 "Nothing better for the beginner!" | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By jmroger1 |
For a beginner, this is the detector I would recommend. It's easy to use,
lightweight, and economical (just in case it ends up in the closet!) so any family member can use it. I bought an audio adapter from Radio Shack for a couple of bucks so I could use my mp3 ear buds. I've actually found some change at the parks and play grounds with it and it was easy!
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| "Nice Metal Detector at a Nice Price" | 2008-08-09 |
| - Reviewed By polymom2001 |
| I recently purchased this for my husband on his 55th birthday - we then used it on vacation at the beach for two weeks and he's now unofficially switched from ocean fishing to "land fishing". This detector was easy to start using immediately and our family had hours of fun finding quarters, pennies, dimes, and nickels buried in the sand. A nice piece of equipment for the price and user friendly enough to start using right away. |
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| "A Quality Metal Detector" | 2008-07-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A32BKPULXA8YWX |
| Very, very pleased with this product. Simple to use, very light to carry, and extremely accurate. A 5-star product! |
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| "A Great Deal" | 2008-05-21 |
| - Reviewed By jmjones38 |
| I've wanted one of these things all my life. I don't even remember how I landed on this one-but it's a heck of a good little machine for less than a hundred bucks (I got it on sale on Amazon-and the best price anywhere that I found). I've found a hoe and a pretty cool pocket knife from the sixties. I found a well tarnished 1999 quarter. And, I've found lots of nails, wires, pop tops and beer cans. I agree with the reviews that say forget the discriminator-leave the thing wide open and dig everything. It's finding stuff at least six inches down sometimes-and from what I hear that's closer to the more expensive models. I can't wait to go to a known historical area and really work it out. There's a definite bang for the buck, and just a heck of a lot of fun in this sweet deal of a machine. For the money, there's just no downside to it. |
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| "Good metal detector" | 2008-05-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A227TWCL7EV0TJ |
| I purchased this to locate just brass casings and this unit does quite well at sorting it out. |
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| "No item, but excellent seller." | 2008-05-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3GE7BQDGILDKO |
| Because of a computer glitch this item was listed as a detector, not a detector book. The ad was submitted by Woody's Books ( an online bookstore which deals only in books.) I attempted to purchase the detector and I was informed that the item was a mistake and my money was refunded. I am writing this review not about the detector but about the seller, Woody's Books. I must say that I was more impressed with my dealing with April at Woody's Books than any seller that I have ever dealt with in my many years of buying and selling on eBay. I was very satisfied with my transaction and I can assure you that you will be happy with any purchase you make from this seller. They get the highest possible recommendation that I am able to give. (5+ out of 5) |
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 "Great beginner metal detector" | 2008-04-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1AFWJ89TKBPO3 |
| This is a really good inexpensive way to try metal detecting. I've been using it in the "all metal" mode which is an easy way to get started. I have used it a few times and find it to be quite sensitive. So far I've found coins, a few pieces of cheap jewelry, and a lot of trash items (bottle caps, hair pins, foil...) The trash can be filtered out easily by adjusting the knobs and switch on the console. I was just in a hurry to use it and didn't want to miss anything. One thing it doesn't seem to detect very well is very small gold chains without pendants. This might be true of all metal detectors. I don't know because this is the only one I've ever used. It uses two 9v batteries which can be expensive, but I picked up an inexpensive pair of headphones which seem to increase the battery life. Overall I'm very satisfied with my purchase and would recommend this product to anybody that wanted to give metal detecting a try without investing too much. |
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| "Bounty Hunter Tracker" | 2008-03-25 |
| - Reviewed By jamarciello |
| I gave this unit as a present to my Bro in Law. He loves it. He and his wife go looking for "stuff" all the time. (Mostly nails and bottle caps) |
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| "Metal Detector" | 2008-03-21 |
| - Reviewed By dogmantisd |
| The item was as promised in the ad and was delivered before the date promised. It worked very well. |
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| "Very basic, but does the trick!" | 2008-01-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3CJOEUGCSEFYI |
This is truly an entry-level device, great for someone who wants to just use it out of the box. I am an oddball though in that I am not using it to find normal metals. I am actually using it to find metal-bearing minerals such as pyrite and galena (iron and lead bearing, respectively). This detector by itself is really better for just finding plain metals, and is not very sensitive at all for finding such minerals. If it weren't for the fact that a better search coil can be had, I would give it 3 stars.
For those searching for minerals such as pyrite and galena, and even for those looking for pure metal items or relics (there are VERY FEW people interested in minerals!) I HIGHLY recommend buying the 4" nugget coil for use with this. Having that coil and learning the differences in detectability (depth vs. sensitivity) will allow a variety of detecting options. For example, if know you don't want to DIG and you just want to find something small stuck in the grass, use the smaller nugget coil. For beach combing or looking for deeper objects, use the standard coil. See my review of the gold nugget coil for more information.
Anyway, this is such an inexpensive model and is so easy to use its hard to go wrong. My only gripe is that it has its own threshold for detectability that is internally set, and so the notification is a binary "beep" or no beep. You can't really listen to the tone (like you can with a Whites model) to get a "feel" for the search. For the price of this model, though, you just can't find that sort of function in any detector, and therefore I really can't give it bad marks for that.
I will say that if you think you might get serious about prospecting or metal detecting as a hobby, understand that you will likely buy another more capable model later on. Although, you'll probably not get rid of this one if you do! It's also great to have for fun with the kids on the beach or in the park - and no need for complex training for them to use it. |
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