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Beginner but serious with a hunting goal. What are excellent detectors to go down 24” deep? Thanks in advance for solid recommendations.

If you are new to this hobby the first thing to do is read all you can about detecting to understand what these detector can and can not do.
First thing is what are you looking for that is 24 inches deep, must be a very large item to be that deep. Also what is it made out off as a deeper item that are that deep probably iron .Most detectors we use for coin hunting will not go that deep in most ground, some get deep like 10-13 inches deep, but they know there detectors well and can do it with many little secret they learned from many hours of use. There is some on the beach get deeper target as I experience it a few years ago in NJ at the beach that was a new quarter at 13 inches deep, but with the sand it could have drop down when I used a sand scoop .
Been doing this since 1974 and do see many that watch some advertising of people finding lot of nice stuff, but advertising is not the real world as many will tell you. I have had several ask me for a detector that only finds gold rings and coins on the beach or parks, most detector will, but you have to dig everything including all trash to do this, but you probably have to dig 1000-1500 to trash items to do this. What you have to do is get to know your detector and what different items sound like and be able to tell large target and small ones. You also have to go where the items are as some find some good targets in farm field out east, but that is because this is where our country started and then bee a lot of people that live there and lost many items that are now antique and older .
Like I tell many if you think you can get rich detecting it is possible, but not probable as many that been doing detecting for many years will tell you that there is a lot of other hobbies you can become rich at. Detecting is a great hobby that you meet a lot of great people and you like excitement and some days you get nothing and the next you get lucky, just like fishing or hunting. To detect is great if you like surprise and doing your research to do better than those that seem to find it all we see in these forums
Sorry if I get carried away, but just want to let you know the real detecting.

Rick.
 
Rick(ND) said:
If you are new to this hobby the first thing to do is read all you can about detecting to understand what these detector can and can not do.
First thing is what are you looking for that is 24 inches deep, must be a very large item to be that deep. Also what is it made out off as a deeper item that are that deep probably iron .Most detectors we use for coin hunting will not go that deep in most ground, some get deep like 10-13 inches deep, but they know there detectors well and can do it with many little secret they learned from many hours of use. There is some on the beach get deeper target as I experience it a few years ago in NJ at the beach that was a new quarter at 13 inches deep, but with the sand it could have drop down when I used a sand scoop .
Been doing this since 1974 and do see many that watch some advertising of people finding lot of nice stuff, but advertising is not the real world as many will tell you. I have had several ask me for a detector that only finds gold rings and coins on the beach or parks, most detector will, but you have to dig everything including all trash to do this, but you probably have to dig 1000-1500 to trash items to do this. What you have to do is get to know your detector and what different items sound like and be able to tell large target and small ones. You also have to go where the items are as some find some good targets in farm field out east, but that is because this is where our country started and then bee a lot of people that live there and lost many items that are now antique and older .
Like I tell many if you think you can get rich detecting it is possible, but not probable as many that been doing detecting for many years will tell you that there is a lot of other hobbies you can become rich at. Detecting is a great hobby that you meet a lot of great people and you like excitement and some days you get nothing and the next you get lucky, just like fishing or hunting. To detect is great if you like surprise and doing your research to do better than those that seem to find it all we see in these forums
Sorry if I get carried away, but just want to let you know the real detecting.

Rick.
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Couldnt have said it any better. Too many 'treasure' shows on TV and You tube. It makes it looks easy but we all know it's not. I tell curious people, you watch too many movies !!!!'
Nowadays is especially difficult to find gold. It's just not there like when we all first started 25+ years ago. Gold was only $300 an oz vs $3000. There was no iPhone. Times have changed.
Could you imagine having a 2025 model detector back in the 70's or 80's !!!!! You'd never find a silver coin today !!!!

This person has definitely watched too many video's and not enough reading.

Ahh the good old days... Glad I never sold my gold !!!! I recently read, someone predicted $6000/oz !!!!! OMG !!!!

HH
Donna(NJ)
 
ChasingKidd7 said:
Beginner/ serious about hunt / discoveries…. Need excellent detector that won’t break the bank … 24” depth
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24"? That's pretty deep ... what are you looking for? Where do you plan to search? mineralized soil or fresh or salt beach or?, how big of an object do you want to find at that depth? A bit of clarification related to your goals and where you are might help people give you some insight. My Manticore might find a vw bug at 24" but not a coin, nor will most other handheld detectors.... the deeper you want to go generally the more $$ it will cost....
 
mntnflyr4fun said:
24"? That's pretty deep ... what are you looking for? Where do you plan to search? mineralized soil or fresh or salt beach or?, how big of an object do you want to find at that depth? A bit of clarification related to your goals and where you are might help people give you some insight. My Manticore might find a vw bug at 24" but not a coin, nor will most other handheld detectors.... the deeper you want to go generally the more $$ it will cost....
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Im looking for a chest and guessing it’s at least 24” deep logically. At that depth am I needing a GPR?
 
Is the chest all metal, how large. What general area are you looking. The ground mineralization in the location you are looking will have an affect on depth as iron mineralization is like looking through fog... in low mineralizaiton areas may not be much of an issue at all. VlF detectors and PI might be able to do the job in thr right circumstances.... I would probably be looking towards a PI machine, what is your budget?
 
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