strick

Thanks for the heads up on that one..At first I thought you were referring to the one that holds the coil on. I have not touched that since I fist installed the coil although some people are saying that it needs to be tightened every now and then. 

strick 

Have had a couple rhinos for years..they are nice because you can see exactly where your mate is on the screen when they transmit. Cant go wrong with this kinda stuff except the $$. Been tinkering with maybe getting a Garmin Tread for the side by side but they are a little spendy.. if I didn't have Sourdough Scott with me I would have taken a wrong turn last year lol. There are so many options these days OnX etc...plus I hear that maybe apple is coming out with something for their I phones?? I don't have an I phone so maybe someone else knows about this? 

strick 

2 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

I've been in discussion with Trevor at CoilTek and they will be working on a smaller coil for the Manticore.  It's going to be Ellip in shape as well.  Hopefully they can get it out later this year.  Let's keep our fingers crossed.

This would be wonderful...

strick

10 hours ago, Chase Goldman said:

Long shot: I noticed on iffy signals Manticore battery replacement tutorial video that the one needs to insert the battery until the speaker audibly pops from the internal cavity pressure upon battery reinstallation.  Perhaps there is a pressure equalization issue in play rather than an electrical or speaker diaphragm issue.  Battery removal and reinsertion is comparatively easy on Manticore and Nox 700/900 than it was on the original Nox.  It also does not void the warranty. Perhaps a simple battery removal and reinstall to equalize internal pressure will help.  It could save the hassle of shipping it back for repair/replacement. 

Just a thought.

 

Thanks Chase I will give that a try this weekend and see if it works...Watched the video a week or so ago half asleep and missed that part. 

strick 

I have not even tried to plug in my ctx (sunray) phones to the m-core but will soon as we are heading to Pismo in April and I'll be bringing back ups of back ups as I cannot rely on the M-core speaker to work properly. 

strick 

7 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

I'm starting to wonder if something is different in Beach Mode when it comes to ground balancing compared to other modes.  I recall Tom D. made a big deal about not ground balancing in sand, but I realize he wasn't talking about magnetic black sand beaches that you guys are dealing with.

I skimmed through the manual after that hunt but could not find anything about the beach modes gb being set to zero as a default..this may be a question for the Tom D site because there is some kinda difference in the way the beach mode gb reads the ground vs the all terrain modes. Next time I go back I'll try the prospector mode and see how it does. 

strick 

5 hours ago, phrunt said:

Seeing small gold is most of the gold left in the ground anywhere it makes sense for manufacturers to focus on it but the GPZ 7000 is already virtually as capable of small gold detection as the GPX 6000 when using a small coil and it has the benefit of the extra depth on a range of sizes of gold over the other detectors.

This could be the very reason why we never got the small coil for the 7000 that we were promised. They didn't want to shoot themselves in the foot for their next detector they had in the works the 6000...also why they did not let the other guys build a small coil...makes me wonder.

strick

Cool find...Good luck finding the face plate you never know it my still be out there. 

strick 

On 3/7/2023 at 8:25 AM, okara gold said:

The more I use the machine the more I am impressed. I ran the Nox 800 for about 4 years and I will honestly say the Manticore is deeper at least on my salt beaches. 

It's noticeably deeper in the turf as well...when I first got the Manti in mid December I was routinely digging coins at the length of the Garrett Carrot (9 inches) in areas I had been over already with the Nox 800 and they weren't just squeaking they were banging loud and clear. 

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11 hours ago, schoolofhardNox said:

Thanks. I'm sure by now everyone else thinks I'm nuts 😄 It will be interesting to see if that happens again when you go back. Hope you heal well. I won't be back at this beach anytime soon, but there are some sections of other beaches that give it limited depth trouble as well.  Maybe I'll try and see if single frequency has any effect.

Na you're not nuts lol. It happened to me this past week at one of my fresh water beaches...it's full of layers of black sand...the water is all run off from the high sierras gold country. It's a tough hunt the CTX really struggled at this spot I've been hunting it for years. The Nox does better I settled on using the park and field programs as they ran the best. Took the Manti there and tried using the beach modes ...the machine would not balance past zero...would not balance at all really...put it in AT general and it did balance out...However this beach is so bad that I constantly am re balancing all the time. I think I used to run the Nox in tracking mostly there.  Try using non beach modes if you encounter it again...the machine may run better but there is no real way to make any vlf run smooth in conditions like that.

strick 

4 hours ago, TampaBayBrad said:

How about a larger circumference search field than the coil 's size?

Let's say an 11" coil has the search field of a 22" coil.

You wouldn't have to deal with the added weight of a huge coil strapped to your detector.

We can all dream.

It already has that kinda...the Manti sees targets off to the side of the coil  better then any other VLF I've used... must be that extra power lol. 

strick 

11 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Nice gold strick! 👍

Ring looks old. Any idea what the stone is? Glad the weather isn't holding you back. I know my wife would want that one.

Thanks 350 there is no stone it's just engraved I think...the inside has a stamp or crude makers mark but I cant make it out as thats where the mower clipped it...thankfully it can be repaired 

11 hours ago, UT Dave said:

The alternative to taking it, would have been to divulge my intentions of selling all the gold and silver from the last year to finance new coils, and stuff...  So I remained dutifully chagrined without giving up my intentions.

- Dave

Dave sometimes it's better not to fight back as you know lol. If she complains that you are detecting too much just say you are now driven to find something nice for her after the dinner conversation the other night 😄

strick 

Beautiful finds 350 the spanish coin looks to be holed? The best part about your finds is they are close to home. Also you will have endless hunting it seems as it's impossible to cover every inch of those large fields and s they plow them more stuff will turn up. also not much modern trash to contend with...sometimes when a little birdie tells you to do something its good to listen 🙂 ...the hunt that almost wasn't. 

strick 

Nice ring it sure is purdy  🙂 

strick 

Your friend is right. Higher recovery speed in highly mineralized ground does better than lower recovery and can be deeper. I hunt a beach here on the Sacramento river that is full of black sand and hunting with the Nox 800 at 6-7 does way better then lower recovery speeds. You can hear the machine processing the ground faster and the targets are clearer. And yet I am still able to pull targets  that are sometimes two-3 scoops deep. I am currently trying to learn this beach again with the manticore...The deus 2 does ok there. From the archives...

We’re getting ready for another water boarding today and tomorrow...that snow will be up to your chin by sat...

strick

Nice hay truck Zincolin...

strick

This is great stuff for the cool brass finds. 

https://www.talasonline.com/Renaissance-Wax

Strick

Over here Indian’s typically read 18-19 with the Nox at old home sites. Your gonna love that M-Core...it’s a real coin killer.

Strick  

People do that but not as good as a genuine cow...

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11 hours ago, BigSkyGuy said:

I have a permission for a field which contains cattle during most of the year, but is flood irrigated at times. When the ground is dry my detectors work well, but during times when the field is partially flooded I need to use Beach mode on the Equinox, otherwise, the chatter is unbearable. I attribute this to cow urine, leaching from salt licks, fertilizer, evaporation of standing water following flooding, or all of the above.

Yep cow piss is actually a fertilizer in itself. Hunting a dry pasture vs a wet one is a lot like hunting a beach in the dry sand vs hunting in the wet sand and wave wash. Rye patch nevada area is famous for these types of ground conditions...after a good rain it becomes a real challenge. 

Strick

Cool find that vintage sunburst celestial star maybe off of some horse tack. The curved trigger guard looks more like a candle holder part? Nice work!

strick

8 hours ago, CPT_GhostLight said:

Thanks, GB, yes I also confirmed that the address of that block remained the same over time so that is the likely location where the hotel stood. I have a friend in my detecting club who has a vintage bookstore and he has old business registries going back to the early days of the town and he's going to try to find more details on the Santa Fe Hotel for me.

It's funny that you asked about the VDI because I've been recording those recently to compare with trash targets and am getting some interesting results. Here are the Deus 2 VDIs I got on the ring and similar trash targets on that day:

I don't know if the ding on the back affected the VDI or not. The ring is not separated, but it is light, 1.47 grams.

Thanks for posting that CPT I've dug lots of silver jewelry that has read in the mid conductor range and even some in the low conductor range. Like hunting for gold jewelry it depends on the size and shape of the target. When hunting for jewelry I notch nothing. 

strick 

there is one on e bay for $499 🙂