WOW thats about the only word that comes to mind. I have been wanting to try a Minelab for some time now I've been back and forth between the Sov GT and the Quattro. Well I finally settled on the Quattro, just seemed to fit my needs a bit more. Met up with my local dealer Sunday eve. Upstate Detectors, whom by the way was kind enough to open his shop after hours on a Sunday. Thanks Carl. Well I left with a brand new Quattro and an sick feeling in my stomach wondering if I did the right thing. I'm not new to detecting, been running another brand for years with a good bit of success. Very new to Minelab until that night I had never even heard what there signals sounded like. I couldnt wait until the end of the day today was praying it wouldnt rain so I could take it to one of my favorite (pounded to death sites.) I wasnt expecting much just wanted to fire it up and hear what it sounded like, and maybe get lucky and score some clad change. I did what the directions said just hunted in coin mode nothing special. After the very loud raspy sounds of my previous machine ( not knocking it because it was and is still a good machine just sounds very different.) I was pleased to hear the smooth responses and sounds of the Quattro. I dug a bunch of different targets nothing great was basically practicing how to pinpoint with this machine. I wandered to an area where I had found silver coins and indian head pennies in the past. No sooner did I sweep my coil in this area I've pounded every way possible in the past, I heard a faint high pitched repeatable sound I didnt expect there to be anything left in this area but I started to dig anyway. Much to my surprise at at least 8+ inches out pops a wheatie penny I thought huh beginners luck a few feet more out pops another one and then a couple more I couldnt believe it. I was pretty much out of time and had to get home so I started back to my truck and again a couple feet away I heard another nice high pitched repeatable sound this one was different it was higher than the rest I thought maybe I was falsing on some deep iron but i dug anyway and to my delight out comes a real nice 1915 barber dime I couldnt believe it, again it must have been at least 8-9 inches. Well I decided to call it quits at that hole. It looks like I'll have to invest in a bigger digging tool. WOW WHAT A MACHINE.
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WOW !!!
- Thread starter B.RATNY
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Mike (Virginia Beach)
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Excellent! Happy to hear a first-time outing success story like that. I also had great luck with my Quattro, particularly at those "hunted out" sites. I have the Explorer II now, but the Quattro gave me the confidence to make that move. By the way, if you haven't heard (And you may be a LONG way from the beach) the Quattro is one of the best and deepest beach machines on the planet too.
beachguy777
New member
Man, I'd like to know where your diggin at.
Just kidding, but wow, wow, and double wow. I'd say, not bad for first time out with your NEW machine. I think your gonna like the Quatro. If you want to really get your blood pumping, read some of Mike's old posts about how deep this bad boy goes. Keep it up and keep sharing those great pictures.
Just kidding, but wow, wow, and double wow. I'd say, not bad for first time out with your NEW machine. I think your gonna like the Quatro. If you want to really get your blood pumping, read some of Mike's old posts about how deep this bad boy goes. Keep it up and keep sharing those great pictures.