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😲😲 Don't wait too long! My age is creeping up.

Not sure what modes you are running?? but my Equinox will not dig that. I know there is plenty of that in the beach where I hunt. Dave

Another one? Why? No Yokes please.

Hi Joe Don't know if it just me or the cost of gold these days. I am seeing 8K,9,10 even a few 12K rings. Seeing a few hits on theses 8-10K rings in a vid would be nice. Thanks Dave

Hi Joe I have more time hunting Sovereigns on a Salt Beach in "all metal" then I care to admit. I always thought that Sov/Excal was very PI like in all metal. Can't wait for you to get more time on it! Let me know if "volcanic" my have an impact in moving salt water.? Thanks Dave

Also to expand on my last post to Rick. If I were to take a gold chain and set the Mute mode to a point where I can still hear the gold chain would I reject or maybe the right term is "mute" most ferrous targets? Thanks Dave

So my general hunting concerns are: Getting older and just do not want to dig everything anymore, also to a lessor degree listen to everything. Some of my target concerns: Not sure if anyone has noticed but coinage over the years is being manufactured with less products that make them "nonferrous" Example most of the coinage in Mexico will now ring in as ferrous on most detectors with discrimination. However add-in the salt water oxidation process and you have "hot" targets that can and try to break out of ferrous mode. For those that have the AQ running in two-tone or "mute" is it a 95% probability you id the target as ferrous? I ask this because if I go back to listening to "everything" and having to make decisions as to a double-break, or tone size or anything that is not simplified. I go back to wasting lots of time.

U R a brave man for dunking that! I might have waited a few weeks!

So posted a question to Steve. Does any of Steve's users have the coils supports on their coils??/ Did you have to do any modifications to the lower rod or coil supports? Thanks Dave

For what it is worth, hunted in Mexico for over three months with two different 800's. 90's everyday direct sun, midday. No issues.

OK, well that covers it. Sorry to hear about your breakdown. [ugh] Do I need to go to headphone school with this machine too?? 😏 lol...….. Dave

Well am on the list and since I am 6'4 sounds like I need to buckle up. Does anyone know if the Equinox rod will fit the coil???? Other aftermarket rods??/ I guess it is just the norm in this day and age to have to get/replace stuff on new products? Thanks Dave

Well that is what I get for not proof reading! Yes! So again, how is that warranty extended past the three years???? How? Through who?

Extend past the 2w yr warranty? How? Through who? Thanks Dave

Welcome to the club!, Heck mine was only being lightly showered off!

Well except for the last two years all of them were found with a Sovereign working in All Metal Mode. So you either hear them, or not. no such thing as choppy with the Sovereign. With the Nox so far, there have been no choppy/surprise targets. From what I read, my hunting style is also different with the NOX. I am hunting in ONE TONE, and using that tone and the numbers in conjunction with all metal mode [if needed] to make target decisions. I like the raw information with one tone and I believe it lets me concentrate on targets that want to "ring in". So far after digging MANY targets that I have decided were already "junk" I have yet to be surprised to find something of value. Maybe because it is a Salt Beach, Maybe it is just not enough experience with the machine? But for me I do not find my self missing much. For me the machine either locks or it does not [so far].

I am going to go out on a limb and say few have found more chains than me. It is in the 100's. Of course not all gold. I did pull two gold wrist chains this year with the Nox. BOTH chains rang solid. One at 8 the other at 3 both chains were found unclasped. I never went to all metal or did a 90 degree listen. Just locked and dug them. I doubt either were far down [tuff to tell at the beach] For a look at the two chains see this site HERE: https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/12207-winter-finds-with-nox-800-and-sov-gt/ Dave

I like your enthusiasm Chase!!!! However saying Minelab engineered anything on this coil with the amount of them that have broken [and will break] is a joke. I can tell you though I have an ENGINEERED solution. When I get my fix done I will post. There is no way in Hell it will break after I get done with it!!!!!!!

That particular coil ear brace IS JUNK. I broke that with the ear on mine. The one from "detectingdoodads" is made out of hollow plastic and is junk. I now own supports made out of solid plastic. Dave

Hi Rick I was thinking of dong something similar to you, but only taking out two braces. I too feel the coil is "over-braced" and UNDER mount strength. Actually removing a little weight might help the coil tang breaking some. I do feel the extra bracing does cause extra drag on the beach. On a side note , Minelab replaced my modified broken coil. I have lobbied pretty hard to get it back to use for a spare when I break the next set of ears off, but so far Minelab will not send the old coil back. HH Dave

Hi Duke Well lets start with the why's. The beach I hunt is rough. There are almost no days you can be in the wave break. People body surf and use boogie boards. The wave break would either give you bruises or kill you. Sadly there were three deaths on the beach this season. These conditions allow for chains to be lifted right off your neck. Also when people get tumbled it makes for conditions to lose wrist chains as well. How's, I have over 20 years experience on this beach. Experience helps. I can tell what I am finding on a given day and the conditions dictate that there might be chains in the mix. I am an advocate of hunting low tide and being as far down the slope as possible. As I get older, it gets more difficult to be where I want to be. My body is not taking the pounding as much and my strength is starting to diminish. Signals, Both of my gold wrist chains this year were found with the Nox. The smaller a soild 3, the larger a solid 8 both chains were just below the surface. I rarely find chains with pendants. The GT sovereign in all metal pinpoint mode will find ANY chain any other detector can, and will find MORE chains than other detectors. I hunt with the Nox in Disc. mode, and the GT Sov in all metal pinpoint mode. I do dig everything with the Sov, but am able to tell and pass on a few junk items. And yes. I do find plenty of charms that are chain-less. Hope this helps. Dave

Hip/chest-mounting that GT is the only way to go. I own them both and the GT chest mounted is the lightest by far. Dave

What type of hunting U doing?

Yes, and most neck chains I find are still attached. It is very rough where I hunt and the waves just lift the chains right off their necks. I had numerous reports of gold ones missing but could not find one. It never really roughed up enough to move gold around.

Had a fair season going, too bad it got cut short. Easter is usually one of my best times! Gold is in the front row with the rings on paper clips, silver is in the back and the clumped up picture is other metals zinc, stainless,,,etc Thanks for L@@king.