My recommended detector.

After rushing in to buy my first detector from E-bay, I learnt a harsh lesson:  Pick your instrument wisely.

I was happliy wandering around, getting addicted to bleeps, but finding very little with my new detector.  I was finding stuff, but it wasn't that often, and I was getting a lot of mixed signals from the detector.  It would bleep, and then the target would just vanish after I had dug a massive hole.  Very frustrating.

It was after a chance meeting with another detectorist, that I knew I had to invest once more.  J and I would go out, and he would be constantly finding targets, while I just had frustration.

The difference, I feel, is that J's detector was a motion sensor.  The C-scope3MX is a great detector, because you can literally pinpoint the target to the exact location.  It also has settings that eliminate small bits of rubbish, such as small iron etc.  So, after seeing some of the great finds J has got, I decided to purchase this detector.

(Update: Here is my review of this detector)