I have a limited budget £250
I am from EDINBURGH SCOTLAND UK........and never done metal detecting before iI've been researching for a month now.....but not being fooled or sucked in with those GARRET 250I review sites telling folks that it's the number 1 machine for 2024/25..... I watch honest reviews like Merrills Metal Detecting NYC u-tube channel and The Metal Detecting Channel
who do head to head depth testing....but mostly have, or use high end machines.....NOX 800...DEUS 2
Here's my choices list...
1......MINELAB VANQUISH 340 £250
2......NOKTA SIMPLEX LITE £199
3.....NOKTA FINDX PRO £169
4.....DR OTEK MT-XR £99
I really like the NOKTA FINDX PRO plus you get accessories inc, and it is fully submersable ip-68
but the VID numbers and depth on it might be questionable...
And because the MINELAB VANQUISH 340 iis Multi iq its holding me back committing to one that is not Multi iq......
Not sure if Scottish soils are heavily mineralized.....they do contain alot of PEAT...
then there's the 4 x AA battery issue with 340....more money for rechargeables and a charger
NOKTA SIMPLEX LITE.... shaft stem near coil is meant to flex at times and the Tones are a bit annoying...sound like squaking Geese
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Not sure if Scottish soils are heavily mineralized.....they do contain alot of PEAT...
Main area of use for the metal detector will be
Ploughed and flat clay soil fields....
Woodland Scruub
River Banks and maybe in Shallow Fresh Water 1-2 ft..........
BUT NO SALT WATER OR SANDY BEACHES....!