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Anyone compared the whites GMT with the X-terra 70 on gold nuggets?
- Thread starter nugget71
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I had (and prospected) with an MXT and XTerra 70. Had a GMT for a bit, but it was a nightmare in hotrock hell (where I live & hunt). The MXT is basically a GMT operating at a lower Frequency with the added disc. circuitry. Between the MXT and the XT70, I'd have to say that they both are pretty d@mned good in the prospecting mode. The MXT has the advantage of the Vsat and AM ID, whereas the XT70 has the iron mask. It's when in the AM disc. mode where the XT70 pulls away from the MXT. I've used it a number of times in really bad ground. So far, it also seems that the XT70 handles the nasty stuff a bit better. For the coin/ring hunting bit, the XT70 is the hands down winner. The fact that I can hunt in multitone and not have to look at the screen is a real bonus, always checking the MXT screen got old really quick.
Here you asked about the GMT and got a bunch of stuff about the MXT, but that's the detector with which I had more experience. Dedicated nugget hunting detectors are all fine & good, if you can afford multiple detectors and don't run into a trashy area. Seems like most of the areas I hunt have quite a bit of trash so the multipurpose detectors seem to work best. Also, if the ground is really bad and/or has lots of hotrocks, the lower frequency multi-use detectors really shine. Sure, one could get a lower frequency dedicated gold machine, but the AM performance wouldn't be any better than the multi-use units. ...Willy.
Here you asked about the GMT and got a bunch of stuff about the MXT, but that's the detector with which I had more experience. Dedicated nugget hunting detectors are all fine & good, if you can afford multiple detectors and don't run into a trashy area. Seems like most of the areas I hunt have quite a bit of trash so the multipurpose detectors seem to work best. Also, if the ground is really bad and/or has lots of hotrocks, the lower frequency multi-use detectors really shine. Sure, one could get a lower frequency dedicated gold machine, but the AM performance wouldn't be any better than the multi-use units. ...Willy.
Well, let's just say that it has more of the features that I look for in a detector. My buddy Cliff, on the other hand, is a die-hard MXT fan. He's found some really nice stuff and loves it's simplicity. I'd love to see White's abandon that lousy underarm pod design and add tone ID/multisegment notch to the MXT. It would probably not be all that hard to do and they could use the touchpad setup from the QXT. If they did decide to retain the 'pod', make it so that the works is simply and easily chest/belt mountable. It would be a boon for those that prospect in streams (me) or wade in the lake for jewelry. Also, it would take some weight of the ol' arm. Yup, I've heard all the B.S. about 'nicely balanced' and 'doesn't feel as heavy as it is', but weight is weight and all ya gotta do is start detecting 6' tall banks and there will surely be a different tune being sung.. can you say 'heavy pig' and ' OWW, my arm's killing me'. ...Willy.
Groundshaker
New member
I like the underarm pod with the knobs and switches. If i wanted it all on top with the wafer touch swtiches i would have chose a DFX
have you tried the new 6" DD for the 70 underwater yet? I took it to an area where gold has been found in the rivers and detected a few spots where people camp. I used prospect and all metal mode and was impressed by its versatility underwater. I want to take it to an area further up the river closer to the areas where they found gold back in the late 1800s and see what I can find. Now that I can enter water with a DD coil its opened up a whole new world for me, I'm having a blast especially because it summer now and hot as hell the best place to be is in the rivers 
cheers!
cheers!
Nope, just have the 5x10" and a buch of silicone. That's one thing I really like about White's coils.. they're waterproof from the get-go. Minelab has some really cheap SOB's running the show... won't waterproof all their coils, when a cheap Bounty Hunter coil is waterproof. It can't be a 'we can't afford to do it' thing, more like a plain ol' ripoff. ..Willy.
But then you'd also get the performance of the DFX which, on small gold, won't come anywhere near that of the MXT AFAIK. The problems with the fixed pod design are threefold: 1)have to use both hands to adjust 2)the electronics and such are more subject to the environment (mud, dust, water) 3) heavy. ..Willy.
steve herschbach
New member
Hi,
I own both machines. The GMT in milder ground can easily hit tinier gold than the X-Terra 70. I can find specks weighing less than 1/10th grain with a GMT, although admittedly you have to be right on them.
Severe hot rock country is a problem with the GMT in that you cannot shut the machine up. The X-Terra 70 can often be set to disc out certain hot rocks, and so is more pleasant to use in some places. At my own mine at Moore Creek I'd rather use the X-Terra 70 than the GMT for this reason. But south of Anchorage, Alaska we have mild ground and tons of tiny gold, and the GMT would be my choice there. If you were using an X-Terra 70 and I followed after you I'd be hitting little bits you missed. People say they do not care about the tiny gold, but every time I've done the old "follow you and find gold" trick it inevitably annoys the person I'm following, no matter how small the gold! Sometimes small is all you have, but it does add up in time.
The X-Terra 70 is of course a far more versatile unit. The GMT is pretty much a dedicated prospecting unit.
Steve Herschbach
Steve's Mining Journal
I own both machines. The GMT in milder ground can easily hit tinier gold than the X-Terra 70. I can find specks weighing less than 1/10th grain with a GMT, although admittedly you have to be right on them.
Severe hot rock country is a problem with the GMT in that you cannot shut the machine up. The X-Terra 70 can often be set to disc out certain hot rocks, and so is more pleasant to use in some places. At my own mine at Moore Creek I'd rather use the X-Terra 70 than the GMT for this reason. But south of Anchorage, Alaska we have mild ground and tons of tiny gold, and the GMT would be my choice there. If you were using an X-Terra 70 and I followed after you I'd be hitting little bits you missed. People say they do not care about the tiny gold, but every time I've done the old "follow you and find gold" trick it inevitably annoys the person I'm following, no matter how small the gold! Sometimes small is all you have, but it does add up in time.
The X-Terra 70 is of course a far more versatile unit. The GMT is pretty much a dedicated prospecting unit.
Steve Herschbach
Steve's Mining Journal