Smudge
Bronze Member
- Jul 9, 2010
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- Detector(s) used
- A Propointer tied to a stick
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I've been back into detecting for about six months, so I'm no expert. I have an older friend who doesn't own a computer (so he can;t check forums), who is interested in getting into metal detecting.
I know him pretty well and we talked about what he really wanted to do with it.
He wants to go mainly to parks and schoolyards. Becuase of his age, he really doesn't need to be chasing deep targets. 6" or less is plenty (which is where most targets are anyway).
A lighter weight machine would be good also.
Because his hearing isn't the greatest, I am thinking a TID machine would be best.
Also, to avoid a lot of unnecessary bending and stooping, I wanted to recommend a machine with some good discriminating capabilities.
His budget is around $550 and he doesn't want to buy used (says he doesn't want to buy some else's mistake).
I was thinking of suggesting he get the Ace 350 or maybe the Minelab XTerra 505.
I really detect beaches more than parks, so if anyone can chime in here with their thoughts I'd really appreciate it. I don't want to steer him in the wrong direction.
Also, we're in Florida and our ground mineralization is very low.
I know him pretty well and we talked about what he really wanted to do with it.
He wants to go mainly to parks and schoolyards. Becuase of his age, he really doesn't need to be chasing deep targets. 6" or less is plenty (which is where most targets are anyway).
A lighter weight machine would be good also.
Because his hearing isn't the greatest, I am thinking a TID machine would be best.
Also, to avoid a lot of unnecessary bending and stooping, I wanted to recommend a machine with some good discriminating capabilities.
His budget is around $550 and he doesn't want to buy used (says he doesn't want to buy some else's mistake).
I was thinking of suggesting he get the Ace 350 or maybe the Minelab XTerra 505.
I really detect beaches more than parks, so if anyone can chime in here with their thoughts I'd really appreciate it. I don't want to steer him in the wrong direction.
Also, we're in Florida and our ground mineralization is very low.
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