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  1. ironman200081

    Manticore and 3030

    I am NOT a user over there, just been gleaning a lot of information on the Manticore in the past few days to see if it would be "the one" to rid me of my 10-year love affair with the CTX. I would assume that Tom or any other Minelab employee testing the CTX replacement would be bound by...
  2. ironman200081

    Manticore and 3030

    I doubt we will know that until testing. Lawrie said that the Manticore was "as powerful" as the CTX. Tom Dankowski, who also worked on the Manticore project for 3 years, calls it a "medium-high line" machine. The CTX is the high line machine for Minelab. My gut tells me that the Manticore is...
  3. ironman200081

    Coil Adapter

    Ha! You made more sense of it than I ever could. I am sitting on an 11" coil with a broken wire for the past 3 years. I sent it to someone who said they could fix it, and it apparently sat on a work bench untouched for 2 years. I want to be brave and bold and try to fix it, but I can't even...
  4. ironman200081

    Hello all. New to forums and new to the ctx.

    In my opinion, and in MY dirt and conditions here in Mid-MO, I do not notice a difference in depth from the 17" and the 11" coils. I can hit a silver dime at 9" with both, and I can hit a .69 mine bullet at 14" with both. I prefer the 17" for its coverage, more area per sweep. I realize that...
  5. ironman200081

    Hello all. New to forums and new to the ctx.

    Best tip I can give is go to a trashy park and spend hours there learning the machine before you go to your honey hole. If you have zero experience with the E-Trac or Explorer II, you will need time to become familiar with FBS digging and the patterns. When you can mentally discern between a...
  6. ironman200081

    CTX-3030 coil repair?

    Any updates, bklein? I have a dead 11" that I have been working up the courage to surgerize for the past 3 years. Haven't been too concerned because I have another 11", but it is sitting there taking up space.
  7. ironman200081

    Where are all the CTX users?

    I'm still here, using my CTX. This Memorial Day will mark my 10-year CTX-iversary. It remains my primary machine and if it were to die tomorrow, I would immediately buy another.
  8. ironman200081

    Now I know why I loved hunting with the CTX.

    Welcome back to the family!!
  9. ironman200081

    I really need an 8" coil for the CTX.

    No, I haven't. I have never been able to achieve depth in super trashy, iron infested areas anyway with any coil. But you do have me curious now. I think I will bury some 8 to 10 in deep targets and give it a test.
  10. ironman200081

    I really need an 8" coil for the CTX.

    I like the Coiltek 10x5 as my small coil. I had the Minelab 6" but sold it in 2013 because it just wasn't my style. I use the Coiltek in high trash and high iron like building tear downs and street and sidewalk tear outs with success.
  11. ironman200081

    Coin-For-Coin!

    Thank you all for the kind words. I type this as I sit out watching the waves roll in on the Alabama coast. I can't help but wonder..... What treasures are out there in the sand??!! This spot was dammed up to make a tank pond in about 1890. The towns folk obviously used it for picnic and...
  12. ironman200081

    Coin-For-Coin!

    I got out for one last hunt before cramming the family in the dad-wagon and hitting the highway for the annual great American summer road trip. I am not taking my detector on vacation because I don’t want another divorce. Anyway, I met my digging partner early and we toon nearly 2 hours of back...
  13. ironman200081

    Happy CTX-iversary!

    The Acadia Valley is such a beautiful part of our state. I usually stay in Pilot Knob when I go down. Finds are getting hard to come by down there these days. I would have loved to have hunted it back when you all did. They say that there was so much grape shot dug up. I was going to take a...
  14. ironman200081

    Civil war

    They'll be red. Blue is usually a sign of iron.
  15. ironman200081

    Happy CTX-iversary!

    Good question! I just picked a name I liked that started with "C." My E-Trac was named Eleanor. When I first told my wife that I was taking Chloe out back when we were dating, I had some explaining to do. This!!! You are completely right. The best detector any person can use is one they know...
  16. ironman200081

    Happy CTX-iversary!

    Chloe, my CTX, arrived 9 years ago today thanks to my pre-order. During that time, she has been my detecting workhorse. She has found me over $3k in clad (I deposit all of my clad in my daughters' bank accounts), over a thousand silver coins, a dozen or so gold rings, pounds of silver jewelry...
  17. ironman200081

    Civil war

    Buttons can be all over the VID spectrum. I have dug them from 12-12 up to 12-28. My advice is dig all those low conductors and you will dig up the buttons that come under your coil. My relic pattern is mostly open with everything from FE 30 notched out. Yeah you dig foil and pull tabs, but you...
  18. ironman200081

    Anyone using a Coiltek coil on their CTX? Would like to know your opinion

    Tony, I have the 10x5 for the CTX and I use it as my "small" coil. I used to have the Minelab 6" but sold it back in 2013. The "hockey puck" wasn't my swinging style. I use the Coiltek in heavy trash, and it has performed well for me in my dirt.
  19. ironman200081

    CTX Gold

    I could tell by how solid the tone was that it was less likely to be a pull tab or can slaw. Notice that when you pass over pull tabs/slaw your tone warbles a bit (more noticeable when you are using 50 tone CO) and your VID will jump by a few value points. I suspect this is because of the holes...
  20. ironman200081

    Best find to auction Getting CTX 3030 - Advise on accessories?

    My 2-cents worth. Definitely get the 17" coil. I use it more than any other coil, even in moderate trash in parks. It helps you net more sweep area per swing. Also, a harness of some kind is a must. I have had the CTX since May 2012 and it has cost me my right elbow (tennis elbow) and my right...
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