Does anyone here metal detect ?

[mrvette]

Yeh, ME.....back in the early 80's worked for a small EE company called INTEX, in Bethesda Md......I worked with the engineers in the R&D lab developing all sorts of metal detectors, mainly walk through for security, like at airports....or prisons, as an offshoot of that job I have been inside most of the large/famous prisons....with the inmates and of course guards....Attica, Lorton, etc......

then there was the other uses.....and devices, like high sense units for scanning dirt like mentioned above.....our stuff was what is known a 'pulse field' not RF.....so a lot more stable....we could ring a person down to a wedding band on a walk through basis, but for airports/etc the test piece was a 4" long piece of 1/2 diameter steel rod......like the barrel of a pistol.....so things like watches/rings/change/most belt buckles would pass.....

The way our gear worked was known as 'Pulse Field'....turn on a magnetic field coil, that will energize any metal near it, then turn it off quickly and watch the nearby receiving coils for any motion/disturbance of the collapsing energy.....upsetting the balance of the coils....the high sense units used a higher frequency of operation, and a much tighter 'gate' on the receive end....the weapon detectors used much lower freq and a long 'wait' time on the gate

[Grey Ghost]

Me.

35 years hunting for civil war relics. I've found hundreds of bullets, buttons, live artillery shells, coins, etc...plus a lot of junk.

Are you thinking of buying a machine?

Watching some of the yt vid's persuaded me to try 'magnet fishing'. I ordered one last week. I'll hit our local rivers and creeks with it.

[6spdC6]

Don't now but thought of it. I live on a large lake (Actually a reservoir) and the beach area can go from a couple feet to a couple hundred yards as the water drops.

Even without a detector have found all sorts of stuff over the years at low water times. (Sept to Dec!)

Have see people mostly at the public part of the lake looking for things. Most places on the lake have their own private beech and dock.

[04 commemorative]

Was thinking of getting one to start searching the beach....

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Me.

35 years hunting for civil war relics. I've found hundreds of bullets, buttons, live artillery shells, coins, etc...plus a lot of junk.

Are you thinking of buying a machine?

Watching some of the yt vid's persuaded me to try 'magnet fishing'. I ordered one last week. I'll hit our local rivers and creeks with it.

Yes on the buying a machine, leaning towards Garrett. Magnet fishing looks pretty interesting as well. Let us know what you find.

[ThePirate]

I get all the metal detecting I need while watching Oak Island.

[Mick]

My son has a toy metal detector that he left behind when he moved out. I have used it to find a variety of metal things I have dropped on the lawn. It actually works pretty well for finding the nails and screws and stuff that will screw up someone's feet if they are walking around barefoot.

[snide]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

Don't now but thought of it. I live on a large lake (Actually a reservoir) and the beach area can go from a couple feet to a couple hundred yards as the water drops.

Even without a detector have found all sorts of stuff over the years at low water times. (Sept to Dec!)

Have see people mostly at the public part of the lake looking for things. Most places on the lake have their own private beech and dock.

Originally Posted by 04 commemorative

Was thinking of getting one to start searching the beach....

*beech

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by BOTY

Yes on the buying a machine, leaning towards Garrett. Magnet fishing looks pretty interesting as well. Let us know what you find.

My advice to all new users is to get a good, but, simple machine. Garrett makes some great machines, but, they can get REAL complicated for a new user to setup, understand the terminology, and to actually use. I've used Whites, Fisher, Tesoro, and a couple of others that are no longer in biz. My favorite has always been a Fisher. The quality is great, simple to use, great depth.

People have been talking a lot about the Nokto Simplex. I think it would be a great starter detector or one of the Minelab Vanquish series. These all get good depth, but, simple to use for the new guys.

https://www.noktadetectors.com/metal...etal-detector/

https://www.minelab.com/vanquish-series

[Raazor]

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[Rikki Z-06]

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[MadInNc]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

Me.

35 years hunting for civil war relics. I've found hundreds of bullets, buttons, live artillery shells, coins, etc...plus a lot of junk.

Are you thinking of buying a machine?

Watching some of the yt vid's persuaded me to try 'magnet fishing'. I ordered one last week. I'll hit our local rivers and creeks with it.

Being in NC, lots of battlefields here. Been thinking about doing same....

[BOTY]

Originally Posted by Grey Ghost

My advice to all new users is to get a good, but, simple machine. Garrett makes some great machines, but, they can get REAL complicated for a new user to setup, understand the terminology, and to actually use. I've used Whites, Fisher, Tesoro, and a couple of others that are no longer in biz. My favorite has always been a Fisher. The quality is great, simple to use, great depth.

People have been talking a lot about the Nokto Simplex. I think it would be a great starter detector or one of the Minelab Vanquish series. These all get good depth, but, simple to use for the new guys.

https://www.noktadetectors.com/metal...etal-detector/

https://www.minelab.com/vanquish-series

Thank you . Very much appreciated. I was looking at Minelab, but the Nokta credentials are impressive.

[Vandelay Industries]

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by BOTY

I have a little money to spend and plenty of time to kill. As a starter I was looking in the 3-5 hundred dollar range. I have used them before as rentals but they were White machines. I was thinking at that entry level not much to lose, but if I enjoyed it that would go to my son and I would upgrade to a better machine.

Check out what THB use. Garrett. You might even ask on a recent video and get some responses.

[dvarapala]

Originally Posted by ThePirate

I get all the metal detecting I need while watching Oak Island.

Is that worthless show still on the air?

[MadInNc]

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

Check out what THB use. Garrett. You might even ask on a recent video and get some responses.

Garrett Ace 400 or 300 any good?

[Grey Ghost]

Originally Posted by MadInNc

Garrett Ace 400 or 300 any good?

They are old tech. Too many new tech and improved machines on the market today to buy one of those.

I own 3 Fisher machines. If I bought anything else it would be the Nokto or Minelab. Huge coils, great frequencies for relics (the cheaper machines use a low freq. and can't go as deep) the higher freq. and higher priced machines go deeper.

Anyone buying one should check out Bass Pro or a retailer that WILL let you return it. Some won't let you return them and you are stuck with it. Beginners really need a turn on, beep, and go machine. The other machines you really need to understand - threshold, discriminate, sensitivity, and other things to fine tune one for hunting.

[carlton_fritz]

Originally Posted by MadInNc

Garrett Ace 400 or 300 any good?

I do not know those models. I just watch THB and they use AT, AT Pro and I think AT Max.

[MadInNc]

Originally Posted by carlton_fritz

I do not know those models. I just watch THB and they use AT, AT Pro and I think AT Max.

I’ll check em out