Just looking for a little help picking a new detector.

[joshuajbelanger]

New to the forum and the hobby. I bought a tesoro compadre a few months back, just to see if I would like MD'ing, turns out, I do. But I'm looking to upgrade to a better model. I would like something that is more a jack of all trades, relic, beach, and surf. Doesn't have to be completely submersible. I just want something reliable, that has good depth and isn't too pricey. Something along the 250-500$ range. I don't really need too many bells and whistles, but I'm a quick learner, so anything with a moderate learning curve. Thanks for the help

-J

 

[Tin Nugget]

If you like the Tesoro then you may want to go up to a Cibola and if you shop around you can probably find a new Deleon for 500.00. If you are interested in trying a different brand, go for it. There is no shortage of good detectors to choose from. HH

 

[Sandman]

Beach and surf are two different areas that require different detectors to work well. While most land detectors will do for dry sand hunting on the beach, the wet saltwater sand will drive it fits with its salt concentrations and black sand. The Minelab Sov GT and Excal can hunt both these locals with great results.

 

[warsawdaddy]

I agree with the Cibola choice.If you think you want a TID unit(screen) then you might think of the DeLeon($479).Go to the different manufacturer's websites and check 'em all out.The prices shown there are higher than the dealers sell them for.You have a wide range of White's detectors that would suit you also.
White's - http://whiteselectronics.com/products/metal-detectors.html

Tesoro - http://www.tesoro.com/product/detectors/

Garrett-http://www.garrett.com/hobby/hbby_products.htm

Fisher - http://www.fisherlab.com/hobby/index.html

Here's a site that has several field tests on many of the units;

http://metaldetectorreviews.net/

 

[joshuajbelanger]

Appreciate the help guys

-J

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Look for a good used Minelab Sovereign GT, it will work great on both land and the wet salt beaches, you can not surmerge it, but other then that it is probably one of the very best for both surf and turf....

Living close to beaches in Florida and not having at least a good wet sand beach detector is passing up a lot of potential gold.............

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Thats cool if your more into collecting historic relics. But you can't judge the beaches by what you found so far, and a Sov GT with a WOT coil will go a lot deeper then the stock Compadre.....at almost $1200 an ounce them modern rings add up fast.....

As far as machine for hunting for relics, check out the links below....Just trying to help...

http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/sovgt.htm

http://metaldetectorreviews.net/detectors/162-2-minelabsovereigngt.html

 

[RandyNorthridgeCa]

Saw this for sale on the forum classifieds section. This a killer machine for a great price. Just make sure this person has a good record when selling things. You'll have to send the money before you get the detector and you don't want to get burned. You can use the money you save to buy yourself a larger coil.

FS Fisher CZ-5
Posted Yesterday at 05:41:22 PM Quote

Works great and in good shape. Only some wear on the rods. I am selling several of my detectors. 360$ shipped.

 

[Frankn]

It's hard to find one detector for everything. I know becuse I have tried just about everything. I use two detectors now. An XLT and a Surfmaster PI both made by Whites electronics. The XLT is a do all detector. It works well on the beach, in the desert and in the park. The display can tell you what type of metal, or combination of metal is down there. The pinpointing is dead on because of the singel coil. It is good for at least 2' on objects over 8"wide and I have found diamond rings at 10" on the beach. The PI goes deeper and is completely waterproof. You can pick up an XLT from the T-net listings for under $500. P.S. the XLT was the detector that just found that $5,000,000 hoard of gold in England! Need I say more?

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[Treasure_Hunter]

Detectors are like golf clubs, different one for different situtations. What works good in one part of the country may not work well in another part

Many land detectors can't handle salt water beaches, they constantly false and chatter due to the minerals in the saltwater. Buy the detector for the type of hunting you will do most. IF you want to hunt the saltwater beaches then look for a detector for that...

 

[Frankn]

Treasure_hunter, the guy wants to get as close as he can to doing everything with one detector! The XLT fits the bill! No false signals,Has a beach setting that works in wet and dry sand. Now I must admitt that black magnetic sand could cause a problem. That's why I bought the PI But I haven't run into much black sand. Also T-net listings show several under $500. I realize there are exceptions, but they are few, that's why I sold my two box detector. If you know of a more versatile detector lets have it!

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