Hello.
I'm 48 years old, and the last time I used a metal detector was about 30 years ago. At the time, my "go to" detector was the Fisher 1266X. I was impressed by it's simplicity, excellent depth, and the index finger trigger for all metal and pinpoint mode.
I am currently in the market for an entry level detector to scout very specific grounds. These grounds were used from about 1850 to 1900, but have not been used since. As such, the grounds will have little to no modern trash, and I'm only trying to find coins and rings. I also suspect that some of the targets will be deep due to flooding in the area every few years. I will not be using the detector in areas that contain pull tabs, bottle caps, or any other modern trash. My budget will be the $200 to $300 range, but I will opt for a deeper seeking detector depending on the finds.
Through some research, it seems the Tesoro brand is what I'm after. No display, manual controls, and excellent depth.
Here are my questions that I hope can be answered:
1) The areas to be hunted will be around Northern Montana. For that area will auto ground balancing suffice, or should I get a detector with manual ground balance?
2) My main concern is depth. I will only be discriminating out iron, and digging every other target. What size coil do you recommend?
3) What exactly determines the depth capability of a detector? The coil, the power output of the detector, or both?
4) On the assumption that a metal detector's power output is government regulated, then do the power outputs of detectors vary? If so, why?
Thank you for reading this. I'm looking forward to the replies and to metal detector suggestions for my criteria
I'm 48 years old, and the last time I used a metal detector was about 30 years ago. At the time, my "go to" detector was the Fisher 1266X. I was impressed by it's simplicity, excellent depth, and the index finger trigger for all metal and pinpoint mode.
I am currently in the market for an entry level detector to scout very specific grounds. These grounds were used from about 1850 to 1900, but have not been used since. As such, the grounds will have little to no modern trash, and I'm only trying to find coins and rings. I also suspect that some of the targets will be deep due to flooding in the area every few years. I will not be using the detector in areas that contain pull tabs, bottle caps, or any other modern trash. My budget will be the $200 to $300 range, but I will opt for a deeper seeking detector depending on the finds.
Through some research, it seems the Tesoro brand is what I'm after. No display, manual controls, and excellent depth.
Here are my questions that I hope can be answered:
1) The areas to be hunted will be around Northern Montana. For that area will auto ground balancing suffice, or should I get a detector with manual ground balance?
2) My main concern is depth. I will only be discriminating out iron, and digging every other target. What size coil do you recommend?
3) What exactly determines the depth capability of a detector? The coil, the power output of the detector, or both?
4) On the assumption that a metal detector's power output is government regulated, then do the power outputs of detectors vary? If so, why?
Thank you for reading this. I'm looking forward to the replies and to metal detector suggestions for my criteria
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