I still own several from my Civil War relic hunting days but they are all several years past voting age. I liked Garrett's and bought three ADS III's before buying a Whites 5900 . The 5900 was ok but I should have stuck with the Garrett. Got a friend that I used to hunt with that was a dealer till he retired in 2020 , he said the new machines were lighter but he wasn't finding anymore with them than we did with the our old machines from the '80's. I have 6" , 12" and if I remember correctly my big coils are 21" for both White and Garrett machines. I also have the rechargeable batteries but use them only if my alkaline batteries die in the field. The nicad's are not as hot as the alkaline's , they do run the machine but they do not produce the best results the machine is capable of .
Last edited by EddieSouthgate; 08/01/22.
