Just an observation I have made for myself !!

[Tom_in_CA]

yup, that was my experience exactly. I would amp up my settings, swing exactly over the flagged target multiple directions, re-balance and do again, etc.... And then .... sure, "get a signal". But then I'd over-hear what he was hearing (he'd pull out his head-phone jack and let me hear), and it seemed like his Exp. II was getting the same signal with "room to spare"!

Another time, in this particular park, I had one flagged for him to listen to. It was, in my experience in this park, maybe one of those teens-green wheaties that ....... as you know, don't read as high on the TID as later '40s/50s wheaties. And I *thought* it was deep enough that it wasn't a corroded zinc (which as you know, can have similar TID's). I called my friend over, he took a few swings, and announced "corroded zinc at 5 inches" I dug it up, and he was exactly right!

Now of course TID analysis like the example above would make a relic hunter BRISTLE !!! I mean, NEVER does a ghost town hunter, or CW site hunter, or beach hunter, etc....care about such fine-lines like that, right? But when turf hunting old parks, and needing a) good depth analysis, to help pass shallow modern stuff, b) good TID's so as to be picky and only go for coins (yeah yeah I know, kiss gold rings good-bye in junky turf, that's not the point of this post ....), verses junk, .......... then you can't beat the explorers.

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[Elton]

And I do agree with what you say Sir !! Good point about the Minelabs not liking loose dirt ...

I was just messing with you about your grabbing that Minelab .. I have read your results with the V3i ..AWESOME !!... is all I can say...


Your last statement about McDonald's should of had a Bigger [size=x-large]"NOT" !![/size] ....

 

[MANDAD76]

All major manufacturers make good machines....personal preferance-ground-hunting style-conditions-warranty-customer service-price-familiarity, etc.....all play a role in machine choice/success.....I've always been happy with Whites....v3i now. People should use what works for them....given their particular conditions/circumstances....gl and hh with whatever you choose!!

 

[skookum]

well, the link I posted wouldn

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Elton,I agree,Minelab makes a great detector and the results of good finds speaks volume for the performance.There is always an Explorer in my arsenal and looking forward to using a CTX3030.LOL yelp I still like my Sovereign.HH Ron

 

[woodchiphustler]

Elton,
I dig plenty of old Spanish and US silver and coppers without using any Minelab. I have owned them but in my colonial sites they recover to slow in iron patches .I would say that in public places like old parks their King.
Reading the forums it would seem the Minelab Explorer, E-trac, and CTX 3030 Series detectors are still the kings of finding [size=large]coins.[/size]

For everyday, day in, and day out OLD Coin finds they find the most, and many times the deepest old coins.....

Now I'm not saying other detectors do not find old coins..They DO !! I can even say plenty of coins................

What I am saying is they do not find as many, nor in general as deep, old dated Silver coins consistently like the Minelabs.

Just from reading the forums, and noting the finds posted has led me to think this... It's over, and over , and over on the Minelab forums what everyone finds.

Minelabs Multi frequency does appear to have the one up on single frequency, and other detectors that have a few frequencies over all.. Or those Minelab users are way better than some of us..

I didn't post this to start an argument either.. I posted it after reading the finds listed by the Minelab users..... Check it out yourself if you haven't already.... Posted finds tend to prove it to me.

 

[GunnarMN]

you know what,, I have made the same observation , the Etrack and so on find the most silver , it is true I currantly own a blisstool and a outlaw . so this is not a biased opinion,

 

[Tom Slick]

It's a generalization but over the years I've noticed that owners of a particular brand of car seem to think they own the road. With detectors, some folks seem to like to brag more than others. OK, bring it on. (Yes, I have a Minelab & White's, & Tesoro)

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[tabman]

n/t

Elton, any detector that Jim is using.

tabman

 

[Larry (IL)]

 

[Tom Slick]

If it's picking silver out from among trash or iron I prefer my V3i but for shear depth in clean areas the Sovereign I think, has the edge.

 

[sparkster]

I believe there is more to this discussion than just the type of detector being used. It is more about the the person using the machine. Great detectors in the hands of a novice are not usually going to make great finds.

I use the example of the AT Pro. This $600.00 machine is a beast in the hand of an experienced user to a depth of about 8". After that an experienced user with a minelab is top dog in the yard, no other way of saying it. Never the less, most of the decent finds are between 4" to 6" anyway, so the guy with the AT Pro is going to scoop his fair share of the goodies anyway you stack it up. Yes the mine labs go deeper, but some of the VLF machines have great recovery time so you might recover more targets than a minelab in the long run.

So let's all forget about who is top dog and just have a good time with this wonderful hobby. I own one of every kind of detector that I like. They all are pretty good machines. Whites, Garretts and Minelab.

 

[SpiritRelic]

I love all metal detectors that perform well.There is no top dog.Different detectors do different things.I like the best i can get in the lightest package i can get.Not the best in the heaviest package.There has to be a limit on weight to maintain a long and stress free hunt.And the ability to pack it up small for travel is important to me also.Well said sparkster!