whats the best detector you ever had

[vito]

Vito, is that a water mod Or a detector stand? Looks smart
Tony

That is a detector stand, Tony.
My dealer got this as a prototype, but it was expensive to produce.
So I got that one as a gift. It is a very sturdy part.

 

[TC-NM]

Well, I have say there were many. The first real detector for me has to be the old blue box 5000-D. With a low oper. freq. and on a good day it could sniff out the silver, Indian heads and wheats! Later on, I truly enjoyed the Garrett's line of detectors, specially MH 7X and 10X. Also liked the GMH with analog and digital readout screens. Then later I owned a GTI 2500. The last ones I presently own are White's XL Pro and Spectra V3i which are the best detectors (IMO) ever made before they closed the door for good.

TC-NM

 

[Jason-ks]

The Minelab Explorer XS. It is ,hands down, the best silver sniffer and most accurate metal detector that I've owned. It had great depth especially with the factory coil. Sure it was a low and slow metal detector, but by doing so you never missed out on the good stuff!

 

[Mark ( ohio )]

The Minelab Explorer XS. It is ,hands down, the best silver sniffer and most accurate metal detector that I've owned. It had great depth especially with the factory coil. Sure it was a low and slow metal detector, but by doing so you never missed out on the good stuff!

I will second this statement and include the Exp II also.

 

[fishnnut]

Etrac

 

[jeffc]

The last one I sold and the new one I just bought.

 

[thepest]

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I Still Want One Of Those Stands.... That Thing Is The Star Of The Show.... Love The Background... You Can Green Screen Anything Behind That Detector...

 

[thepest]

I've posted about my White's 6000 Di/Pro SL in the past... It's My Best Machine because It's the one That I struggled with the most... It had a bum coil when I got it... Monte Helped me sort that out... Then Came the hard part... Everything I thought I knew about it was no good because I had started out with that bum coil....Pinpointing on that beast was the toughest thing to learn... I'd find a target... Then get My Vaquero to verify and pinpoint.... Finally The president of my metal detector club.... Showed me how "The Cone" actually works... I can to this day.... put a dime in the dead center of 950 donutt every time... I have tried Other coils over the years... The 950 Is the perfect coil for that unit as far as I'm concerned.... Everything I learned on that 6000 has gone with me to the next detector... It's still my Baby Doll...

 

[Explorer.se]

I love my Deus 2 I don’t leave home without it.

 

[Odanscoils]

Explorer xs an Sovereign GT.
Hoping the new Legend an Manticore Excell them.

 

[Hauptmann aD]

I'd like to think my latest detector is my best - the XP DEUS 2. Found also well with the Deus 1, not that good with the Goldmax Power. Of course I'm digging more holes now for signals I might have ignored in the past since the D2 really screams on them.

 

[Explorer.se]

I'd like to think my latest detector is my best - the XP DEUS 2. Found also well with the Deus 1, not that good with the Goldmax Power. Of course I'm digging more holes now for signals I might have ignored in the past since the D2 really screams on them.

I agree I found my oldest coin a 1782 Spanish 2 reale with it.

 

[Justme]

update: so far the manricore followed by legend, a very close second

 

[Tony-Ok]

The Xp D2 Ws6 master has taken that position since i have been learning it !!! It unmasks like no other!!!! I can use it ALL day with no fatigue. excellent depth, ID is extremely accurate. Before that I had 28 years with the Fisher CZ5 and later added a CZ70 pro. (just too heavy) …… no more czs .

 

[casull454]

No question, it would be the Legend. I REALLY like this detector. I just need to find more time to use it.

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

In your hunting adventures what has been the best detector you ever had

For modern items, my hands-down favorite is the Whites M6. I have found so many firsts with it - 1st trade token, 1st standing liberty, 1st gold ring (turned out it belonged to my cousin who had lost it 8 years earlier), 1st gold nugget, 1st buffalo, shield and V nickel, 1st barber dime, 1st seated liberty dime..... The list goes on and on. Thing is crazy for gold. I found 18 gold items with it in the first year.

For ghost towns, the equinox 800. It is absolutely amazing with the small coil in the heavy trash.

What a great hobby we have!!!

 

[sgtm8411]

Explorer xs an Sovereign GT.
Hoping the new Legend an Manticore Excell them.

My Manticore absolutely destroys my explorer XS. My Explorer SE was my second best detector after the Manticore.

 

[sgtm8411]

The Minelab Explorer XS. It is ,hands down, the best silver sniffer and most accurate metal detector that I've owned. It had great depth especially with the factory coil. Sure it was a low and slow metal detector, but by doing so you never missed out on the good stuff!

I have the Explorer XS and had an SE that I regret selling. The SE was a little better than my XS because it has the ferrous and conductivity numbers and my manticore beats them both. Minelab definitely makes good machines!

 

[5900_XL-1]

I have the Explorer XS and had an SE that I regret selling. The SE was a little better than my XS because it has the ferrous and conductivity numbers and my manticore beats them both. Minelab definitely makes good machines!

I wish the Manticore gave Fe/Co readings as a selectable user option. The 2D display has its limits and calls perfect, round centerline targets only to end up being a piece of can slaw. Fe/Co on the Manticore would be a nice user option.

 

[sgtm8411]

I wish the Manticore gave Fe/Co readings as a selectable user option. The 2D display has its limits and calls perfect, round centerline targets only to end up being a piece of can slaw. Fe/Co on the Manticore would be a nice user option.

That would be awesome!