Best teknetics for beach under $400

[SC Dirt Fisher]

I need a lightweight detector for my wife to use. Needs to be fairly good on the sand beaches and have pinpoint capability.also cost $400 or less. Thought maybe somebody Technetics users could give me some feedback.

 

[Mark in NC]

It is hard to beat the power and simplicity of the Eurotek Pro. Any of the single frequency detectors are not going to handle wet sand well, but will do great in the dry sand.

 

[SC Dirt Fisher]

Yes that may be a conundrum that cannot be solved. If the machine is light enough for her to swing then it won't have the capability of hunting at the beach I guess. The coinmaster GT perform well, but it was too heavy for her to swing.
Thanks for the reply.

 

[bigtim1973]

as long as your out in deep enough water the wet sand will not be a problem. I have a friend who done very well with the delta 4000 down in Florida. He said it chirped a little in the wet sand where the waves went back and forth but once you get to water that is deep enough to keep the coil covered there was no more chirping. He found a 1200 dollar wedding set on the first trip out. he used it alot out there. I would stick with a eurotek myself out there. Tim

 

[Hightone]

Again, I would seek the Gamma 6000. It can manual GB to 0. From the Gamma manual:

In most situations, it is preferable to use GROUND GRAB®
to automatically ground balance. Generally, it is best to first let the detector automatically
cancel interference from ground minerals. However, for gold prospecting,
searching on a wet saltwater beach, or searching in an area with so much
metal trash that there is no clean ground for the detector’s internal computer
to sample, we recommended that you manually ground balance.

I have watched 2 like new Gamma's bid out on EBay for less than $300 in the last 3 days.

 

[Randy1]

Hi. I have just about decided on a ETP as a first time detector, based on price, ease of use and overall positive reviews. My question is the DD 11" coil worth the 80 dollars, for a first time user. Will be going to the beach at least once but not on a regular basis. It is within my budget, but could it be better spent on upgrading a pinpointer or headphones? Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[bigtim1973]

The only issue you will have with the DD coil is knowing exactley where the target is once you pin point it. You will gain another 2-3 inches on depth and will be able to cover more ground faster as well. You will not be disappointed with the extra 80 spent now than 150 plus dollars in the future. You can get by with a set of cheapie walkman type headphones for now and if you really need a pinpointer go buy a centech from harbor freight for 25 bucks. They will do just fine to get you up and running. Good luck Tim

 

[Randy1]

Thanks, Tim. That helped me make up my mind! Looking forward to getting started.

 

[Monte]

I need a lightweight detector for my wife to use.

I would make an effort to be sure to get a detector that was comfortable, well balanced, simple to use, BUT also efficient at handling all the hunting challenges your wife might encounter. If it doesn't work well, she might have a lot of chatter, poor performance, diminished results and ... well, you know how angry wives can get when they are not satisfied or feel you have been too 'cheap' in your gift-giving.

Needs to be fairly good on the sand beaches and have pinpoint capability. also cost $400 or less.

My preference is to select a detector that will give me either or both an automated Ground Balance [size=small](Ground Grab)[/size] or manual Ground Balance that can handle wet salts on coastal beaches. I also favor a more variable Discrimination adjustment rather than a multi-segmented [size=small](aka 'Notch')[/size] Discrimination so that the rejection can be fine-tuned to handle the site challenges, and this can mean dealing with some wet salt environment or salty water.

In the Teknetics line I would look for a good used Gamma or Omega as I have found both of them to provide me with better all-purpose ground condition handling in the Teknetics product line. You didn't state which make/model detector YOU use, but if it is simple and handy and does well in a salty beach environment, why not get her something of similar quality and performance?

Monte

 

[supertraq]

Again, I would seek the Gamma 6000. It can manual GB to 0. From the Gamma manual:

In most situations, it is preferable to use GROUND GRAB®
to automatically ground balance. Generally, it is best to first let the detector automatically
cancel interference from ground minerals. However, for gold prospecting,
searching on a wet saltwater beach, or searching in an area with so much
metal trash that there is no clean ground for the detector’s internal computer
to sample, we recommended that you manually ground balance.

I have watched 2 like new Gamma's bid out on EBay for less than $300 in the last 3 days.

I agree 100% on the gamma 6000 i had 2 of them,just sold one on ebay for $223.00 and bought one for $203.00..They are every bit as powerful and have all the features needed to be run with the omega 8000 just no knobs but everything needed is there...And as was
said it can be manually ground balanced to work better on a beach than the factory set ground of the delta.

 

[Digger70pa]

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