New detector on the way!

[ryaan21]

Hey all I don't post much but I am happy. I ordered a new Delta 4000 from teknetics. I am excited as my brother has had really nice luck with his omega 8000 in the areas we hunt.

Ordered it from a dealer on here. After being told a pinpointer i wanted from a national dealer was gonna cost $16.00 to ship, I decided to support dealers here on this board.

Anyways I am going from a gtax 550 garrett, which i had some luck with, but the bell tone is something I can no longer tolerate. Next purchase is a pro pointer!

 

[Dano Sverige]

Best of luck mate.

 

[relichunters]

I used to have a Delta 4000, it's an okay machine, good depth, good readings, but it wasn't good at discriminating iron, and had many false beeps, quite unstable. But it's not a bad detector.

 

[brucebob]

I've had my Delta 4000 for almost a month now and I've been pleased with it. I'm new to detecting and I read everywhere that the Delta 4000 was the best entry level machine. So far I've only found clad coins but I haven't gotten to go out a ton since my wife and I have a 6 week old baby

 

[relichunters]

I'm new to detecting and I read everywhere that the Delta 4000 was the best entry level machine.

I am going to have to disagree with that, while it's a nice detector, it has it's problems. I think the best entry level detector is Tesoro Silver Umax.
I've tried 9 or 10 entry level detectors and this has far outshined the rest.

 

[desert dog]

i have a delta 400 and i have found 3 gold ring
with my delta it a good detector

 

[relichunters]

i have a delta 400 and i have found 3 gold ring
with my delta it a good detector

That is based on luck, not how good the detector functions.

Was the VDI correct? what range from it? what was actual depth compared to reported depth? What about pinpointing? how precise was it?

No matter what you find, it doesn't make the detector good.

 

[ryaan21]

I am confident I will be happy with it. I have tried other detectors as well and the cost of this for all of its functions is what sold me. That and the performance I have seen from the teknetics 8000 my brother swings.

My garrett will be sold to fund more equipment.

I have seen tesoros in action and they seem ok. Lack of a pinpoint button on most of their detectors is what steered me clear of them. Sure it is not needed but I like it.

 

[relichunters]

Pinpoint feature is completely worthless, I tried it and it never worked correctly. The Tesoro is built where you do an X mark and you found your target.

 

[ryaan21]

Odd all the pinpointing features i have used have been decent. I want a pro pointer though for those ones ya just cnt locate.

 

[brucebob]

i have a delta 400 and i have found 3 gold ring
with my delta it a good detector

That is based on luck, not how good the detector functions.

Was the VDI correct? what range from it? what was actual depth compared to reported depth? What about pinpointing? how precise was it?

No matter what you find, it doesn't make the detector good.

Haha, you're really saying that finding 3 gold rings was just luck? Their detector did what it is supposed to do, find metal.. Anyways, we are just sharing our experience with the metal detector we currently have. That's cool that you are sharing your experience with the Delta 4000 but you don't need to put down someone's finds and say finding 3 gold rings was just luck.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

i have a delta 400 and i have found 3 gold ring
with my delta it a good detector

That is based on luck, not how good the detector functions.

Was the VDI correct? what range from it? what was actual depth compared to reported depth? What about pinpointing? how precise was it?

No matter what you find, it doesn't make the detector good.

Haha, you're really saying that finding 3 gold rings was just luck? Their detector did what it is supposed to do, find metal.. Anyways, we are just sharing our experience with the metal detector we currently have. That's cool that you are sharing your experience with the Delta 4000 but you don't need to put down someone's finds and say finding 3 gold rings was just luck.

I have never used the Delta 4000 so I can't comment on it's performance one way or another, but what we find with any detector is at least 50% luck, I have given my wife many gold rings of which at least 6 are diamond rings I found and it is was luck I found them, if we don't get a coil over a nice target we are not going to find it.

What makes a detector good or reliable isn't just that it can find metal, a $29.99 toy detector finds metal, it is how all the additional features and options on the detector works. How well is it built, how accurate is the pinpoint, how accurate is the screen if it has one, how stable is it in adverse conditions, how deep does it reach, can it tell you if the target is iron or ferrous, how good are all the other features it has on it......

 

[ivan salis]

often what some folks see as "dumb" luck is often actually fine metal detecting skills at work -- knowing just the 'right place " to go looking for lost rings --because some places are just more "likely" to cause ring loss than others * -- once at the "right place" , knowing how to read the land and figger out --high traffic useage areas --thus finding the "right spot /area" to hunt at the "right place" --knowing how to read /use your machine properly to sort trash from treasure * -- and of course being a bit "lucky" never hurts -- but for the most part being a successful metal detecorist --is often more skill than luck.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

often what some folks see as "dumb" luck is often actually fine metal detecting skills at work -- knowing just the 'right place " to go looking for lost rings --because some places are just more "likely" to cause ring loss than others * -- once at the "right place" , knowing how to read the land and figger out --high traffic useage areas --thus finding the "right spot /area" to hunt at the "right place" --knowing how to read /use your machine properly to sort trash from treasure * -- and of course being a bit "lucky" never hurts -- but for the most part being a successful metal detecorist --is often more skill than luck.

Ivan your correct, research is very important, as it reading the land or beach and knowing where the best placees are to hunt at the location your hunting to give you the best chance to find something good.......I have a lot of experience on beach hunting, I check the web cams of the beaches I hunt to se where the crowds are, I look at the crowds when I arrive, I hunt the zones, I read the water for holes under the water, and look for low areas and cuts in the wet sand,

BUT, if you don't get your coil over the gold your not going to find it.... I still feel each ring I find was at least 50% luck......