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Crusing with the XL Pro...

B

Bowie

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Yeah, I knew that would get your attention,lol. I dont have one.
But, since they arent made and are hard to come by, what detectors are you using for this type of detecting.
Funny thing, when I first started researching for a first detector, I mainly wanted to coin hunt. But now Ive learned of some sites (fields) for relic hunting.
Although I am still learning my M6, I would like some suggestions, some thoughts , education for my next move into my hobby.
Or would my M6 work for this??? Im thinking it would work but something else would be better suited.
I really have no one locally to help me out so I have to post in forums to get advice.
Thanks for your time,
John
 
I would think the M6 in all metal would hit deep.You might want something different. There all good so just read the forums and get the one that strikes your fancy!!!

Explorer, Xterra, 5900, It's really hard to say..IE: I have MinelabXS but do not know how to use it so it's not going deep for me..My XLT out hunts it.
 
Hi John,

The M6 works best at no more than a - moderate to slow sweep speed- depending on how many targets you encounter as your finding out.I had a 6000 di Pro Sl which is the older heavy version of the XL Pro and loved the meter accuracy and you can swing it much faster than the M6 in low trash areas and would be a nice complimentary detector as both the swing speed and operating frequencies are different. The only problem i had with the detector was instability at a number of my sites due to the gain being hard wired and cranked up so high i couldn't stabilize using the signal balance adjustment most likely due to ground and electrical interference. A lot of guy's love them and couldn't pry them out of their cold dead hands :super:

I prefer the Eagle Spectrum or XLT as a coverage detector using the 950 or 800 coils and put on the 5.3 with tone id at the trashy sites.The meter isn't as lock on accurate but it does produce more resolution as it has -95 to + 95 VDI and can notch out or discriminate any one of the individual or multiple VDI numbers and almost every program facet can be adjusted for good or bad depending on operator knowlege.

The XL Pro and XLT have strengths and weaknesses and one may be better than the other for your sites and preferences but either one would definately provide faster cruising speed than the M6. Just some thoughts. HH Bill
 
Hi John,

The M6 works best at no more than a - moderate to slow sweep speed- depending on how many targets you encounter as your finding out.I had a 6000 di Pro Sl which the older heavy version of the XL Pro and loved the meter accuracy and you can swing it much faster than the M6 in low trash areas and would be a nice complimentary detector as both the swing speed and operating frequencies are different. The only problem i had with the detector was instability at a number of my sites due to the gain being hard wired and cranked up so high i couldn't stabilize using the signal balance adjustment most likely due to ground and electrical interference. A lot of guy's love them and couldn't pry them out of their cold dead hands :super:

I prefer the Eagle Spectrum or XLT as a coverage detector using the 950 or 800 coils and put on the 5.3 with tone id at the trashy sites.The meter isn't as lock on accurate but it does produce more resolution as it has -95 to + 95 VDI and can notch out or discriminate any one of the individual or multiple VDI numbers and almost every program facet can be adjusted for good or bad depending on operator knowlege.

The XL Pro and XLT have strengths and weaknesses and one may be better than the other for your sites and preferences but either one would definately provide faster cruising speed. just some thoughts HH Bill
 
Thanks Bill(de),this is what I was wanting to know. On the 6000 di Pro Sl, I would assume its hard to come by like the XL Pro but if I happened on a 6000 di Pro Sl the gain being hard wired, is this something MrBill can modify?? Im thinking not,lol,because you would still have one.
Thanks
John
 
The m6 is classified as a metal detector. So crank the sens and reduce the disc and take a big shovel.
 
[size=medium]Open park lawns, open grassy school grounds, plowed fields, and just any good site where there's not an abundance of trash but a lot of territory to cover makes it a great time to have a good "cruising unit" in hand.

My personal favorite "cruisers" are the XLT and 6000 Pro XL/XL Pro. The older 5900 Di Pro SL and 6000 Di Pro SL, in their final versions, were good, but they were also quite heavy and balanced poorly, and the 4-Ccell battery system was expensive. I prefer the models I favor due to the lighter weight, better balance and they use the 8-AA slide-in battery tray.

Your M6 can hunt the farm fields and such as well, but it is a slow-sweep model. I find the XLT and XL Pro (formerly named the 6000 Pro XL but the same detector) to make much better detectors for those applications. They would make a good compliment to your M6, too, because the M6 with a smaller coil, such as the 5.3 Eclipse (6
 
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