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Originally Posted by Chris
what would you recommend in the 500$ range just for beach detecting and maybe some woods
not gonna be hunting for gold
the xterra?
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The Xterra 505 is a good entry level detector for ~$550
Might be much better off spending the extra $150 or so for a 705.
Good headphones are a must.
If you'll be working the beach, a proper sand scoop for detectorists (such as the one the guy is holding in the picture above) is a necessity. I picked up a shorty last month for $30 while a long-handled scoop (no endless bending / back issues) runs about $125
2 observations: detecting is difficult -- the machine "speaks" its own language and you need to learn it, which takes many many many hours, just like learning any language; also, most detectorists seem to have multiple machines, although I suspect that the desire for better results that leads to these purchases is really a matter of not spending enough time learning the tools.
You can give a paint brush to a monkey, but that doesn't make him an artist
