Metal Detecting Books and Detector Handbooks
The machine gets you to the target; the book teaches the judgment. This page is the printed field guides and model handbooks History Seekers sells: Andy Sabisch's detector handbooks, the gold prospecting classics from Charles Garrett and Roy Lagal, and Clive James Clynick's shallow water technique guide. Every title is a new printed edition.
Which metal detecting book do I need?
Learning a specific machine: Andy Sabisch's handbooks go further than the factory instructions on settings, programs, and field technique. The Minelab CTX 3030 Handbook, The Nokta Legend Handbook, and The Simplex+ Handbook each cover one platform; order the handbook with the detector and read it before the first hunt.
Finding gold: You Can Find Gold with a Metal Detector by Charles Garrett and Roy Lagal covers nugget detecting from reading the ground to recovery, and Gold Panning Is Easy by Roy Lagal is the short course on the pan. Pair them with gold detectors and gold panning equipment.
Beach and water hunting: Advanced Shallow Water Metal Detecting by Clive James Clynick is the technique book for reading surf, tides, and sand movement with a waterproof detector.
Free reading first
Our Field Guide hub collects the free buying guides and how-to articles, from metal detecting for beginners to metal detectors for gold. History Seekers is a working detecting shop, so call 256-284-2247 if you want a recommendation for your machine or your ground. The story is more important than the artifact.
