If you came to the page of this site to find a simple solution to a question that worries you, then I will answer you right away. Understand and remember, there is no difference between the Garrett Ace 150 (ICQ), Pirate, Minelab Go-find and T-2 metal detectors from Aliexpress. Let me clarify, there is no difference from the point of view of searching and digging for scrap metal. The only difference is in the weight of metal detectors, price, charging methods and structural strength. All!!! So, the choice here is obvious, you need to buy the one you like best, say, in color. A joke with a very significant grain of truth.
Note. Anticipating an influx of supporters or opponents of cheap Chinese metal detectors such as MD 4030 in the comments, I will give my review of bloggers from YouTube as an argument for my attitude towards the so-called metal detectors. I spent a couple of hours looking through the channels of metal diggers, asking in the YouTube search bar the query “Ferrous metal digging with MD 4030.” After that, I selected channels that were at least three years old and then simply flipped through the feed reading the titles for the videos. For the first year or two, the blogger wrote in capital letters about how cool it was to dig ferrous metal with a cheap Chinese metal detector. And then, the blogger’s activity was either interrupted, or the blogger bought a more expensive device and already wholeheartedly praised the new metal detector.
And what is the essence of my research? And the fact is that not one of the bloggers who started digging with a more expensive metal detector never returned to cheap Chinese devices. Although some citizens admitted in the video that their very first MD 4030 is kept in reserve in case the new metal detector suddenly breaks down. In general, it’s a shame to just throw it away.
I think this example is illustrative. And if anyone doesn’t believe me, he can repeat my experiment himself. But, right now, the thought occurred to me, why not make a separate note on this topic with specific screenshots. At least, in our analysis of the best metal detector for ferrous metal, we have now figured out how to properly treat the entire movement of fans of cheap Chinese metal detectors.
Let's get to the point of the note. So which metal detector is best for digging ferrous metal?
From the height of my experience, I tried to figure this out simply by Googling this question. And what did I see there? Ah, I saw a complete bacchanalia, and a huge number of amateurs expressing their opinions. A special place in this category of advisors is occupied by metal detector salespeople and dealers.
So what to do? The market dictates its terms and, having caught the mood of customers, and a great demand from those who want to get rich from scrap metal mining, sellers in the description of almost all metal detectors began to add the phrase that it (the metal detector) was created for scrap metal mining. I especially liked the short videos on YouTube from one of the famous online stores. Where a person who has never dug ferrous metal claims with full confidence that the XP ORX is almost the best device for digging scrap metal.
The main problem in assessing the qualitative properties of a particular metal detector for searching for ferrous metal is the lack of an agreed upon measurement scale. That is, in which parrots to measure this very best? All these beautiful videos with full trailers of cast spare parts, gearboxes and cast iron pipes, all this is a relative result, often in no way related to the technical properties of the metal detector itself.
I know two scrap metal diggers who spent three years extracting scrap metal at a former repair base for peat miners, using only pitchforks and thin scrap to search for ferrous metal in the ground. And when they bought their first metal detector, they were able to find less metal with it than with the previously proven method with a pitchfork. That’s what they said, we can’t understand why he’s screaming there.
And so, let’s summarize the first part of our review on the topic: “Which metal detector is best for searching for ferrous metal?”
- There is no difference in the quality of scrap metal search between a metal detector for 10,000 rubles and 30,000 rubles. All differences come down only to the build quality, reliability and weight of the device.
- When choosing a metal detector, do not cling to the information that this device is simply created to search for ferrous metal. All metal detectors on the market are designed to search for coins, gold nuggets, and jewelry on beaches. Not a single MD manufacturer, even domestic ones, has an understanding of what exactly a metal detector should be like to search for ferrous metal.
- Cheap Chinese metal detectors are cheap because they are only suitable for understanding what a metal detector is. Numerous videos on the Internet where diggers find tons of ferrous metal using a cheap metal detector were recorded three to five years ago, when practically no one needed scrap metal. Over the past two years, the boom in metal detecting among citizens has led to the fact that now you can dig ferrous metal well and regularly only if you have at least a semi-professional metal detector on hand.
To be continued.
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