comes with the new thin-profile 7" Concentric coil, and provides the very familiar slow-motion / quick-response behavior of most other Tesoro's, and that is quick and very functional. Examples:
> Quite often we read a post where the searcher commends the performance of their Tesoro for it's ability to quickly isolate [size=small](pinpoint)[/size] a target only with the motion-based silent-search Discriminate mode and not rely on the All Metal mode or an All Metal Pinpoint function.
> Although we have dwindled from the good old days where there were many, many metal detecting clubs across the USA and many of them hosted annual Competition Hunts, there are still several around these days. For over three decades now, Tesoro models have found great favor with many avid 'competitors' for their light-weight, their quick-response, and the ability to quickly locate / pinpoint a target with only the Discriminate mode so they can quickly make a recovery and continue on in the hunt.
> Perhaps one of the best examples of "How Well" the Mojave can Pinpoint targets in the 5"-6" depth range is to look at Tesoro's own very popular Compadre. It was initially available with only a thick-bodied 7" search coil, and in more recent years it could come hard-wired with a round brown 8" Concentric or the sleek thin-profile 6" Concentric. No, the Compadre isn't one of my favorite Tesoro models, but that is because I've encountered several that and been screwed-up by tinkerers who had to tweak with the internal trimmers while not knowing what they were doing. But a proper-working Compadre lacks the All Metal Pinpoint function, yet is quite capable of isolating most targets quite well.
If the Compadre has been able to satisfy such a great number of people, I can assure you the Mohave can go a step beyond as it is a better-performing model in several ways. Most of the time, if I am selecting a detector to use for a hunt where I anticipate good targets, coin-sized, to be located at 5" to 6" depths, then I would grab another model in my arsenal. You can do the same with all the detectors you have, and select a detector that DOES have an All Metal / Pinpoint mode function to help isolate deeper targets.
Very avid detectorists generally have an array for detectors to pick from, like you and I do, and in my case I have found the new Mojave to provide me with an excellent grab-and-go detector for quick work in many applications, yet capable of achieving ample depth and pinpointing capabilities for most applications. It's not the deepest detecting unit in my arsenal, but works fine for general detecting needs, especially for quick work in 'average' coin-depth situations. If I plan to hunt a place were anticipated coin depth is deep [size=small](5" and over)[/size] then that's not the tool I reach for. Instead I'll grab my Vaquero, Racer 2, FORS CoRe, FORS Relic or Impact, all of which can hunt deeper and also provide me with a Pinpoint function.
Monte
