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Title: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: hedgehog on January 06, 2009, 06:18:06 PM Just sitting and thinking about the detectors I have had over the years (Hell it's been 26 since my interest was first aroused!). I started detecting when someone showed me a coin made of silver (hammered) no bigger than a shirt button, money to spend has always been an important factor but this is the list, most were second hand but not the first and not the most recent.
C Scope 650 C Scope 750 Fisher 1266X Minelab Tribune Minelab Musketeer Tesoro Tejon Teknetics T2 Which way did you go? Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: simon c on January 06, 2009, 08:03:56 PM My first detector was a C-Scope with a crook handle bought from a second hand shop in Albany road Cardiff,some time in the early 1980's.
C-Scope ? C-Scope 770D Tesoro compardre Minelab Soverign Elite Minelab Quatro Minelab Explorer XS C-Scope CS4Pi Fisher 1265X Technetics T2 XP GoldMax Power The T2 and GoldMax Power were my favorite's the Quatro i hated and am glad i eventually saw sense and sold it. Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on January 07, 2009, 01:12:00 AM Hi All
I started detecting 10+ years ago and in that time ive had 3 Detectors Garrett Treasure ace Minelab Advantage Pro Minelab Explorer 11 I loved the Garrett but wanted something with more depth and better disc. I loved the advantage but couldnt get on with the weight. I Bought an Explorer because my club (RARE) has an high percentage of Explorer owners and i wanted to fit in so i bought one lol. Im glad i did, even thought its taken me over a year to learn the machine and get the best out of it. Im never going to complain about the weight of the Explorers after reading the artical in this month searcher (The cover story ) If an 80 year old lady do it so can I lol All the Best Phil Jones Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Neil on January 07, 2009, 10:26:46 AM Good Topic
My first detector was a Viking my granpy bought for me in 1977. Good little machine, but times were hard then and I could never afford the batteries. Jump forward to 2OO4 and I bought a Chinese import off a person at a boot sale for a tenner. Promptly drove to Barry Island Beach and found a gold ring, which still amazes me to this day as its depth is about 3 inches. That was me hooked. Next came and X-Terra3O, followed by a Minelab Muskateer and then an Explorer II. I wonder what will be next? Neil Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: BottyBurp (Kris) on January 08, 2009, 08:54:00 AM Interesting
1. Whites Classic 2. Whites Classic II 3. Laser Hawkeye 4. Minelab Quattro MP 5. Whites MXT (Still use regularly) 6. XP Goldmaxx (Still use regularly) Looking to buy something different soon ;) Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Jeb on January 16, 2009, 09:40:13 AM Coin probe (BFO)
Various CScope IB`s....about 2 Various CScope TR`s. About 3 Various CScope VLF About 5 Garrett Groundhog Compass judge Various pulse Fisher 1265X Fisher 1266X Arado 120B Arado 95 Minelab Sovereign> Xs, XS2,XS2a, & the Elite Red Heat Tornado Whites XLT,MXT, DFX, XP Goldmaxx Mk1 and XP Goldmaxx Power Minelab Explorer 1,2, & E trac And the one i use now ,Which i consider the best detector ever produced ,> The Fisher F75 Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: PHIL YNYSBOETH on January 16, 2009, 11:39:19 AM Wow Jeb I know where to come for advice on Detectors now .
Im suprised you have time to Detect inbetween buying machines lol I think my next Detector will be a Fisher 75 ive heard good things , All the very best Phil Jones Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Jeb on January 16, 2009, 12:58:48 PM Yeah ,i know its a lot ,but its over a ,Well I`m touching on 60 this year and i started when i was 25, so I`ve had a few years to "try" a few . ;D
Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Jeb on January 16, 2009, 01:22:29 PM I can still remember the "Buzz" i got when i bought my very first detector second hand ! It was the coin Probe.
A BFO detector that you just switched on , set the threshold ,and away you went. It let off a Continuous humm and when louder if you went over any metal what so ever. You couldn`t get any more basic than this. It probably only went about three inches deep even , but the fun i had finding coins in those early days was fantastic. I`d always wanted one since seeing then for sale at the back page of the Marvel & DC comics from America. , you know the ones, Superman, Captain America, Green lantern, Flash ,and Atom. On the back page there was a Adverts in tiny boxes depicitating what they were selling. In one there was always a Metal detector (which we in those days didn`t have at all) It was that that started me off and when i saw this metal detector in the shop window i had to have it. I gor the £14 they were asking for it and went to the second hand shop as fast as i could. I then had my real live Metal detector i had always seen in the comics IN MY HAND . It went from there basically. And so here i am nearly 40 years later STILL doing it. Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: dragonsbreath(Paul) on January 17, 2009, 05:56:39 PM Hiya Jeb......
BFO from Practical Wireless early 60,s Garrett Groundhog also X 3 C Scopes Whites 6000D plus 6000DX?? XLT Soverign mk 1 DFX Sov.Elite Head Hunter Pro A few P.I,s also Explorer XS Quattro Explorer II my current machine And i am sure i have missed a few out lol Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: James on January 17, 2009, 07:41:22 PM these are the ones ive used over the years not many :)
viking whites 5900di pro explorer xs whites xlt whites dfx Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Jeb on January 17, 2009, 10:15:47 PM Hi Paul.
How ya doin ? I bet you have forgotten to put a few down. I did when i started listing the ones I`ve had ,but when i posted them i had to re open my post to edit it and put some I`d forgotten about in. there is one particular Pulse detector i had which made a beautiful Sound on hitting a target. I can never remember its name though . I think it had about 6 U2 battery's in it. You fed them into a tube like you would a shotgun multi loader. Ah well its long gone now! Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: monty on January 23, 2009, 12:31:39 PM in my youth i used to like to chop and change machines, i got through a fair few.
heres my list- Prinzonic BFO 80, C-Scope, 750D, 950D, K5000, Tesoro Siver Sabre +, Toltec 100, Whites Eagle II, Garett Grand Master Hunter II Fisher 1235-X Minelab Sovereign Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: hedgehog on April 03, 2009, 06:32:46 PM "Bump"
Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Kev on April 03, 2009, 07:06:31 PM prizm 2 .................... and the ex2 now ;D
Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: The Doc on April 03, 2009, 07:16:33 PM 1976ish CScope BFO50
1977ish CScope IB100 Long gap of no detecting 2002 White's Classic III 2003 White's DFX 2007 Fisher F75 I still have the last 4, althought the CScope is next to useless now (thinking back it probably was when it was new as well). Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: trys on April 03, 2009, 08:11:22 PM Here's my list:
Viking 5 i think, Bounty hunter lone star, White's classic 3sl, Whites MXT (sold but was a great machine) Minelab sovereig xs2a pro (only kept for two weeks, could'nt stand it!) Teknetics T2 (still my main machine) Goldquest ss (sold) Fisher CZ 6A (my beach detector) Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: waltonbasinman on April 03, 2009, 08:15:56 PM C scope 660
Minelab something ? Minelab Quattro (which i love) The Quattro is showing signs of age now but my finds have improved probably 100% with it. If I do get a new one I will probably get a explorer 2 (Possibly). I don,t find the Minelab,s heavy and love my Quattro. I might even keep it as a backup machine. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: mole on April 04, 2009, 12:20:25 AM Well since 1976 ??? here we go c.scope tr200 savo whites beachcomber6d whites coinmaster5000d whites coinmaster6000d with the first motion disc mode had to whip it like hell to get any response garret groundhog c.scope clubman not the best on bad ground but found me a small hoard of hammered silver laser b1 high power great machine until the rain got inside it fieldmaster searchman fx200 very good on bad ground pulsepak eliminater laser powermax 2 laser trident 2 very good on the small stuff whites coinmaster classic 3 good coinshooter must have had a built in signal level limiter large targets sounded similar to coins xp goldmaxx mk1 still got her very good on small hammered or minims etc xpadx250 a little powerhouse deep with good Iron rejection still got this minelab sovereignxs2a masking to many signals about as fast as a slug minelab quattro which I,m about to divorce due to the constant nagging over signals ??? thats it for now Ihope ;D mole
Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 04, 2009, 02:16:44 PM My first machine was a Micronta that my mother brought beck from holiday for me, total rubish but it gave me the bug, that was in 1975. I quickly followed that with:-
whites beachcomber 5 whites coinmaster 5 compass (something) lovely machine fisher 1265x, found loads bounty hunter Tessorro eldorado, another lovely machine whites spectrum (I'm still confused) fieldmaster, it did what it said on the box Minelab sovereign, x3 and now I have a garrett seahunterII, still have a sovereign elit and the Etrac.... The old fishing saying that "New tackle catches more fishermen than fish" i think might apply to me. Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Richy on April 04, 2009, 03:11:18 PM Geoff, did you have hiccups when you posted on this thread? lol.
Richy. Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Chef Geoff on April 04, 2009, 05:44:21 PM Shhhhhh! no one will notice.
oh and i forgot the Arado 130 and the garrett ace 250 Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: mole on April 07, 2009, 11:42:09 AM OOPS ;D forgot to add this one to my list fisher 1266x ??? what a magnet alright if your in the scrap business ;Dmole
Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Jonola (Jon) on April 07, 2009, 12:20:18 PM C-Scope in the late 1970s. No idea what it was but found a lot with it for what it was. Probably more stuff still in the ground in those halcyon days.
C Scope 660. Found more wit this than anything else. Minelab Sovereign. Didn't have it long enough to form an opinion. Minelab Quattro. First impressions are good although I'm already looking for something new. Title: Re: How many detectors have you had, what were they? Post by: Richy on April 07, 2009, 05:04:33 PM C-Scope in the 70's
White's Coinmaster 5000D (70's) White's Coinmaster 6000D (70's) White's XLT (90's) White's MXT White's DFX XP Goldmaxx Power As you can see, I like White's machines lol. Richy. |