Most Underrated Metal Detector

[Digging Prayers]

We almost all hear about the latest and greatest. How they perform, how great they are and are not depending on which brand someone is loyal too or prefer. But what about the guy getting started that don't want to throw $300+ out there.

The problem is, there has to be good ones out there, but some one grabs an Amazon/Ebay/AliBaba bluelight special and it's terrible and they quit before they find out what detecting can be.

Lets leave the big boys out. What are some of the most underrated detectors out there? I don't mean underperforming, I mean units that actually do pretty good that just don't hardly get any recognition. Information is out there but it's scattered and like trying to find silver in a trashy park.

What's your experience? What have you owned/used that when you look back, you go, that was actually a good little unit.? I know we've all had some dates your were ashamed of and don't want anyone to know, but what supprised you? With metal detectors that is.

Here's a few names to throw out and try not to pinch your nose. Any experience? These are names I've seen and wondered about.

Fishers, I had the F22. Great little unit but frustrated me in EMI or trashy area's

Quest, like x5 - x30
Dr Otek
The striker z60
Others...
You get the idea.

 

[Digging Prayers]

Oh, I'll start,.
Yes, we know you get what you pay for.
That's out of the way.

 

[BeardedRelicHunter]

I love my DR. Otek found bunch of old relics in dry sand and dirt ... only reason i upgrade to AT Max was for ground balancing and water proof for beach and creek detecting and built in wireless headset .

 

[slv89]

So far I'm liking the bounty hunter 3300 I got for Christmas. It's a nice entry level detector, and light enough to swing for hours.

 

[John Madill]

So far I'm liking the bounty hunter 3300 I got for Christmas. It's a nice entry level detector, and light enough to swing for hours.

That was my first detector. Yes, it is very light. And it has ground balance, pinpoint, notching, discrimination and a nice feature called ZAP. Wish more detectors had that. Instantly knocks out whatever is bothering, pull tabs, bottle cap, etc.

 

[Cherry Picker]

I've got to say I was pretty impressed, and surprised, by the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV. A friend bought one without asking for help. When I first saw it I thought OH crap! but I acted like everything was just fine and we took it out to the park. I was very surprised at how well it did in both depth & target ID.

 

[60streeter]

XTERRA OR A SIMPLEX.... UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO TO THE COMPETE BOTTOM OF THE BAREL... YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK UP EITHER OF THESE FOR UNDER 300.OO AND THEY CAN HANG WITH THE BIG BOYS!!!

 

[Digging Prayers]

XTERRA OR A SIMPLEX.... UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO TO THE COMPETE BOTTOM OF THE BAREL... YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK UP EITHER OF THESE FOR UNDER 300.OO AND THEY CAN HANG WITH THE BIG BOYS!!!

We all know about the simplex and the Xterra, but what about those other little small ones.

 

[John Madill]

XTERRA OR A SIMPLEX.... UNLESS YOU WANT TO GO TO THE COMPETE BOTTOM OF THE BAREL... YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PICK UP EITHER OF THESE FOR UNDER 300.OO AND THEY CAN HANG WITH THE BIG BOYS!!!

Simplex Lite and Minelab Vanquish 340 are $200, 15% veteran discount available on the 340. Both are the real deal.

 

[Xxray]

Ace 400, an absolute beast with coins & jewelry to about 7" or so.
Lacking bells & whistles, it is ultra simple to use, accurate pinpointing, good VDI, its the one I use the most because it produces results without any fuss.

 

[TerryEastTexas]

So far I'm liking the bounty hunter 3300 I got for Christmas. It's a nice entry level detector, and light enough to swing for hours.

My first, the Discovery 3300, BH Landstar, a very good machine.

 

[james45]

We almost all hear about the latest and greatest. How they perform, how great they are and are not depending on which brand someone is loyal too or prefer. But what about the guy getting started that don't want to throw $300+ out there.

The problem is, there has to be good ones out there, but some one grabs an Amazon/Ebay/AliBaba bluelight special and it's terrible and they quit before they find out what detecting can be.

Lets leave the big boys out. What are some of the most underrated detectors out there? I don't mean underperforming, I mean units that actually do pretty good that just don't hardly get any recognition. Information is out there but it's scattered and like trying to find silver in a trashy park.

What's your experience? What have you owned/used that when you look back, you go, that was actually a good little unit.? I know we've all had some dates your were ashamed of and don't want anyone to know, but what supprised you? With metal detectors that is.

Here's a few names to throw out and try not to pinch your nose. Any experience? These are names I've seen and wondered about.

Fishers, I had the F22. Great little unit but frustrated me in EMI or trashy area's

Quest, like x5 - x30
Dr Otek
The striker z60
Others...
You get the idea.

I have a cherry Fisher 1266X from back in the 80's .Its plenty deep plus its great on gold.

 

[metaladdict]

My first, Ace 250.
Most will say Tesoro Compadre .

 

[TampaBayBrad]

This one was mentioned in another thread...Gordon High Precision. Link

 

[Martin_V3i]

I have a cherry Fisher 1266X from back in the 80's .Its plenty deep plus its great on gold.

Beep AND A LOT OF DIGGING. Just saying, as an old detectorist. The Fisher 1200 series was my older brothers choice metal detector, before I ever got into the detecting hobby. Digging for a lost gold ring in 5 acres, simply forget about it. JM2C

 

[bottlecap4u]

Good topic, know nothing about it, interested to see what others say, as for me atm, probably a divining stick, that's about how much I know....

 

[TrailDuster]

Fisher f70 with sniper coil is a great bang for buck MD.

A used but not abused Equinix 600 will find 90%+ what's in the ground and a legendary buy if you can grab it at $300'ish.

I dont have experience with any older, beep n dig detectors.

 

[diggin4clad]

Ace 400, an absolute beast with coins & jewelry to about 7" or so.
Lacking bells & whistles, it is ultra simple to use, accurate pinpointing, good VDI, its the one I use the most because it produces results without any fuss.

Another plus for the Ace400 is the price. A lot of detector for the money.

 

[GTimberMT]

My first detector was a Bounty hunter tk4. I found my first gold ring with it. No VDI. strictly beep and dig but that was almost a blessing in disguise. It made it impossible to talk your self out of digging targets. High tones were coins. Low tones were nickels, gold or pull tabs lol. I liked the Fisher F22 a lot. The only other one I never see on here that was pretty good to get started with was a Telnetiks Delta 4000. Sniffed out a barber dime in an old trashy park.

 

[Digging Prayers]

Loved my F22.