Bounty HunterLand Ranger Pro Metal Detector, 11 Inch Waterproof DD Searchcoil, Adjustable Length, Lightweight, Ergonomic, Comfortable Padded handgrip, and armrest, Detect Coins Up To 10 Inches Deep

Well, I've had my LRP for about six-months now, and it has been working way better than I expected. I use it everywhere too. Even at the beach, with the coil up to 1.5 feet in the salt water. Now, it takes some tuning to use it there, but if you're looking for a great entry-level machine, I can certainly recommend this one. It's great on the beach sand. It makes noise sometimes, especially when sweeping from dry sand to wet sand, but if you take some time to learn the machine, it'll work pretty well on the beach. On the beach and on land, I can nearly 100% of the time predict the coin I'm on, or even tell if it's a pop top, or a tab that someone broke off a can. You have to dig those too though. They rig up too similar to gold rings. I can detect a coin to at least 8 inches, and probably more if I changed the settings a bit. It's been a great detector so far. Though I'll upgrade to a machine that I can swim with, I'll be holding onto this one for friends, and as a backup.*Update: So I've now joined the Central Florida Metal Detectors Society, and at the most recent monthly meeting, I got first place in two-categories with items found with the Land Ranger Pro. I know it really burned some of the people with much more expensive detectors.@bountyhunter Please sponsor me. I've got your machine down.*Another update: Just found my first silver dime, or, "Rosie." Stoked. I'd recommend getting a quality pin pointer. Get a Garrett, Minelab, or Nokta Marko pin pointer, and it'll make your life much easier and efficent whilst hunting.

I enjoy going out for coins--the Bounty Hunter Land Ranger Pro has enabled me to find more of them. In addition, I have found a couple of silver rings that I probably would not have found with my old detector. I have moved from the preset coin mode to the three-tone mode, which allows me to set the ground setting. There was a bit of a learning curve, but I was able to know the detector within a couple of weeks--maybe six, 2-3 hour hunts. The pinpoint feature takes a bit of getting used to, but it once I learned how to use it I found it to be accurate. I still use a hand-held unit, but the detector gets me really close and sometimes right on the money. I bought this unit because it was the least expensive detector with the most features. I am totally satisfied and would buy it again.

This is my first metal detector. I got it for one specific purpose. I have a area of land which needs to be surveyed but had been surveyed approximately 30 years ago. I was told there were metal or iron rebar stakes in the ground which probably were covered up and if I could find no stakes I would essentially be able to determine my land area.I did a fair amount of online review. I'm not looking for gold. I'm not looking for buried treasure. I'm not going to be taking this to the beach to find lost wedding rings.I wanted something basic simple but well-made. I wanted something that was easy to use but had good reliabilityI did a bunch of reviewing and found out that some use noise. Some had meters. Some were based on circular versus elliptical sensor pads.Essentially this item got great reviews. Well-made. Reliable. And pretty much user-friendly. There are some abbreviations which I had to refresh my memory in order to understand what they were referring to. Although once it was set up and turned on, though simple book was easy to understand and I was off and running.Interestingly enough, I found the rebar in the ground fairly quickly.Also of interest is one of the sites that was supposed to be rebar was simply a large iron ferrite stone that had been used because it was felt this was more than adequate.I now have a good lightweight easy-to-use device.It comes in two pieces and takes about one minute to put together.Make sure you have a 9 V battery as not everyone has one of these and it does require a fresh bright it battery to work wellSo, well-made, lightweight. I can compare to the more sophisticated devices. But in my experience it does a good job and found what I needed

This is the first time i've used a mid range metal detector. I checked the ratings for a while and searched for something that would give me the most for my money. This is quite the machine. I'm still learning how to use it, but I've already found some artifacts from a logging company that owned my property back in 1907. I found a hook from a singletree and part of a dray that they used to pull logs out of the woods with horses. For me that's as exciting as some of the guys i've seen on videos who find gold rings. A piece of history if you will. Of course i found enough junk like pop tops and aluminum cans but i've just started. I am looking forward to getting a pinpointer so i can locate those elusive little items that get lost. but as far as little is concerned i did find a quarter inch lock washer. So it picks up items well. As far as money on the beach? I did find a penny in about a foot of water. Lol. Laughed hard at that one. So it does work well in shallow water. Didn't spend a lot of time at the beach. Just wanted to try it out there. I'd say it's worth every penny i paid for it. Read the instruction manual and check out the different features. I don't think you will be disappointed.