metal dectector help.

Dazboots · 8 Oct 2014 at 12:16

wanting a metal detector.
looking at the http://www.garrett.com/hobbysite/hbby_at_pro_main.aspx

found a kit that included hat mini shovel big headphones coil cover garret pointer garrett bag and torch, in italy for £640 delivered.
is this a good deal and would i have to pay import duty.
thanks in response

Scuzi · 8 Oct 2014 at 12:19

Where will you be detecting? Any saltwater locations?

Dazboots · 8 Oct 2014 at 12:20

Scuzi said:
Where will you be detecting? Any saltwater locations?

hi yeah would prob like to do that at sometime.
was looking at the garrett at pro or fisher f70.

C.R.A.Z.Y · 8 Oct 2014 at 12:33

bobbyspangles · 8 Oct 2014 at 12:43

£640 sounds like an awful lot to dump on your first detector. I started with a Garrett Ace 250 before upgrading to a XP Goldmaxx Power. I quickly realised find rate doesn't scale with the cost of the detector. I've sold up now but if I were to give it another go I would probably go for the Garrett Euro Ace as a cheap detector that will find 80% of what the high end ones would. More expensive detectors will give you a better idea what is under the ground before you dig but as you should really dig everything anyway what does that matter?

Not sure about beach detecting. I gathered unless you buy a Minelab no VLF detector will be great on wet sand, but most will be OK further up the beach where the finds are too deep

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Dazboots · 8 Oct 2014 at 20:06

Gone with a Garrett at pro international and a Garratt pro pointer.
think this will do the job as its fully waterproof and can be used in the sea.