Best beach machine for the worst beaches.

[crazyman]

I'm looking for a beach detector that will handle old pre to early 1900's dock sites that are really rocky with black sand and lots of decomposing iron. I'm not sure the Minelabs would do well with all the big and small iron at these sites along with the Fishers. I'm wondering about the Whites Beach Hunter ID. How well does it handle the iron and how quick is the recovery speed? Does it handle the black sand and hot rocks without to much depth loss? Thanks for any help!

 

[AUDuke]

I think I would try a excalibur with the 8" coil. With the black sand a multi freq. detector would be better than a single freq.

 

[Neil]

Have you tried your Advantage at those spots?

Neil

 

[crazyman]

Neil, the Advantage has been the detector I use most at these sites. It works well but I'm looking for a little more depth. There is a hard clay layer 10-12 inches and deeper under the sand and rocks where the old coins and relics come to rest. I'm not sure if there is a detector that has fast recovery handles the iron, hot rocks and black sand and still hits coin size targets at these depths. I've used the Sovereigns and CZ's but they don't handle the large amount of decomposing iron well. It's really tough hunting and I was hoping to get some positive feedback on the Beach Hunter ID for these type of areas before I spend the money.

 

[crazyman]

Here are some modern finds from one of these old dock sites that is still in use today. I used my modified IDX Pro with the 6 inch coil to get around the iron. It did really well but not enough depth to hit the clay layer for the older stuff.

 

[Furious T]

I've read articles by people who have used the Garrett Infinium in areas such as you describe, and the Infinium seems to do really well, particularly around old iron. It also goes very deep. I dont have any personal experience with the Infinium. Good Luck! Hope you find the right machine for the job in hand.

 

[woodwizard]

looks like your doing fine so far

 

[UncleTom]

The iron will kill you with the pi, the BHID is no more than a DFX waterproof. my2

 

[wltdwiz]

the bhid handles the iron on my beaches great & has a fast responce.
loves gold too

 

[kered]

F75 might do ok although not waterproof, in 2f tones and little or no disc you will ping the iron but know its there and be able to leave it, i for one am suprised at its depth and super fast recovery