which metaldector to use have 6

[leroy1937]

I got the fever to metal detect. Every time I read about a detector, I'D buy one Now I don't know which one to use.
1 705
2 mxt pro
3 gold bug
4 sovereign xs 2 pro
5 F75
6 Garret 1500
Some I've never put batterys in.
Which one for coin shooting?

 

[WV62]

Okay I will start the selection, just because I know the F75 I would start there, and I would take the gold bug off the list for coin hunting.

Ron in WV

 

[Steve O]

You are armed to the teeth. I'd say, stop reading and get detecting. If you are a beginner, learn the ediquette of proper detecting before you go out.

 

[Hank68]

I agree with SteveO you only need one and master it like a sword to a samari soldier, just get out and detect and enjoy yourself!

 

[Larry (IL)]

You have been with us for 5 years Leroy, you should know by now that it is not so much the detector as it is the detectorist. Pick one, learn it well and get out and have fun.

 

[robo]

Out of the 6 you have listed, I have used the 705 and the MXT Pro. Performance wise I find performance between the two about the same. That being said I like the tones better on the 705 plus it is lighter and seems to lock on to VDI readings at depth better than the Pro. For a coin shooting application my vote goes to the 705. I currently am running the 705.

 

[Elton]

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[mudpuppy]

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[therover]

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[D&P-OR]

You need to have this trememdous pressure taken off you in your decision making!!!! (on which detector to use)--------Close your eyes, then have someone place ALL the detectors in front of you---keeping your eyes closed, reach out & FIRMLY grab ONE of the detectors.---Having done this, send the other 5 to me---problem solved!!!!-----Wasn't that easy & ain't I a nice guy for doin this! -------Kiddin aside, use the one that you are most comfortable with for the type of hunting you do.------But you gotta use 'em in the first place to find that out man. ----------Del

 

[Thound]

Why don't you pick up each one and swing it around for a few minutes, then pick the one that;s the most comfortable to use. A lightweight well balanced machine will allow you to hunt for longer periods of time.To me this seems the best way to increase good finds.even more so than the way the machine actually performs.Works for me anyway.

 

[leroy1937]

thanks
going to try each one 4 a day see which one I like.

 

[Hank68]

Well which one you like the best?

 

[slingshot]

I use the Tracker IV as a "scout" machine-moving at competition hunt speeds for testing out large areas. I use the Ace w/sniper coil for places with playground equipment, fences,etc. that others can't get around. I use the Compadre at tot lots so I can tune out the small paper clips, hairpins and still get the tiny gold. I use my Royal Sabre w/5/75" coil in notch mode for impossible trash areas. Finally, the Silver umax doubles as a "scout" machine when there's not much trash. I got it down for my areas. But I USE them all the time, according to location and time constraints. I don't care about going over 4-5" and my arsenal has totally paid for itself individually.

 

[dewcon4414]

Sounds like you arent doing much detecting if you havent already tried them all several times. In 5 years id know all those machines inside out.... but im retired. Its difficult to answer a question like this not knowing where you are hunting, which part of the county you are in, minerals, trash, amount of time you put in a hunt, can you handle a heavy machine, and when you say coins are you saying old or new which could mean depth..... and the list goes on. Could be none of those machine are your BEST choice if you arent using them.

Dew

 

[MarkCZ]

Well I have a bit of the same problem having the below list,
White's XLT,
Whites 5900/Di Pro-sl
Fisher Coinstrike
Fisher F2
Teknetics 8500 hip mount.
Fisher 1266x

What I'm hoping to do is set each one up for a special purpose. I've got a little bit of a start on this,
The old Teknetics 8500 so far seems to be king of cherry picking ball fields and soccer fields, with the 10" spider coil, hip mount and fast sweep speed and really great target ID its just at home doing that.

Next is the F2,
Easy choice, Tot lots! and loaner detector!

Two down!

Right now I'm not planning on keeping both the Whites, so another one is pretty much down.

So that leaves the,
XLT,
Coinstrike, and the
1266x.

Now for all these I have a pretty good coil assortment, so here is my thinking for these right now,
Leave the 950 coil on the XLT, and use it for coin & jewelry hunting in places where the stuff shouldn't be that deep and trash is minimal.

Put the Sunray CS-5 (small coil) on the Coinstrike and use it for coin & jewelry hunting in places where trash is a problem and stuff might be a bit deeper.

Then the 1266x (the freebie).
I'm thinking that if I get in a place where stuff is really old and not real trashy I can use it to just dig everything above small iron that has a good sound.

If, I don't sort my detectors out somehow then its a bit of a mess when I do go out detecting. The last time I went out I out like four detectors, the problem in doing that was jumping back and forth from one detector to another really wasn't good. I knew where I was going,
I knew what I was hunting for,
I would have been better off taking only two detectors, the two that was the best suited for the task, then one main and the other a backup.

Another use for the little F2 is to keep in your car for scouting or sampling an area. Its light enough, inexpensive enough for this purpose.

This is the first time in my life where I had a rack of detectors to chose from.

Mark

 

[Furious T]

Leroy, you wont do any good with any of the great detectors you have unless you take one of them in hand and "get out there". Using one of those detectors for one day to see which one you like best seems pretty pointless to me, because all of those detectors need time to learn, to use them properly. To actually start, (and I'm biting the bullet here) I'd suggest you take out the Minelab 705...you can set it up easily in a very basic mode, and if you have never detected before, you need to start with the basics. Use if for a few weeks, or months, reading and re-reading the manual as you go. Get help from the particular forum if you need to, but reading the manual a few times is always a good start. Take (on your first outing with it) some different coins and a few bits of rubbish (bottle caps, pull tabs, foil) and get to learn the sounds that THAT detector makes...work with the sounds and the digital readout. As one of the other members here said, learn the basics of etiquette (target recovery, where you can hunt etc), but just as importantly, get out and have fun.

 

[MarkCZ]

Leroy, you wont do any good with any of the great detectors you have unless you take one of them in hand and "get out there". Using one of those detectors for one day to see which one you like best seems pretty pointless to me, because all of those detectors need time to learn, to use them properly. To actually start, (and I'm biting the bullet here) I'd suggest you take out the Minelab 705...you can set it up easily in a very basic mode, and if you have never detected before, you need to start with the basics. Use if for a few weeks, or months, reading and re-reading the manual as you go. Get help from the particular forum if you need to, but reading the manual a few times is always a good start. Take (on your first outing with it) some different coins and a few bits of rubbish (bottle caps, pull tabs, foil) and get to learn the sounds that THAT detector makes...work with the sounds and the digital readout. As one of the other members here said, learn the basics of etiquette (target recovery, where you can hunt etc), but just as importantly, get out and have fun.

"Furious T" being that "leroy1937" has been registered here for five years I'm doubting he is new to detecting. Although anything is possible.

Mark

 

[Oak]

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[leroy1937]

I brought my 1st detector 14 years a go [ garret1500 ] so I know the ropes.