Metal Detecting For Beginners: 101 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started

by M.A. Shafer

NEW TO METAL DETECTING? Want to start hunting without a long learning curve? This Quickstart Guide will have you out in the field and hunting productively in just a few hours! This isn’t an exhaustive guide to everything you’ll ever want to know about metal detecting. It’s not a complete course in treasure hunting. It’s a quick read from a detectorist who’s been swinging a machine long enough to know how to do it successfully, but who hasn’t forgotten what it feels like to be just beginning and needing a place to start smart. You know you’re just itching to get your detector out in the field to find all kinds of cool stuff, but who wants to wade through a thick book or watch a hundred videos first? If you have a detector and a few simple accessories, you can start reading this handy little Quickstart Guide while you eat breakfast and be digging your first target before lunch! Then use the resources provided to learn how to identify your finds. Everything you need to get out there for a productive hunt is between these two covers—101 proven tips from the author’s personal experience with the finding hunting spots; staying safe, comfortable and legal; the culture and the people; even a glossary, so you can speak the language of passionate diggers. There's a section on understanding the machines and what kind to buy. Plus you get a section of Bonus A list of the same resources the author uses to stay current in the hobby! So lose those newbie Read this guide and get out there, for memorable days of saving history. Happy hunting!

93 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2019

Reviews

[Elizabeth Stelling · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book just as I got my first metal detector. I have not used the detector yet, but I think I'm ready! I loved how easy this book was to understand. Most of all, I have gotten a few other detectorist books and this one is the only one that doesn't have numerous spelling and grammar errors that tweak my brain while reading. I know that isn't important to a lot of people, but it really affects my enjoyment of something I read. Definitely recommend!

[Gregory Gerrans · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Beginner's Book!

As a neofite detector myself, I looked online for information about detecting, detectors and related information. This is a great starters guide to the "sport" of metal detecting, and will open up this fun pastime for anyone who's interested, at whatever level of interest. Thanks, Mary, for sharing your experience and knowledge to newcomers in the field of detecting!

[Amanda Spark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great, easy-to-read, basic guide to metal detecting. Author includes MD feature recommendations, but not necessarily a specific machine.
I'm glad I read and am super excited to get treasure hunting!