This needs to be pretty close to the metal in order to trigger the detector. This is very portable, because it's small and packs away in a bag, so it would be great for going to the beach. It's a little hard to use on the ground (I had to crouch). You also need to be pretty close to the metal and this would not detect gold when the gold was on top of the plate, but not all metal detectors do.

Great metal detector!

Need a metal detector when I go to the outdoor range to detect the bullet shell. Does it do the job? Yes it is. Like I show in the video. Is did feel cheap in every way but it can pick up all the signals I need. I even thought it is too sensitive for my situation and tune down a bit. Although haven't real-world testing on the outdoor field due to the fire ban in Arizona, but I believe if it can pick up the signal like a little 380 bullet, I know for sure it can pick up the signal of the 9mm or event 223. Hope I can help u guys out

I picked this item up for my wife. She has been in love with metal detecting and coins since a young age but was never able to get a detector. This holiday season I decided to change that! She had already done all the research and spent many hours watching videos and reviews. Ultimately this brand and model was the one she wanted most. Luckily it was on a Black Friday sale this year so I snatched it up.

Item arrived exactly as described. My wife using a metal detector for the first time, was able to find a small pile of stuff in our backyard within a couple hours. Seriously a small pile! She found a buried chain, penny, nickel, small piece of wire, some kind of hook, a larger piece of wire, and a screwdriver bit I lost years back. She was absolutely excited about the whole situation.

I’d highly recommend this to any beginner. Just read the instructions and follow them, if you do this like my wife did, you won’t have any problems and will find stuff.

This metal detector was a gift for my younger son for his birthday. It broke before he could even try to use it over summer. There is a cheap plastic piece that can either withstand the weight of the detector head, or it was defective since we got it.

When it comes to metal detectors, I'm at best a beginner but the last one I owned wasn't as good as this one when it came to detecting anything below a few inches in the ground. With this metal detector, I'm able to detect almost a foot's depth in ground. Not to mention, this is fully waterproof and have been able to find things along the shore banks in lakes and small river banks near my home. Surprisingly, this is a lot more accurate than I thought it was going to be. The amount of things that I have found has been big to an antique spoon and few things that were bigger but then as small as what I later found out to be a small piece of gold. What I love about this detector is the accuracy and the fact that it doesn't weigh too much that it feels as though my arm is going to fall off. The sound on this was is clear, especially when it's detecting something and it can get fairly if you don't turn the volume down.

I've used this at the beach, the bay, mountains, back yard, and the creek. I like this metal detector.

- It's detected metal objects as far as 18 inches underground for me. It detects even very small objects.

-The bottom coil is easily adjustable with a simple touch of the foot when requiring a different angle for detecting different slopes on the fly.

-It lasts a very long time on just two 9v batteries.

-Detects metal object in the creek when hovering over several inches of water.

-At the beach, I adjusted the sensitivity to 4 or 5 bars to avoid constant mis-hits due to the saturation of the sand and possibly the salinity of the water. I haven't figured out yet if/how I can detect objects with the coil actually submerged in water.

-The pinpointer works great. Just takes a little practice. I highly suggest buying a separate small handheld pinpointer to go along with this metal detector (this will help you save a lot of time and find those smaller objects before giving up.) With this Ricomax, I (1) get the hit, (2) use the pintpointer function, then (3) pinpoint with my small handheld pinpointer.

-It's easy to use. Any beginner can figure it out after reading the directions.

-This metal detector has provided hours and hours of entertainment and excitement.

-I've detected with this in the pouring rain, by just fashioning a plastic bad around the top and pressing the buttons through the plastic bag.

I love this and use it literally every week. A great hobby. I'm glad after looking at lots of reviews that I picked this one. Not a bad price, and I imagine it has the same functionality as some of the higher priced ones.

You are not just getting a metal detector here - you're getting a case, a small shovel, headphones etc. Everything you need to get started.

I'm not a metal detector hobbyist. I got this because I do a lot of elaborate decorating for Halloween and Christmas. We've had problems with things getting "lost" in the yard. Metal stakes that got partially buried, electrical wires lost in underbrush, etc. I had a small cheap "kids" metal detector that I would use to track these down. My old kids metal detector didn't work very well and finally broke. Time for an upgrade.

This is so far superior to what I had before. This is almost overkill for what I need, but it is affordably priced. It works great. I have used this several times to track down metal items lost in the yard.

The instructions are great. The quality is great. The "extras" are quite nice. This would be perfect for someone wanting to get into the hobby.