What's a good detector

[Peter1972]

Ok so I'm kinda new to this and I'm about to get my first detector I'm looking at a Garrett at max or the white Spectra v3i I'll be hunting in streams looking for mostly gold band what ever else I can find any suggestions thanks

 

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[Ammoman]

Your question is asked at least a dozen times a week. If your choice is narrowed down to those two, go to your local dealer and talk turkey. Hopefully you will be able to hold and swing them both and make a more informed decision on what fits you best.

BTW...Welcome from NC

 

[Rookster]

Kinda get the feeling you've got around 8 to 9 hundred to spend so it depends on what you prefer to hunt. Soil mineralization plays a little part. Please buy a machine that you can manually ground balance and one that has threshold setting. If you are a little older,the lighter the better because of time spent swinging.Search detector reviews on non dealer sites as most will have the pros and cons of each you choose to review. Buy a premium pinpointed. I would say at least 80% members use the Garrett Carrot. As for detectors, Garrett AT PRO, Fisher F75 LTD(A little higher),Minelab 705, White MXT and a few more. Ask around and go with some guys in your area as they can tell you what works best in your soil. You can get tons of other advice from very good treasure hunters on the forum. Welcome to the club and good luck.

 

[lookingharder]

I would first ask myself a few questions. How much do I want to hunt? A few days a week or a few days a month or a few days a year. What do I want to find? Just coins in the park, Gold rings at the beach, or all around relic hunting.
The v3i is a great machine but Iv'e heard it has a pretty good learning curve. I was going to buy one but didn't have the time (hunting 1 or 2 days a month) to use it enough to learn all the features. if all you want to do is get started and find most things that there are a lot of really good detectors for half the price. You are going to have a LOT more fun it you start with something you can just turn on, do a little fine tuning (ground balance, Discriminate) and go hunt. You can always update down the road. Good luck and have fun.

 

[Peter1972]

Yes about 800 and where I live is right out side of Boston I was told that back in the old day it was all farm land

 

[lookingharder]

Yes about 800 and where I live is right out side of Boston I was told that back in the old day it was all farm land

Look up old census maps from as far back as you can find. They should give you old farm houses, taverns, trading post. You have about 400 years of history around you so there's probably LOTS of great places that cant be seen above ground anymore. Gold luck and keep us posted

 

[vferrari]

Also, you may get a wider range of advice if you post this outside of the Garrett specific forum, because many of the people who post in the brand specific forums are loyal to or only have experience with that brand and may not know enough about other detector brands to give you sound advice. Also, you may want to hold off from starting multiple threads with basically small variations on the same question. It makes it hard for you to integrate the answers you are getting plus it also may result in duplicative advice if people are not aware of similar advice being offered in the parallel thread. Good luck on your quest.

I provided my recommendations to you in your other thread.

BTW this is not a knock against the Garrett forum at all (he has gotten some great advice here) I was just speaking generically about posting a request for general newbie detector advice in ANY brand specific firum.

 

[Terry Soloman]

Hello Peter! Metal detectors are like golf clubs. Each is really good at one thing, and may completely suck at others. For instance, the Tesoro Tiger Shark, is built for freshwater hunting and diving. It can detect very small gold and silver targets like earring studs. It weighs more than the Tesoro Compadre, which will do the same thing on land. The Whites V3i costs more than both of those machines combined.

Do some more homework.

 

[3cylbill]

for about $800 you could get a vaquaro a pinpointer a good shovel and a super custom pouch a good set of headphones and your... good to go...

 

[Peter1972]

Have u ever used the v3i I heard it has one hell of a learning curve

 

[Honest Samuel]

For your first detector, purchase one that is easy to learn and to use. Good hunting and good luck.