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General Metal Detector Discussion
Best Metal Detector to start with?
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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 32500" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>Hi Andrew</p><p></p><p>The Minelab Xterra series (VLF) - 70 and 705 are a good all-rounder and the 70 is now about three generations ago but still a handy detector. The second hand price should be close to your budget and some of the dealers have ebay stores (bendigo gold for example) where they have their second hand sales. The iron ore and magnetite will be a problem for the VLF as these = ground mineralisation which can make it hard for the VLFs. You can get them to be quiet but the settings have to be wound down to do so in some cases. this means a serious drop in depth. You would need DD coils for this type of ground. They are good on beaches and parks and the like and on the goldfields where there are quartz mine dumps. Thats the minelab VLFs - others may be able to give you a steer on the other products available. I still use a VLF in conjunction with a 4500, mainly for clean-ups on small stuff when digging into reefs and the like. I dont use it for day to day detecting but it has some advantages - AA batteries so no need to charge, excellent pinpointing capability, excellent discriminator (whats ferrous/not ferrous), light weight, robust. As I said, very good on small gold on quiet ground/quartz.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 32500, member: 981"] Hi Andrew The Minelab Xterra series (VLF) - 70 and 705 are a good all-rounder and the 70 is now about three generations ago but still a handy detector. The second hand price should be close to your budget and some of the dealers have ebay stores (bendigo gold for example) where they have their second hand sales. The iron ore and magnetite will be a problem for the VLF as these = ground mineralisation which can make it hard for the VLFs. You can get them to be quiet but the settings have to be wound down to do so in some cases. this means a serious drop in depth. You would need DD coils for this type of ground. They are good on beaches and parks and the like and on the goldfields where there are quartz mine dumps. Thats the minelab VLFs - others may be able to give you a steer on the other products available. I still use a VLF in conjunction with a 4500, mainly for clean-ups on small stuff when digging into reefs and the like. I dont use it for day to day detecting but it has some advantages - AA batteries so no need to charge, excellent pinpointing capability, excellent discriminator (whats ferrous/not ferrous), light weight, robust. As I said, very good on small gold on quiet ground/quartz. [/QUOTE]
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