what is the best detector at any cost

[sandy shoes]

if money did not matter what MD would you own and why

 

[christo000]

What about excal water, deus xp land, im thinking paired up might b a nice option there

 

[doninbrewster]

If you're doing land hunting I can't think of a better machine than a CTX3030. I bought one in May and it took me a couple of weeks to get used to it after using White's machines for 30 years. I've attached some photos of what I've found since June 1st this year. It is not all of what I found, but some highlights over just the last 2 months. I'm not sure if I have a photo of the Louis XVI copper I found or either of the counterfeit halfpence from the 1700's as they were all in poor condition. If you ask me, the CTX3030 is the way to go. Just an FYI, these items weren't found at one honey hole spot. They were found at 5 different locations.

 

[Fletch88]

If you're doing land hunting I can't think of a better machine than a CTX3030. I bought one in May and it took me a couple of weeks to get used to it after using White's machines for 30 years. I've attached some photos of what I've found since June 1st this year. It is not all of what I found, but some highlights over just the last 2 months. I'm not sure if I have a photo of the Louis XVI copper I found or either of the counterfeit halfpence from the 1700's as they were all in poor condition. If you ask me, the CTX3030 is the way to go. Just an FYI, these items weren't found at one honey hole spot. They were found at 5 different locations.
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Very nice finds! That's a good representation of what CTX is capable of in hunted out spots

 

[Born2Dtect]

I have, use and love the CTX-3030. Not to go off topic but, the leaking is around the battery seal. If you inspect it every time it won,t leak. Most of the guys complaining are not detail oriented, hint, hint.

There I said it now I will wait for the attacks!

Ed D.

 

[lookindown]

Too bad you have to be so detail oriented to use the 3030...you asked for it.

 

[BryanM362]

guess that for me it would be a threeway tie between squiggy, coily and bbcamay.
but if money didn't matter I guess I could get all three!!

You crazy, but I like the way you think!

 

[Digger2]

I like these

 

[Fletch88]

Me too Digger!

 

[webatch]

Digger !!! I've never found or seen anything like that with a detector.

You have represented the blondes & brunetts - Of course you know your going to be in trouble now for discriminating against Red Heads.

 

[BryanM362]

Aren't there some, very expensive dtectors, that provide a 3D image of the object detected? Not sure if they are regular metal detectors that also use ultra sound, or something?

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Bryanm362, the detectors you speak of are not suited for regular detecting (coins, relics, jewelry, etc....). The reason is, the pixel sizes of such shape-showing type technology, is something like 1" pixels. So .... everything you typically search for (coins, rings, pulltabs, nails, foil wads, etc...) would be: a 1" pixel! doh. Even something you might THINK would be useful in showing shape (a horseshoe for instance), is nothing but a messy blotch of pixels. Thus, no, it's not going to show the difference in shape of a dime, vs a ring, vs a pulltab, vs a foil wad, etc....

 

[BryanM362]

Bryanm362, the detectors you speak of are not suited for regular detecting (coins, relics, jewelry, etc....). The reason is, the pixel sizes of such shape-showing type technology, is something like 1" pixels. So .... everything you typically search for (coins, rings, pulltabs, nails, foil wads, etc...) would be: a 1" pixel! doh. Even something you might THINK would be useful in showing shape (a horseshoe for instance), is nothing but a messy blotch of pixels. Thus, no, it's not going to show the difference in shape of a dime, vs a ring, vs a pulltab, vs a foil wad, etc....

Sure would sell a lot of them, if they could develop that technology for the hobbyist! No more pull tabs!

 

[scotty544]

Bryan look up ground penetrating radar, I think that may be what you are thinking of.

 

[New Seeker]

I want the sensor array they have on the Enterprise (Star Trek) It can discriminate ANYTHING from a high orbit!!

 

[lededoop5125]

I would pay a scientist to create me goggles to see into the earth up to 6ft down

 

[sandy shoes]

great finds

 

[Truffles_EOD]

I have been looking at OKM's products and people are ridiculing their Bionic products that "reputedly" detect Gold and Precious Jewels at massive distances, hmm... check your OKM product very carefully that you are recommending...

This is what I would buy. This is a PI detector, stealthy, has fm radio with headphone attachment. This goes deep, and can locate tunnels and such. It is for all purposes a ordinary walking stick. Wouldn't try to take one through a air port scanner though.

OKM ROVER UC - €10000 : Annita Hightech Group , Metal detectors

 

[SpiritRelic]

Still would be a Tesoro for me. I'd put my $550 Outlaw up against my Explorer SE any day. Half the price and a better machine imo.
Can't see spending $2500 on a CTX 3030. But I only know the Explorer SE inside out and a little on the Etrac. It would have to be a completely different much better machine from them.
If I were strickly gold hunting like in Arizona or a place like that, I'd then get a Minelab GPX 4800 or 5000.

I got an outlaw.The CTX sounds amazing,but i have to have a ultra light detector that packs down small and light for hiking.That is why i have three Tesoro detectors.

 

[christo000]

I got an outlaw.The CTX sounds amazing,but i have to have a ultra light detector that packs down small and light for hiking.That is why i have three Tesoro detectors.

U want small & light check out a deus xp all that folds basically to nothing, no wires anywhere,multi frequency & its very fast responce will put any bother machine out