Metal Detectorists

[Slick]

Have we got any?

Mrs Slick loves visiting local sites of interest and pours over old maps to feed in to a very good friend of hers website dedicated to old local history.

She has been going on about getting a metal detector for ages now and I would quite like to get her one for Christmas but I haven't a clue and to be honest, feel it would be akin to her trying and buy me a bike without my knowledge.

I'm looking at the below, but is it the equivalent of a BSO?

View: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garrett-ACE-300i-Ace/dp/B01FE6X4PM/ref=pd_ci_mcx_pspc_dp_d_1_t_1?pd_rd_w=ykBCo&content-id=amzn1.sym.564a65b5-8864-489e-8f09-00335ca035f1&pf_rd_p=564a65b5-8864-489e-8f09-00335ca035f1&pf_rd_r=V1THY8G3B75HWP0HHK1C&pd_rd_wg=quYmY&pd_rd_r=4335ef5e-0ca1-4d64-b66f-a1ca842f1298&pd_rd_i=B01FE6X4PM&th=1

 

[Mo1959]

That looks a good bit of kit. I know nothing about them though but is that not one of the decent brands? One review mentions the weight though, especially for a woman.

 

[Slick]

That looks a good bit of kit. I know nothing about them though but is that not one of the decent brands? One review mentions the weight though, especially for a woman.

I did notice that, but I reckoned that I could attach a shoulder strap to it without too much difficulty.

I've absolutely no idea regarding brands, or quality.

 

[Cycleops]

Reviews on YouTube?

View: https://youtu.be/qoZyvzqY0mk?si=ovx88by6qd1oX8DY

 

[Slick]

Reviews on YouTube?

View: https://youtu.be/qoZyvzqY0mk?si=ovx88by6qd1oX8DY

Good info, if a little more expensive than I really wanted to pay.

Thanks for the link.

 

[Cycleops]

@Slick .I'm sure there will be more reviews on machines around your budget if you look .

 

[Slick]

@Slick .I'm sure there will be more reviews on machines around your budget if you look .

Yeah, a few came up as option's through your link.

 

[Slick]

@Slick .I'm sure there will be more reviews on machines around your budget if you look .

I reckon @Mo1959 was right that the one I linked to is a good brand if not the top of the range.

 

[Dadam]

I know nothing about them myself but a friend got into it the other year. He got an inexpensive but decent starter model having researched the subject (don't know which but can ask him), but within a few months he upgraded to a better one. He's totally addicted to it now, goes all over. He's found all sorts of coins, I think the earliest one was Elizabethan! He's also found jewellery on beaches.

 

[numbnuts]

I have the Nokta Legend

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I think they're excellent, I have some expertise here because I watched that fly on the wall documentary series about it a couple of years ago - there were a couple of blokes in a club and they were finding all sorts of stuff, but seemed quite disorganised to me.

 

[Drago]

I've arrested a couple, them not realising that if they don't have permission to use the devices on whatever lands they're on they risk arrest for going equipped to steal.

But never had a go myself. Wouldn't mind a crack, the gear is simple enough, just a case of finding somewhere I can use it.

 

[Beebo]

A bit like buying a bike. I would think a decent second hand one would be better than a new one that isn’t as good. And probably retains its value better.

 

[Slick]

I've arrested a couple, them not realising that if they don't have permission to use the devices on whatever lands they're on they risk arrest for going equipped to steal.

But never had a go myself. Wouldn't mind a crack, the gear is simple enough, just a case of finding somewhere I can use it.

You could always come home.

https://www.crownestatescotland.com... you can detect,for access to Crown foreshore.

 

[Slick]

A bit like buying a bike. I would think a decent second hand one would be better than a new one that isn’t as good. And probably retains its value better.

I see the philosophy in that but never subscribed to it myself.