DooDahMan
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- Dec 31, 2018
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I've done a lot of research here, read a couple of books and watched 100s of videos. I don't feel any closer to making a decision on my first detector. I mainly plan to hunt a river bottom area at my camp that gets flooded a couple of times per year. The area may not hold anything but cans and bottle caps so it may get boring quickly. I would spend some hours coin hunting in local parks and yards and maybe a beach (family vacation) or relic trip (farm in No. VA) once per year.
I'm torn between buying a basic model or something a little more advanced. The advice seems to be split between buy what you can afford and get a starter machine and really learn it. Just for the detector, the most I want to spend is $1000. I've watched a lot of the videos and read most of the owner's manual for the Nox 800. It seems like a fine detector with lots of good reviews. I also watched the owner's manual videos for the AT Pro and many of the user videos. The detector seems like a good fit too with mainly good reviews. I looked at the Ace 250 which got a high percentage of votes in the "What's a good detector for a beginner?" poll on this site. One recently popped up locally for $150 on Craigslist which is an attractive price point. Would the Nox give me 6 times more enjoyment than the Ace?
I am not limiting myself to these options (I like a lot of the First Texas products at $200-$600 range) but mainly trying to figure out how much to spend. As a newbie, would you spend $300, $600 or $1000?
I'm torn between buying a basic model or something a little more advanced. The advice seems to be split between buy what you can afford and get a starter machine and really learn it. Just for the detector, the most I want to spend is $1000. I've watched a lot of the videos and read most of the owner's manual for the Nox 800. It seems like a fine detector with lots of good reviews. I also watched the owner's manual videos for the AT Pro and many of the user videos. The detector seems like a good fit too with mainly good reviews. I looked at the Ace 250 which got a high percentage of votes in the "What's a good detector for a beginner?" poll on this site. One recently popped up locally for $150 on Craigslist which is an attractive price point. Would the Nox give me 6 times more enjoyment than the Ace?
I am not limiting myself to these options (I like a lot of the First Texas products at $200-$600 range) but mainly trying to figure out how much to spend. As a newbie, would you spend $300, $600 or $1000?