First detector

[taffyphil]

 whats the first ever detector you bought and used , plus did it live upto expectations regards finds etc. mine was a fisher csm5mx.

[PHIL YNYSBOETH]

My 1st was a Garrett Treasure Ace I was sorry i sold it and id buy another if i could find one.
It could only reach 5/6 inches but you could tell before you dug what it was Many a happy Day Beach hunting

regards
Phil

[mike8547]

mine was a seascope from dixons in the early 80s great machine for its day but it would be a waste ot time now

[U.K. Brian]

My early machine was by Gardiner Electronics in Phoenix though I can't remember the model. It was the bees knees in 1967 !

Worked well for the period and soon paid for itself.

Was your Treasure Ace the one with the "treasure eye" Phil ? Square box and they had a 100, 200 and 300 versions. I didn't rate it at all but KellyCo continued selling it after Garretts had moved on as the Predator so it must have had fans.

Dixons had C-Scope making C-Scopes for them under the Prinztronic ? label at one time. It was cheaper to buy exactly the same detector from Dixons than by going to a C-Scope dealer. Similar thing with Joan Allen. Fieldmasters could be bought cheaper labelled as "Joan Allen" as could the lower range C-Scopes.

[altinkum]

my first detector was a whites idx and it was a load of rubbish then i bought an ex11 and that was a bigger load of rubbish

[Tafflaff (Rob)]

I thought the Ex ii was a really good detector       

[altinkum]

they are a fantastic detector when used as a clothes line prop but remember to extend the shaft all the way out 

[Kev]

must be groundhog day again have a go at the explorer 11 again .does it really matter what detector anybody use, if its not there you wont find it  ........................................ does it really matter what one 

[coleggwent(phil)]

YOU ARE RIGHT KEV IN ONE WAY IT WILL NEVER BE THERE WITH THE EX11 THEY ARE IM NOT EVEN GOING TO SAY IT WAIT UNTILL YOU AND IDIE COME WITH ME AND JOHN YOU THREE GOT EX11 I GOT XS IVE BEEN THERE HAD THE TEE SHIRT MATE WHEN ARE YOU BOYS GOING TO WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE THEY ARE A LOAD OF HYPE

[Kev]

Phil i new you would react to  my post right on Que....... ..............where is the BORDERFOX when i need him ha ha 

[coleggwent(phil)]

YOU KNOW ME KEV TO WELL

[altinkum]

you tell em phil

[coleggwent(phil)]

im bloody sick of telling them mike

[coleggwent(phil)]

A 402 posts ill soon be up with you kev just a few more

[zorro]

i had a c-scope in late 70's early 80's. cant remember the exact model (T 80 i think rings a bell) shepards hook handle. i remember it being heavy and uncomfortable to use, i was about 12 mind. anyway i only remember finding ringpulls...wish i had found a hammered or roman coin that way id have been detecting ever since instead of a 20 year lay-off.