jhen999
Sr. Member
- Apr 17, 2014
- 293
- 232
- Detector(s) used
- Whites 5000D..Whites Classic 3 SL with Mr. Bill mods..Whites MXT...Minelab X-terra 705..Minelab Explorer SE Pro..Whites DFX..Minelab E-trac...Minelab CTX3030
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
Just some thoughts on metal detectors, I started out with whites back in the 80,s, got back into the hobby over the last two years with the E-trac....after using it for awhile , I thought I might as well try the dirty 30...Longhair told me awhile back the only real difference between the two was the 3030 had more Disc. and a few more bells and whistles..after using it awhile I found for the extra money that it cost , its not really any better than the E-trac if your not hunting in water or using the GPS..and I couldn't justifie having that much money tied up for things you don't use, sold it and went back to the E-trac...where does the Whites Pro XL come into this...FOR ME I find the old analog machines to be a lot of fun to use, there easy to learn, easy to set up and for the most part I can find as much with it as I can the E-trac, maybe not get the depth with it as I can with the E-trac, but lets face it on the average most coins you find today all fall into 4" to 8" range and the Whites will do that pretty easy...don't get me wrong I like my E-trac...I just have more fun not having to deal with menus and programs and multi tones with the old Whites analog....what can I say...I am old school....