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The AT Pro was my primary detector until I got the Equinox and the ORX.  Most of my sites are full of old iron and nails.  On these types of sites I would prefer the equinox or the ORX over the AT. I found that these two machines have much better separation in heavy iron  than the AT.  The recovery speed on the AT is much too slow.  

What type of sites do you hunt?

I wish that I could help you more.  I have the 9" elliptical on my ORX.  I've heard the round is a little deeper than the elliptical.  I haven't used the ORX enough yet to give a firm opinion on depth.  My brother did dig a minie ball at 9" with his ORX with the elliptical coil.  On my last hunt I took a tape measure with me and some of the minie balls I dug were around 7 to 8 inches max.  The site has mild soil and nearly no trash.

 The ORX is basically my back-up detector.  I usually switch to it when my arm gives out swinging the equinox.

Check out some of Calabas Digger's YouTube videos.  He has at least one showing depth test with the 9" found coil.

Welcome!

Also sorry for your loss.  

Sweet finds!  

Sweet!

Shoot!  I broke the housing off my old AT Pro by just sitting it down too hard.  It was only held on by two screws and plastic studs.  I repaired it myself by using longer screws, epoxy and a hose clamp.  It was plenty secure after that.

Nice finds!!

A gold coin of any kind would be exciting!  I have been to Dahlonega several times and have also visited the gold museum there. It is a neat little town.

Deltadigger put a whippin' on me that day - lol.  If I recall correctly all 3 locked on at a solid 19.  No luck for me that day with silver.  All I was able to find was a couple of buttons and some camp lead.

Great finds!!

I did try a different charger. I will check out your other suggestions. Thanks!

1 hour ago, Steve Herschbach said:

I copped a lot of heat when I made this post and Minelab picked it up as a Treasure Talk blog. The “shilling for Minelab” rhetoric got bad enough I abandoned the other forums. I really don’t need the abuse.

So I have to admit I find it gratifying when I see people still “discovering” what I saw and what caused me to go “all in” with Equinox. Naysayers inevitably appear, but they are getting fewer and farther between now as the reality of Equinox is revealed.

http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=271405

I love my 800!  The only thing that would improve it for me would be an 8 or 9 inch coil.  This would help with the weight a little and would help me with my sites that have large amounts of iron.  I hope Minelab eventually provides a larger selection of coils.

Has anyone had this issue?  Occasionally when charging my elliptical HF coil it will not start the 3 second on/3 seconds off indicator once it is charged.  I changed it for hours yesterday and the most it would do would be that the light would occasionally flicker.  Finally I took it off charge and the controller indicated that the coil was fully charged. The coil seems to function fine other than that.

Thanks

On 3/15/2019 at 11:49 PM, g-man said:

who would have the best price on an XP Orx?

I never pay list price for my detectors.  There is always a dealer willing to give a better price than what they list on their website.  Just call several and get some quotes.

I love my ORX.  Though I am sure that it will be a stepping stone towards a Deus eventually.  The weight alone makes it a pleasure to use.  It seems to be wicked fast in iron-great separation!

4 minutes ago, RobNC said:

Hmm wonder why they were all in a pile like that. Perhaps it was their loading up pile they were pulling from. Great find though

They were located on civil war camp site so I suspect that a case of bullets fell off of a wagon or was left behind 

52 minutes ago, Noah (FL) said:

 

All about the technology bringing us ultra light tools!!!!

So true!!!

7 minutes ago, RobNC said:

I see a mason jar full of old coins in your future. 

To be so lucky!!  The only person that I know that come close to something like that was my brother whom found 125 Minie balls in one hole.

2 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Everyone but me wants more power. There is enough power for me out there already. It simply exists in packaging that I am now waging war on going forward. There is enough heat on now from various companies that we are finally getting real competition. As consumers we are in a good position to start DEMANDING proper ergonomic machines. The old “detecting is a niche market so we can’t afford it” excuse has long since gone by the wayside. 

My days of swinging a 3 pounds or more detector are over!  With modern materials, etc. there is very little need to continue to produce heavy, chunky machines IMO.  I would rather spend the day swinging a light, well balanced, stable machine.  I don't care how deep a new machine will go if I can't swing it all day without being strapped to the machine! ?

I believe that I will find more with a good quality light machine that I can swing for 8 hours vs. a supercharged monster that I can only swing for 1 hour.  Not everyone is 25 years old and built like the Hulk. LOL

Great finds with the nox!!  So far I have only been able to find a couple of small portions of destroyed Breast plate.  

Wow!  An 8 over 7 Standing Liberty!!!!!   I would love to find any year date of a standing liberty.   Wonderful relics also!

Thanks for posting!!

Fantastic finds!!

Nice find!  I have had war nickels read higher than 13 or 14 but never a 21 that I can recall.

Blemished  or not, it is still a beautiful coin and a great find!!