The bright, easy-to-read backlit LCD screen has simple icons that tell you roughly what may be waiting down below, plus buttons for coil sensitivity and audio volume. The Go-Find 66 weighs just 1. Aside from the earbuds, the 66 also comes packaged with a brilliant nylon carry bag, a digging tool, a waterproof smartphone holder and two camouflage skins to help protect the body. Key specs —Weight: 1. This is the model to go for if you want to take your detecting to a higher level.
Garrett is one of the best-respected players in the metal detecting arena, and this model pretty much has it all. The Ace i provides five search modes for specific types of metals: zero-discrimination for all metals including nails, etc , jewellery, relics, coins and a custom option for dialling in your own preferred settings.
Notch discrimination is another handy asset when metal detecting because it will eliminate most rubbish. For instance, when a bottle top or ring pull is located, simply tap the eliminate button and that type of metal composite will be ignored from then on. As a further aid, you also get three types of audio tone — low for ferrous objects like nails, a mid tone for stuff like silver foil wrappers and a bell-like tone for more precious metals like silver and gold.
The Garrett Ace i comes with a strap-on rain cover for the main unit, a camouflaged swag bag and a pair of cool Garrett-branded headphones to keep all that beeping from bothering others around you. Top premium buy. Salt is another factor capable of causing issues with delicate components. What you need is a waterproof metal detector like this admittedly pricey all-terrain model from the house of Makro.
The Multi Kruzer has an IP68 waterproof rating, which means the whole thing can be submerged up to five metres deep. Its advanced beach mode provides excellent discrimination against iron and it has been proven to work exceptionally well in salt water. It comes with six search modes, adjustable target ID depth and an Extra Underground Depth EUD function that can detect objects masked by ground conditions.
At least two users have reported that this exceptionally effective but very basic metal detector found valuable items on a beach that their pro-specced models had previously missed. The CTX has the ability to detect several objects at once, at greater depths. It's a terrific choice as you get serious about treasure hunting.
An excellent detector for use underwater and on land, the Minelab Excalibur II has 17 frequencies and the ability to completely filter out unwanted iron signals. This specialized detector is designed to make gold prospecting fast and easy for treasure hunters of all skill levels. Sure, you could possibly stumble upon lost treasure by dumb luck. But if you're really interested in hunting for coins, jewelry, and even silver and gold that's hiding at the beach, underwater, or off on some woodsy trail, you'll want to have a good metal detector.
You may have seen someone using one of these devices, which emit a mysterious assortment of tones as it is swept across the ground. But how do metal detectors work? A metal detector sends out a signal at a specific frequency into the area below the device's plate, and any metallic objects nearby will provide feedback to the detector.
This information translates into the detector emitting different sounds, which indicate different kinds of metal. Modern metal detectors include a display on their control box to help you better interpret the sounds coming from the device and avoid digging up unwanted items.
While not all displays feature the same information, they often provide details such as the general depth of items, their iron content, and their conductivity. Lower conductivity implies iron, while higher conductivity can signal more valuable metals such as silver or gold.
Metal detecting can have a great deal of nuance. Metal detectors work by producing specific noises whenever you scan an area with metallic items in it. These discrimination settings can be crucial when hunting in areas full of low-value items such as pull tabs, tin foil wrappers, and other junk that will distract you from your main targets. Different metal detector makers include some form of "iron audio" feature to help you avoid iron and focus on more valuable targets.
Do ask for permission to dig on private property farm fields are popular hunting spots. If you dig up trash bottlecaps, beer cans , pack it out and dispose of it properly. Also, be aware of and follow existing laws. There are laws against metal detector use on federal property , so national parks, monuments, wilderness areas, and other enticing places are a complete no-go.
Most states and municipalities also have restrictions on where you can hunt on public land, like parks and beaches. Try calling the state and local parks departments to find out the rules in your area. You may need to get a license—and sometimes pay for it. Generally, you are required by the terms of these licenses to turn in to local authorities any find worth more than a few tens of dollars.
But most detectorists will make a good-faith effort to reconnect a valuable with its owner. A member of the Atlantic Treasure Club once returned a pair of platinum-and-diamond rings to their owner—a story that made the BBC. The Garrett Ace is a well-regarded, well-priced metal detector, as evidenced by its strong reviews. Instead, it has an analog display: a needle that moves along a dial, like a speedometer, to indicate the frequency of the signal the machine detected.
It is almost impossible to read, because the needle moves too quickly for the eye to follow. Worse, in our testing it registered every metal object steel bolt, silver quarter, gold ring, copper penny exactly the same: a wild, off-the-charts reading.
We considered but did not test the Minelab Vanquish As well, we did not get a response after calling the company several times. We dismissed any other metal detector we found that, like the Bounty Hunter, used an analog dial rather than an LCD screen; they are simply not helpful.
After speaking with the companies of ones we did test, we decided to dismiss their most basic models and move one or two steps up: A small increase in price meant significant increases in performance and user-friendly features. I then figured out what model I should look at. However, before I bought one, I figured out the cost of the next better model.
Since the cost was not a quantum leap up, that is the one I bought. Tim Heffernan is a senior staff writer at Wirecutter and a former writer-editor for The Atlantic, Esquire, and others.
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Who should get this. How we picked. How we tested. There are several types of coil configurations — the most widely used being the concentric and the double d DD.
Without getting into too much detail, DD coils will get you better detection depth and deal with ground mineralization better than a concentric. Concentric coils are typically more cost-effective. The only real advantage it has over the DD in my opinion is that it can be easier to pinpoint your target. Pinpointing with a DD coil takes more practice. Ground mineralization aside, there are a few other reasons why you might want to have additional coil sizes in your bag.
In that case, you should consider a smaller coil for better maneuverability. These coils are called sniper coils. Just remember, larger coils will be a lot heavier, so you may need to get a harness if you want to detect more than 30 minutes. Depending on the detector, a screen can tell you things like target depth, target ID, detector settings, battery life, and many other things.
The Fisher F5 integrated both of those worlds. It has a screen and knobs. For those who like the best of both worlds, that may be a detector worth looking into. Some metal detectors are light as a feather, while others are built like bricks and can be quite heavy. If you have elbow or shoulder problems or another ailment limiting physical activity, buy a lighter detector.
Fisher and Tesoro have reputations for being the lightest in the industry. Mid and high-level machines like the AT Pro are quite a bit heavier but still not a monster. When considering your first machine, pay close attention to how much it weighs, especially if you plan on treasure hunting for several hours at a time. Once you have narrowed your choices down to two or three detectors, watch them in action on YouTube.
There is nothing like seeing them and hearing the owners talk about them to give us a great idea of what the machine is like and how it works. YouTube features everything from consumer reviews to testing to actual hunting scenarios and everything in between. This one may sound obvious. So, if you are thinking of the Fisher F22, for example, type Fisher F22 reviews into your search engine and read as many as you can find. They truly do help. Whether watching youtube videos or reading online review sites, take everything with a grain of salt.
Most negative reviews are a result of someone buying the wrong detector. A perfect example of this is when people say the AT Pro is awesome in saltwater. They almost always are. Another example is when people try to use an entry-level detector in areas like the pacific northwest where the soil is extremely mineralized.
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