CalReg

Welcome back...best of luck to you with your return to metal detecting, but most of all, with your health!

Up here in NorCal, I don't see many Manticore's or Deus 2's for that matter. More of the traditional Equinox 800 guys. I will say, having read quite a bit about both machines, either would suit my needs! $1200 is still a LOT of money!

My right foot is my pinpointer😆

I hear the 900's are better under water than their predecessor the 800. Hitting up the local club would be a great idea to get their take. Minelab makes awesome detectors!

I had to replace them for my coils as well. I emailed Ditmar and he gave me the part numbers. Purchased them off of a parts supply store. I have a whole bunch. If you want some, I can send some to you. PM me with your address...

Sounds like you had productive couple of days! I agree, the Tarsacci is one heck of a detector on the beach!

Amazing hunt...congrats!

My memories of Bounty Hunter MD'ers go back to the 1970's! Great machines! Welcome to the Forum!

Yeah, I remember those days. I had just an old ice pick and a shovel...😁

I had no idea they were that strict in MD on treasure hunting. Oh well, maybe that's why I haven't seen many people MD'ing!

Sorry about the fall...get well soon, and welcome back!

My wife is originally from Beltsville. We have good friends in Silver Spring and Gaithersburg...most have moved away though...good luck!

I was going to spring for the larger coil, but life sidetracked me and I shelved the idea. Haven't heard of many people going ga-ga over the larger coil, so I don't think I missed much...yeah, I got two batteries with my MD.

I have neither seen nor heard of any Tarsacci updates. To be honest, I quit looking for them as they became scarce a few years after they were released. With that said, I decided to hunt a beach recently, and I will tell you, it is still the quietest (single or multi-frequency) detector I have ever used. Black sand does NOTHING to this thing! It is deep too! While I didn't find anything of significance. I found a handful of items that were at least a foot deep! Hunting in all metal gives me the best results, but I'm getting to an age where I just don't want to dig everything, so I switch to discrimination mode. I might lose some depth, but the hunt is more enjoyable...good luck on your search!

I'm interested in hearing what everyone has to say as well. I've watched a few YouTube videos on this subject and I really like the Manticore 2D screen...other than that, there seem to be more similarities than differences.