Excalibur 2 Metal Detector Sounds and Settings

Treasure_Hunter

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Staff member
Jul 27, 2006
48,252
54,327
Florida
Detector(s) used
Minelab_Equinox_ 800 Minelab_CTX-3030 Minelab_Excal_1000 Minelab_Sovereign_GT Minelab_Safari Minelab_ETrac Whites_Beach_Hunter_ID Fisher_1235_X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I hunt in PP and then check to see if it is iron, PP is much deeper than disc.

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NaplesMark

Tenderfoot
Jan 15, 2017
6
12
SW Florida
Detector(s) used
Minelab CTX-3030; Equinox 800; Excalibur II
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
As always thank Joe from Reileys Treasured Gold in Pompano Beach, Florida for the awesome video. cheers!
 

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WaterScoop

Bronze Member
Sep 12, 2017
2,181
3,710
SW Washington
Detector(s) used
Nox 800,
CTX 3030,
XP DEUS,
Excalibur II
Garrett AT Max,
Whites DFX,
Vanquish 540
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Been a while since I've posted on this thread but now that Ive used the Excal for nearly 2 yrs I have to say it is my preferred machine. I like it even over my CTX. In the water it is a MUST! I use a PP toggle switch and can swap out coils with a quick disconnect. It's a simple machine. Hunt in PP. When you hear a target, switch to discrim. If it hits both ways DIG IT! If you hear faints in PP and nothing in Discrim. Dig a hole or two. Then check again. MANY times an initial tone will change. Also if you're digging a target and suddenly its "GONE" dig another time or two. It most likely will magically re-appear.
Air testing is VERY different than digging REAL targets that are 10+ inches down. Soil conditions, water action, direction of swing, speed of swing, and what you ate for breakfast can all play in how it "reads" to you. For the most part I've given up on trying to decipher tones other than obvious foil. To me aluminum and pennies and rings all sound the same. I run full volume, full sens, discrim 1 and threshold like an upset mosquito in my ear and hunt in PP and switch on a target to verify. Hope this helps.

Who did your PP Mod? Or who would you recommend?
 

WaterScoop

Bronze Member
Sep 12, 2017
2,181
3,710
SW Washington
Detector(s) used
Nox 800,
CTX 3030,
XP DEUS,
Excalibur II
Garrett AT Max,
Whites DFX,
Vanquish 540
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I hunt in PP and then check to see if it is iron, PP is much deeper than disc.

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Who do you recommend for a PP mod?

Thanx
 

brncofan

Jr. Member
Jul 30, 2013
38
52
southwest ,CT
Detector(s) used
minelab e-trac,EQ 800,TDIpro,TDI beachunter,excal II OBN pp mod,excal 800 blue OBN pp mod,excal blue 1000
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Try Matty St germain you can find him on facebook OBN did mine for me but he isn't doing them anymore Matty did some work for me on 1 of my excals he did good work
 

penzfan

Bronze Member
Apr 12, 2014
1,417
994
Detector(s) used
CTX 3030 - Excal 1000 - Excal II - Sovereign GT - RTG/Oleg Scoops - XPointer
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Hello All
Trying to get in touch with BIG WAVE DAVE from Ft Myers. Anyone know if he is still around?
RSVP
Thanks
 

Treasure_Hunter

Administrator
Staff member
Jul 27, 2006
48,252
54,327
Florida
Detector(s) used
Minelab_Equinox_ 800 Minelab_CTX-3030 Minelab_Excal_1000 Minelab_Sovereign_GT Minelab_Safari Minelab_ETrac Whites_Beach_Hunter_ID Fisher_1235_X
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Hello All
Trying to get in touch with BIG WAVE DAVE from Ft Myers. Anyone know if he is still around?
RSVP
Thanks

Dave is still here, he was even here today, send him a pm to bigwavedave
 

penzfan

Bronze Member
Apr 12, 2014
1,417
994
Detector(s) used
CTX 3030 - Excal 1000 - Excal II - Sovereign GT - RTG/Oleg Scoops - XPointer
Primary Interest:
Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
Thanks TH but his PM is maxed out
 

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