can the e-trec hunt for gold as well as the minelabs eureka detector? equal depth?
so the e-trec wont hit Raw native gold ?is there a eureka type detector that does as well on Raw native gold and still be an all-purpose detector?Woodland Detectors said:Two entirely different machines there Josh. The Eureka GOLD is designed to hunt Raw native gold where the Etrac will rarely ever pick it up. The Eureka is a Gold Nugget hunting machine. I have Field tested the Eureka with the Coiltek WOT coil in the Colorado Rockies with great success for gold, but as a relic machine, I can't vouch for. The Etrac simply blows it away in the Relic hunting theater . The Minelab Etrac has outstanding discrimination abilities, and delivers superior depth for finding Gold Jewelry, copper, and especially Silver while remaing stable in high trash sites. The Eureka will also detect these metals, but can be frustrating around high EMF or high mineralized soil. You have constantly ground balance the Eureka to keep it stable. For the life of me, I cannot understand why the Eureka isn't being used in N Va. around the CW camps where most iron has already been removed. I may take mine there just to try it out. They are Both are great machines, and for the money, the Eureka is a heck of a great value @ 998.00 Like I said, I have used both, and I prefer the Ertrac as my "go to" machine. Primarily because my passion lies searching for Colonial and Revolutionary War relics usually in high trash areas. I can safely say I have over 5,000 hours on the Etrac now, and I recommend the Etrac over the Eureka simply because of my personal preferences of searching. The Etrac accompanied with the 12' Coiltek Submersible Platypus is proving to be very successful for me in the relic hunting theater. I have tried every manufactures aftermarket coils for the etrac after a 2 year long diligent field test, I tested the snipers, all the way up to the very large search coils. The Coiltek 12' Platypus, and The 10x5 Coiltek Joey sniper coil beat ALL the competitors coils hands down. I think you will be pleased with either the Explorer or the Etrac. I hope this helps.
Mike