Minelab E-Trac or White's V3i
I am getting ready to purchase another detector and have been looking at the E-Trac and the V3i.
I am curious to find out from those that own or have owned both units, which they prefer and why. I know that 80% is knowledge of your machine, 10% is technique and 10%...
So I have an Elite. I have a switch for fixed or variable tone. I like the variable tone. What tone does the GT have, seeing as it does not have this switch? :icon_scratch:???
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Hey All,
Here are are the videos that some of you were asking me to do to show a true comparison of these 3 detectors.
I have to break this into 2 threads as I can only post 5 Videos at a time.
I live in NC so the ground has red clay and ground can be ok.
We made a test bed with clad coins...
Hey All,
Here are are the videos that some of you were asking me to do to show a true comparison of these 3 detectors.
I have to break this into 2 threads as I can only post 5 Videos at a time.
I live in NC so the ground has red clay and ground can be ok.
We made a test bed with clad coins...
Hey All,
Here are are the videos that some of you were asking me to do to show a true comparison of these 3 detectors.
I have to break this into 2 threads as I can only post 5 Videos at a time.
I live in NC so the ground has red clay and ground can be ok.
We made a test bed with clad coins...
Hey All,
Here are are the videos that some of you were asking me to do to show a true comparison of these 3 detectors.
I have to break this into 2 threads as I can only post 5 Videos at a time.
I live in NC so the ground has red clay and ground can be ok.
We made a test bed with clad coins...
Hey All,
Here are are the videos that some of you were asking me to do to show a true comparison of these 3 detectors.
I have to break this into 2 threads as I can only post 5 Videos at a time.
I live in NC so the ground has red clay and ground can be ok.
We made a test bed with clad coins...
Nice condition fully functional Sovereign XS2pro with 8" BBS coil with cover. Toggle All metal/discrm and toggle on back of control box for single tone ID/variable tone ID. Has 3 v clips: 2 for different mounting positions fore and aft on the S-shaft and v clip on top for optional VDI meter.I...
I have always wondered how do people find such old coins when detecting...well they dig like I did! My husband an I had just arrived at a site to detect when the very first beep was a 36 on my Minelab xterra 505. I dug about 6 inches and this tiny coin popped out of the clump of dirt. I yelled...
Hello All,
Back again with some more videos.
This time I am showing the 3 detectors I have in my arsenal.
I am showing air tests......
Pros and cons of each.....
And why I use them.
Here are the videos:
will be adding more to this video series with field tests and more.
I hope...
My friend (my next door neighbor) and I have been searching a city park for about a month now. So far the oldest coin I have found was a wheat penny dated 1942. I did find three other wheats but all dated 1953, plus one silver rosie dime dated 1953. I know the dirt has been moved around at some...
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Wanted: SEF 10x12 coil , Ultimate 13" and 8" Tornado or Sun Ray for the Sovereign Elite for purchase or trade. Have nice straight shaft upper and lower(Coiltech extra long lower shaft and regular size Minelab lower shaft), some covers for 8" and 10" Tornado coils(1 used 2 new), Sovereign digital...
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This week has been great. I posted my find on the Large Cent I found yesterday :headbang:, however I needed to post my finds of the Bullet(s) I found at the same home site the day before that. :hello2:
I need a little help ID'ing the second one (pice 2 and 3).
Here are the Pics...
I am still learning my Minelab 505 detector, but slowly my finds are increasing. Today I found a U.M.C. Trap shotgun shell and some clad coins. This park was created in 1911, although have not found any coins older than a 1953 silver dime. Most of the pennies I have found are in the 1970s to...
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A local guy with the Shasta Miners Club is selling his Minelab Eureka Gold, it comes with a couple extra's like a set of black widow headphones, the bag and a Coiltek All Terrain Coil.
We settled on about 15 grams of gold and a small specimen for it, spot is about $852 today and...
I just purchased a new Minelab 505 last week. It been a little harder to learn the settings compared to my BH Quick Draw II. It seems to me it does not detect as deep as my BH. I did do alot of reading and research when it came to buying my 505, but I have not heard much talk about how deep...
I am interested in taking a Whites V3i in excellent condition with transferable warranty in on my Minelab CTX3030 that is in excellent condition. I have all the items that came with the CTX3030, wireless module, battery charger, Xchange CD etc. My CTX3030 has been used three times. It still has...
[SOLD SOLD] Minelab X-Terra 705 Metal Detector
SOLD SOLD SOLD I do not know why, but it isnt letting me change the prefix. sold though. thanks
Minelab X-Terra 705 Metal Detector For Sale
The Detector is used but in great working condition, it has the normal wear that you would expect from a...
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I bought a few Minelab Pro Find 25 Pin Pointers to sell on my Auction Site and not all of them sold so I am selling this one for a cheap price for a Brand New never used, still in the box and plastic as it should be. The is of course Minelabs newest Pin Pointer and it really works...
"Advanced Field Methods for the Minelab Excalibur: Theory and Practice" (2009)
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Clive James Clynick is the author of eight previous books on the subject of metal detecting.
This is Mr. Clynick’s most detailed and informative book to date. In it, he helps the reader to...
So I've owned the Ecall II since Chritmas with no problems. Two days a go I was water detecting and the units battery started to die on me for the first time. I tried charging it for 2 days now. The thing will not charge. I can't figure out if its the charger or the battery. I TRIED to call...
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“Site-Reading” for Gold and Silver:
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WOT coil on Sovereign GT and Sovereign Elite false's way to much in salt water?
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I just bought a NEW WOT for my Sovereign GT and Elite and it not only is so hard to pinpoint with the gigantic coil it false's alot even with the sensitivity turned as far clockwise. It also loses alot of...
I bought a used Minelab SE a couple weeks ago and I've already noticed that I'm finding deeper targets that I was with my other machines. Surprisingly, I haven't really been finding a lot of clad as I expected. That's totally fine but just strange to me I guess. What I have been finding the past...
After purchasing a Minelab Detector from the largest on-line retailer, I figured I would give a smaller shop my business. Not that I had any issues with the large retailer, but was not that impressed with all the junk they threw in to make it look like I was getting a deal.
So I took 2K in...
New to metal detecting, but I have been doing allot of investigation into my first purchase. I am debating between a Minelab E-TRAC Metal Detector and a Minelab Excalibur II Metal Detector. I have an ocean condo on Florida's east coast and will be detecting mainly in the sand and shallow...
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You can sign up for the event on Kellyco's Facebook Page on the events tab or just come out for a chance to win a Minelab E-Trac and other great door prizes.
There will be a Minelab rep available as well as Seminars by Tony Diana, Gary Dryton, Andy Sabisch...
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I now hunt the beaches of South West Florida with a Sovereign GT and the Sea Hunter. I should of listened to all of your advice, because now after 4 metal detectors I believe I have the best 2 for my usage. First of ALL the Sovereign is awesome!!! How it NULL's iron on the beaches from...