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Metal Detecting Tips For Beginners

Tips to get started with metal detecting hobby


You have your brand new detector at hand and ready to venture into this exciting hobby of metal detecting. As a newbie in this hobby, where do you begin? Here are a few tips to get you going.

First and foremost is get to know your new metal detector. Take out the manual and read it, look out for the basic function instruction, like power on, batteries requirement, control box features, etc.

Once this done try out detecting by pacing samples of metals on the floor and sweep the detector over it and get the feel and know the sound the detector makes for each type of metal.

From here you may proceed to your backyard..who knows what you may find and off course this gives you the opportunity to learn how your new equipment works.

Graduating from your backyard you may move to local parks. Even if the parks are well hunted, every year with the constant stream of visitors replenishing the lost items, you may find something too or which others had missed earlier. The forest and woods is a great place to hunt too as these are the places where treasures are hidden and not recovered due to the location is forgotten or other reasons unknown.


Not forgetting places like beaches, streams, creeks and Riverbanks. However for this type of hunting, make sure you get the suitable metal detector for such environment.

The point here is that you should grab every opportunity to use your metal detector because this is a continuing education where you are always learning. These also provides you the opportunity to know your metal detector in and out and to learn what your metal detector tells you during a hunting session.

If at any time you have question and need answers or just looking for more information, the internet is a great source to check out. Then there are metal detecting hobby forums where people who share your passion hang out. They are more than happy to share information and help you get started. You may also consider joining your local metal detecting clubs if they are available.

Well hopefully these simple tips will get you started in this hobby





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