What type of metal detector?

boone42305 · Jul 27, 2012

Ok fellow finders, I'm gonna be looking to buy a new metal detector. I have an old garret crossfire and have my eye on a garret ace 250. Anyone out there use this model I also want to but a waterproof detector. I don't want to spent to much money on one but also want to buy a decent one so I have a $250 cap each.

TNGUNS · Jul 27, 2012

Garrett AT Pro sounds like the way to go. Not gonna do it for $250 even used I don't think. If you want waterproof (10 ft max ) that would probably be your best option. Just have to save a little longer. Lots of people more knowledgable than me though. Check some of our great sponsors and best of luck. :icon_thumleft:

lostandfound66 · Jul 31, 2012

I have a Garrett AT pro that I have used this last spring on an old house site and then just a week ago on Tybee beach, GA. I found several nice relics in the corn field where an old house had once sat, but the best was a very small gold baby ring. I also found a Masonic lodge badge with the man's name and town on it. The land was owned by a relative of the original house owner and he has a lot of land so I donated the items to him so that I could detect the other sites on his property. The AT pro in my opinion is an excellent detector for the money and I had a blast with it on the beach. I hunted the dry sand area and found about $5 worth of coins, one pair of designer sunglasses worth $75, a I-PAD stylus, two bracelets, and a type four I-PHONE with the front stepped on. It had been wet and was ruined, but a guy back home offered me $20 just to use as parts. One of the coin caches was about 10 inches deep and contained 5 quarters, two dimes, 8 pennys and a nickel. The coins had been there quite a while as the silver clads were orange in color. That means that all of the people with every type of detector had missed these...and one guy had a $2000 minelab and hunts the beach all of the time. So save up

spartacus53 · Jul 31, 2012

Well if you do go with the Ace 250, just remember not to get the control box wet, otherwise you'll have nothing more than a piece of scrap :laughing7:

At least you know your price point and you may have some great enjoyment with the 250. AS far as expensive machines, I'd hold off until I knew that I really liked the hobby. There's nothing like buying $1000 plus set of golf clubs, hitting them maybe twice and then trying to get $100 for them at a yard sale :laughing7: