- Nov 24, 2006
- 15,871
- 24,012
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta Simplex, Land Ranger Pro, Quick Draw Pro, Deteknix XPointer
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
What a well designed detector that is light and powerful. Not your typical Bounty Hunter, but a unit that has many features of the big boys, and does a great job in giving the hunter the mental image of ground targets.
I started by digging everything and soon found that tabs (MY greatest enemy) resided at the 34-36 range. In mode 4, I set the notch width to 4 and notched out 34-37. This made for a quieter hunt, unless the targets traveled the arc. The nickel I found hit at a constant 32.
I used the V-Break to bring the Low tone up to 29. I had Iron discriminated to 19. This allowed for three tones and the VCO only residing in 40-59, Alum and Zinc. I ignored most low tones (foil) unless they seemed to travel the arc a little. This could be a ring, yet I found none. Even a lot of the foil I did find hit under silver. One even looked coin sized (pictured). Silver hits hard and doesn't travel the arc much. The plug thingy pictured, hit as a dollar, but traveled somewhat and was worth digging, IMO.
A couple of things I noticed over every detector I had before.
It is extremely light but rugged. I could swing this all day, and wanted to. My bad back finally made me retire for the day as it's been on the mend for about a weeek and I didn't want to push it. Tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day as well.
It is the deepest detector I have had. Two times I had targets that rang up 9". I usually don't dig big plugs unless I have my Samson shovel with me. I tried twice to dig down passed the length of my Lesche digger yet could get my hand in the (small) hole and my XPointer couldn't find whatever it was. I have to be careful in this park, so I didn't widen the hole to go deeper and gave up. I did raise the coil before and during the dig on the LRP to see if it may be a can. Lifting the coil, I lost the target completly at an inch or so above the ground. If the air tests are accurate, the target mayt have been another 3" deeper than my hole. The PP said the target was 9".
I forgot to mention, I used the 10" elliptical concentric changed out from the Quick Draw Pro. Changing is as easy as unplugging the connector and changing the rods from one to the other. About a minute.
Once Ground Balanced in AM with Ground Grab, as you swing, just touch the Ground Grab button at anytime and the unit responds with a short tune that it is updated. This only works in AM, and Mode 2,3 and 4.
Dave J and crew did a great job on this little keeper, IMO.
I started by digging everything and soon found that tabs (MY greatest enemy) resided at the 34-36 range. In mode 4, I set the notch width to 4 and notched out 34-37. This made for a quieter hunt, unless the targets traveled the arc. The nickel I found hit at a constant 32.
I used the V-Break to bring the Low tone up to 29. I had Iron discriminated to 19. This allowed for three tones and the VCO only residing in 40-59, Alum and Zinc. I ignored most low tones (foil) unless they seemed to travel the arc a little. This could be a ring, yet I found none. Even a lot of the foil I did find hit under silver. One even looked coin sized (pictured). Silver hits hard and doesn't travel the arc much. The plug thingy pictured, hit as a dollar, but traveled somewhat and was worth digging, IMO.
A couple of things I noticed over every detector I had before.
It is extremely light but rugged. I could swing this all day, and wanted to. My bad back finally made me retire for the day as it's been on the mend for about a weeek and I didn't want to push it. Tomorrow is supposed to be a nice day as well.
It is the deepest detector I have had. Two times I had targets that rang up 9". I usually don't dig big plugs unless I have my Samson shovel with me. I tried twice to dig down passed the length of my Lesche digger yet could get my hand in the (small) hole and my XPointer couldn't find whatever it was. I have to be careful in this park, so I didn't widen the hole to go deeper and gave up. I did raise the coil before and during the dig on the LRP to see if it may be a can. Lifting the coil, I lost the target completly at an inch or so above the ground. If the air tests are accurate, the target mayt have been another 3" deeper than my hole. The PP said the target was 9".
I forgot to mention, I used the 10" elliptical concentric changed out from the Quick Draw Pro. Changing is as easy as unplugging the connector and changing the rods from one to the other. About a minute.
Once Ground Balanced in AM with Ground Grab, as you swing, just touch the Ground Grab button at anytime and the unit responds with a short tune that it is updated. This only works in AM, and Mode 2,3 and 4.
Dave J and crew did a great job on this little keeper, IMO.
