Coinmaster gt or x terra 305?

[Treasureman25]

Ive owned an mxt pro with a 10" d2 coil. It proved to be an awesome detector. Due to my life right now I just wasn't using it enough to justify how much I spent on it so I sold it.Spring is around the corner and I'm looking for another. In the 400$ range. I've narrowed my personal preference choices down to the coinmaster gt and x terra 305. Xterra has a broad range of coils to choose from but no backlight. Coinmaster has like 3 coils other than the aftermarket ones and a backlight. I am dry land hunting in pretty mineralized ground. Mainly coin shooting. Every once in a while hitting a stream or two. Fella already referred me to the fisher f4 which I appreciate and am going to look into. I'm hoping some of you who have used both the coinmaster gt and x terra 305 detectors can give me your two cents. Thanks guys an gals

 

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[rainyday101]

Mineralized ground- make sure which ever one you choose has ground balance. My guess is between the two detectors you mentioned, it would probably be a coin toss.

 

[Treasureman25]

That's what I'm thinking..That's why I was hoping to get some feedback off of here to help me decide.

 

[lem49]

Have not used the minelab, but have used my wifes coinmaster gt pro, it has auto ground balance and tracking, backlight plus much more. In
features it would compare to the minelab 705 except the 705 has a prospect mode, in New England soil she was hitting coins at 8 to 10 inches, and
the 4x6 coil is good in trashy áreas. It operates at 8khz Oh, I forgot to mention it has a beach mode, but is best in dry sand. It Works well in
mineralized soil. The lower shaft is polycarbonate, not sure if I am missing something, as for features you can verify on whites website.

 

[whitewill_1]

Seems to me that you would get more for your money with the Whites.

 

[Treasureman25]

I agree. Thank you all. I'm ordering the gt.

 

[treasurecoasteric]

Good move! I had a 305 for a week and returned it......... impossible to ground balance. The 305 is made in Malaysia and Whites are made in Oregon

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[rainyday101]

I currently don't use Whites. From what I have read though, their customer service is top notch. In the end I think you made a great choice. Look at the features Lem49 stated. For the money that seems like a great detector.

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

[christo000]

I recently had a 705 xterra not for long just wasn't for me but it was a good quality built machine by far,I've also had many whites machines my most recent was the v3i,whites does make very very good machines there customer service is top notch, just cant go wrong, if it were just these 2 machines I'm agreeing with you aswell to the gt more bang I think, just don't forget now with the xterra line you can simply by changing coils you can change ur frequency given you a whole different machine