Comparing Detectors

[Cherokeefan68]

I found a BH Landstar online for 246.00 and a Tesoro Silver Umax for 239.00. I am looking for a machine to compliment my Quick Silver. Any Advice would be appreciated.. Thank you

 

[tabdog]

If you coin shooting the BH will work real good.

For jewelry, the Silver has the edge.

For relics you can do semilar with either depending on several factors.

I'm a beep and digger. I like the Silver.

HH,

 

[Cherokeefan68]

My BH Quick Silver is great for coin. It picked out a geocoin(small coin used in geocaching) that was vertical out of 8 inches of ice and snow I had lost the coin while digging out my Jeep. I am in Iowa and friends of mine have some land where we think on old wagon trail exists, so when the snow melts(they have over a foot), I plan on doing a lot of hunting there.

 

[tabdog]

Something about BH BS. Advertising that it will get 10" on coins?

Air test maybe.

There are places it will not get 2" on a copper penny.

Not that it isn't a good machine.

But give me a break.

HH,

 

[Cherokeefan68]

HA HA I understand your skepticism, the coin was in LOOSE ice and snow.

 

[tabdog]

I believe you. That is no streach of the imagination.

My comment was that many people will not be able to get 10" on a coin.

That, is the only BS I was refering to. I just imagin the frustration when

when someone in harsher conditions not getting the promised performance.

That is not a criticisom of the metal detector either. All metal detectors suffer

loss of performance in harsher conditions. I am turned off by comments like

that from professionals. It's hard enough for someone to find a metal detector

that works for them without questionable claims by the manufacturor. Bounty

Hunter is not the only manufacturer that does that. They may all do it to some

degree, but few put a promised coin depth in their advertising. That just cought

my attention.

HH,

 

[Cherokeefan68]

The more I read the more I think I am leaning towards the Tesoro. The warranty is one of the factors helping me with this decision. I really like the Silver uMax but the compadre is starting to look good too.

 

[kdc]

thought is if you already have a bounty hunter then get the tesoro. it will have different areas of strengths. i happen to own both those brands and BH is a great coin hunter. BH has a great if not the best ability to ignore iron, i mean even very large pieces, which make it great for coin hunting but not good for jewerly. so owning both will compliment each other.