Best metal detector under 170usd?

[Tesorillo]

Best metal detector under 170usd?

Hi, I am from Spain, I am new here
10 years ago I was playing with a mine detector with pulse induction. This detector reached a depth of 50 cm (20 inches) but I just found out trash, so I sold the detector to a professional searcher who used it along with other standard detectors and I left this hobby. Now, I want to try this hobby again but with a more modest detector for me to focus on accuracy, and get precious metal objects, avoiding all the junk

What is the best detector (quality-price relation) under 170usd? this is my budget.

I have seen this detectors:

Bounty Hunter Gold Digger = 65 usd
Bounty Hunter VLF = 82 usd
Bounty Hunter Tracker = 120 usd
Bounty Hunter Fast Tracker = 120 usd
Bounty Hunter Quick Draw + Pinpointer + Bag = 170 usd
Tesoro Compadre = 160 usd
Garret Ace 150 = 150 usd

What is the best detector under 170 usd by relation quality-price?
Thanks.

 

[Sandman]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

Of the listed detectors you gave in your price range the Tesoro Compadre is the best one with the Garrett 150 a distant second place. The Bounty Hunters work, but many that have them always want to upgrade plus they are prone to many failures because of the quality of materials used.

 

[Smudge]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

Hands down the Tesoro Compadre. Nothing else even comes close.

Sorry if it seems like I'm stomping on the other detectors, don't mean to.

Personally, I think the Compadre is worth much more than the $170 Tesoro charges for it.

 

[bazinga]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

He wants to get precious metal targets and avoid all of the junk.

The answer is simple.

Metal detecting is not for you. No machine does that.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

There is no detector that is going to ignore all the junk and only tell you when there is precious metal under the coil. Some of the higher end detectors will allow you to descriminate out a lot of the trash, but you will also be descriminating a lot of the precious metals due to the base metals they are mixed with......

If your only wanting to find precious metals and not be bothered digging anything else then your best bet is to take your $170 and go to a coin shop and just buy it there....

If someone knows of a shortcut that will stop me from digging pulltabs, can slaw and other trash please let me know too, I want to only dig precious metals also.........

 

[Smudge]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

Tesorillo,

The others speak the truth.

Gold jewelry is usually mixed with baser metals to make it strong. Because of that, they fall in the same conductivity scale as most junk, like foil and pull tabs. Iron is the most you can safely discriminate out and not sacrifice gold.

If you want to dig those precious metals, you must dig a lot of trash in the process. It cannot be avoided.

 

[mts]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

I think people are taking him too literally when he says "avoiding all of the junk". Keep in mind that his previous experience was with a PI mine detecting unit. He would have been finding tons of iron trash. Any discriminating detector will likely yield significantly better results than what he was using before.

With all of that said, I agree that the Tesoro Compadre seems to be just the ticket.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Best metal detector under 170usd?

Tesoro Compadre