On that chart it appears the Manticore went up an extra $1200. That free 15" coil must be something special?Better get those 2023 deals.. looking at 2024 prices ..is sad. I guess Minelab seen the price on the Fisher AQ and figured if they can get two grand for that we can jack our prices up..
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Hopefully , it get's another inch or two at the beach , but mostly for the coverage on a 4 hour hunt , thanks for the dirt diving result's ! OBN if your chart is true , & no M-15 after 11 .5 month's , I see Garrett , COMING BACK , wIth- Whites technology in hand , with a new PI that's waterproof with small gold sensitivity, in salt & black sand environment , The Axiom - the price , waterproofing , & only solid coil's , could have been a hit on the beach, but they were only focused on the nugget market , as most of there water hunting machine's have been around for a decade or longer , and are now Antique , I can see it happening ! Landing an older waterproof Whites was a Jem , so now I have time to wait , Earl
Depth at the beach isn't everything. But I did pull this small piece of gold pretty deep with the 11" yesterday. It was a 2 on the Manticore. It's more about coverage. Deepest gold ring I ever hit was with the CTX. Second place was the Deus ll. I personally don't like the sound of the Minelab headphones on the Manticore. Or the various aftermarket waterproof headphones. I wound up wiring a set of Sunray headphones and can hear a pocket watch in a gnats back pocket now during a Nor'easter. Minelab needs to hire somebody who knows how to make headphones.
Nice find , U-Dave reported depth gains in dirt , on the Equinox running the 15 was a small gain in depth , but the coverage for my style of hunting is needed , I am sure I will like a M-15 , I ordered a end shaft joint stiffener/ support , for my lower rod , just so I don't have an issue breaking coil ear's -& end of shaft joints , hopefully , the end of the shaft joint being different-- hold's up to the larger heavier coil , as my EQ 15 ear's broke with only 1/8 ear thickness , I Fixed to 3/8 ear's , sold to David in Florida & he is water hunting with it
, If it happens to the M-15- I still have the material to fix it ! One thing with the Manticore , a higher priced machine , The headphone's get a grade D , the Equinox headphones were better , Agree with you Larry , lucky in my case , I still have Tony's waterproof phone's & they will work with the Manticore , OBN need's to hook me up with some new ear cushions- for the Manticore wireless headphones -on fitting & were to get , and charging the Deus 1 , I noticed one of the Ws5 phones- slip on ear cushions need replacement , falls off ! Junk !
I got to take it out again yesterday for another short hunt after working 8 hours of OT. I was going to go to the beach but I didn't think I would be able to drive an hour home in the dark after being up since 3am so I did local dirt digging again 5 mins from my house.
You got all the great machines you need. We have all encouraged you to "Get Out !" Many times I've gone out knowing full well the conditions were bad and I probably wasn't going to find much. But I had to get out of the house , toes in the sand , salt air and mother nature. And you never know , you might just get lucky.
Why? You don't huntJoe just buy 2 of each like the AQ , whatever you don't want , Ill buy it 50% off
Why? You don't hunt > What's your excuse , I herd you retired fromALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD NOW Craig
) Your not hunting as well , I am gearing up , on Fishing equipment & metal detecting , news flash your 800 has been out dated , you better gear up before Mine Labs 2024 price increase. 
PS JUST 4 U , OBN might sell one of his lemons to you for 2k 
we all know you want one with those Eric Foster coil's , he wouldn't sell one to me , I herd you are in need for another PI to penetrate the stink/rock mud
