Need my first detector

[cam1986]

I live in south wales. Swansea

2 detectors have been recommended to me:

Ace 250

SCOPE CS3MXi

Like a minefield with the choice of gear out there!! Help!

Budget around £300 max

I would like to detect on the beach and in fields etc

Any help would be great

Cheers

[woodchrism]

my father in law use to use the ace 250 found a bit and then upgraded to the cs3 and on the first day found his first hammered henry 6th groat in mint condition and only a month into using it has had anouther 3 hammereds so i would say go for thr c scope ..

[stickygreen]

you can get a second hand ace 250 for half your budget or a brand new euro ace and enough change for a decent shovel and finds pouch.

[cam1986]

Been reading quite a bit by people who own the Euro Ace saying they get so many false hits. Is this common with that model or all detectors?

[stickygreen]

I dont know much about them to be honest im sure someone will be along in a bit that can tell you,i'm waiting on replies to my post asking about the garrets. I can tell you i bought a whits dfx for your budget a two years ago and that found me hammered coins but they say an mxt is just as good as a dfx but easier to use. sorry if im confusing you like you say minefield.

[cam1986]

Garrett Euroace 350 is another that has been recommended!!

[Napoleon]

For beach detecting (wet sand) i will not use the Garrett ace 250  i did have one and on wet sand it wasnt very good at all, but all together its a good start up machine. Personnally if you can pushyour budget a bit more try the x terra range

[stickygreen]

Yeah the garrets are cheap and you dont really hear any haters of them but as far as the falsing goes i think that is any detector with the sensetivaty too high but dont quote me on anything im no expert in detecting.

[stickygreen]

For beach detecting (wet sand) i will not use the Garrett ace 250  i did have one and on wet sand it wasnt very good at all, but all together its a good start up machine. Personnally if you can pushyour budget a bit more try the x terra range

Ok a bad review for the beach and youve answered my question about garrets.

See i said im no expert.

[Napoleon]

Hi Sticky , on wet sand they not that good to be honest but in general its a good machine but i will get the bigger coil  but been honest i had mine for nearly a year and was happy to upgrade my machine but like i said its a start up machine after a while sure you want to get a better machine .Hope this help but the end of the day we all have a personnal choice . Nap.

[Chef Geoff]

OK well as Nap has said the Ace is not a wet sand machine and doesn't pretend to be. Some will tell you that they detect OK with theirs but to be honest the depth they are probably reaching with a low sensitivity makes it a waste of time for the serious beach hunter.
And I'm afraid the same goes for the Cscope but more so....It hates the wet sand.

So Now I've burst your bubble what next? The machines that work well on the wet and dry either by design or accident are;-

Minelab;
Etrac
Explorer..................any model
Sovereign...............any model

Whites;
DFX
MXT
M6
Prizm 6T

Lots of other machines will work but you will be sacrificing sensitivity to keep them stable. If you can push the budget  another 50 or 75 then all these machines (except for Etrac) can be had secondhand Here's just a few of current ones on ebay

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Whites-DFX-E-series-Metal-Detector-/270934527644?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item3f14f4ce9c#ht_500wt_1202

 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Whites-Prizm-6T-Metal-Detector-UK-Retailer-/330382252032?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item4cec511800#ht_2373wt_1139

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINELAB-EXPLORER-XS-METAL-DETECTOR-/170807534181?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item27c4ec2265#ht_500wt_1202

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MINELAB-SOVEREIGN-XS-2A-PRO-/110843707622?pt=UK_Gadgets&hash=item19ceccc0e6#ht_500wt_1202

[Chef Geoff]

Also Staff's have a Whites 6T at the moment in nearly new condition for £325
http://www.staffsmetaldetectors.co.uk/secondhand1.htm

[stickygreen]

Also Staff's have a Whites 6T at the moment in nearly new condition for £325
http://www.staffsmetaldetectors.co.uk/secondhand1.htm

if you haggle this price (which you should always do) you should get it a bit lower or get a pouch chucked in at least.

if you buy from a shop you get a guarantee, ebay prices are usually a bit cheaper if you dont mind the risk of buying a lemon. whites are well built machines i liked mine alot.

Thinking about it you may aswell get a loan buy a Deus or etrac or a t2 se because its going to happen evetually and you can't fight it.

[cam1986]

Thanks guys for bursting my bubble!! So, Ace 250 and that Cscope out of the equation.

Got to narrow it down now to one that fits my budget and needs.

[handyman [Alan}]

xterra 30, 50 or 70 well worth it .. check out the utube vids