What was your favorite old detector ?

[james45]

I often wonder what was the favorite DEEPEST old detector . I guess there has to be a best one? Lets start from the 80's -----2000.

 

[Rammjäger]

1980's G&L Wildcat

 

[hoser]

1080's Garrett ADS-7 deep seeker.

 

[Texaspast]

Compass XP Pro - still the best discriminating detector I've ever used. Not great depth, but if it said it was a nickel, it was a nickel. I found more civil war buttons with that detector than the minelabs, White's, and Deus detectors I've owned since then.

 

[james45]

Compass XP Pro - still the best discriminating detector I've ever used. Not great depth, but if it said it was a nickel, it was a nickel. I found more civil war buttons with that detector than the minelabs, White's, and Deus detectors I've owned since then.

I am in south Texas close to the coast,what was average depth? Also did you use in water?

 

[TerryEastTexas]

I don't go all that far back but of the ones I've owned since 2001 the Troy Shadow was my favorite early ones.

 

[hanoverdigger]

Nautilus 2b

 

[TerryR]

Teknetics 9000B

 

[jmaclen]

Tesoro Lobo and Lobo Super Traq

 

[robby4570]

I think my Sovereign Elite with the 10 inch Tornado coil is probably the one I wish I had not sold the most. I like all of the detectors I have owned or still own for the memories they've given me but my newest detector (my CTX3030) is the one I love the most.

 

[Cherry Picker]

Whites DFX.

 

[Kansashunter]

AT PRO, I consider this old school

 

[Texaspast]

I am in south Texas close to the coast,what was average depth? Also did you use in water?

Dime or penny with the 8" coil - about 6" deep. 12" coil, maybe 8". Same for buttons and minie balls. Maybe a little deeper on minie balls and quarters.

 

[CountyWorker]

My Arado 120b was highly sophisticated and deep seeking.

 

[james45]

I don't go all that far back but of the ones I've owned since 2001 the Troy Shadow was my favorite early ones.

Good mercy that was the top one to beat .Wish I could afford one.

 

[james45]

Nautilus 2b

Here is another super one ,hardly hear about them anymore

 

[maxxkatt]

I found the most CW relics with the AT Pro. So simple to learn and use. CTX3030 would have been my favorite but it was too heavy for me to hunt more than an hour. Tried various swing harnesses but hated all of them.

 

[C-COD]

Garrett groundhog. I still have it with 3 coils.

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

The Sears and Roebuck one that my grandpa pa had that started it all for me!