hello new to the site

[rebelchile]

just to say hey, and that I have always been amazed that our past is hidden under our feet. I am from the coastal plains of NC and I'm looking for a good metal detector. I have to be honest in that I've not owned one before but I have always wanted one. I'm interested in maybe a MXT or something comparable. A very all around machine, woods, fields, beach etc. can someone help me to decide and not shoot me a sales pitch??? I'd like strong power but not so complicated that I'd need a blueprint to use it..LOL!! thanks so much

kent

 

[del]

how ya doin rebel , welcome to the forum .

 

[rcasi44]

Hi Kent,

A very all around machine, woods, fields, beach etc. can someone help me to decide and not shoot me a sales pitch??? It is an all around machine it has a coin/ jewelry and a relic mode. I also has a prospecting mode which I have not used. It also has a salt setting so it can be used on the beach.

I'd like strong power but not so complicated that I'd need a blueprint to use it. The MXT is a deep detector. I don't care to start any arguments, but many people think it is as deep as the DFX.
No blueprint needed, 1 ground balance once, 2 pick a mode, 3 set the gain, 4, set the disc, and go.

If you only coin shoot there are probably better detectors but the MXT is very good. I'm at 4000 coins for the year. It will work great in fresh water but don't get the electronics wet. I have used it at the beach and done ok. It is great in the dry sand and ok in the wet sand. There are definitly better beach detectors. The two best are approximately $1200.00 unless you get a PI. Rob






kent

 

[roadrunner_426]

Welcome neighbor , from Lenoir County...glad to have you with us ! You can't go wrong with any of the high end White's machines..HH Roadrunner_426

 

[Margaret]

The MXT is great because you are getting 2 detectors in one. From relic to gold with just the flip of a switch. Also, you can put the coil in water and that's generally not true of gold machines. This does not mean you can wet the control box. That would definitely create a major problem. I find the fact that you can wet the coil a real plus. You should be able to find the manual at http://www.whiteselectronics.com. Go to "support" and you will see "manuals". Always good to know everything first. Good luck!

 

[OkieDigger]

3 machines actually, but 2 are very similar. I love my MXT. And I'll go head to head with anybody on the depth

 

[Steeler1]

The MXT gets my vote.

 

[TonyinCT]

I agree with the others and I happen to have a MXT used in stock. If you're interested let me know. I'm asking 375.00 for it with a 30 day warranty. I also sell new ones. There's the sales pitch since everyone else stole my thunder.

 

[flbandit]

Hi. I'm right there with you. No machine yet, but very interested in getting one. (I just know a cache of treasure is waiting for me!!). Good luck.

Hmm, just looked at that MXT on the Whites site. Nice.

 

[hoser]

Hiya Kent, and welcome. No sales pitch here, just glad you are thinking of getting into this wonderful hobby with us. Now ask yourself this, are you ready for all those sleepless nights just wondering whats out there. Good luck on your quest for the right machine. HH

 

[rebelchile]

thanks to all for the kind words...you all are a very real people, and thats hard to find... I have learned about a couple of possibilities that date back to the revolutionary war period, as well as the 1800s & early 1900s..one of them is on a river with a wooden bridge skeleton or whats left of the skeleton..could it be productive?? people traveling through the woods in that period loosing things?? soldiers moving through?? am I fantasizing or could these things have really taken place?? whatcha think?????
kent

 

[roadrunner_426]

Any place along a river is a definite possibility and there's no doubt that items get dropped in the woods...only one way to find out about your particular site...just have to get out and start swinging.. HH Roadrunner_426

 

[Margaret]

Detecting there should be amazing. My family started in North Carolina in 1776 and I believe I still have some distant relatives in that area. The rest headed to Mississippi. I shall have to look up what area they were in. You have the American Revolution and the Civil War. I should be great!!!

 

[rebelchile]

yes, I'm looking forward to exploring many interesting places that I have researched, although most of the really old ones are in the middle of nowhere. I'd like to find a source for maps of the colonial period in NC, as my family has also been here since the early 1700s, and in that time the only rural roads were wagon paths thru the woods to the main roads that lead to the larger towns, or what is known in our "asphalt world" as primary and secondary highways. Very interesting life before electricity wasn't it?? Anyhow thanks for the reply and stay in touch.. kent

 

[DougF]

Kent - I was in Franklin Co., Va. this summer and went to a talk by a local doctor on the "Great Wagon Road" AKA the Carolina Rd. which went from Penn. to the Carolinas (c. 1750-1800). It was the main migration route down the valley of Va. to the Carolinas and to Kentucky via the Cumberland gap (lots of traffic). There are still abandoned sections of it in the woods around there. Although the talk was about the history, he mentioned that a MDer had found a Connecticut copper on one of those old sections. He had a photo and it was in good condition. Good Luck

 

[mxtswinger]

Howdy Rebel and a big welcome. Your prospective hunting grounds have me drooling. Bridges are an excellent place to look since they funneled traffic from surrounding areas. The further in the woods you go, the more likely you are to find unhunted ground. I love my MXT, and it would be an excellent choice for the areas you describe. You will need a different machine however if you intend to hunt extensively in wet salt sand. It will do o.k. but there are better for wet sand. To do everything very well, you will need to look into the DFX and Minelab Explorer level.

Good Huntin
Kevin