort $ level and your list of intended main search areas and we can narrow the field for you.

 

[rvman]

I would like to stay around $200 for the detector, but will pay up to $400 if the benefits keep me from out growing it soon. I live in central MS. I plan to hunt on old family properties, which contain home sites, farms, forests, and fields. I would also like to hunt on state parks and camp grounds, and hope to get permission on properties around civil war battles, such as Raymond, MS.

 

[SC_hunter]

RVman...For about $212 you can get an Ace 250...I use one and love it and you won't "outgrow" it for some time....if you ever do. Check out the forums on here with all the detectors. Ask questions and I'm sure you will get some great answers..Good luck and let us know what you get...btw..Welcome to TNet...

 

[gtfd47]

How'bout a shovel. 5 bucks @ Walmart

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