Theres a 305 for sale in Gulgong:
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201322895597&alt=web
Would be a start for coins?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=201322895597&alt=web
Would be a start for coins?
bhogg said:Hi Everyone
Looking at buying an all round metal detector, Must be able to detect both small gold and park coins and around $1500 tops. Have been looking at these, Whites MXT All Pro, Fisher F19 and the Teknetics G2+LTD. Something pretty simple to use!! any thoughts and ideas from people that use know and use a detector only comment please as i'm wanting first hand info.
Thanks Everyone
bhogg said:Just after a good quality and reliable detector.
Narrawa said:While i own and use both Whites and Fisher detectors, it seems they still haven't learn't "how to implement a simple volume control on some of their more popular machines. Combo pots are so 1970s, Fisher attempted to fit a separate volume control to the refreshed Gold bug series/F19...yet failed when combining it with Iron audio. Along with the overly tight audio response from that machine and a marketed relic machine using 19khz....its simply not happening in OZ soils. Better suited as a jewelry hunter in parks where the turf in nurtured.
Both the MXT and GMT have the same combo pots for gain and volume...up the gain and you up the volume....how many times has the MXT been revisited by Whites, and still this problem is overlooked. No manual GB, yet its fitted to the GMT which shares much similarities to the MXT.
With Nokta/Makro, it only took just a few folks to drop the hint they wanted various things changed with the end product...whala!!
VLF detectors dont do mineralization like PI detectors do, hence the reason so many different coils for the PI models. Very evident by those who use PI detectors the importance of having a healthy coil selection.
Perhaps the way Nokta/Makro are working with the end user, other manufactures may start to pay attention. Many makes and models share hair splitting performance characteristics to the point it makes it hard for the end user to pick one from the other, and thats where the simple things like an independent volume control may be all it takes to sway the newbie, or he/she looking to update.? Garret AT Gold/Pro...another make model suffering the basic volume control from memory.?
It certainly pays to do your research on the various makes and models....nothing worse than outlaying $$ to find out through an internet forum that your talked up choice lacks some basic controls. I know this from not taking the time to fully research the Fisher F19. Knowing full well how good the Gold Bug Pro was on our soil, and hear/reading the F19 now boasted a few updates was all i needed to lash out and buy it. Still, its not a bad little detector, perhaps when Fisher get around to giving it another makeover, some of the annoyances will be rectified.
nesral said:I'm still looking at the Racer-Pro pack as it have everything I need and as RR point out, best to choose one that most suit the users requirement.
Lots of accessory coils is of little interest to me Racer Pro-Pack have 2 coils included that will do 90% of what I require in the areas I search which includes Prospecting, Coin hunting and Beach hunting, but should the need be, there are 2 more genuine OM coils available.
Price is a consideration and since the Pro-Pack have everything I need, why pay more.
Weight is another factor worth looking at if one is to use the detector for extended periods.
Amount of batteries required to run the unit is important at least to me, if the Racer have the same power and duration as the FORS Gold on 4 AA that's another positive; 4 Rechargeable AAs and charger is included in the price of a Pro-Pack.
Another positive feature is that the full menu is visible on the screen when searching, definitely more convenient than the FORS Gold/Core.
Once had a Whites Eagle Spectrum, very nice machine to use but all the hidden menu pages was a pain.
Zuke_Lynzy said:Iv owned a GMT and did very well with it over a few years, actually did better after learning how to use it over all the other machines iv had' price wise there not worth it new anymore but I'd grab another at a hot second hand price no worries.
I can't say that about the MXT' it just didn't cut it in my eyes but I'm far from a coin/relic hunter so I guess it just didn't appeal much to me on the gold, the GMT just worked and felt better.
Just as an example.......With The MXT and the GMT they are VCO based so they do Not Need A Volume Control because the stronger the signal the Louder the it responds,
As for the GPX series having a grab button...no such thing...it does not grab the ground like that of the VLFs that employ it....as the user of a 4500 since it came out, perhaps you should do a little reading on how the Quick Track actually works...both in Fixed and Tracking......which Proves that Manual GB is of no real Benefit, and such things are more of a Matter of WANT than NEED, A GP/GPX does not need it and they are the Best Gold prospecting Machines ever Produced and the GP/GPX have a Grab Type Button Called (Quick Track).
Ridge Runner said:bhogg said:Hi Everyone
Looking at buying an all round metal detector, Must be able to detect both small gold and park coins and around $1500 tops. Have been looking at these, Whites MXT All Pro, Fisher F19 and the Teknetics G2+LTD. Something pretty simple to use!! any thoughts and ideas from people that use know and use a detector only comment please as i'm wanting first hand info.
Thanks Everyone
You Would be Better off with The MXT All Pro, ONE it has the Best Tracking System in the Business and TWO there are Over 15 Coils made for it, It has A Hot Relic and Prospecting Mode.
It also has a Discriminating All Metal Mode, Along with A 3rd Tone which Adds up to 45% more Depth, The third tone system is a whole new topic in its self.
The T2 is very limited regarding Coils Because it Can Not use Concentric Coils, The Racer is Very Good but because it is very New and because of that it is unproven, Along with there is only A few coils on the market for it, The F19 Lacks the Horse Power.
Hope this Helps,, John.
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