Stealth sand scoop and magnet?

[jjg70]

I got my stealth sand scoop this week and it looks like it will be great for the beach. I ordered it from Ed at Treasure Mountain Detectors. He was great to work with and I had it in 4 days. Great business to work with. Do most people mount a magnet in bottom?

 

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[texasvarmit]

jjg,
I don't know about the beach (am a land hunter hundreds of miles from the nearest sea/ocean/gulf beach) as mostly I hunt dry land. However I have wondered if mounting a "super magnet" on a stick, or perhaps on the handtool digger I use, might help in pulling out scrap iron (nails, bolts, screws etc) whilst detecting. I have several of the super magnets, and know the meteorite metal detector boys use them for meteorites with great success.

Can't see why they would not fit in the tool kit of regular metal detector/coin shooters also.

 

[extractor]

Yup put a magnet in it, it will help u out a lot. I have a magnet in my beach scoop and on most of my picks.
The average pounds pull of most of the magnets I use are 50 lbs to 75 lbs .

 

[boogeyman]

Not to mention, even a small magnet is great to have so you don't have to wait to see if that chain or ring is plated.