New Minelab Manticore Forum

[49er12]

First I don’t want to be part of a loyal to brand network, why it proves nothing, if you watch a few of those you tuber testers that go in depth you will be served better off, if people can’t be unbiased it serves no purpose,

 

[49er12]

These machines still are not available to the public in the masses that in itself is terrible marketing, supply issues is always the excuse, many have cancelled there orders, that’s not good business, in the meantime xp deus 2 users have been using theres for sometime, not good folks

 

[sprailroad]

Again, I do not at times understand Minelab. The Manticore in some places are still taking PRE-orders, even though it has been released for some time now. The 900 just recently has been announced, ordered one a couple of days ago, and should arrive this week. A friend of mine ordered a Manticore some time ago, still nothing.

 

[SCUBACAPECOD]

I pre-ordered the Manticore back in September and received it last week of January. There is a learning curve to be sure at least for me as I'm a beep and dig guy. The New England weather has been mild this winter so for the last few weeks I've hunted a few parks ,beaches and a colonial homestead site. I've recovered over 500 clad coins with some silver and can say it finds the smallest items. Hitting wheat cents at 10in. and deeper with clear signals. At this one beach, I hunt that is covered in coal/coke, bricks and hot rocks I pulled out a few mercury dimes so separation is very good. The homestead, I use as a test site for new equipment and have hunted it with several different detectors and loop combinations until I was confident there was nothing left. The Manticore set in factory pre-sets found several tiny buttons mixed in with dozens of nails that the MXT missed. The Manticore will hit on deep big nails but that could be user error.

 

[Robin (MI)]

I took the Manticore to an old corner-lot country school site that has been hunted hard - I worked it over with my Explorer II many times.

I have to say that the target separation is very good. I ended up with two deep wheatbacks and a 1895 Indian head (all about 9") and some shallower clad. This was out of an area loaded with nails and square nails. For the IH, it gave a great signal initially, sort of a less-sharp, deep sound. Then, when I turned 90 deg. it gave an iron response. Moving the coil tip to the spot I figured it was, the good signal returned. The Manticore is definitely doing things my Explorer doesn't. It could just be I was digging iffier signals though. I did get many similar hits that turned out to be square nails, they didn't have the less-sharp sound though. I dug about six nails out of one hole.

If I can learn what it's telling me, I should be really happy with the Manticore. I like the sounds and the way it reports quiet, deep signals. It reminds me of the Explorer in those regards. Love the weight and design too.

 

[SCUBACAPECOD]

This coin was found yesterday at a permission i use as a testing ground for new equipment. The land has a late 1700 to mid 1870's homesite thats not much more than a depression in the ground surrounded by old handmade bricks. I worked the site in the past with a Whites 5000, a Garrett Groundhog followed by Whites MXT and now testing the Manticore there. The target trace was all over the place, ferrous with a solid dot in the high 80's and out from under 4in. of soil and an old brick this worn slug of a Sitting Liberty dime pops out with several rose cut nails. Even after photoshop to increase contrast there's no date but I'll take it .

 

[Gare]

When you folks pre ordered did you have to pay in advance ?

 

[SCUBACAPECOD]

When you folks pre ordered did you have to pay in advance ?

Hello Gare, I preordered and pre paid in September and got mine end of January.

 

[Gare]

Thanks Scuba I got my Scuba certifications in 20121