Best Metal Detector?

"My detector is better than your detector."

"My detector goes deeper."

"My detector has more software built into it."

And the arguments go on and on. Every popular metal detecting forum has people commenting, even arguing over which detector manufacturer has the best model. I’ve also been in the field metal detecting with others when the arguments start. It’s nonsense. Actually, it’s childish. The truth of the matter is this; and I know I will upset many by stating my opinion, but hey – they’ll get over it.

Actually, the best detector is any good, reputable model that finds stuff. Ya, it really is that simple. And, it does not have to be an expensive metal detector either.

I found this 225 year old buckle while using a metal detector with a retail price of less than $500. I have been metal detecting and treasure hunting for more than thirty years, I’ve used every metal detector on the market, and, I have learned that all of them locate stuff.

It is not the detector alone that located the goodies, but in fact, it’s the skill of the user. The person who knows his or her detector, and understands how it best performs, will always find stuff.

Give an expensive metal detector to someone who has no clue how to get the best performance form that detector, and they will find very few goodies. However, give an inexpensive detector from another manufacturer to a person who is knowledgeable on how that particular detector operates, and that person will out perform the other every time.

If you are a beginner looking to purchase a detector for the first time, the following manufactures have models that are inexpensive, and very reliable.

Whites
Minelab
Garrett
Tesoro

If you learn how to properly use your metal detector, and you use it often, the amount of good finds will increase. Do not get caught up in the arguments about depth, and all of the bells and whistles many new detectors have. You don’t need to dig to China to locate goodies, and you don’t need a computer that can launch a Titan Missile with it’s software.

Learn your detector, use it often, and you will do as well as anyone with a top end model.

The best metal detector can be an inexpensive model.

You do not need the best metal detector to search around old ghost towns in the East.