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What Kind Of Detector Should I Buy?

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 Posted 10/02/2006  7:27 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add pattiewhack to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hey All, just thinking about getting a detector. What kind/brand should I go for?

I want one that goes deep (at least a foot) underground, and which is RELATIVELY easy to run

Any Ideas?

Andrew
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 Posted 10/04/2006  02:14 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dockwalliper to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What kind of detecting do you want to do?
How much do you want to spend?

My Tesoro DeLeon is a wonderful coin shooter. You can add a DD coil and get extra depth.
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 Posted 10/04/2006  9:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pattiewhack to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
up to $350 canadian... I have a place to buy one... I just want a model to buy. I plan to d quite a bit of detecting.
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 Posted 10/05/2006  4:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dockwalliper to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The Garrett Ace 250 seems to be the hot detector in that price range, about $220 US. Turn on and go, good on different conditions, decent depth. I suggest you get headphones and a good digger if you plan on doing "alot" a detecting.
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 Posted 10/05/2006  7:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pattiewhack to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
sounds good to me!
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 Posted 10/11/2006  6:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pat44 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Hey Pattie..all.

Well from my experience White's XLT is the best out there...but it's around $800 us. Now they have the DFX..around $1200 us.
I have used the XLT and it's one trustworthy machine...very easy to use..and the depth is very good too. I heard people finding ancient coins at around 2 feet deep and more in highly mineralised soil. Also it has several programs..one for coins..another for jewellery...there are two or three more preprograms that comes with it. You can also program it the way you want..like tell it to accept this ..and ignore that. Fascinating machine.
I give it 5 stars.

Regards,
Patrick
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 Posted 10/11/2006  10:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pattiewhack to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would buy it, but unfortunately I am 15 years old and on a limited budget...

Andrew
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 Posted 10/24/2006  3:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add whitesid to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
i sugest whites it is more $ but worth it
dont worry about age I'm 14 :)
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