deleon question:ausflag:

[blowfly1967]

i have a vaquero,a compadre,a silver sabre and a minelab x terra 305.the 305 was bought to fill the shoes of the deleon that i couldn't afford at the time.it's an okay detector.it finds stuff,it lies a lot,doesn't disc well and it's slow responding to a target.occassionly i like to be able to look at a screen and depth before i think about digging it up.would i gain anything by buying a deleon.if i bought the deleon it operates in the 10khz range,is this the low end of tesoro's operating scale.the 305 operates in the 7.5 khz medium frequency standard off the shelf frequency,is this a good frequency to operate in general sites. mr. payne said 12.5khz was the all round best frequency to use on any detector.i'm thinking of selling the 305,my kids wanted to buy me a high frequency coil for xmas for the 305 and i can't see the value of sending good money after bad.my tesoro's find more.the 305 was bought after reading all the hype on a whim,i feel like a christian flagellist,trying to sort out my thoughts.bye for now,blowfly,hh

 

[BarberBill]

Not having used the Xterra, I can't compare that fairly. I've found the DeLeon to be a good choice for the areas I hunt. Mostly mild ground. If you do go that route, it and the Silver Sabre can trade coils back and forth. I've found my DeLeon to be quite accurate on coins, but like all TID machines you're dealing with a machines best guess and the pull tab, nickel, gold range runs together like all machines.

As to frequency, I hunt with detectors that vary from 6.59 to 14 with most in the 10 range and I haven't seen any practical difference in the field. There may be some differences in theory for some types of targets and prospecting has its own needs, but I don't believe most coin shooters and relic hunters need to fret overly much on what frequency their machine operates at. My two bits.
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[amcjavelin]

well i'll tell you this now it maybe just coincodence here but i have found more coins on 10khz than any other freq and have had really good luck on 14khz as well espeacially finding large cents iknow if i was running the my vaq and run on the lower freq shift it seemed like i was finding more than i would the higher end had a gtp 1350 with 7.5 khz and it was ok but 10khz was definitly the keeper for me!

 

[SkiWhiz]

I had a Xterra 305 and it was ok, I didn't like the idea of not finding many nickels because that tells me I am missing jewelry. I wasn't going to spend the kind of $$$ they ask for the higher freq. coil. I am a die hard Tesoro fan, not because I am associated with them in any way just because they work best for me. If I was in your shoes I would think about selling the 305 as long as you don't loose alot on it & get a DeLeon. You have a good collection of Tesoro's already and adding one more would be even better. Steve.

 

[Diggler]

I had a Xterra 305 and it was ok, I didn't like the idea of not finding many nickels because that tells me I am missing jewelry. I wasn't going to spend the kind of $$$ they ask for the higher freq. coil.

I have an Xterra 305 as well but ONLY have the high frequency coil. It hits hard and true on nickels.

I also have a Cortes, which in DISC mode should operate like a DeLeon. It is very sensitive to very small items. If you like swinging a Tesoro then I say get the DeLeon. The TID is more than enough for the "extra opinion" on what you hear. If I had it to do over I think I would save a couple bucks and get a DeLeon instead of a Cortes. I rarely use the notch, and manual GB is not much of an advantage in my area.