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General Metal Detector Discussion
Metal Detector advice $500 to $1500
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<blockquote data-quote="Twapster" data-source="post: 76489" data-attributes="member: 1582"><p>My opinion, 80% gold hunting means you want a Gold detector. You then need to ask what your expectations are re a $1k detector finding gold. My experience with the Xterra 70 (VLF) is that it will find metal other than gold at sensational depths. However it will only find a half gram nugget to approx. 3 inches using a 6inch DD waterproof coil. If you refine the settings you will find it a bit deeper however the noise of the machine on those settings may have you digging false targets every where you step. At that point you may feel like throwing the detector in the river. Price may be as low as $300 for a second hander.</p><p></p><p>I've seen some of the Minelab SD models close to 1k, and that's the sort of machine I would be recommending as a second hand viable gold finder, but not waterproof. A machine that is capable of finding bigger gold quite deep. My 2 cents worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Twapster, post: 76489, member: 1582"] My opinion, 80% gold hunting means you want a Gold detector. You then need to ask what your expectations are re a $1k detector finding gold. My experience with the Xterra 70 (VLF) is that it will find metal other than gold at sensational depths. However it will only find a half gram nugget to approx. 3 inches using a 6inch DD waterproof coil. If you refine the settings you will find it a bit deeper however the noise of the machine on those settings may have you digging false targets every where you step. At that point you may feel like throwing the detector in the river. Price may be as low as $300 for a second hander. I've seen some of the Minelab SD models close to 1k, and that's the sort of machine I would be recommending as a second hand viable gold finder, but not waterproof. A machine that is capable of finding bigger gold quite deep. My 2 cents worth. [/QUOTE]
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Metal Detectors
General Metal Detector Discussion
Metal Detector advice $500 to $1500
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