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Omega 8000 question for Monte

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WKYDIGGER

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Monte, consider an open field, hunting with XLT or MXT, finding 1 piece buttons dating back to early 1800's along with many other items, such as thimbles, coins, various sizes of round balls, alot of square nails, etc.
I pounded the fields with the XLT and MXT both with about every size coil. I pulled alot of items from the fields.
How do you think the Omega 8000 will do compared to the XLT and MXT? Like I said it's not just coins but alot of relics too. Can the Omega 8000 make a good relic and coin detector both in the hands of a seasoned detectorist?

Mike
 
I can already tell you what he and many others will say ! Absolutely!!! Let me know if I can help u!
 
I have a Gamma which is very similar in signal response to the Omega and for what it is worth, I would also say yes, Thing is, if you are just starting out you would not know just how good these detectors are, but to a seasoned veteran you will be surprised at what is still there. My 2 cents.

capt.
 
I can't speak for the XLT or MXT, but I have hunted behind some other good detectors with the Omega, and it more then holds its own. The thing is with the Omega, first off, it really loves coins. Besides that, it has good depth, good target separation with its quick target response and a nice compliment of coils. With all that, it is quite easy to set up and run. My 2 cents, as well. HH jim tn
 
Thanks for the responses. I'll be relic and coin hunting both is why I asked. I'd love to have a T2 or F75 but I have a 17yr. old that got his license before christmas. That's probably all I need to say about that. Money is not real plentiful after that. HaHa.

Mike
 
Oh well, I'm going a different route now instead of the Omega. Got an offer on another detector and i'm doing that.
Thanks guys.

Mike
 
Well, there are going to be times that some hunters won't do as well, while others are going to do better. I know several people who are very avid White's fans or Garrett fans or Minelab fans and they just wouldn't feel comfortable with a different brand. Naturally, the problem is that they would be starting out with a negative bias so might not even be willing to try to learn the Omega or Gamma, or on other Teknetics model. Also, they might not feel 'comfortable' with something different so they would lack patience, which is really necessary to learn a new detector.

WKYDIGGER said:
Monte, consider an open field, hunting with XLT or MXT, finding 1 piece buttons dating back to early 1800's along with many other items, such as thimbles, coins, various sizes of round balls, alot of square nails, etc.
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Okay, I am considering just that type of hunting now! :detecting:


WKYDIGGER said:
I pounded the fields with the XLT and MXT both with about every size coil. I pulled alot of items from the fields.
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Congratulations on your past success. Of course, results would have been a little different between the XLT and the MXT based upon the settings used on each detector model since they work a bit different, not to mention the operating frequency differences.


WKYDIGGER said:
How do you think the Omega 8000 will do compared to the XLT and MXT? Like I said it's not just coins but alot of relics too. Can the Omega 8000 make a good relic and coin detector both in the hands of a seasoned detectorist?
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Yes, the Omega, or Gamma for that matter, can make/do make very good relic hunting and coin hunting detectors. In many cases these models can appeal to some novices more than the XLT or MXT simply due to their light-weight design and very light, well balanced search coils.

The Omega and Gamma differ from the XLT quite a bit, and even some from the MXT. First, let me make this very clear to new or old readers of this Teknetics Forum and this post ...

--> I am one of the biggest fans of the XLT that you could ever find! I have used them (I've owned 21 personally) for Relic Hunting, but mainly for Coin Hunting. They are a 4-filter type detector that work well with a moderate to fast sweep speed and handle higher mineralization well. Due to the 6.59 kHz operating frequency I have been impressed with their performance on all coins, but especially the higher-conductive silver coins. I do NOT like heavy search coils and prefer smaller-than-stock coils to work in and around trash (where I often am) so I usually used the 6
 
Now you've really got my curiosity up. :confused:


WKYDIGGER said:
Oh well, I'm going a different route now instead of the Omega. Got an offer on another detector and i'm doing that.
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Did you already get the details you wanted about the Omega?

Did you consider both the Omega and Gamma?

Are you not pleased with your XLT and/or MXT?

Do you still have either the XLT or MXT?

Finally, what sort of detector offer caught your attention to go in and rework the sites you've hunted hard with the XLT and MXT?

Thanks, and Happy Hunting in 2011.

Monte
 
Monte, I no longer have the XLT or MXT. I've had several MXT's and XLT's over the years and they produced alot of good items. Actually have no detector right now. I'm kind of like you now. 3 disc protusions, degenerative disc disease, and diabetes have me looking for a lighter detector.Can't really hunt for a long time when I go.
I'm probably gonna go with a Fisher F70 because of the deal I was offered. I had one before and did very well with it once I got used to it. May try to get an Omega 8000 later on to have as a back up. Right now it was just a question of getting the best deal i could since I'm getting back into it.
Any detector will work good if you just take the time to learn what it will do.

Mike
 
that you will feel comfortable with and, like the Teknetics line, the Fisher F70 is also a light and handy model. Ample performance, too.

Beautiful weather on Saturday, but cloudy today with early light showers. A slight chance of them in the morning, but I'll head out like I did yesterday. I started with some last-minute evaluation of a few detectors at a dealer's place while it was nippy, then I got in a little decent hunting for the first time this year. Blasted back had me stoved up late last night and most of today, thanks to 2-2
 
The G2 at 19khz does a better job on the small colonial buttons but the Omega will find them. I live in central Va. The soil for the most part is powdered iron. Disc.mode is not an option so I use the detector in all metal.
 
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