F75
T2
CZ3D
Tesoro Vaq.
Whites V3i
Dues,GP goldmax
Gold Vista
This is my pick,the Etrac ids are better,but the edge i would go with the f75se (ltd) as far as depth,like both ,run both,a coin toss on which machine i hunt with,come's down to were im hunting and what for!happy hunting Earl
This is my pick,the Etrac ids are better,but the edge i would go with the f75se (ltd) as far as depth,like both ,run both,a coin toss on which machine i hunt with,come's down to were im hunting and what for!happy hunting Earl
I have looked into all of these. Most of these are hard to get in Australia or their big coils, but this is pretty much the list. I may be considering a Tejon as well.
My suggestion would be to find others over there & see what detectors work best in your soil, before going much further.
Yeah, you're right, the problem is everyone here uses minelabs, and it's not because it does well in mineralised soils! People just use it because it's the only brand you can buy from a store in my town, you can get the x-terra models cheap and that's all you need for shallow stuff. The FBS machines go deep, but not that much deeper than my Golden with a big coil. In iron laden ground, my Golden does better. Many here use FBS machines because of reputation, yes they are good machines but I have used them and owned them, they are not for me, not the park varieties. Actually, I currently own one, an SD 2000.
My Tesoros do well for park hunting, most parks have nutrient top soil which is quiet, most of my deep coin hunting will be in colder weather. In other words, our noisy ground is only an issue when you're getting down to our native soil, FBS machines are not the answer for that...
It's just that I know that I can go deeper, neither of my Tesoros were designed for depth (Golden and Compadre), but I'm really pushing them to their limits! 7 inches is about the deepest I've gotten with both of them.
I understand that Minelab pretty well " has the market " over there.
The only other close competitor I felt was the V3i. Once it was set correctly it did very well.
"Is there another brand that will go deeper on silver than a Minelab?"
YES
Do you think the V3i can be set up even more specifically in order to only target silver, so that it well and truly goes as well as say an etrac?
But is that not due to being able to run an open screen by assigning zones, with no rejection? Just curious.Now the CTX 3030 I found to be a little more reliable/accurate than the E-Trac or V3i, but just.
I have looked into all of these. Most of these are hard to get in Australia or their big coils, but this is pretty much the list. I may be considering a Tejon as well.
I'm also considering this. The Tejon with the 12"x10" Tesoro DD is a force to be reckoned with. The only downside is that the DISC knobs max out at screwcap. Anything in the silver or coin range (besides U.S. nickels etc) is cannot be disced out, but who cares? I would dig any coin signal anyways.