Hi irnwrkr,
Years ago I bought an M6 and had a lot of success,it outhunted many so called top machines on numerous occasions.I then traded it in to buy a minelab sovereign which I also had a lot of success with.When I moved down the coast I did a little beach hunting but then sold the sovereign to get some money to spend on our new house.
I soon missed detecting so I thought i'd get an M6 again which I could use inland and at the beach.....the M6 is one of the best single frequency detectors there is on wet saltwater beaches.I had a lot of great success on the beach with the M6,it paid for itself within a few months by finding many coins and items of jewellry and it always ran stable and was a pleasure to use.
I ended up selling it to buy another machine,the whites beach hunter 300 for the simple fact that most of my detecting is now beach detecting and I wanted a machine that was completely waterproof.
I still say that even today,the M6 is one of the best detectors on the market,simple to use,good in the trash,deep,plenty of coil options and a detector that is good at everything,even saltwater beaches.If mine had been waterproof I would still have it today......i might even get another someday if I start hunting the fields again.
Classy machine that still performs at the top level......brilliant.
All the best,neil.