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Anybody know anything about current US military mine detectors?

darrenb

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Hey guys, I have a chance to purchase a current production mine sweeping detector that was brought back from the war. I know nothing about them, but figure that they probably cost the government several thousand each. This one is in the original case with 4 different coils, but I have no idea who they are made by, or if there is any discrimination on them. Anybody know if they are usable for coin shooting? I know that they are designed for much larger targets, but it's just plain neat!
Thanks in advance.
Darren
 
Go for it likely a good one.
Garretts make some of those detectors for detecting mines.
Seen a new style model on there web page a while back.
Not available to the public.
 
Minelab and Garrett makes detectors for the military. Regardless it should be a great machine. Some of our great young men and women in the military bet their lives and many others on it.
 
If there from older wars...forget about them as heavy as heck and past their prime..If not I saw a GI using a newer minelab that just might make a good relic unit...As far as coins I don't think so..
 
Can you post a picture? The newer model military detectors are very sensitive. Most modern mines contain less metal than a straight pin! This could be a steal for relic hunting.
 
I'm still trying to get the guy to finalize a price. He's waffling on me. I will post a pic as soon as I can get with him on it. I'm hoping to be able to get it for a couple hundred.
 
Dude, do you really want to go to a relic site, and hunt with a metal detector that is so sensitive, that you can detect a "pin" to insane depths? Wouldn't you go crazy to hear every pushpin, staple, pin, birdshot, etc.... ? And if that's the kind of sensitivity you need, why not just get a nugget machine? There are nuggett machines nowadays that are probably more sensitive than even military mine detectors. Ie.: that can get a nickel to nearly 2 ft. down, or whatever, and bobby pins scary deeeep, etc...

Contrary to what you might think, a machine good for coins/relics/jewelry, is not necessarily going to be a nugget or mine machine like that. Because to get this kind of insane depth and sensitivy, you're probably going to forgo iron disc. You know, like how even the top-of-the-line nugget machines now by Minelab, which tout "discrimination", actually can only ID iron in the top 6" or so. Beyond that, everything sounds the same.

Perhaps there is a CW site where someone DOES actually want to strip-mine out birdshot, nails, staples, etc... If so, why not just get a Minelab nugget machine? Whatever the military has, is just going to be re-packaged stuff available on the private market anyhow. That is, they don't have some sort of advanced technology that's not available somewhere on the private market. Heck, you can even paint your nuggett machine camaflauge green, and "presto", you have a military mine detector :)
 
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