New to Tnet,looking for advice.

[Treasure_Hunter]

But I can tell you are leaning towards the ace people tell me gold rings come up as pulltabs on the ace as with most detectors that don't have million notch discrimination.

Minelabs have great discrimination, but when you discriminate out pulltabs you are discriminating out the vast majority of gold rings and other gold objects.

If you don't want to dig pull tabs, you may as well look for a different type of target to hunt other then gold jewelry..............

 

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[RGINN]

Welcome to T-Net, bud, a repository of the most eclectic knowledge of the arcane obtainable legally. Anyway, I lean towards Nova's reasoning. It would be better to buy somethin cheap, yet still usable, and learn that. Then upgrade. I've seen folks with some money to spend buy top of the line detectors, then when they can't figure them out, they lose interest in the hobby. Which is not a bad thing, as it thins out the field and we can buy their machines cheaply at the pawn shops. Best of luck!

 

[eathabs]

Metfan, welcome to Tnet.

First bit of advice, root for the Phillies.

Second, as others have said you may want to purchase a digging tool, pinpointer, headphones and another coil. Unless someone is selling them as a package, those extras add up quickly. You do have some "local" dealers. Look them up and see what they have to offer. Get the machine in your hand and ask questions. Some detectors have a higher learning curve than others. You really need to be comfortable with your machine and know it well to be successful. For many people, $500 is a lot of money to spend only to find out that the machine was too complicated, too heavy, not right for the type of hunting you plan on doing. Once you get your detector you must read the manual cover to cover. Once you do that, do it again and again. Don't be afraid to ask questions on here. This site is a WEALTH of knowledge.

Here is a list of dealers close to you:

Garrett

Sheila’s Shop
96 Cortland Street
Marathon, NY - 13803
Tel: 607-849-3353
Distance: 12 miles

Walt’s Hobby Inc
2 Dwight Dr
Syracuse, NY - 13209
Tel: 315-453-2291
Distance: 34 miles

Family Hobby & Crafts
253 Vestal Parkway E
Vestal, NY - 13850
Tel: 607-748-0324
Distance: 37 miles

White's

Bruce Lloyd's Funtronics
CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT
Dryden, NY 13053
United States
607-844-8890
10.11 miles


Walt's Hobby, Inc.
2 DWIGHT PARK DR
Syracuse, NY 13209
United States
315-453-2291
33.63 miles


Penn Yan Electronics
228 LAKE ST PLAZA
Penn Yan, NY 14527
United States
315-536-7700
45.42 miles


Tesoro

Schenectady
Upstate Metal Detectors
(518) 393-0624
Website: www.upstatedetectors.com
Fast Service, Knowledgeable Staff, and Free Shipping

Chittenango
Frank Pandozzi Enterprise
(315) 687-9631

Hamburg
Reliatech Sales & Service
(800) 453-0102
Email: jlattuca@reliatech.net
Point Lookout - Long Island
Point Detectors
(516) 650-2330
Email: pointdetectors@yahoo.com

Keep us posted,

habs