Minelab GPZ 7000 Ask any treasure hunter: gold nuggets are the best thing to find. No need to put hours into studying treasure history or understanding its true value, and no need to bother about laws protecting the historical item. You find it, you keep it, is the rule here. The search for gold has […]
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I came close to missing it that Tuesday afternoon. I was making my rounds of local thrift shops, when something between a pile of old board games and a rusty old treadmill caught my attention. My heart literally skipped a beat – a Garrett GTA 500 metal detector, looking curiously clean in a otherwise somewhat
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Nokta Legend Minelab Equinox 900 Spending countless hours in my testing garden with both the Nokta Legend and Minelab Equinox 900, I’ve uncovered some interesting differences in how these machines respond to depth. If you’re deciding between these two machines, my hands-on testing over the past month may make your decision a little easier. I’ve run both machines through a gruelingly thorough testing with a 10-inch deep Mercury dime and gold targets at a range of depths – the kind of testing that tells a detector’s real capabilities. The
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Bounty Hunter Tracker IV Bounty Hunter Tracker Pro For a decade and a half, I’ve run metal detectors over everything from Civil War battlefields to oceanfront parks, and I’ve seen firsthand that how you choose your detector can make your search for treasure a success or a failure. Today, I’m delving deep into two ubiquitous Bounty Hunter models that have newbies scratching their heads: the trusty Tracker IV and its new age cousin, the Tracker Pro. Rolling Up Your Sleeves: Real-World Application I recall opening my first Tracker IV yesterday, or at least it feels that way. That analog dial intimidated me at first, but there’s a little bit of magic in how natural it feels with a few hours in the
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Are you itching to start a thrilling and fruitful adventure to find a valuable buried underground? Maybe a couple of gold coins or a long-lost artifact? A local beach or a historic site could hold these valuables. If you’re lucky, you may even find some valuables in your own backyard. All you need is a
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Minelab Vanquish 540 I never thought I would write a letter about liking a mid-range metal detector, but here I am, three months and many hours later, ready to share my experience with the Minelab Vanquish 540. Like many people who search for metal, I was unsure about Minelab’s claims of “ultimate performance” at this
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Metal detector enthusiasts know that most metal detector treasures worth a lot of money don’t necessarily include gold. Whether you are just purchasing your first metal detector, or you have years of metal detecting experience, knowing about many valuable metal detector items that are out there for you to find will make your treasure hunting
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Minelab Equinox 800 If you are looking for a metal detector that balances everything—detecting power, versatility, technology, efficiency, ease of handling, and affordability—then the Minelab Equinox 800 can be the answer. This metal detector is recognized as the bridge between beginner and professional metal detectors, but does it live up to the hype? This Minelab
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There are good metal detectors, and then there are high-end metal detectors. They are not just good; they are way better at discriminating trash from treasure. With few options to pick from, one thing is for sure here: it’s going to cost you a bit more to own one of these. To help you pick
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I will be honest—with the passing of my old pinpointer after many years, I was pretty distressed. But sometimes bad luck might just turn into good fortune. After weeks of reading reviews and watching a lot of YouTube videos, I decided on the Nokta PulseDive , and I am truly glad that I did. First Impressions:
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