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  • Chris
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • May 2003
    • 27880
    #1

    Any metal detectors here?

    So i started to stack gold and silver and that got me interested in collecting coins and rare currency and now im starting to get a bit interested in metal detecting

    Anyone here into the hobby? Recommend me a good unit? id like to stay around sub 500 if possible
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    • brassmonkey
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      • Sep 2005
      • 77396
      #2
      nope i did some mining. metal detecting is time consuming. finding stuff is rare unless you live near a beach.
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        • Chris
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • May 2003
          • 27880
          #3
          Originally posted by brassmonkey
          nope i did some mining. metal detecting is time consuming. finding stuff is rare unless you live near a beach.
          well during the summer i spend 2 months at the beach so that was my main idea
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            • media
              Confirmed Moneymaker
              • Apr 2002
              • 9853
              #4
              You should go with the garret scorpion to start. You'll be able to detect small gold nuggets as well.. Only need to find 40 silver half dollars and you've found enough metal to merit the purchase if you sell the metal for its melt value..
              I'm here for the violence!

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                • brassmonkey
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                  • Sep 2005
                  • 77396
                  #5
                  Originally posted by media
                  You should go with the garret scorpion to start. You'll be able to detect small gold nuggets as well.. Only need to find 40 silver half dollars and you've found enough metal to merit the purchase if you sell the metal for its melt value..
                  that crosses over from hobby to business venture $600?
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                    • Chris
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • May 2003
                      • 27880
                      #6
                      Originally posted by brassmonkey
                      that crosses over from hobby to business venture $600?
                      alot of the metal detector snobs ive talked to so i need to spend MIN 800 to get anything worth getting


                      my wife thought the same thing then i showed her the cost of her dslr that she just had to have to take pics of her hobby
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                        • BIGTYMER
                          Junior Achiever
                          • Nov 2004
                          • 17066
                          #7
                          I do but I mainly prospect in the mountains for gold. I use a Minelab GPX 4000 and a Fisher Gold Bug 2.

                          The Minelab Xterra series and Fisher F series are great coin detectors.

                          I'd buy a cheap unit to start. Most people try it and give it up.
                          Last edited by BIGTYMER; 10-01-2012, 07:07 AM.

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                            • AllAboutCams
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                              • Jul 2011
                              • 12234
                              #8
                              What would i need to start there are gold fields near me but i don't want to spend $5k on a metal detector
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                                • brassmonkey
                                  Pay It Forward
                                  • Sep 2005
                                  • 77396
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Chris
                                  alot of the metal detector snobs ive talked to so i need to spend MIN 800 to get anything worth getting


                                  my wife thought the same thing then i showed her the cost of her dslr that she just had to have to take pics of her hobby
                                  buy two and ill help you. you can afford it
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                                    • Vendzilla
                                      Biker Gnome
                                      • Mar 2004
                                      • 23200
                                      #10
                                      Stephen at Xbiz was into that a few years ago.
                                      Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                      think about that

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                                        • Chris
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • May 2003
                                          • 27880
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by BIGTYMER
                                          I do but I mainly prospect in the mountains for gold. I use a Minelab GPX 4000 and a Fisher Gold Bug 2.

                                          The Minelab Xterra series and Fisher F series are great coin detectors.

                                          I'd buy a cheap unit to start. Most people try it and give it up.
                                          like the xterra 305? or should i go for the 705 that is like 800?
                                          http://www.amazon.com/Minelab-X-Terr...Minelab+Xterra

                                          i dont have any gold mining area's near me so i am strictly going for coins and lost jewelry

                                          Originally posted by Vendzilla
                                          Stephen at Xbiz was into that a few years ago.
                                          would be cool to hear his input
                                          [email protected]

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                                            • Harmon
                                              ( ͡ʘ╭͜ʖ╮͡ʘ)
                                              • Mar 2004
                                              • 20012
                                              #12
                                              Why not get with brassmonkey and take your metal detector into the mines?
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                                                • Vendzilla
                                                  Biker Gnome
                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                  • 23200
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Chris

                                                  would be cool to hear his input
                                                  I sent him a message for you
                                                  Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                                  think about that

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                                                    • Mr Pheer
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Dec 2002
                                                      • 22083
                                                      #14
                                                      Buy a metal detector

                                                      Move to Arizona, Nevada, Utah, or other mining state

                                                      Buy a plane capable of short field take off/landing (Piper cub, supercub, Cessna 170, etc)

                                                      Fly to abandoned mining towns/ghost towns/mining sites in the middle of nowhere

                                                      Profit! (or maybe not, but have fun anyway)

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                                                        • Profits of Doom
                                                          Monster Rain
                                                          • Feb 2004
                                                          • 4978
                                                          #15
                                                          I always thought that sounded like it would be a really fun hobby if you lived near the beach. When I lived on Ft Lauderdale Beach I would see all the senior citizens with their metal detectors combing the beaches at the butt crack of dawn...
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                                                            • Stephen
                                                              Consigliere
                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                              • 1771
                                                              #16
                                                              I use Minelab detectors. I had a Eureka Gold then updated to an Xterra 70 with 3 coils for gold and relics, depending on where I'm out hunting. The more expensive GPX devices (which run $6,000+) dig deep but can be harder to work -- but are just the ticket for open desert areas.

                                                              I mainly focus on my own diggings, a 40 acre tract on Whiskey Creek / Mad Mule Gulch, that is a historic mine complex and proven performer. The old timers ('49ers), then their Chinese counterparts, heavy depression-era mining, the rush of the 1980's, and now me for the past 7 years, have beat that area good, but she still produces gold.

                                                              There are countless "trash" targets in this area, such as nails, bullets, mule shoes, etc., and the cheaper Xterra with its robust discrimination can actually perform better under these "dirty" conditions.

                                                              The real opportunity is in global warming, however. Get yourself up to Alaska or Greenland where the glaciers are receding and follow them back. It's all trash-free virgin ground, so any metal "hit" is likely to be gold / silver, with big damn nuggets to be detected. Just don't let a mountain of ice calf on yer head....

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                                                                • Chris
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • May 2003
                                                                  • 27880
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by Stephen
                                                                  I use Minelab detectors. I had a Eureka Gold then updated to an Xterra 70 with 3 coils for gold and relics, depending on where I'm out hunting. The more expensive GPX devices (which run $6,000+) dig deep but can be harder to work -- but are just the ticket for open desert areas.

                                                                  I mainly focus on my own diggings, a 40 acre tract on Whiskey Creek / Mad Mule Gulch, that is a historic mine complex and proven performer. The old timers ('49ers), then their Chinese counterparts, heavy depression-era mining, the rush of the 1980's, and now me for the past 7 years, have beat that area good, but she still produces gold.

                                                                  There are countless "trash" targets in this area, such as nails, bullets, mule shoes, etc., and the cheaper Xterra with its robust discrimination can actually perform better under these "dirty" conditions.

                                                                  The real opportunity is in global warming, however. Get yourself up to Alaska or Greenland where the glaciers are receding and follow them back. It's all trash-free virgin ground, so any metal "hit" is likely to be gold / silver, with big damn nuggets to be detected. Just don't let a mountain of ice calf on yer head....
                                                                  what would you recommend in the 500$ range just for beach detecting and maybe some woods
                                                                  not gonna be hunting for gold

                                                                  the xterra?
                                                                  [email protected]

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                                                                    • DBS.US
                                                                      Geo Cities
                                                                      • Aug 2003
                                                                      • 11843
                                                                      #18
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                                                                        • Chris
                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                          • May 2003
                                                                          • 27880
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by DBS.US
                                                                          like a fuckin boss
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                                                                            • Stephen
                                                                              Consigliere
                                                                              • Feb 2003
                                                                              • 1771
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by Chris
                                                                              what would you recommend in the 500$ range just for beach detecting and maybe some woods
                                                                              not gonna be hunting for gold

                                                                              the xterra?
                                                                              The Xterra 505 is a good entry level detector for ~$550

                                                                              Might be much better off spending the extra $150 or so for a 705.

                                                                              Good headphones are a must.

                                                                              If you'll be working the beach, a proper sand scoop for detectorists (such as the one the guy is holding in the picture above) is a necessity. I picked up a shorty last month for $30 while a long-handled scoop (no endless bending / back issues) runs about $125

                                                                              2 observations: detecting is difficult -- the machine "speaks" its own language and you need to learn it, which takes many many many hours, just like learning any language; also, most detectorists seem to have multiple machines, although I suspect that the desire for better results that leads to these purchases is really a matter of not spending enough time learning the tools.

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                                                                                • Stephen
                                                                                  Consigliere
                                                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                                                  • 1771
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Oh, and beware of counterfeit Minelabs
                                                                                  http://www.minelab.com/usa/consumer/...y/buyer-beware

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                                                                                    • BIGTYMER
                                                                                      Junior Achiever
                                                                                      • Nov 2004
                                                                                      • 17066
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by Chris
                                                                                      like the xterra 305? or should i go for the 705 that is like 800?
                                                                                      http://www.amazon.com/Minelab-X-Terr...Minelab+Xterra

                                                                                      i dont have any gold mining area's near me so i am strictly going for coins and lost jewelry


                                                                                      would be cool to hear his input
                                                                                      The Minelab Xterra 305 and 505 are both great machines. Don't get the Xterra 705. A quarter of its price is for the prospecting mode which you'll have no use for.

                                                                                      I really think the perfect entry detector for you is the Garrett Ace 350. Great price and it performs really good. I think you'll really like it. For a little more the Garrett AT Pro is really sweet. It can go underwater. Nice for beaches and rivers.

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                                                                                        • papill0n
                                                                                          Unregistered Abuser
                                                                                          • Oct 2007
                                                                                          • 15547
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          why is this guy asking about metal detectors at gfy ?

                                                                                          i'm thinking he's looking to shank someone

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                                                                                            • Godsmack
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Apr 2004
                                                                                              • 4525
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I love my Teknetics T2, it has really good discrimination features and goes pretty deep as well.

                                                                                              I also have a Garret pinpointer which is AWESOME and speeds up the digging..
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                                                                                                • czarina
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                                                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                                                  • 10752
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  very interesting read! I was just talking to my husband about buying one, since we live at the beach, and now I find this thread. Thanks, now I know which one to buy

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