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Sent my 6000 in twice to minelab paid myself both times..the first time was before they admitted to the speaker issue so that was a fake on them paid by me as it did nothing to fix the detector... the second time was the speaker fix so I at least got a detector that worked properly after that...before that all i could think of was to get rid of the dam thing. It's a great detector now. really love using it.. strick

"I usually use General or ATLC and the ID is the same on both of those modes." These are my two favorites unless I'm on the beach... WTG on the gold coin...cant tell you how many 22 brass I've dug looking for that elusive $1 gold coin...Nice work! strick

Mine was purchased Dec 9th 2022...it same hardware version Steve...I still need to do the up date just so I can try it out...sorry for the dirty screen 🙂 strick

Congrats on the first gold nuggets... Gerry, Lunk and the rest of that crew have helped many a newbie get hooked on gold fever... My first time out with them and my first nuggets back in 2014 and yea I got hooked good times... strick

Skin it...Skin That Smoke Wagon! strick

Yea the covers are thin and cheap sometimes they warp and are hard to get a tight fit...so seems like gotta have extra coil covers when hunting in dirt...sand seems a bit different much easier on coils from my experience...but what do I know I don't get to hunt every day like some of the retired folks can...maybe you can wear through a epoxy made coil without a cover in one years time beach hunting? I'd like to know from someone that gets to hunt 4-5 days a week year around... strick

Yep.. I'm at the point where I just leave the coil cover off whenever I hunt a sandy beach....how long do you think it would take to wear through the epoxy filled coil and ruin it? depends on how much you hunt right...for me it would be a very long time...by then I would have got my moneys worth and happily buy another coil to replace it. curious has anyone ever worn through their coil and ruined it? anyone have any pictures of what a ruined beach hunters coil looks like? strick

I find it no harder to swing in sand than the Nox or deus 2....M-Core coils are light...are you saying that the cross supports catch the sand? interesting statement...I guess I'll have to pay a little more attention to that next time I'm out... strick

"learn through digging" and its basically what I do with any new detector...skim over the manual then go out and dig dig dig. Just use the darn thing...There are some very knowledgable users on this site and since the talk is mostly about metal detectors I will pay attention to what they are saying about different settings coils programs etc...and then try that myself and see how things work out where I hunt.. strick

Great story and a wonderful idea...I remember one old chopper pilot from the Vietnam conflict that loved detecting...it's a great hobby for anyone that wants to clear their head and forget anything for a bit.... including the time of day. strick

Fun read so far...the Russian video speculation was my favorite lol... seems right on track...I'll say one thing..It's gonna have to be one hell of a detector for me to jump on board...curiously watching strick

Does the box come with a packing slip ?

Are you sure the track was oval and not a straight track? just sayin.. strick

He's looking at old workings... strick

Yo 350 I put stuff like that in the tumbler and see what it turns out afterward...might give some ideas... hard nox might be on the right track... was thing the same...part of a bridal or something strick