Bill (S. CA) Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 My first Minelab detector was a Sovereign XS and I did very well with it back in the day. It was long ago sold. Recently I picked up a super clean XS from a forum member, mainly for nostalgia purposes. However, while I am recuperating from a partial knee replacement and can't hunt, I have given some thought to rolling the Sovereign out and doing some hunting with it. So I'm curious if any of you guys still hunt with one. I was a chest mount guy, used the white coil inland and a WOT coil at the beach. I always loved the big target response of BBS machines, so different from today's multi frequency detectors. Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stateguy Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 I have one sitting in the garage myself. Even though I still use my Excalibur a lot in the water and has the same technology. I don’t use the sovereign. I would still not hesitate to use one especially if you chest mount it. So it’s that much lighter and easier to swing. I think it would have a hard time picking up chains compared to the newer machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackflag Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 I still use several sovereigns all the time, I use it with smaller coils in very trashy areas. The sovereigns pull round objects out of trash like nothing ever made. I’ve got an extra light weight one that is a low 3lbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill (S. CA) Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 That is a really interesting setup. I'm curious as to the shaft - custom? And I take it that the coil is aftermarket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackflag Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 It’s a Steve’s detector rod/ arm cuff I lightened it more with aircraft fasteners and chopping weight that was overkill. Shorter cables too. Used LiPo batteries saves a lot of weight and run time is great. The coil is a 4.5”x7” detech made for the entire sovereign series. There’s one just like it for sale in the classifieds section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhaseTech Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I have a couple Sovereigns here, and still like to beach hunt with one occasionally. Chest mounted with the Detech 13" ultimate and I can go for hours. That smooth threshold buzz, and just waiting for the threshold tone change to indicate I've gone over something. Simple and effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl c Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 3/2/2024 at 7:45 PM, blackflag said: I still use several sovereigns all the time, I use it with smaller coils in very trashy areas. The sovereigns pull round objects out of trash like nothing ever made. I’ve got an extra light weight one that is a low 3lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl c Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 that one heck of a custom looking minelab looks serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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