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« on: February 28, 2015, 06:45:21 am »
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I have recently delved into the "hobby" of treasure hunting and I have a few specific places I would like to investigate. What I basically need is a detector that would tell me
location of gold/silver metals and of hidden rooms/underground cavities in depth up to 25m.

I have been having an argument with a friend who claims that according to an expert he knows none of these commercially available and relatively "cheap" metal detectors work
well enough to justify their price. Basically his thesis is that they are a waste of money and only a military grade detector that has been recommended to him, that costs 60,000 euros,
can do the job properly and accurately.

Now, granted that you get what you pay for however I find his claim untenable. First of all, sometimes, the argument from authority may bring impact into a debate but not always substance and hence
I like to investigate things on my own.
Secondly if all detectors available are pants how come the companies selling them haven't gone bust? Particularly I've heard that OKM detectors are awful. One reason being that if lets say a gold metal
is buried inside a cavity/tomb made of rocks the detector goes widely inaccurate. Another thing i was told is that commercially available detectors aren't good for all types of soil/ground and therefore can prove useless though this is not stated when buying them.

Is there any detector (not very expensive) that can detect and reasonably pin point accurately to what I am after without costing the world? I would highly appreciate some experts advice so that
I don't waste my money buying something that won't work.

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« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2015, 08:00:31 am »
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 Shocked 25m do you realize how deep that is? No such thing as a metal detector that can do that but there are some PI detectors that should get you about 5m with a 1m x 1m coil however it will only be able to detect large objects. Side scan sonars are used successfully under water but I do not know of any equipment that can perform like this on land, take a look at this link.

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    The two box detector was designed for depth but once again the object you are looking for needs to be large and it will not tell you if there is a cavity in the ground, take a look at this link.

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     Then take a look at this about detection depth     http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/hoard_test.htm  unfortunately I'm not an expert in this field but I'm sure that some of our members that have the experience will come forward to give you more information. I did find this link for you though
       

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« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2015, 07:32:03 pm »
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For that Kind of Depth you need GPR, or the Cheaper Option buy the Whites TM808 If you buy the Older model second hand it had a Cave / Vault setting on it, But The newer version will find Metal down about 25 Feet if it is the size of a Compact car.
A Pulse Induction Machine will see down between 4 - 10 Feet Max?? +/-??

Your only other choice is to Use a MAG.

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« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2015, 10:54:01 pm »
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TOMPTREASURE?
Well, seems to me you started from the top  for a beginner  Tomps and under ground tunnels and hidden rooms??? I will help you,
Don’t spent a penny on any type of equipment no matter what they tell you friends or sellers, usually they tell you what you want to hear, you end up loosing your money with things that don’t work, and if they work to some degree you do not have the knowledge or the experience to understand what the machinery indications are meaning, OR WHAT THE MACHINE IS TELLING YOU.
Here is what you need, verify the location of the search, verify the myths are reality, verify you will not be disturbed by any authorities during the search, check history and stories and keep your mouth shut,
Get the all the  above and let me know, this is only step one, you got another 50 to go for the type of treasure your mentioned.
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TOMPTREASURE?
keep your mouth shut,
Get the all the  above and let me know
Yanis

That's one way to go.  Teach Great No no!
But what about the Keep your mouth shut part?  Lips Sealed


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Check Ebay or other forums for buy and sell.  If you are one that stays with the hobby you will want to upgrade.  Should be able to get a good machine for about $300.  Good luck!

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If you don't,,,,,,, there where the problems starts, will TRIGGER Authorities, nosy individuals, jealous competitors, spies from competitors watching every move you make and every where you spent more than an hour surveying and more than one time on the same spot the next day you will find a bunch of holes and you will be the blame, Want more??? let me know,
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If you don't,,,,,,, there where the problems starts, will TRIGGER Authorities, nosy individuals, jealous competitors, spies from competitors watching every move you make and every where you spent more than an hour surveying and more than one time on the same spot the next day you will find a bunch of holes and you will be the blame, Want more??? let me know,
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Alright, enough of the Conspiracy Garbage.

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Sorry Road Runner but you ask for it,,,,you should had open your eyes and learn something, is not garbage these are issues that professional Thunders’ facing, And you never know someday you may decide to be a professional to and leave the local park with your 20 dollar radio shack detector and step up.
No hard feelings,
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Quote:Posted by Yanis
Sorry Road Runner but you ask for it,,,,you should had open your eyes and learn something, is not garbage these are issues that professional Thunders’ facing, And you never know someday you may decide to be a professional to and leave the local park with your 20 dollar radio shack detector and step up.
No hard feelings,
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Ok, You wanna Make it personal, That's Fine with Me

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