Need some thoughts on the Whites M6!!

[nor10]

I have posted this very question on the Teknetics forum and the Tesoro as well asking similar questions, so here goes for the Whites.

I am in the market in the near future for a coin detector. I currently own a Teknetics G2 which I absolutely love. I have owned an At Pro which I hated and sold to my brother. My wife has an Etrac and I cant stand the slow sweep speed and the complexity of it. Which is why I have developed quite a liking to the G2.
I live in south central Pa very close to Gettysburg which is a big reason why I crave to someday get to relic hunt some civil war sites which my G2 will no doubt fill that role nicely. Here as of late ( especially this summer) we have found ourselves hunting mostly parks and other areas for coins. We also have some old home sites to hunt ( which I have found a super nice 1901 IH cent at one). I have found out that I quite enjoy coin shooting but I cant help but get the feeling my G2 may be missing some of the good deeper coins. Hence, this is why I want a good coin detector.
I really like that the Whites M6 has quite a reputation for coin hunting, also Whites is known worldwide for their build quality and customer service. So here is a few questions about the M6.

#1. Is the M6 very well balanced? Otherwords is it nose heavy or seem heavy on the arm?

#2. IS it actually as good at coin hunting as I have read?

#3. Is the Traget ID accurate?

#4. Would it be better suited for coin hunting than say an Omega 8000 or a Tesoro Outlaw or Golden uMax?

Thanks for the input. Any other thoughts on the M6 would be appreciated.

 

[scomar]

Had the M6 for a year now.
Seems balanced well. I have the lower arm extended all the way and no problem swinging it for a few hours.

Its a great coin machine. The tone ID spoils you. Quarters and dimes no problem all day. Nickels are tougher. Everyone finds lots of pennies.
I haven't found much silver to date. That is my only disappointment.

Target ID is very consistent for quarters and dimes. Pennies can float around a little. Large deep objects may ring up as a coin but are easy to figure out by the pinpoint shape.

Don't know about the other detectors.

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

I've been using the Etrac almost exclusively for the last 7 months, but for the 3 years before that, I used the M6 for everything. If I'm going places where I expect to find gold, you can bet I'll have the M6.

Here are my answers to your questions:

#1. Maybe a tad nose heavy with the stock coil. I use the 4x6 coil on it 99% of the time and it swings light as a feather.

#2. If you do some reading in this forum, you will find many people who believe like I do - that for coinshooting, the M6 is hands down the best machine out there down to about 6-8".

#3. Target ID is probably the best I have seen on any machine. If it locks solid on a target in the gold range and doesn't jump around out at all on the VDI, chances are good you've found a gold ring.

#4. My only experience is with the Omega, which is certainly no slouch for coinshooting, but I would give the edge to the M6.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Delaware Bill]

I have both a Xterra 70 and a M6. The Xterra has the edge in depth and is a better relic machine, 90 percent of the time thats what I use it for. The M6 however is hands down one of the best Coin and Jewelry detectors you can get. With the 6x10 DD coil you can't go wrong.

 

[Wayfarer]

How does it compare to the old IDX Pro for in the trash? Does the M6 has as good of a recovery speed and target separation as the IDX? The M6 is 2-filter, right?

 

[Tom Slick]

The M6 is pretty close to the IDX Pro in the trash. It's recovery speed is fairly fast and with a smaller than stock coil it will pick thru the trash pretty well but the IDX will still better it especially where there is a lot of iron present. If I'm coin and jewelry hunting I'll usually pick the M6 over the IDX, as I like the tone ID. If I'm hunting a torn down old home site looking for older coins, tokens, etc. then it's the IDX Pro hands down.

 

[EdwardH]

The M6 is a great detector, you know it is basically an MXT without the Relic and Prospecting modes, but the M6 has better tone ID than the original MXT. I feel that is very well balanced and is a GREAT coinshooter and yes very accurate and yes better than Teknetics and Tesoro for coinshooting. I have a special for all Findmall Members going on right now for my Whites detectors, contact me if your interested. 865-394-5200 Treasure Mountain Metal Detectors

 

[Monte]

I do enjoy this great sport, I do use a variety of makes and models, and I currently keep several in my van for use as needed. You're asking about some that I consider to be very good picks for a number of reasons, but I have some serious bias towards some over others. I'll explain as I answer here.

I have posted this very question on the Teknetics forum and the Tesoro as well asking similar questions, so here goes for the Whites.

You have had plenty of time to make a detector decision after all this brand review so, have you done that yet? If so, which model did you go with? Did you shop locally or buy mail-order? Did you visit a local dealer at all to try a hands-on feel of these models or check them out before a purchase?

I am in the market in the near future for a coin detector. I currently own a Teknetics G2 which I absolutely love. I have owned an At Pro which I hated and sold to my brother. My wife has an Etrac and I cant stand the slow sweep speed and the complexity of it. Which is why I have developed quite a liking to the G2.

I also own and use a Tek. G2, but I use it the least of all the models I carry with me.

Slow sweep, as you relate to the Minelab E-Trac, isn't always a bad thing. I find that many people sweep too quickly with many detectors, and in an environment that isn't best to fast-sweep, and the results are below spectacular. I make sure I learn and know what seep speeds are allowable with each make and model I use, all based upon the ground mineral conditions and the target level at any site (including both desired targets and trash targets). As for complexity, I have long preferred to keep things simple, but still make sure I have ample user control to set things up the way I want them.

As I stated, I do like the G2, but for me it is mainly a model I grab for some gold nugget hunting, and at times when hunting some moderate trashed places.

I live in south central Pa very close to Gettysburg which is a big reason why I crave to someday get to relic hunt some civil war sites which my G2 will no doubt fill that role nicely.

Out of all my currently carried and used models, and those are the White's MXT Pro, VX3, M6 and Teknetics Omega and G2, they are all fitted with a search coil that I fee makes them the most versatile for most tasks I grab them for. If I were Relic Hunting a CW site, it would be more similar to me hunting old pioneer encampments, military encampments, military cams, military forts, ghost towns and other similar types of sites out west where I live. Of the models I currently own and use I would likely grab them in the following order: The MXT Pro or M6 and next would be the VX3.

In the past I would have taken the Teknetics Omega next, but I have been working with the VX3 more this past couple of months, and that includes working it against my four (4) Field Test Scenarios, with my Nail Board as the main test for handling a dense small iron target challenge. The VX3 is simple to adjust, more than many might imagine, and while it seems to have a slow response, it actually handles the iron nail challenge much better than most of the Teknetics models, and others, if using a similar sized search coil.

Here as of late ( especially this summer) we have found ourselves hunting mostly parks and other areas for coins. We also have some old home sites to hunt ( which I have found a super nice 1901 IH cent at one). I have found out that I quite enjoy coin shooting but I cant help but get the feeling my G2 may be missing some of the good deeper coins. Hence, this is why I want a good coin detector.

The Tek. G2 is a good detector, but ti was mainly designed as a gold nugget hunting model, and it has a Discriminate circuitry added to add to the versatility. However, it is not a deep seeking unit in the Disc. mode, and it suffers a bit on performance when the targets are a higher-conductive design. Additionally, the G2 lacks a lot of typically desired Target ID display info. Then, for some, audio Target ID is desired and for that the Omega, MXT Pro and M6 all offer that option, if desired, while the G2 doesn't have Tone ID as we generally relate to in.

I really like that the Whites M6 has quite a reputation for coin hunting, also Whites is known worldwide for their build quality and customer service. So here is a few questions about the M6.

White's "build quality" is really one of the best strengths it has against all the competitors. As for noteworthy Coin & Jewelry Hunting choices, the M6 is definitely one to try to match any detector against in its price range. It's just not easily doable.

#1. Is the M6 very well balanced? Otherwords is it nose heavy or seem heavy on the arm?

I have a bad back and have been dealing with it since an injury in August or September of '88. That's almost a quarter of a century and I am very conscious of weight and balance. The stock coil on the White's M6 is the 950, a round concentric coil that is slightly larger in diameter than 9