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Author Topic: What is the Rolls Royce of detectors?  (Read 15027 times)
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« on: April 30, 2009, 06:16:07 PM »

Just curiosity really  Huh

Ive seen some barking mad prices, some as much as £750. As a newbie to this game I just wondered what detector you guys would say is the best on the market?

Cheers all

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« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2009, 06:20:35 PM »

I have used many detectors and they all have good points and bad points and by the time you get through all the hype the choice is yours Wink
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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2009, 06:23:19 PM »

mine!

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« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2009, 06:25:27 PM »

Could noT agree more Adie.
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« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2009, 06:37:39 PM »

The best one on the market is.......................................


The one that suits your detecting style and the ground that you detect on, every detector I have had has taken a few months to master and you make mistakes initially.
So the best one on the market is the one you bought last and have mastered.
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« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2009, 08:05:29 PM »

Dusty theres no rolls royces only  ford t,s  some manufacturers mid range machines preform as good as their top of the range the only differance being less bells and whistles first look at your budget then try out a couple of your friends machines if possible if not go to a reputable! dealerand try a couple on a test bed if you buy of ebay secondhand be careful you could end up with a machine that you don,nt like or worst still a faulty machine also try to glean as much information on models that take your fancy on the internet and in magazines etc don,nt rush into a purchase take your time then you won,nt waste any money good luck Roll Eyes mole
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« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2009, 10:40:31 PM »

Dusty look at it this way if a detector was better than all the others then the makers would be the only ones in the market.It takes a lot of time and effort to get used to any machine and the one thing they all have in common is they will all find metal.
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2009, 07:35:16 AM »

I was taking in to the hype and bought an Expencive machine.
I was taking in with the info that the factory was pushing out

I find it doesnt suit my searching style
and i dont think i,ll ever get on with it

My advice is try as many as you can before you part with the cash

I agree with Steve n Adie
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2009, 08:19:30 AM »

I HAVE BEEN OUT WITH PEOPLE WITH  £300    PLUS   MACHINES  AND FOUND MORE WITH MY OLD  C SCOPE THAT COST ME  £26   .....  I SUPPOSE AT THE END OF THE DAY   IF YA  DONT WALK OVER IT  .......... YA AINT  GONNA  FIND IT
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2009, 01:27:42 PM »

very true Digga

I enjoyed Detecting more with my simple Treasure ace and i knew 80% of the time what it was before i dug it !

Its ok having a deep Detector but if its not there in the 1st place you wont find it 

You have to get used to a machine i agree but when your hearts not init its 100% harder
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« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2009, 08:09:00 PM »

You are absolutely right Digga - if you don't walk over it, you ain't gonna find it, regardless of the machine you have.  However, it is nice to have the confidence in the detector that if you have swung the search coil over a target, the detector will pick it up.  When I first went detecting 26 years ago (I know, I don't look a day over 30  Grin Grin Grin) I had a second hand Viking detector bought for £15, and found loads of coins, both decimal and pre-decimal in parks and woods and all over the place.  The coins were not deep, the parks had not been detected on before, so it was quite easy.  Now, the competition is higher as more areas have been detected on, and the detector needs to search deeper.  I know that ploughed fields can turn up coins and artefacts with each turn of the plough, but pasture provides more of a challenge.  With my current machine, I am confident that if a good target is next to an iron object, the detector will still find the non ferrous item next to the iron.  To a certain extent, you get what you pay for. Smiley
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« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2009, 08:16:27 PM »

 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin TIME TEAM guys think this is the rolls royce for the finds   Grin
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« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2009, 08:23:55 PM »

Time Team brand Kev? You are SOOooo right! They use that one every show! I daresay they would ban detectors ...but keep diggin with their flamin excavators..
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« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2010, 08:00:16 PM »

Arado 320 nuff said
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« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2010, 08:14:25 PM »

Rolls Royce = Comfort and style
Ferrari         = speed and bling
Roadsters    = Boys toys
Land rovers = work horses

None of them do it all and it's the same with detectors, if you want to cover all bases then you are going to need at least 3.
So take your pick.
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