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  1. I still can't believe my luck!!

    I still can't believe my luck! My neighbor just gave me these! I still can't believe my luck! Minelab Excalibur 1000 I think the other is a Bounty Hunter. I will never score something like this ever again!
  2. So do i track down the living relatives?

    I had about an hour to kill after work Friday. So i tried to think of a place i could go that didn't require a long hike in the woods first. One of the first places that popped into my mind was this old house foundation right next to the road, in the town i grew up in. Local legend says there...
  3. ❎ SOLD Minelab GPZ 7000 with extras see pics. Anaheim California

    Pick up would be in Anaheim Ca, GPZ 7000 with extra coil, pelican case etc. all seen in photos. Extremely low use probably just out of normal warranty period. any questions feel free to ask.
  4. Who’s got the best warranty and service in the metal detector business?

    What all is your guys and gals experiences with the different metal detector companies in terms of warranty and service/repair? I’m a optics guy and if you own a Leupold or Vortex scope you’ll learn what real service looks like. Awesome no questions asked warranties and great service. Now I’m...
  5. 🔎 UNIDENTIFIED What is this detector find from a old mining area in MT?

    My wife was checking out a place with her new Minelab Vanquish 540(great machine by the way) and came across what I first thought was a Dore bar as we were in country the old timers had found a lot of gold in and we’re off a main trail they would of used to transport between the mines and town...
  6. Morristown mines and gem stones

    Hello this is my first post here. I live in Buckeye with the white tank mountains in my back yard. I do a lot of single track dirt biking in the white tanks, and then all the mountains over by lake pleasant in Morristown. While riding in a wash in Morristown I seen a small opening in this over...
  7. ❎ SOLD Minelab E-TRAC with Extras - Price Drop

    For sale is a gently used E-TRAC that I no longer need. It comes with lots of extras listed below. The screen is scratch free, I have always used a screen protector cover over the entire control housing to protect it. There is also a “Pro-Tector” cover on the grip, which still looks like new. I...
  8. ❎ SOLD FS/FT Nokta Impact w/ 3 coils

    FS/FT Nokta Impact Package comes with the 11x7 coil, 7.5x4 coil, and 9.5 x 5 coils, two lower rods and body covers. Machine is in excellent working condition. Screen does have some scratches on it. I am asking $575 shipped to the lower 48. I accept Paypal as payment
  9. Miss Equi

    I heard about her in the Fall of 2017 and was dying to meet her. So, in the Spring of 2018 I had saved up enough money to be able to meet her personally. When she arrived she was so good looking and even kind of sexy. Now prior to meeting Miss Equi, I had flirted with Miss Fisher, Miss Garrett...
  10. Hillside Detecting for Placer Gold Nuggets

    Hillside Detecting for Placer Gold Nuggets Armed with a Minelab SDC 2300 and a White's Gold Master V-Sat Jeff and Gary (Two Toe's) try some Hillside detecting for Placer Gold Nuggets. High bench gold in the morning and River deposited gold in the afternoon . We moved a lot of rocks and...
  11. Minelab's successor to the Equinox 800?

    Been away from the forum for a while. My 800 was purchased in the Spring of 2018 is out of warranty. No worry, I feel Minelab will treat me right if the time comes I need a repair. I am thinking it is way too early in the product life cycle of the Equinox 800 for a Minelab successor to the...
  12. Will I get lucky?

  13. Detecting a Gravel Bar for Gold Nuggets

    Detecting a Gravel Bar for Gold Nuggets [/COLOR] Armed with a Minelab SDC 2300 and a White's Gold Master V-Sat Jeff and Gary ( Two Toe's ) head back to a spot they worked in the spring in search of Gold Nuggets !!!!! Jeff brings the Big Breaker Bar and it boulder moving time on the creek...
  14. The Nugget Hunter’s Bedrock Detecting for Gold Nuggets Part 2

    The Nugget Hunter’s Bedrock Detecting for Gold Nuggets Part 2 Part Two Afternoon Gold the Guy's move to a new Hydraulic pit after eating lunch and discussing there next move in search of bigger Gold Nuggets. Located in the Motherlode in an area worked by the fortyniners during the...
  15. The Nugget Hunter’s Bedrock Detecting for Gold

    The Nugget Hunter’s Bedrock Detecting for Gold The Guy's are back out looking for Gold Nuggets in a new Hydraulic pit located in the California Motherlode. The Old timer's didn't get it all .. Tag along with Jeff and Gary ( Two Toe's ) as there joined once again by the Hawaiian's J.C. (...
  16. Minelab vs White's You decide

    Gold Detector face off Minelab SDC 2300 vs the White's TDI Both Metal Detectors are Pulse induction and yes there is a big price difference between the two. I'm not picking a winner or a loser just showing some Gold Missed by one and found by the other !!! Both Machine's were ran by the same...
  17. Etrac problems

    I need help figuring out what is wrong with my Etrac. One problem is erratic false signals I know it's not emi. It does these erratic signals only while the coil is in motion, even if I have the coil 6 feet in the air. If the coil isn't moving it doesn't do any erratic signals. I have two coils...
  18. V3 Update

    How many nox owners have downloaded the V3 update then reverted back to the 2.1.12 or earlier?
  19. Minelab Excal II Threshold Knob not turning on. HELP!!!

    I live in NC.. My machine is not turning on.. I here these threshold knobs go bad? it does not 'Click to On or off.. Anyone besides minicab fix this kinds issue?
  20. Etrac

    Would you consider buying an Etrac an upgrade from an at pro?
  21. Need some help on a decision between metal detectors

    Hi everyone, So, I am trying to make a tough decision between a few detectors. So, I went metal detecting on Sunday and my Garrett at max, which has been a wonderful machine to me, decided to do some wonky things and I called Garrett the next day. I'm going to send in my metal detector and...
  22. its true what they say about minelab...

    I purchased a Nox 800 from amazon and out of the box the power button was defective. I called minelab USA and talked to Steve who was very helpful and I am sending my nox back to minelab tomorrow and receiving a brand new one. so from all the posts ive read about minelab customer service being...
  23. looking for used garrett or minelab pinpointer

    need for my son to go with his Vanquish 540.
  24. Brand New out of the box Nox 800 power on button barely working

    Hello all! so I purchased a Nox 800 off of amazon 2 weeks ago (finally moving up from my Ace 250) and as soon as I assembled it and went to hit the power button....a whole lot of nothing happened. so I tried it again and again, after about 20 presses of the button in different spots it finally...
  25. just received my 540 today April 17 - Christmas and Birthday rolled into one.

    fired it up and ran it over my test garden. nice clear sounds with my wireless Trond headphones. A lot less chatter than my 800. So simple to use. Will be almost no learning curve for newbies. It is zero learning curve for prior minelab users. Very stable TID's compared to the 800. Was using...
  26. Clive Cylick third Equinox book – “Skill-Building with the Minelab Equinox Series Met

    Review of Clive Cylick third Equinox book – “Skill-Building with the Minelab Equinox Series Metal Detectors. I think this is the best book in his Equinox series. It is written for a large group of new Equinox users. It is not written for very experience users of other Minelab products or the...
  27. My experience with the equinox 800 for newbies and new 800 owners.

    I thought I might share my experience with the Equinox 800. A little about me. I started metal detecting with the Fisher original gold bug in 1987 hunting gold nuggets in North Georgia. I read the manual once and started using it. The gold bug was a good gold hunting machine. Several years...
  28. ❎ SOLD Equinox 600 - 2 coils, Fpulse PP + extras

    This is my second post in the last 24 hours. Old buyer fell through so it’s back on the market (I couldn’t mark the old post unsold). I have a like new Equinox 600 for sale. Lightly used in the last year about 3 times. Only thing “wrong” with it is the charger plastic chipped when trying to...
  29. Looking to Upgrade to higher end detector

    First post so I'll try to make it brief: I own a Garrett At Max and search on beach and in beach water. I live in RI with highly mineralized beaches The At Max gives a lot of feedback so I am constantly resetting, ground balancing, etc to reduce sound and have not found any "great finds" I've...
  30. Selling designs of leading edge detector tech

    Howdy! :) This is probably a long shot but thought to at least give it a try. I've designed a metal detector that significantly outperforms anything on the market, and initially I had intended to merely use it for myself for a year or two and then sell the designs, but I would consider selling...
  31. wanted minelab xt series parts

    wanted minelab xt17000 or xt1800 parts,mainly electronics bits and boards
  32. 🙋 WANTED xt17000 or xt18000 control box only

    need a control box for a xt17000 or 18000 as my xt17000 has died after reverse polarity issue modifying for new battery connection ,shipping is to new zealand will pay all costs agreed to .
  33. I found a car

    I am a video producer by day and a treasure Hunter by night, so I figure I'd combine the two passions and edit my finds as a video instead of boring pictures. Here's my last trip out. Hope y'all enjoy.
  34. Epic two days for me! 1700’s and bucket list finds!

    Got off work had a couple hours of day light on Thursday. decided go look for my Great Dane duke’s collar he lost on our last hunt. brought my equinox 800 with me for the hell of it. within feet of turning it on first hit bronze spike by a tree stump. freaked out for a min haha then looked...
  35. Equinox 800 owners - was it hard to learn?

    My last detector was an AT Pro for three years and various detectors back to 1988. When I sold my AT Pro and bought my Nox 800 in March 2018 I was quite surprised at what I didn't about detectors in general. The 800 took a long while of study of forum comments, Clive's two books and many hours...
  36. Minelab Explorer ll vs Xterra-705

    Hello again TreasureNet! I don’t know which detector to get and these are my final choices I hunt for coins and jewelry 90 percent of the time. I hunt in the parks, woods, farm fields, and some beaches Overall which detector is better? And please don’t say Equinox, I can’t afford it I can get...
  37. Equinox Coil Question

    here is my limited understanding of coils. Concentric coil search pattern is cone shaped with the point being at the deepest. They are good for pinpointing deep targets. But it seems that if you have a coin at the point of the cone and trash in the wider upper coin you have a problem with...
  38. Contemplating equinox vs etrac

    I have been using an At Pro for the past 3 years but I'm thinking of moving up to a minelab. I'm looking for better discrimination and technology to try and rediscover some of my older spots. When I hunt with my friends who both have etracs I feel like they are getting the deeper targets more...
  39. Doctor Rings and Things at Santa Monica - How I Detect

    Hey everyone, Doctor Rings and Things here with another video, this time showing how I like to metal detect on the beaches. I hope you enjoy and subscribe for more! If you have any tips for me, please don't hesitate to leave a comment. I'd love to hear what you have to say. And if you're...
  40. coiltek vs minelab

    Hello all! So First off, I purchased a Minelab E-TRAC... it came with the Sunray Probe, Sunray sniper coil, and a Coiltek 15" All Terrain Search Coil. My question, which one is the better coil? The minelab stock coil that came on the etrac, or the Coiltek? Thanks, Chris
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