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X-Terra 705 Newbie Question

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folsomdigger

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Hi All, first post here...So, a silly question. I have been looking at getting my first detector for a while. I am sure this will be a hobby I will be doing with my boys and I am one of those people that like to not get the beginner toy, only to wish I had gotten the real thing a month later. After all the research I have done, I have come to the 705 as my top choice...

Here is my question...How long is it going to take me to learn to just pick out basic clad at a park? I am willing to put the time in, but is that complicated of a machine that I won't be able to use it effectively after a day or two?

Just looking for honest answers. Thanks for all the replies.

Cheers,

-Quinn
 
Turn it on, ground balance pick your pattern and go. You can learn more later as you go . It's not that hard, have fun with it.

Doug
 
I'd recommend you learn as much as possible about the X-T 705 before buying one, so as to somewhat familiar with it before it arrives. You can do that by studying the Frequency Asked Questions at the top of this forum page and by downloading the X-T 705 manual from one of several places on the internet. By knowing the basics of your machine ahead of time and learning how to use those features on the detector itself once it arrives. You should be finding coins on your very first outing and things will only get better as you gain more experience on the X-T. Eventually the only thing that will hold you back is the amt. of coins at a particular site. You don't have to do the above as the X-T 705 is basically a set up and go machine, but the better you know your machine the more efficient you will be with it.
 
Good suggestions and tips everyone! thank you. Sounds like I can plug and play, and then only get better from there....Also, thanks Mtnmn for the tip on downloading the manual...good call.

I will let you all know what I decide. I need to get the thumbs up from the wife now. :)
 
Welcome to the site. The X-Terra 70 was my first detector. I downloade the manual. Read all the FAQFAQ at the top I could. I was hunting my 1st day. Good luck to you, Beale.
 
Read the faq faq post at top of page it gves id numbers for coins. I started find coins in a few hours with mine . Welcome to the site .
 
Hi Quinn.
It's a great hobby.
Once you get your machine, take it out to your back yard, wave it over a bit of ground in all metal just to make sure there is no metal there and play around with it on various targets that you can get you hands on.Things like coins, rings screw caps crown caps from beer bottles, pull tabs and foil eta. wave your coil over them to see how they respond. Also play around with the pinpoint so that you can get a feel for it. When hunting, you are mostly listening for solid tones with fairly solid numbers.
It can be a little frustrating at first, but you can reduce that by playing around at home and if you can, try to pick easier to hunt spots like hunting in the bark chips under swings eta or hunting a beach. These places tend to have a little less junk in them and recovering targets is a lot easier. I found that it took 10 to 15 hours to build some basic confidence with my first detector (which was no where near as good as the X-Terra's) Actually, it was when I bought my first X-Terra, that I really took off in the hobby, as it is a very user friendly detector. Very easy to learn. You will find that you'll constantly be learning new things for the first 130 hours. after that, you'll find that you still be learning (you never stop) but at a slower rate. After 30 hours or so, you'll really start to feel fairly confident with how you are going with your detector. That might sound like a bit of time, but you'll be surprised at how quickly that happens. It's quite a relaxing hobby that gets it's hooks into you before you realise.
Mick Evans.
 
You will be finding quarters on day one if they are there , reads 42 on your v,i,d, machine is quarter finder for sure!!!
 
Noise cancel, Ground balance, and go. Set the threshhold if I recall it was quite high when new. I hunted that way for a couple outings. Ground tracking works well, I am going to try running with it again for a while. Primarily in a couple very rusted iron heay sites. See if I can get some more depth. Good machine.

Jeff
 
Everyone thank you. I have one other question...if you feel like answering. I visited a great dealer this weekend and was told the Whites MXT is probably a good comparison, and that given the Minelab production issues, I might be better off with the MXT. Any thoughts? Also, the wife got me an Ace 250 for a surprise V Day present, so I have time to mull this over now...Should I even consider going up a notch to an eTrac? I really want to find older coins....
 
I'm guessing that if a dealer said the MXT and X-Terra were a good comparison, he's either not real familiar with the X-Terra or he's trying to sell you an MXT. Maybe both! I like the MXT. But in my opinion, it fails in comparison to the X-Terra. Although there are some similarities between the MXT and the X-Terra 70 or 705, there are a lot of what I consider to be important differences. Sure, they both have nice sized displays, Prospecting and Coin modes, a variety of coil sizes to chose from and both are manufactured by very reputable companies. But for the type of hunting I do, I like a lot of things better about the X-Terra. For example, the X-Terra has notch discrimination. The MXT does not. The X-Terra offers a variety of tone options (single, dual, three tones, four tones and mulitple tones). The MXT offers a single tone in Coin/Jewelry mode and dual tone in relic mode. The X-Terra has the ability to operate at any one of three frequencies, 3kHz, 7.5kHz or 18.75kHz. The MXT operates at 14kHz only. The X-Terra uses 4 AA batteries. The MXT requires 8 AA batteries. The X-Terra weighs less than half of what the MXT weighs. The X-Terra 705 has manual GB, Auto GB, Tracking, Tracking GB offset, Beach mode. The MXT has three positions, ground, lock and salt. The MXT comes with a 2-year transferrable warranty. The X-Terra has a 3 year warranty for the original purchaser. I like the trigger on the MXT. And the X-Terra doesn't have that. I guess my point is, the VFLEX X-Terra reflects the technology that is available in today's detector marketplace. The MXT, having been around since 2002, does not. The MXT is still a good detector and I've made some nice finds with those I've owned. But having used the MXT and the X-Terras extensively, the functionality offered by the X-Terra makes the choice very easy for me. :minelab:

Production issues? The biggest issue for an X-Terra dealer is keeping them on the shelves due to the high demand for ALL of Minelab's products. Did you happen to ask him what production problems he is talking about? I'm not aware of any, other than a few ears being broken on some coils when tightening the bolt. I suppose those could be considered a pain to deal with. But I wouldn't consider it to be enough of a "production problem" to keep me from buying one. And for the record, several of us addressed various "at home" solutions to that problem a couple years ago. :shrug:

JMHO HH Randy
 
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