A short field report on my initial thoughts;
I Made a couple trips out with the Manticore and I'm off to a good start. A week ago, Andrew and I had done a little testing with our PI machines at one of Andrews long time spots (video is on his YouTube channel for anyone wanting to see his new Equinox 900 in action. Banner day, it is worth watching.
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Last Thursday we both ended up with Manticore's on our porch, so a repeat visit back to Andrews' spot was necessary. Andrew was able to get out Friday for a brief period and do some preliminary testing and the darndest thing happened - first target dug was a gold ring.
. That's a good sign, right?
Well, I'll let him tell his story, likely to be on his YouTube channel at some point soon.
As for me, I started with Andrews initial settings of Beach Deep, 11" stock coil, sensitivity 22-23. Stock discrimination program - i added iron audio (horseshoe activated) to give me a better idea of what's under my coil. Ground balance frequently as conditions were changing.
Between Saturday and Monday, I managed a 1918-D Merc, 1937-S Buff, 1958-? Wheatie, 1926-? Standing Liberty Quarter, Utah Sales Tax Toxen, a dateless Buffalo nickel, a 1935-S Peace Dollar, a Sterling silver ring, a brass ring, 4 old keys, and a bunch of lead bullets to be repurposed into dive weights.
Older targets in this place typically start at 10-12" deep and go down from there. Manticore handled the deep stuff with sensitivity on 22-23. (35 max)
Andrew GoPro'd the silver dollar dig - as well as his own finds. Keep an eye on his YouTube channel if that is interesting to you.
My thoughts - Comfortable and light to swing. Natural in hand. Goes deep. Improved menu. Easy to use. Has a very nice feel to it. And it finds stuff for me. That's a really good combination. I have yet to take it to the old parks, old houses and such where I will be better suited to get a feel for capabilities compared to my 800. And the ghost towns are still some weeks away. But, so far, so good. It's been a few years since I turned up my last silver dollar.
Rich -
I Made a couple trips out with the Manticore and I'm off to a good start. A week ago, Andrew and I had done a little testing with our PI machines at one of Andrews long time spots (video is on his YouTube channel for anyone wanting to see his new Equinox 900 in action. Banner day, it is worth watching.
Last Thursday we both ended up with Manticore's on our porch, so a repeat visit back to Andrews' spot was necessary. Andrew was able to get out Friday for a brief period and do some preliminary testing and the darndest thing happened - first target dug was a gold ring.
Well, I'll let him tell his story, likely to be on his YouTube channel at some point soon.
As for me, I started with Andrews initial settings of Beach Deep, 11" stock coil, sensitivity 22-23. Stock discrimination program - i added iron audio (horseshoe activated) to give me a better idea of what's under my coil. Ground balance frequently as conditions were changing.
Between Saturday and Monday, I managed a 1918-D Merc, 1937-S Buff, 1958-? Wheatie, 1926-? Standing Liberty Quarter, Utah Sales Tax Toxen, a dateless Buffalo nickel, a 1935-S Peace Dollar, a Sterling silver ring, a brass ring, 4 old keys, and a bunch of lead bullets to be repurposed into dive weights.
Older targets in this place typically start at 10-12" deep and go down from there. Manticore handled the deep stuff with sensitivity on 22-23. (35 max)
Andrew GoPro'd the silver dollar dig - as well as his own finds. Keep an eye on his YouTube channel if that is interesting to you.
My thoughts - Comfortable and light to swing. Natural in hand. Goes deep. Improved menu. Easy to use. Has a very nice feel to it. And it finds stuff for me. That's a really good combination. I have yet to take it to the old parks, old houses and such where I will be better suited to get a feel for capabilities compared to my 800. And the ghost towns are still some weeks away. But, so far, so good. It's been a few years since I turned up my last silver dollar.
Rich -
. I imagine the howitzer has been busy the last while. Stay safe.