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question about the xterra 30
- Thread starter Marc(NB)
- Start date
Mick in Dubbo
New member
Hi Marc.
The Xt30 is a fairly decent coin shooter.Depending on where in the world you are hunting.In the US, the tone system seems to work the best.I live in Australia and unless I'm hunting pre-decimal coins then I find the tones of no help.
To give a bench mark of comparison, I'll compare it to the Ace 250, as they are very similar in features.
Overall the Xt30 is a slightly better unit than the Ace250.The Xt30's strong points are:Better depth(the ace will only reach down to 6in with discrimination but a total of 8in with the standard coil.
:The Xt30 has a much better layout,ie.It is better balanced and thus more comfortable to swing.
:The discrimination on shallow targets seems to be more stable.I noticed that when I used an ace; it seemed to jump around a bit on surface targets.
The main pluses for the Ace250 over the Xt30 are
rice!
:The ace is better at pinpointing.This is something that it really excels at.
:And the other point of interest; which you may need to consult with other Canadian detectorists about; is how well each of these detectors perform at detecting Canadian coins.The reason I mention this, is due to comments made by John from Edmonton(He posts on the Garret forum regularly).He had owned a number of minelab units before (not including the X-terras) and found that they didn't detect Canadian coins very well but that the Garret machines perform this task very well.Mainly to do with the type of metal you coins are made of.On this point, if there are any other Canadian detectorists that swing the X-terra, please through your 2cents worth in.
Personally, Given the pluses I've mentioned about the Ace, If I were you I would tend to lean towards the Garret Machine.Just my opinion.
Hopefully some others,particularly anybody that has hunted in Canada, can also respond to you request and throw some more light on the subject for you.
Oh. One other point. The Ace has a better selection of coils.
Hope this doesn't sound like a sales pitch;it's just my own opinion.
Probably get fried as a traitor now.
Might even get you some further responses now.
All the best.
Mick Evans.
The Xt30 is a fairly decent coin shooter.Depending on where in the world you are hunting.In the US, the tone system seems to work the best.I live in Australia and unless I'm hunting pre-decimal coins then I find the tones of no help.
To give a bench mark of comparison, I'll compare it to the Ace 250, as they are very similar in features.
Overall the Xt30 is a slightly better unit than the Ace250.The Xt30's strong points are:Better depth(the ace will only reach down to 6in with discrimination but a total of 8in with the standard coil.
:The Xt30 has a much better layout,ie.It is better balanced and thus more comfortable to swing.
:The discrimination on shallow targets seems to be more stable.I noticed that when I used an ace; it seemed to jump around a bit on surface targets.
The main pluses for the Ace250 over the Xt30 are
rice!:The ace is better at pinpointing.This is something that it really excels at.
:And the other point of interest; which you may need to consult with other Canadian detectorists about; is how well each of these detectors perform at detecting Canadian coins.The reason I mention this, is due to comments made by John from Edmonton(He posts on the Garret forum regularly).He had owned a number of minelab units before (not including the X-terras) and found that they didn't detect Canadian coins very well but that the Garret machines perform this task very well.Mainly to do with the type of metal you coins are made of.On this point, if there are any other Canadian detectorists that swing the X-terra, please through your 2cents worth in.
Personally, Given the pluses I've mentioned about the Ace, If I were you I would tend to lean towards the Garret Machine.Just my opinion.
Hopefully some others,particularly anybody that has hunted in Canada, can also respond to you request and throw some more light on the subject for you.
Oh. One other point. The Ace has a better selection of coils.
Hope this doesn't sound like a sales pitch;it's just my own opinion.
Probably get fried as a traitor now.
Might even get you some further responses now.
All the best.
Mick Evans.
Mike Bearden
Member
Yeah it pinpoints pretty good when you spend some time learn how it responds and it's an excellent coin shooter.
Mick makes some valid points though for your consideration. The coin composition in Canada is surely different than US coins but that doesn't mean that the 30 won't hit on them. It just means that you will have to make notes along the way as to where the coins hit on the meter (if you're meter dependent) until it becomes implanted in the old brain stem
The only other detector in it's $$$ class for depth (in my opinion ) is the Tesoro Cibola but you won't get the meter ... and it pinpoints very well too.
Mike
Mick makes some valid points though for your consideration. The coin composition in Canada is surely different than US coins but that doesn't mean that the 30 won't hit on them. It just means that you will have to make notes along the way as to where the coins hit on the meter (if you're meter dependent) until it becomes implanted in the old brain stem
The only other detector in it's $$$ class for depth (in my opinion ) is the Tesoro Cibola but you won't get the meter ... and it pinpoints very well too.
Mike
minelab marcus
Member
Hi Marc;
I live in Ontario and have an XTerra30. It is a great coin shooter for Canadian coins.
The modern coins - anything made past year 2000, including pennies - have steel cores and are electroplated. They therefore give very poor tones, however with just a little practice, you will be picking out loonies and toonies in no time!
Check the Minelab website under xterra field tests. They posted my field test on Canadian coins there.
It really is an excellent machine. And the pinpointing is spot on.
Very easy to use and the depth guage is a great feature too.
Good luck!
PS Where in NB are you? I was just visiting a friend in Gerry (near Fredricton) a month ago.
HH
MM
I live in Ontario and have an XTerra30. It is a great coin shooter for Canadian coins.
The modern coins - anything made past year 2000, including pennies - have steel cores and are electroplated. They therefore give very poor tones, however with just a little practice, you will be picking out loonies and toonies in no time!
Check the Minelab website under xterra field tests. They posted my field test on Canadian coins there.
It really is an excellent machine. And the pinpointing is spot on.
Very easy to use and the depth guage is a great feature too.
Good luck!
PS Where in NB are you? I was just visiting a friend in Gerry (near Fredricton) a month ago.
HH
MM