Tony Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 I've mocked, chastised, ridiculed, protested about most of what Minelab does......so, I decided to put up or shut up and finally purchased my second (new to me) Minelab detector. I decided to get a full Manicure. I will go on record and say this........an air test on my gold wedding band left me utterly gobsmacked in just how far it was able to detect it. If this can translate to real beach conditions then I will be beyond impressed. Fortunately, my local beach sands are typical white coral sands with the occasional pockets of black sands on some of the more enclosed beaches. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersari Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 Welcome to the manicure arena.. where headache and frustrations are your friend for the first few many many months if you a beginner like me 😁.. on serious note though would love to know your assessments between excalibur vs mantibelum performance later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 I'm reasonably experienced in beach and saltwater detecting....both VLF and Pulse for over 30 years now so hopefully I won't be scaring off all the seagulls with my bad language. I'm kind of reluctant to fully submerge the Manticore...I've got the Excalibur and old Garrett XL500 for that sort of work. I shall be reporting in due course. Thanks, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersari Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tony said: I'm kind of reluctant to fully submerge the Manticore... 3 years warranty man.. it is now to submerge 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishersari Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 6 minutes ago, Tony said: I'm reasonably experienced in beach and saltwater detecting....both VLF and Pulse for over 30 years now so hopefully I won't be scaring off all the seagulls with my bad language. come to think of it.. the headache and frustrations mostly on land especially relics site with iron for me.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, fishersari said: 3 years warranty man.. it is now to submerge 😁 I like your way of thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayBrad Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Tony said: I'm kind of reluctant to fully submerge the Manticore...I've got the Excalibur and old Garrett XL500 for that sort of work. Been dunking mine since January without any problems. It spends 80% of it's life underwater and does a great job. JUST DO IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtemisa Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 On 12/12/2023 at 11:14 AM, fishersari said: 3 years warranty man.. it is now to submerge 😁 Completely agree! Mine too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compass Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Congrats on the new detector! I picked up a Manticore recently and liking what I see from it. I plan on submerging it as needed and believe that it will fare better in the water than the Nox did. I'm really looking forward to using it in the wet sand after some beach erosion, very curious to see how it handles my black sand beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 15, 2023 Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 I'm also liking very much what I'm seeing....early days I know. I certainly can't fault the fit and finish of how it's put together....not a creak or wobble anywhere on the shaft as well. The pod assembly is near flawless along the joins. Just picked up some Thresher headphones today.......also very happy with the sound these put out. Keep us informed on the black sands....down this way, the sands are like Florida sands although a few spots have a nice white top cover but below lurks a layer of black sand....does cause the Excal to false a bit on these areas. The GP3500 kills it here though 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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