Another NEWB!!

[NEMESIS]

 Hi. Another here from S.WALES.  I have never been detecting and haven't got my tool yet.  I have sort of played with the idea of detecting for a few years and to be honest, I wish I had got involved  a few years ago.  I know nothing about M/D but determined to give it a go now.   I have been visiting this forum and others for the last few days and familiarizing myself with the DO's and DONT's and the legalities involved.
        I'm  hoping to pick up a cheap- Garrett 250 ace tomorrow (it seemed tooo cheap not to) but hoping to get a Minelab Sov or similar  as my main weapon within the next couple of weeks.
    Does anyone know what the nearest club to Bridgend area is plz and are they taking on any new members?
   Also, as I know nothing about detectors other than what Ive read so far, is there anything I need to look out for when purchasing  Sec/ Hand?  i.e  just cos it beeps it doesnt mean its working correctly, right    Probably a stupid question that , but is there any foolproof way of checking?
         I look forward to having an active participation in this forum and wish to thank you in advance for any help/ advice ofered.
        Regards   Sheaghn.

     

[matthewbullingham123]

Welcome to the forum ! What type of detecting would you be doing beach or land?

[NEMESIS]

  Thnx mate.   
  A mixture of both but probably more beach.  I know the ace 250 doesnt work well in the wet sand but some say if I turn the sense down low I should get a bettter signal to a degree?  to be honest I think the price was good so It will do or the brownstuff for now.
   I intend getting the minelab sov  for the surf  and if I take to it Ill probably upgrade to the eltac later. 
     Im 48 and been told by her indoors that I need to get out and exercise , so I thought...  lots of walking and lots of interest.. but nothing hardcore .. 
 

[TheLoveDoc]

Hello and welcome to the forum 

[legio11augustus]

hi nemesis , welcome aboard fella,youve come to the right place ,plenty of info on here just familiarise yourself and have a search around the site,you will find a lot of answers to your questions,and if not just ask theres plenty of members on here willing to help..good luck and happy hunting

[150aceboy]

Welcome to the forum m8 

[jcb (THE THIMBLE) jones]

hi mate welcome to the forum, you have come to the right place , i myself were like you only last month i got my first detector, now i have 2 , you need a detector to suit your needs like said above do you want to use it on the beach ,do you want to use it in the wet sand or dry sand , or just inland,if all three then you wont go far wrong with a minelab detector ,there are others out there but 95% use minelabs so i guess they cant all be wrong
as you ask is there a sure fire way of checking a second hand detector is working well i guess the only way is to bury something and try it your self ,you can do an air test and put different metals in front of the coil and try that 
as for clubs i think there are clubs around bridgend as i have read about 1 although i cant think of the name it's to early lol ,im sure somebody will come along and tell you although i can tell you there is one in the rhondda which have a fortnightly meeting in trehafod and are always looking for new members if you would like more details let me know ,whatever you decide good luck mate and look forward to seeing you on the dw rallys

[bristolminelab]

welcome 

[NEMESIS]

Thnx all for your welcomes and advice.
 Yeah JCB I think mine lab would be the way forward for me ( from what I researched solo far) but who knows, its early days yet and may change my mind. 
   I'll definitely join some club as the resources will be a must and also would love to go on some arranged Riggs.
    I got loads more questions but suppose this category is wrong place to post so will do so on other boards .
      Thnx again all.

[congerman]

welcome to the forum 

[HAMMERRHOID]

Welcome to DW .com

[deepersweeper]

hello and welcome to detecting wales

[DEADLOCK]

welcome to the site enjoy it mr 

[NEMESIS]

Thank you all.   
    Looking forward to meeting some of you soon.   

[NEMESIS]

  I actually picked up 2 Garret 250 ace's (immaculate, only used twice) , Brand new original Garrett pinpointer (never used), cd's. books and headphones for a steal yesterday.  so cant wait to get out and use them now.