Looking to buy my 1st. detector
- Thread starter Catfish57
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DetectorOCD
Elite Member
If you're going to hunt the streams in the mountains, look at the AT gold or AT Pro.
Jay_781
Elite Member
look at the fisher f2 instead.. Youtube can help a lot with your choice if you watch some vids
Dieago
Junior Member
get you a AT pro Its not my favorite but its good easy to learn/use not complicated and has good resale and you will find stuff. The new spring package has two coils. If you get a ACE in a month you will wish you had something better
SkiWhiz
Elite Member
If you go with an Ace spend a bit more and get the 250 over the 150. Better yet check out the Teknetics EuroTek Pro, the best bang for the buck in my opinion. Would be happy to give you a price on one.
Chris R
Elite Member
If you live in the mountains you will probably encounter strata containing high concentrations of minerals. Do yourself a favor and get something with ground balance. 
Etp
Catfish , In that case I would look at the Euro- tech pro. Great machine for the money. Do yourself a favor. Call Bart at Big Boy's Hobbies. He is one of our sponcers, He will listen to what you need and recomend a detector for you. I bought my stepson a ETP on his recomendation and he loves it. He already lucked out in finding a gold ring.
Detector Nut
Elite Member
aboard!AZWIP
Elite Member
Tesoro
Howdy, not sure if you made your purchase yet... if not, Tesoro Silver uMax or Compadre.... both haved found me tons of stuff and really get the job done.
Anyways, good luck and Happy Hunting!
Ron
Howdy, not sure if you made your purchase yet... if not, Tesoro Silver uMax or Compadre.... both haved found me tons of stuff and really get the job done.
Anyways, good luck and Happy Hunting!
Ron
Digger-Dave
Forum Supporter
I think I'll go with the f2, all the mid-range pricing points me to the Fisher, the reviews helped me with my decision with all your help. I really appreciate all of you.
Thank you
catfish57
You might need to budget for some practical accessories too. Consider a finds pouch, digging tool and a pin pointer for starters.
GroundSweeper
Forum Supporter
I think my next detector will be a ETP, do love my Compadré 8.
Big Boys Hobbies
Forum Sponsor
Hi, How much do you want to spend, what will you be using it for, coins, relic hunting.What features would you like to have.
This is the most important info here along with your budget.
Feel free to give me a ring. Be glad to help you get answers.
Bart
