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What detector should I buy?

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I am going to buy a new detector to replace my Radio Shack one. I have a budget of $6000. max to spend on the new detector What kind should I buy?
 
I assume the 6000 was meant to be 600? What type of hunting do you do most? would you ever do any prospecting? Need to know a bit more about your interests to be able to help.
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No I said a max budget of six thousand dollars not six hundred. I don't have to spend it all but I want a detector that I wont have to replace for 2 or 3 years. I want to detect on land and sea for gold and clad I guess I need a all around detector
 
For the kind of $$$ you are willing to spend, I would get one for both land and sea. You would still have a good bit left over. The question you ask has been asked countless times and the answers you get will usually be right, but particularly so, for the person that's giving their opinion and answering your question. Another fact is, the most expensive detector out there may not be the right one for you. I suggest educating yourself by reading the numerous forums available here on Findmall and making the decision yourself. Good luck. HH jim tn
 
That's a big hole in your pocket for a detector. I am going to suggest you buy at least 2 machines....Why? Because no machine does it all. Some work better for coin shooting. Some work better for searching for gold. And some just perform better in water, both fresh and salt water. I have over a dozen detectors. Many people who post here have several machines. Here are my top 3 machines:

GTI 2500- It can size a target in the top 6 inches or so, which allows you to make a guess with a high probability of accuracy on a targets size.. Using it together with target conuctivity, (target ID) you can concentrate on coin sized objects only, saving a lot of time by not digging junk. This machine is a fantastic coin and ring hunter. It also has a true all metal mode, which is great for relic hunting.

INFINIUM- I use it mostly for water hunting. It gets incredible depth in fresh water/salt water/high mineralized soil. It was designed to find gold in some of the most highest mineralized soil in the world. And, Garrett housed it in a water-proof case. So far this year, I have pulled out 12 gold coins with mine. It is a PI, and does have some discrimination capabilities ie "high-low" signals for gold and "low-high" signals for copper and silver. It also doubles up as a DEEP relic hunting machine.


Scorpion- It was designed as both a gold machine and coin/relic hunter. For me, it really excels with my Canadian Coinage. It bangs hard on our dimes, quarters, loonies & toonies, where most other machines don't hit as hard.

Now the GTI 2500 & Infinium do have a learning curve to them. I have seen some people buy one, get frustrated and give up. It takes time to really learn a machine well. Below is a link to the Garrett site in case you have never been there.

Good luck with whatever machine(s) you get.

http://www.garrett.com/hobby/hbby_division.htm
 
That would be like winning the lottery and buying a $60,000 stereo. Why? You probably haven't hunted neck deep in water with that RS machine? How do you know you'll like it? Some expensive machines are heavy. How much weight do you want to swing? I would start out with a mid range detector with a ground balance feature. If your hunting fresh water then a waterproof VLF machine is all you need. Spend $2000 on your machines and use the other $4000 for me to give you lessons for a week.
 
I remember this guy, he sold his Safari for $200 and preferred to use the BH 505 because he couldn't find anything with the Safari. He said he was real happy with the 505.
 
If you start off buying BIG, you'll most likely waste a lot of money...I would suggest setting a limit of about $600 and buying a detector on which you can learn. the then spend the big bucks. If you really enjoy detecting and become good at it, you'll soon get back your $600 in finds. Good luck.
 
Good advise Peter, money can't buy experience and it sure doesn't come with even the most expensive of detectors.
 
don't know nutin' I don't know you and I don't want to be too harsh, but I get the feeling you're messing with us here.

Larry's post jogged my memory.

You told us a while back you sold your Safari to your poor neighbor for $200 so he could have a gift for his kid because you didn't like the machine and you preferred the Bounty Hunter 505 which you gushed about.

But you continued to post on the Safari/Quattro forum like you had a Safari.

Then you listed a BH 505 for sale on the classified forum.

Now you have $6,000 maximum (I guess you've got to draw a line somewhere) to spend on a detector.

Oh what a tangled web we weave...
 
How about you buy a Minelab GPX 4500 then you could sell it to me for 200.00
 
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