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[civil war hunter]

I'm saving up money for a new MD. I need help whats a good 500.00 MD?
I need the depth to be 11+.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

On a good day I can hit the 12" quarters (one flat & one on edge) and 3/4" dia. musket ball in my test garden with my Minelab Musketeer Advantage. Not saying I'd dig signals like that "in the field", but it does find them. I've dug dimes to 8" with her.

No video display but with good headphones she "talks" with enough detail that I can interpret trash pretty accurately.

 

[gary in idaho]

You should be able to find a nice used Explorer XS for $500 or less. They punch deep and love old silver coins.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Whites. Best thing for tot lots.

 

[extractor]

High end Headphones is a good idea to get next ,

 

[joelt]

11+ may be a tall order depending on the soil.

REGARDLESS OF DETECTOR, If depth is all you are worried about just make sure you get a detector with ground balance, get the big coil, and if you think or know you have poor soil make sure that coil is a DD.

Tejon, Vaquero, Fisher 1266, F4, F5, F70, T-2, are the first that come to mind that you can get either new or at least used in that price range and are most likely to go that deep (sensitive with ground balance). Out of those, the F4 and Teknetics T-2 comes stock with the deepest seeking coil. The others might manage the depth with their slightly smaller non-DD stock coil (again, it depends on your soil conditions).

 

[John (Ma)]

Tesoro Tejon USED or the Vaquero new.

 

[Shortstack]

You've had several good suggestions made and I'm personally partial to the Tesoro brand. Having said that, for the most depth, you will definitely need a machine with manually adjustable groundbalance. The automatic groundbalancing circuitry is designed to hit a "happy medium" for general detecting. I love my Tesoro DeLeon for relaxed hunting, but will reach for my Tesoro Bandido II for relic hunting and tricky ground.