Used CTX3030 or New Etrac for 1000?

[Benjamin52]

Title says it all I have a friend who is a minelab dealer and hes offering me his 1 year old used ctx for 1000bucks. He is upgrading to another machine. He also gives me a good price on a new Etrac for the same money.

What would you guys get? I do wanna do some shallow water beach hunting in saltwater and the ctx is obviously the better choice since waterproof but then again I heard its got leaking problems sometimes.

A new Etrac is new so its also not a bad option? Any ideas? Leaning towards the ctx for versatility...

Currently have a Tesoro Vaquero so I dont know how much better the Etrac would really be considering that bit of improvement would be costing me 1k...

 

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[Treasure_Hunter]

I own both and would go with the CTX myself..

 

[jas415]

Ditto on owning both and choosing the CTX. Both are great but the waterproof tilts the scale!

 

[Jason in Enid]

$1k for a CTX?! You better jump on that deal!

 

[DeepseekerADS]

If you are only considering ergonomics, then the CTX - I can swing it all day.

If you are only considering the money involved, then the CTX.

If you want waterproofing, then the CTX (simple o-ring upgrade to it).

If you're considering technology, then the CTX......

But, if warranty is your choice, then the Etrac...

 

[masterjedi]

If you want lots of rusty nails then the CTX. If you want to re-sell for more $ then CTX. if you want the best detector then the Etrac. This should fire up the CTX crew... but its true...

 

[Jason in Enid]

If you want lots of rusty nails then the CTX. If you want to re-sell for more $ then CTX. if you want the best detector then the Etrac. This should fire up the CTX crew... but its true...

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

If you want lots of rusty nails then the CTX. If you want to re-sell for more $ then CTX. if you want the best detector then the Etrac. This should fire up the CTX crew... but its true...

I dig no nails with my 3030. I own both and I choose the 3030...

 

[lcollins]

Sweet deal. Go with the CTX.

 

[UncleTom]

I too own both and would jump on the CTX deal, with what you want to hunt. my 2cents

 

[penzfan]

3030...period

 

[Benjamin52]

Thanks for everyones imput. I got the ctx, waterproof was important for me. Tried it at a local park today, my friend was teaching me to use it and man the target id is awesome. Ctx love at first sight...hope it gives me some great finds

 

[beerguy]

It will. I personally never dig rusty nails unless the target sounds funny and I want to be sure.

I would be interested on how that poster had this opinion, since the CTX has the best TID of any machine I have ever had, and I have owned 12 machines in the last 15 years.

If they had actual experience on the machine, or whether this was just an errant opinion based on rumor...

 

[Jason in Enid]

The vast majority of nails I dig are in the hole WITH a coin. It usually goes that I get a good, solid signal, pinpoint, then pull a plug and retrieve the coin. Then I run the pinpointer around inside of the hole and get another beep or 2 and dig them. Often they are nails, sometimes they are other coins. Very, very few times do I dig a solid signal and get ONLY a nail.

 

[masterjedi]

What Jason said

 

[beerguy]

What Jason said

Masterjedi, I do not understand your position here.

It looked like you suggested that the CTX would result in a bag of rusty nails, then agreed with a post that suggested otherwise.

Did I misunderstand?

 

[mikeraydj]

I just wanna be friends with someone who will sell me a CTX for $1000!

 

[adamBomb]

Awesome deal on a CTX. I would of taken that deal in a heart beat.

 

[Fletch88]

I just wanna be friends with someone who will sell me a CTX for $1000!

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