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Oddly, they haven't announced a release date for the Manticore or the two new Equinox's.

Gerry says the Manticore isn't even in the U.S. yet.  Even though Minelab says they have shipped this week.  I guess once again we are back to in-limbo.   

But, there is a user on the facebook Manticore user page that says his dealer says he has been alotted 18 units in the first shipment which are on the way to the distributor.  We'll see.

Lots of videos from Manticore testers popping up on YouTube now.  It seems Minelab has released them to discuss the Manticore as of December 1st.

Also, it seems they are shipping the Manticore without a manual.  There is no PDF manual posted on their website either.

6 minutes ago, phrunt said:

 

We've been waiting for months already, what's another few months.

They made their November target (or so they say) so, I hope they are shipping enough by air to fill the initial already-paid orders.  If dealers get 1 or 2 and the rest by slow-boat there are going to be some very unhappy customers.  Remember this ad they ran?

39 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

I'm next expecting Minelab USA in Chicago to have detectors in my hands until around mid December.  Even then, how many will I get?

About time for me to relax in a warm climate area for a few days and then get ready for the storm.  Besides, sometimes I have to keep the boss happy and she is certainly work keeping.

Good to know you aren't just heading south to play while customers wait and wait.   Mine will come directly from the distributor so maybe I'll get mine sooner than many.  I'll be sure to let everyone here know when it ships so you know they are at the distributors.  Of course, that assumes I even get one in the first shipment.  

The Dec. 1st announcement is scheduled for 3:30 PM CST.  There is supposed to be a link on the Minelab Facebook Webpage to join a live cast.  I don't see it there yet.

https://www.facebook.com/MinelabMetalDetectors

2 hours ago, strick said:

Gerry don't forget you are Santa for some of us... and watching Santa play with the toys before he hands them out to the kids is not a good look...just sayin lol 

strick 

Gerry is going to Mexico with the first Manticore he gets.  I hope he is leaving someone in the office to ship out YOUR Manticore to you, strick!

2 hours ago, Geordiedan said:

Same here it looks like the styling is broken - below link is a little better

http://dankowskidetectors.com/discussions/read.php?2,185174,page=6

Wow!  That's like visiting a website that hasn't been software/design updated in 20 years.

Oh, I get it now, jasong.

supernova flotsam = Gold

Yes, NAGANT, that video does show good target separation.  I don't understand why the French video instead just showed an elongated coin signal.  Maybe I just couldn't see the screen well enough in that video as GB_Amature said.  But we'll be able to test that ourselves soon.

In that video, NAGANT, at about the 18 minute mark Debbie shows the General settings and there is a setting to reject trash.  The icon for that is a pull tab.  I'm wondering how that is going to work.  Is it going to reject just about all gold, too?  Or have they narrowed the aluminum reject to be selective enough to let most gold items in?  I'm very interested in the Manticore ability with that.

Yesterday I was at a tot lot with the Legend and I pulled a bag full of aluminum foil and pull tabs out of that lot.  I would have preferred to be able to pass over much of that, if possible without great jewelry loss.

12 minutes ago, longbow62 said:

There was a comment early right at 3 minute 45 seconds that kind of baffled me. Mr. Lawrey said something to the effect that the coil was strengthened because the Manticore puts more power in the ground. Does this mean it has a different type of winding or heavier/more windings than the Equinox coil?.

I don't know if they increased or changed the DD windings but they said in other videos that they reinforced the coil so when you bump it the ID numbers and sounds don't start jumping around like they do with some other detectors.  Maybe the additional power of the Manticore made it more susceptible to bumping and that is also why they reinforced the coil.

34 minutes ago, GB_Amateur said:

But note that before they put down a coin near the nail, the detector is silent while swung over the nail.  (Notching apparently has been applied.)  Does notching vs. no notching affect the target trace reporting?  IDK.

From what I understand, the Target Trace shows all targets regardless of the notching.  However, the notching creates gray areas in the Target Trace which silences the detector but the TT image is still there.

There is a new video out this morning on the Manticore.  It is mostly Mark Lawrey in France with a dealer and the dealer is translating/explaining the settings in French.  You can turn on closed captions and set it to English if you want to follow along with the French guy.

What is interesting in this video is that they take the Manticore into a field and test it on some coins dropped on the ground.  But, at about the 17 minute mark, when they drop a coin and, I believe, an iron nail about 3" apart, the Manticore DOES NOT display it as two targets.  Instead it shows just one elongated target on the Target Trace.

I don't know if this is an old video from the European tour or if they sent Lawrey back to Europe for this video or something else.

2 minutes ago, Jeff McClendon said:

Neither method are taught on this forum. 

OK.  I deleted the video.  Don't want anyone to get duped.

1 hour ago, GB_Amateur said:

"...made in Israel and the US..."  I wonder if Uri Geller is behind this....  🤔  (Warning to others who think there's something new/worthwhile in this video.  It's presenting a new LRL.)

What's LRL, GB?  Does that mean Laughing Really Loud?  Are these devices all fake?  Should I delete that video?  Asking because I know nothing about them.

This video popped up as an ad on my Manticore Youtube search.  You gold guys need one of these with a guarantee that it will work.  LOL (Deleted Video)

Get a tube of clear Silicone Gel and run a bead around any seam that could leak.  Let it dry for a few days before getting it wet.  They are just about all going to leak eventually so take precautions.

1 hour ago, midalake said:

Manticore and Go-Find?  Can those even be in the same sentence?

Don't you need a detectette for your 6 year old to come along with you?

Possibly Minelab is going to throw in a Go-Find with every Manticore purchase in December.  They are making these 2 for 1 detector deals on on some other detectors for December.  That could give Manticore sales a boost if they can make enough of them and get them shipped out in time for Christmas.

Nice finds, Calmark.  Or are you Kalmark now with that new ring?

I plugged in a coin program I found on youtube into my new Legend that sounded decent but the weather here in the Dallas area has been too cold and wet (mostly wet) for me to get out with it beyond my yard.

Finally!  A new video is coming tomorrow of a Manticore field test in Arizona.  Possibly a gold test for the Manticore.

UPDATE: Well, no gold test.  Just a Target Trace demo using iron and silver coins ON Arizona desert soil.  Informative but it seems Minelab doesn't want any gold or aluminum to get under the coil of the Manticore during pre-release.

And then there is Merrill in NYC. This guy is funny but he deciphers the cryptic Minelab video from the other day.  (Actually I don't think it is a Z.  It makes more sense that it is a 2 just like the 2's in the date.)

I've already done this.  Send me my Manticore on December 1st, Minelab.

4 minutes ago, phrunt said:

Notice he says its coming out mid December, so there we have it, this announcement next week is saying the Manticore is going to be available mid December.

 

The Aussi dealer I talked to a couple weeks ago was, supposedly, told by Minelab the Manticore would be released at the end of November and in customer's hands by the 15th of December.  Sounds like the same statement.

I just don't know what the "good things come in pairs" means.

Yeah, she thinks it was from another solar system.  LOL  Not likely in the least.

I would have loved to go meteor hunting when I was younger.  It would be too much walking to find those things now at my age.  I would need to buy a helicopter and go look on the ice for specimens.

52 minutes ago, Jeff McClendon said:

You are definitely a big player in the Minelab marketing game.  I’m just having a bit of fun plus there are more than enough Manticore hype filled topics on the forums to keep you rabid Mantis fans occupied. I guess you folks are taking over this topic too. 

Hopefully that will all come crashing down in 6 days when they release the Manticore.  I probably won't want anyone else to buy one if it works great for me.  Maybe I'll go into radio silence on its abilities.  LOL

Here I am playing this silly Minelab game again.

Instead of seeing "Z's" every where in the ML video what if the sideways Minelab logo is just another "2"?  Its form is exactly like the 2's in the date just Minelab red instead.  Yes, look at the 2's in the date.  They are exactly like the ML logo on its side.

If that's the case, forget about a new GPZ being released.  It will have something to do with the Manticore or Equinox.

Maybe a major software upgrade for the Equinox.