Relic hunter looking for help....

[crashbro17x]

100% of the detecting I do is for civil war relics. I am looking for some advice on which white's detector to purchase. I have a friend of mine that has an xlt, but I've been told that the mxt is a "better relic machine".

What about the mxt 300? Is it that much different than the mxt? Is it just the coil?

Also, have any of you guys/gals bought one of the new white's detectors and had any luck?


I'm sure I'll have more questions. Thanks for the help.

[gregl01]

MXT 300 just comes with the 12" coil standard and matte black finish, other than that, same as a regular MXT. The MXT operates in the 14khz range which is hotter on lead, brass, and gold, therefore should be a better relic machine than the XLT which operates on 6.59khz. Good luck with your decision......


Greg

[marinecorpsgrunt]

tejon all the way,,,nothing goes deeper

[rjw4law]

I have used the XLT for relic hunting, with good results. My rule of thumb is that you need two machines. You never know when you will need a backup...get a used MXT and play with both.

[GreenMeanie]

MXT for it's FREQ and recovery speed for target separation.

[therover]

If it has to be a Whites, then I agree the MXT is probably your best bet for the money for relic hunting.

[mlhudson]

M X T for sure........