Originally posted by: Rally1
#1 the difference between $15 and $300 is alot.....
#2 dont be too quick to discredit a RadioShack metal detector.
A quick search on google led me to the info that alot of the RS metal detectors are the same as BountyHunters http://www.detecting.com/ . Which are (apparently) half decent.
I would guess that most people on here are not the chapter president of their local scavenge club, and would do quite well with a $15 start up, at least for finding nails inthat wood they are about to cut etc.
On this board that is like saying dont buy a super cheap Duron, when a Pentium 4 is so much better, at 10 times the price! Sometimes you buy something because it is so cheap, not because you actually need one. I think this deal is for those people, not people who actually do this as a hobby.
Of course I know nothing about metal detectors... but I do know $15 is cheap!
Originally posted by: sumrtym
The metal detectors found at Sears, Radio Shack, and Wal-Mart are junk. Toys at best. If you want a real metal detector, invest in a Whites or Fisher. As a detectorist and secretary for a local club, I can tell you, even with a top-line detector you'll dig junk. If you've never swung a detector, it's an eye-opening experience to the sheer amount of crap people have left in the ground through the years. However, persistance in the hobby has neat rewards. Civil war bullets, old silver coins (my oldest this year is a 1900), neat history of pieces (an old Boy Scout token given out in 1912 by one of the original sponsers of the Boy Scouts, Excelsior Shoes as a good luck charm with a reverse swastika on it which was a Victorian era good luck symbol), etc. It's a fun hobby, but not for everyone. If you're seriously interested, you'll do best to avoid these sort of detectors as you'll just get frustrated and give up.
If you only have a mild interest, find a local dealer who might have a good used unit, or invest in a $150 - $300 beginner unit from one of the previously mentioned manufacturers.
Just some advice. If anyone is seriously interested in learning more about detecting, you can pm me and I'll give you some sources to learn more.
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Originally posted by: ValsalvaYourHeartOut
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Originally posted by: Rally1
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