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Getting started
Straight answers for new detectorists: what to buy, how to read your machine, and how to record what you dig so it still means something later.
Guides
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Buying guide
Best metal detector for beginners in the UK: what to look for
Six popular starter machines, compared on what the makers actually publish. No hype. No pretend field tests.
4 MIN READ1 NOVEMBER 2026 -
Reading the numbers
Metal detector target ID chart: what the numbers mean
The number on the screen is a guess about conductivity. Here's how three popular machines draw their scales, straight from the manuals.
4 MIN READ1 NOVEMBER 2026