Fisher M97

[akaskipper56]

Is a fisher M97 a good metal detector? One was just given to me. I am wanting to get into metal detecting with my grandson. 

[Steve Herschbach]

The M97 is as basic as a detector gets. It goes beep, you dig it up. No discrimination, so lots of metal dug. It might be fun on a beach but in most places it will have you digging too much trash.

Fisher M97 Owners Manual

[Guest Tnsharpshooter]

Welcome to the forum.

[kac]

You could look at one of the Garrett Ace machines with the DD coil. The Concentric picks up too much trash as the Rx is too large.

Also Whites Coin Master is also a pretty nice machine.

I would avoid a machine that has a needle for the target id as they are so slow responding it is really difficult to pinpoint or even know what it is doing. I had one on my old Bounty Hunter and found it to be annoying at best.