Elton, after trying them all, my search for the perfect detector is nearly finished. I have spent a ton of money looking, but it was not wasted money or time. These forums are a wealth of knowledge and great people who help anyone. Most of my detector purchases have been used from the many classified forums around the web and most of the people are not trying to get rich buying and selling. If someone gave them a good deal, they pass that deal on to the next buyer. By not being greedy, we can all try a detector or two. The trouble I am seeing is when a new detector comes out, the internet allows me to read and now watch videos of these new detectors. This is WAY too tempting for me. I started detecting in 1996 and one of my original buddies bought an XLT. 14 years later he still owns and uses that detector. His collection is worth thousands of dollars and he knows that detector like the back of his hand. My detector of choice today is one I used most of last year and I plan on using it exclusively next year. It is well built, well balanced, and I know how to get the most out of it. It is neither the deepest or the best at unmasking targets, but it is above average in all departments. It is a great feeling to have confidence in your detector. Now for the kicker. I bought one of these detectors many years ago when they first came out and I immediately had great success with it. I sold it three months into the detecting season to try another latest and greatest newcomer. Three years later, I got a trade offer and I tried this detector again. Again, I made some great finds in the short month or so I owned it. Sold it without losing a penny! Fast forward to last summer. I had a real nice detector for sale and one of the forums real gentleman made me a great trade offer. It was for this same detector. It came with two coils and I bought a highly rated coil for it and sold one of the coils. I don't really have new places to hunt, but my spots are very scenic and I can still pull an old coin or two from them. I started playing with the many settings and started finding a fair number of 100 year old coins. I have my detector for the next couple of years and I am not looking back. I am where you are, FINALLY!
