advice on a good secondhand beach detector

[mrhodge]

just a quick question im thinking of getting a second hand detector for the beach as money is tight in the hodgson house and would like a bit of advice on one,is there such a detector that has been around for a bit but is good on the beach,i have the deus lite and am very happy with it on the fields but just wondering about selling my backup detecter and putting the money towards a beach detecter.i know you can use the deus on wet and dry sand but is there an old one that rocks on sand or should i just save the money and run with the deus.i value your advice and wisdom and thanks for your help.kind regards hodge.

[THE MOLE]

for a older machine i dont think you will beat the minelab soverign gt/elite

neil.

[SMELLYJELLY]

If you don't mind digging deep and digging a lot then go for the surf master. Fully waterproof submersible. Probs looking a couple of hundred £ ..

[mrhodge]

for a older machine i dont think you will beat the minelab soverign gt/elite

neil.

thank you neil, ill start looking at them.

[THE MOLE]

unfortunately they tend to hold a good price

[mrhodge]

If you don't mind digging deep and digging a lot then go for the surf master. Fully waterproof submersible. Probs looking a couple of hundred £ ..

cheers jelly ill take at look at them,thank you for your help.

[northernmonkey]

You cant go wrong with a sovereign... Brilliant beach detector

Slightly heavier than the deus though!..

[JBM]

Any of the sovereign range even the older ones will do what you want. Jerry

[Tomo]

Sovereign, Excalibur, etrack, ctx

[onlyonegazza]

Of course if you have the money go for a sovereign, they are a brill detector, but if you want cheap performance that is equal to an e tracs depth, it's a Minelab quatro. The detector is very good in wet sand and is easy to use. It's a bit like an garret at to use, but better in the wet stuff, no falsing at all.
I found a lot of stuff with mine, it takes a while to learn the sounds though.
At first it's a bit of an overload with all the sounds, but when set up correctly it's hard to beat for depth and a cheap secondhand buy for the beach, very underestimated.

[Blueboy]

If you don't mind digging deep and digging a lot then go for the surf master. Fully waterproof submersible. Probs looking a couple of hundred £ ..

And you dont mind digging iron/barbed wire & hairgrips as well.

Sovereign all the way mate.

[mrhodge]

thank you all for your input,i have a lot to think about,id love to just get an etrac or a ctx 3030 but i need both kidneys and even if i had one or two grand my wife would take my dangerly bits if i spent it so i was looking at something that is better than the deus lite but cheap. a lot to think about,cheers gentleman for your input and advice.

[Kmarsh]

There's a detector that's not mentioned much on many forums, and its the Laser Scout, Cheap, Lightweight, Auto mineralisation rejection and Discrim, I use it if the wet beach areas are infested with iron and crap, and if my Sov. gives my old shoulder some grief. I don't use the Deus on the wet, its far to chirpy on our east coasts, If your wanting to go in the water then for me its got to be a Pi. Just got back from a weeks detecting in Majorca so your up to the shoulder in the water. as we don't do the dry in Spain. keeps the law happy..

[Davedarcy]

And you don't mind digging iron/barbed wire & hairgrips as well.

Sovereign all the way mate.

Or if you don't mind digging up loads of gold, i like PI's, i've used them for over 2 years now, I bought a Surfmaster back in August from the bay for £265, simply because i wanted a waterproof. Tripled that already.My CScope 4PI cost £250, found me £3000. Sov's are ok but i wouldn't swap my pulse for one.

[oldartefact]

Just make sure it works!! I bought a second hand sov from a respected md club member... worst £250 I ever spent. Only new machines for me from now on!!