19 models on file
Metal detector specs
Metal detectors, compared on the makers' own specs
We read the tech specs of 60 detectors and pinpointers on the pages of Minelab, Garrett, Nokta, XP and First Texas. Then we lay them side by side: frequencies, waterproofing, weight and coils, each with the date we read it.
60 models from Minelab, Garrett, Nokta, XP, Fisher, Teknetics and Bounty Hunter.
Or open a brand
Or a model page
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Start with what you hunt
Each guide answers one buying question with the facts that decide it, and gives one button per product, straight to its listing.
Detectors and pinpointers 6 guides
Gear 6 guides
GearGold pans
GearSluice boxes
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Seven brands on file
Each line shows the ranges we cover and the spread of frequencies the maker publishes, from the lowest to the highest. A brand page lists every model with its facts.
Pulse induction detectors have no single frequency, so their makers publish none.
13 models on file
Garrett
12 models on file
Nokta
3 models on file
XP
6 models on file
Fisher
3 models on file
Teknetics
4 models on file
Bounty Hunter
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Where you can detect
Federal land follows the texts below. State parks and state land add their own rules; we summarize them for 10 states, with the date we read each one.
| Land | Rule | Text |
|---|---|---|
| National Park Service areas (national parks, seashores, and monuments the NPS manages) Prohibited | Except as the chapter provides otherwise, possessing or using a metal detector is prohibited. Exceptions include a device broken down and stored or packed to prevent its use, and one used for authorized scientific, mining or administrative work. | 36 CFR 2.1(a)(7) (opens in a new tab)Read Oct. 16, 2026 on ecfr.gov |
| Bureau of Land Management public lands (mining rules) Definition | In the BLM mining rules, casual use means activities that ordinarily cause no or negligible disturbance. It generally includes hand panning, non-motorized sluicing and metal detectors used to sense the presence of minerals. | 43 CFR 3809.5 (opens in a new tab)Read Oct. 16, 2026 on ecfr.gov |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes and projects Allowed with limits | Metal detectors are permitted on designated beaches or other previously disturbed areas unless the District Commander prohibits them to protect archaeological, historical or paleontological resources. The Manager's Office has the metal detector policy and designated use areas. | 36 CFR 327.14(d) (opens in a new tab)Read Oct. 16, 2026 on ecfr.gov |
State rules
State parks, beaches and antiquities laws, rule by rule.
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How UnearthKit works
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Specs from the makers' pages
Every fact comes from the maker's own tech specs page, rewritten in plain words, with the date we read it.
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Not published means not published
When a maker gives no figure, the page says so. When one page gives two figures, we show both.
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One button per product
Each button opens the listing of that exact model. A model with no matching listing says so, without a search link.