Editor's Note: March 20, 2026: We've checked to ensure our recommendations are in stock and competitively priced. We’re in the process of testing a new round of metal detectors to update this guide.

"I'm a natural," I think, with unbearable smugness. "A bona fide detectorist!" I peer at the ground in anticipation as my companion, metal detecting guru Andy Sampson, cuts a square hole with a sturdy ...

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