About the xterra 70 question please......

[robert roy]

I would really like to hear about the GOOD points of the xterra-70 and then the NOT SO good points.
Also, what would I NOT want to use the x-70 for. I know that some people have switched from other brands to use the x-70;would like to
know what their end results were.

Regards
Robert R

 

[Elton]

RobRoy:
It's a decent detector...... Ok in most places..........Likes a little iron on farm house sights.Pretty decent in parks with the right coil 6".
Depth can be good..My only real complaint is it will track out the target in tracking.......... The numbers TID can be a little jumpy if your off a little on GB..But over all for the money it works well and goes deep enough. I would buy another after owning one. I think the real secret of XT 70 is use all metal mode and
check your signals each way before digging..........But like I said it's decent and works well overall.Buy one you will like it.

 

[Beale]

Well I like mine. I do not use the track mode at all. I auto GB, auto noise cancel, and off I go. I do re GB every now and then.

Pros: Light weight, mutiple coils, easy to use, allows room to grow into.

Negs: none really for me.

I tend to be a coinshooter 1st and anything else is a bonus. I will be honest I run in pattern 1, 95% of the time. and really like it. I have yet to master all metal, Beale.

 

[willy]

Ever tried to roast a bavarian smokie with an XTerra70? Well, don't. The taste of burning plastic just turned me right off. Seriously though, it's a pretty decent detector. Would be better with a longer cord for hip/chestmounting and both a Vsat and ID in all-metal mode. ..Willy.

 

[JBM]

One of the top 3 detectors that I have ever owned.
If I were to post some of the finds that I have had wiht it you would be surprised.
This week I have had 4 finds up to 700 years old 3 of them being silver and from some depth using the DD 7.5kHz coil for extra depth.

Best of luck whatever you decide.Jerry.UK.

 

[RonNH]

GOOD POINTS
Lightweight
Easy to read display
Good depth
Stable
Ability to run in 3 frequencies
Simple to adjust settings
Runs forever on 4 batteries

NOT SO GOOD POINTS
No rechargable battery system
Small stand makes it tip over easily
* Makes me miss time from work because it's so darn fun to use

*not necessarily a bad point

What more can I say? Ron

 

[Digger]

Good points.....
Well balanced, lightweight, deep seeking, very sensitive, quick to reset between targets, large LCD, notch discrimination, adjustible # of audio tones, TID that operates in discrimination and all-metal, Prospecting mode for target sizing, adjustible threshold, tracking option, wide assortment of coil options, assortment of "auto" programs

not so good points.....
I wish the headphone jack was mounted on the face of the detector instead of the side. The rubber boot covering the headphone jack makes removing the environmental cover a pain, when you need to change batteries.
I don't consider it a "bad point', but I wish there were more 3 khz coil options


what I wouldn't use it for.....
underwater hunting because it isn't submersible.
with the combination of features, settings and coil options,I can't think of any other time I wouldn't use (or couldn't effectively use) the X-70.



Some may think I am biased because I was one of the initial field testers. To those folks I will say that I also do field tests for other manufacturers, and I own several makes and models of detectors. In fact, during the past 35 years, there are darn few detector makes or models that I haven't tried. I keep the ones that fit my style of hunting. I pass on those that don't. Currently, in addition to the X-Terras, I also use an Advantage, an Explorer II, an XLPro and an MXT. Each of them has an assortment of coils that allows them to perform the task I think they do best. I keep my Advantage because it is deep and the 5kHz is super hot on copper and silver coins. I keep the Explorer because having both a conductive and ferrous reading will provide the best results in trashy areas. I like the discrimination characteristics, analog meter and sweep speed of my 4-filter XLPro. And I keep an MXT because I like the separation and stability that the DD shooter coil provides around sidewalks. With that said, during the past 18 months, I've used the X-70 for over 90% of my hunting.


JMHO Randy

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Good points, has good ID, depth, ground balanced correctly and with the noise cancel runs real smooth in areas that drive detectors crazy. Has several coils for different applications( sort of 3 detectors in one) user friendly with a nice meter and above all weight and ergonomics are super.4 double AA batteries give excellent hunting time..

Bad points poor detector stand( I made a dandy with some plasic pipe and a little thought that won't fall over in a hurricane) female
headphone adapter has poor design and the batterry compartment is a little flimsy but works well if one is careful..

Of course it has variations of modes, tones and pinpoints quite well with the stock coil( only one I ever used), so all in all a nice unit that I would recommend for newbie or oldbie alike...