canes12 said:
Would like any input from CM GT users.
I'm considering it over a Garrett AT Pro. I've heard that it has a salt/beach circuit and improved ground tracking ?
Can you CM GT users tell me why I should buy this machine, your experience with depth, target ID, etc.?
Appreciate your input. Thanks, Bob G
Bob G., I'll try a little but I can tell you one thing is that I am not a big beach hunter. If I were located close to some very productive (active) beaches, that might be different. The main salt water beaches I have hunted are those along the Oregon coast, especially on the north cast, and they don't get the action of places like California or Florida, or Atlantic City or many other locations. We also don't get the storms that cause 'cuts' on our beach like the others can.
Besides, I am not a water fan, especially the rainy season that's arriving and have made a move to the much quieter and drier side of Oregon. The beaches I have now are bigger river beaches, but then those will only be an occasional place to visit. Back when I was working Oregon coastal beaches more, the models that worked the best for me included the White's 5900 Di Pro SL, 6000 Pro XL, and my modified Classic III SL and later the modified IDX Pro. Then since 2001, I worked them with these models as well as the MXT and M6, then the MXT Pro (all three sharing the same basic electronic platform).
Several years ago, after the release of the Prizm 6T, I took it to the beach to check out the performance. It was priced with a suggested retail the same as the M6 at $699.95. The 6T has a fast automated GB and worked
reasonably well, but I preferred my M6 and MXT. Part of the decision was also the search coil selection, but there was just difference in performance for the types of sites I like to hunt and the demands I put on a detector.
The Coinmaster GT really IS the Prizm 6T, except in a different color and with a 2-piece rod instead of a 3-piece w/rod-locks. It is also priced $300 less than the 6T's retail and it is well worth the money for someone shopping for a detector in that lower-end price range. I like the Coin GT better than most of he competition in the $250 to $499 range. But, you are comparing it with a more expensive Garrett AT Pro. I found the AT Pro to work reasonably well, but there were/are a few glitches that kept me from adding one to my personal arsenal.
So, since you're considering models that scan a broader price range, let me suggest you hold off a little and consider the new White's MX5. It is in the same rod/housing configuration as the Prizm 6T, having the 3-piece rod system with rod-locks. Like the 6T and GT, it has the Beach circuitry for compensation of salt water and wet salt beaches. But, other than the fact that the housing is Grey instead of Black or Burgundy, it is quite different from the Coin GT.
Quite different!
I have moved to Eastern Oregon and will have to wait to try it on the coastal beach until I get over there next month, but I can tell you that on my 2nd day of working with the MX5, it is impressing me more and more, especially for the price point and the completion that's out there. I had to swing back home for the guy to deliver my new recliners, just when it started to sprinkle. It's been dry and nice all day, and it looks like the showers might have eased up some so, back out I go!
I could tell in the first 5 minutes of using the MX5 that it was NOT a Prizm or Coinmaster circuitry. I worked with it for about 4
