RockyR
Tenderfoot
- Nov 13, 2009
- 9
- 8
- Detector(s) used
- Minelab X-Terra 705, Tesoro Vaquero, White's Goldmaster 4B, Garrett Pro-Pointer.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Hi, all:
I am planning to buy a new metal detector soon, and I would like to hear from users of the AT Gold, Gold Bug Pro, and X-Terra 705. I already own a White's Goldmaster 4B and a Tesoro Vaquero. They both work great, but I would like a detector with visual and audio tone discrimination to use for coin, jewelry, relic, and beach hunting, as well as prospecting. Since I already have two prospecting-cable detectors the emphasis would be on coin and jewelry hunting. I was leaning heavily toward the X-Terra 705 or the Gold Bug Pro, based on their features and reviews, but the local dealer in northern Arizona said that although they work fine in bench tests, they didn't work well in the field in my area. I don't know if it was because of the local mineralization or not. He recommended the AT Gold. I like the AT Gold but it seems the X-Terra offers a lot more settings. One thing I didn't care for when I had a Minelab was their customer service. I probably would have kept my Sovereign were it not for the weight and the lousy coil cable stress-relief problem. I want this to be my final detector purchase for a while so I'd appreciate some feedback on this. Thanks.
Jim
I am planning to buy a new metal detector soon, and I would like to hear from users of the AT Gold, Gold Bug Pro, and X-Terra 705. I already own a White's Goldmaster 4B and a Tesoro Vaquero. They both work great, but I would like a detector with visual and audio tone discrimination to use for coin, jewelry, relic, and beach hunting, as well as prospecting. Since I already have two prospecting-cable detectors the emphasis would be on coin and jewelry hunting. I was leaning heavily toward the X-Terra 705 or the Gold Bug Pro, based on their features and reviews, but the local dealer in northern Arizona said that although they work fine in bench tests, they didn't work well in the field in my area. I don't know if it was because of the local mineralization or not. He recommended the AT Gold. I like the AT Gold but it seems the X-Terra offers a lot more settings. One thing I didn't care for when I had a Minelab was their customer service. I probably would have kept my Sovereign were it not for the weight and the lousy coil cable stress-relief problem. I want this to be my final detector purchase for a while so I'd appreciate some feedback on this. Thanks.
Jim
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