for anyone to know what type of machine to suggest, they would have to know what kind of hunting you mostly do. someone might say that a Porsche is the best car, but It wouldn't be if you only did off road driving, or if you needed to haul around your kids and your elderly grandmother. so, what kind of hunting do you do? Personally, I hunt pretty much exclusively for civil war relics. in the past, I have had great luck with Tesoro metal detectors. the older units with multi-tone were great machines. I have used the newer machines, like the Cibola and the vaquero, and I just don't like the single-tone. the vaquero has great depth, but it's really hard to tell what your digging. for your budget, (assuming you're coin shooting or relic hunting), I would recommend a Tesoro Bandito II Umax, or a Tesoro Silver Sabre Umax. Or... a Teknetics gamma would probably be another good option. you will have much better luck, if you find a good machine and stick with it, and learn it really well. either way, good luck.
