This detector is so different that changing the coil changes the frequency it operates at. 3kHz, 7.5kHz or 18.75kHz......... You make the decision, based on your hunting needs. Come to the X-TERRA forum to interact with those who have found the X-TERRA to be one of the best metal detectors available, bar none. http://www.findmall.com/list.php?55Wed, 22 May 2013 19:07:37 -0500 Phorum 5.2.18 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913818,1913818#msg-1913818 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913818,1913818#msg-1913818
About a year ago, there was a car wreck(roll over) and two young men died.(yes, alcohol was involved.) Anyway, the family of the driver wasn't able to find all of his tools and a pistol. I was asked, by other people in town, if I would give it a shot with my detector. So, tonight was the night.

Didn't take me long to find the main location and the edges of the debris field. The driver worked in construction and was an avid hunter/fisherman. So LOTS of ammo, LOTS of nails and misc stuff, some tools, and even some fish hooks. Even after all this time, the X-Terra and I are one. The tough part was....that although I wasn't really good friends with the driver, I did know him. I started off ok, but after a couple of hours....I just had to quit. I'll go back in a couple of days and try again....

Anyway, needed to vent a little..... I knew you guys would understand. I'll start detecting again this summer and hopefully post something more upbeat later on.

Rick]]> MT_VertCaver Minelab X-TERRA ForumTue, 21 May 2013 23:04:19 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913796,1913796#msg-1913796 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913796,1913796#msg-1913796#1 what are these split second signals? false signals?
#2 why, when I re sweep over this high tone, would it no longer be there?
I believe I have the X705 set up correctly so are these false or whisper signals? What is a whisper signal anyway? Just a little confused & still learning but having fun doing it. Thanks for any help.]]> fdl Minelab X-TERRA ForumWed, 22 May 2013 18:28:05 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913614,1913614#msg-1913614 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913614,1913614#msg-1913614

This dot is right where the switch is. Just a twitch of the thumb and pinpoint mode. Push again and back out of pinpoint. No more tired thumb.

Still a quick disconnect to easily break down.

Next comes remote mounting of the batteries in the shaft. I already soldered into the main power wires and jumped them parallel. If I were to run both sets of batteries it would be close to 50hrs of run time. I am remote mounting the batteries to actually distribute the weight of the coil and balance it more. I would eliminate the internal batteries and mount them in the rod somewhere behind the handle. Like a mag light flashlight setup where the batteries slide in the shaft and a water tight cap. Factory speaker is already eliminated.
]]> Goodbaja Minelab X-TERRA ForumWed, 22 May 2013 08:27:34 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913572,1913572#msg-1913572 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1913572,1913572#msg-1913572 ryanchappell Minelab X-TERRA ForumTue, 21 May 2013 17:31:48 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1912790,1912790#msg-1912790 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1912790,1912790#msg-1912790 7centsworth Minelab X-TERRA ForumMon, 20 May 2013 20:22:36 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1911930,1911930#msg-1911930 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1911930,1911930#msg-1911930

]]> tometusns Minelab X-TERRA ForumSun, 19 May 2013 07:51:23 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1911478,1911478#msg-1911478 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1911478,1911478#msg-1911478 fdl Minelab X-TERRA ForumSat, 18 May 2013 11:00:38 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1911040,1911040#msg-1911040 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1911040,1911040#msg-1911040#1 What type of shovel should I buy for plowed & hay fields? O.K. dumb question but what do others use?
#2 The soil GB in the mid 20's so I'm going to use my 7.5 kHz 10.5'' DD. Correct? I have both of the 9" concentric coils.
#3 Depth. In plowed fields am I expecting coins to be as deep as 10" plus? maybe deeper?
I'm able to crank up the sensitivity to 25-27 without chatter & I'm using positive tracking GB offset of +3 thinking I'll get better TID accuracy-still feeling this feature out. I also know that this area produces Indian artifacts so copper spear points may also be found(now that would really make my day). This is my 1st. time detecting on an old homestead so any other thoughts would be nice to hear. Thanks.....]]> fdl Minelab X-TERRA ForumMon, 20 May 2013 07:47:08 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1910939,1910939#msg-1910939 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1910939,1910939#msg-1910939[link removed because of unpaid advertising...sorry, but it's the rules]


I found this youtube video, and i havent seen someone ground balance the way this guys does, jump to minute 1:18


Is this anaother way??]]> MEV Minelab X-TERRA ForumWed, 15 May 2013 16:11:58 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1910739,1910739#msg-1910739 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1910739,1910739#msg-1910739 rocknrolldad55 Minelab X-TERRA ForumThu, 16 May 2013 13:40:09 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909822,1909822#msg-1909822 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909822,1909822#msg-1909822
2 weeks ago i was detecting and suddenly the threshold went off and there was no beeping when the detector located a target the threhole apperaed again this happend in a hour about 25 times, i changed the batteries everything ok .


Yesterday happend the same thing i could listen to the threshold suddenly went off no beeping about 5 seconds located a target threshole i could listen to it again , about 5 minutes went off again located a target and sound appeared again and like that 2 minutes or one minute or five minutes

i use duracel batteris]]> MEV Minelab X-TERRA ForumSat, 18 May 2013 21:21:47 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909781,1909781#msg-1909781 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909781,1909781#msg-1909781 Bugar In. USA Minelab X-TERRA ForumMon, 13 May 2013 15:24:25 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909264,1909264#msg-1909264 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909264,1909264#msg-1909264 cypearl Minelab X-TERRA ForumSun, 12 May 2013 15:33:04 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909142,1909142#msg-1909142 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1909142,1909142#msg-1909142 bob.oz Minelab X-TERRA ForumWed, 22 May 2013 10:24:41 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908820,1908820#msg-1908820 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908820,1908820#msg-1908820
The funny thing is that I really only used the Digger coil for 15 minutes today and I'm happy with the results. Once I got the bracelet it looked like these bags had moisture in them so again so I put it back in the truck and put the 10.5" MF coil back on. At this site I found 3 wheats within three feet of each other and a short distance away I found a penny from the 70's with the MF coil. I was surprised to see that one of the wheats was a 1917. The next time I'm out near that location I want to use the Digger in the area where I found those wheats. It was kind of trashy right there and I was surprised that I got enough separation with the 10.5" coil to find the wheats. I'm hoping that there are some other coins hiding in this area that the Digger will expose.

I've emailed Coiltek asking if it's ok to use that coil in wet grass. My guess is that it will be but I want to make sure before I do that. It almost looks like they use a fabric tape between the skid plate and the upper part of the coil so that's what makes me question just how water resistant that coil is.]]> mapper65 Minelab X-TERRA ForumMon, 13 May 2013 22:33:04 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908662,1908662#msg-1908662 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908662,1908662#msg-1908662
Readers Digest summary;
- stock concentric coil, GB 11-13, sensitivity no higher than 15 without falsing, deepest good target 4"
- MF 10.5" DD coil, GB 15-19, sensitivity no higher than 19-20 without falsing, deepest good target 4-5"
- LF 6" "Digger Coil", GB 15-19, sensitivity no higher than 23 without falsing, deepest good target 4"
- State Park, (3) 1950's Homes, 1900's Homestead - approx 200 coins, 3 Wheats (oldest 1919 at 4"), silver heart pendant 1", 30's watch fob 3", and 200+ pieces of trash - bottle caps, tin foil, tabs, etc

Can't seem to break the 4 - 5" barrier on coins, maybe there aren't any but there is that nagging question in the back of my mind;
- Am I getting deep enough?
- Is there a better VLF, FBS, BBS, PI machine for my ground conditions without spending $1500 or more?
- Should I suspect my machine needs to be checked at the factory?

I am going to hunt with a guy that uses a Whites TDI SL in this type of ground so I'll see how a PI machine does. He's a park, school, homestead hunter so he understands the need to separate trash & iron.

Appreciate your thoughts.]]> flysar Minelab X-TERRA ForumTue, 14 May 2013 22:14:44 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908584,1908584#msg-1908584 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908584,1908584#msg-1908584
It's obvious that most of society expects to wake up and find a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk on their front porch every morning without having to go out and work for it. I've talked to a lot of people that are really interested in the things that me and my family have found detecting but think they would never be able to find the things that we find. Deep down it's probably more that they don't want to invest in the right equipment or spend the time trying to find things. I was talking with a guy that I work with and I said, "people that don't detect think that detectorists are like gamblers and you only hear us tell you when we find something good but most people that detect will tell you that we've dug an awful lot of trash in the meantime."

The other side of this is also stems from something that happened to us a few weeks ago which intentionally gives bystanders a false impression of detecting. Our Mom, Hotrod53 & I were in a public park that we knew was formerly an old town. We were having a great day. We all had something good in our pocket. Actually, Mom and Hotrod53 had something great in their pockets. Mom had found an 1865 2 cent piece and an Indian, Hotrod53 had a 1889 Morgan dollar and I had a merc and an Indian. We could tell that a guy and his two daughters were going to approach us and Hotrod53 said "should I show them what we found". I said "nope". When they came over the guy asked if we were finding anything and Hotrod53 told them that we had found a few coins and the typical junk that you find in a park. Now the last thing that I felt we wanted to do was give someone a tip on some of the best finds of the year in a place that we really hadn't spent much time at up till that point. You never know who that guy knew that may have a detector. In a way you kind of feel bad in that instance that maybe we didn't give the guy all of the facts which might turn him away from getting into the hobby if he and his family were interested.

Most of the time when people come up and ask if I've ever found anything good with my detector I always say that over the years I've found some interesting old coins from the 1800's and some gold and silver rings. If they ask me about the present day and location even if I have something really good in my pocket I say "a little bit of change and a little bit of junk". On many occasions that little bit of change my constitute some nice old silver coins or 1800's copper which are always in a different location than the clad that I've found. If someone wants to see what I've found I show them the clad.

I think that many of you will agree that this article is very misinformed and written by someone that was expecting good finds to jump out of the ground and into their pocket and all they were going to have to do was walk along with a detector. I don't think it will stop anyone that has the drive like most of us do to get into detecting. You would like the take someone like this out to the right location and have them spend a day with you, but then again, would you? Ha ha ha

Article]]> mapper65 Minelab X-TERRA ForumThu, 16 May 2013 07:15:02 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908484,1908484#msg-1908484 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908484,1908484#msg-1908484
Thank you for any help!!!


The Diggernaut]]> The Diggernaut Minelab X-TERRA ForumSat, 11 May 2013 11:02:01 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908311,1908311#msg-1908311 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1908311,1908311#msg-1908311
Is anybody using the Minelab 3011-015 6" DD 18.75 kHz coil?


I am going to puchase the 6" Digger coil tomorrow, however it only seems prudent to get a specialty coil for gold as well.
I think I miss using a DD coil, although I don't really have any complaints about the stock 9.5" coil (X-Terra 505). I fiqure it's time to go to a smaller coil as my usual sites or loaded with shrapnel, I'm confident I would be able to unearth more with a smaller coil.

Here is the coil I am refering to, hopefully it's OK to post the link as I am too busy/lasy/negligent to read the TOS.
Link removed by Administrator.....and No, it is not OK to list links to dealers who do not help sponsor this forum.


They also have a nice 10x5" 18.75 kHz DD, but it is not waterproof, which would not be practical for a shoreline coil in my case.

Any info on this coil would be appreciated.]]> Pennypacker Minelab X-TERRA ForumSat, 11 May 2013 20:42:44 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1907518,1907518#msg-1907518 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1907518,1907518#msg-1907518 silvereagle Minelab X-TERRA ForumThu, 09 May 2013 08:08:07 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1907416,1907416#msg-1907416 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1907416,1907416#msg-1907416 tometusns Minelab X-TERRA ForumSat, 11 May 2013 01:27:11 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1907372,1907372#msg-1907372 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1907372,1907372#msg-1907372
I read all of the past posts on here the past couple of days regarding the older steel bottle caps and I guess when using the DD MF coil, or any DD coil for that matter, I'm going to be a champion bottle cap digger like everyone else with a Xterra 70! Locked on at 42 with a solid high tone when the caps were within a couple inches of the surface. The deeper more rusted ones were a 40-42 and I quit digging targets if a 40 showed up.

My 1980 Garrett analog system will discriminate them while still picking up coins and silver but not the xterra in my hands. With my machine, in my soil, GB 15 -18, Sens 15 -20, Disc with -8/48 rejected & 99 tones, seems like if the taget is round and the size of a coin the machine sounds off like it is a coin and regardless of all the tips I've read, some of the dimes and cents vary more than 2 TIDs, ie 32-38 on a given target.

Still working hard at letting the 70 tell me what's in the dirt and doing my share of taking out the trash!]]> flysar Minelab X-TERRA ForumFri, 10 May 2013 17:35:44 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1906844,1906844#msg-1906844 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1906844,1906844#msg-1906844The foundations, cellars and the well are the only things left.
Went earlier in the year with my stock 9" 7.5hz cocentric and found alot of iron( hand cut nails,ect...) but nothing else.
Since then, i picked up the 6" digger LF coil.I plan on taking it along with any other suggestion i can pick up here.
I'm guessing if there are coins around they would be at the 8" to 10" depth range?
I'm thinking definetly DD, but how big.Any other ideas on this subject is appreciated.
Thanks...]]> benzoflex Minelab X-TERRA ForumFri, 10 May 2013 17:48:26 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1906619,1906619#msg-1906619 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1906619,1906619#msg-1906619
I grabbed Jr and Jack and off we head to the land of gray matter.

Gray matter was around, but not in the amounts I was expecting to find once I found that the wind did indeed move much sand from the home of gray matter Jr did find a ring today and a kewl coin of sorts.

See u Tuesday if weather permits. - good luck to everyone. VID IS LIKE 11 MINS. - posted on youtube - gravediggermax
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Tonight I went back and the grass was a little high but I made a bee line for the 1st area which is closest to the woods. After about 40 minutes of digging a few targets I came across a kind of sketchy 38-40. I dug about 6" down and turned over a 1937 Merc! This merc is verging on one of the oldest coins that I found in this park.

About 20 minutes later I had a similar iffy signal but strong enough for me to dig and I was surprised to pull up a nickel. After another 45 minutes I hadn't found anything else but those two coins so I packed things up and went back to the truck. I looked at the nickel with my magnifier and it ended up being a 1943 war nickel! I'm kind of amazed that the only two coins that I found were silver. Once they cut the grass I'll give it another shot and hopefully find some more coins.

Still not ready to give a full review on the coil yet but the first day I got a V nickel, yesterday a couple of wheats and some older clad and today a merc and a 40% silver war nickel. So far, I can't complain.]]> mapper65 Minelab X-TERRA ForumTue, 07 May 2013 20:09:02 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1906064,1906064#msg-1906064 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1906064,1906064#msg-1906064 Sonora70 Minelab X-TERRA ForumMon, 06 May 2013 11:49:59 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1905888,1905888#msg-1905888 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1905888,1905888#msg-1905888
I spent about an hour and a half there finding 2 wheats a dime, a nickel and two memorial cents. This place is not used anymore and up for sale but they keep the land in immaculate condition. At one point I got over near their shed that I thought they kept their tractor in. All of the sudden I heard some loud crashing around and it almost sounded like person was in this shed. I could see that it was locked from the outside so I suspected that maybe an animal had gotten in their the last time they had the mower out and it just didn't get out. A short time later I heard these same noises and whatever was in there sounded big. I called the guy that gave us permission to hunt the property and told him that I thought something got trapped in their shed and it sounded rather large. He was concerned that it might be a bear. He said he would come over in an hour or so to let whatever was in there out.

I walked back over with my iPhone running, not sure what I was going to see but I knew it probably couldn't get out and run towards me because from time to time it was giving it's all to get out. I was surprised to see a button buck inside! It looked kind of emaciated but I would suspect that he will be ok. The shed was built into the hillside and the tin roof was in poor condition and it had fallen through the roof. There were some minor cuts from trying to get back out and getting scraped up on the roof. It couldn't get enough traction on something to make it's way out.

Had I not gone over to try out the new coil, who knows how much longer it would have been alive. It turned out that they don't keep anything in this shed and whomever comes to cut the grass may not have heard it rustling around in there. Yesterday a snake, today a deer, but I ended up finding more coins in an area that just hadn't been giving up coins very easily.

The guy that gave us permission to detect called me a little while ago and said that he got the door open and he took off on his way. Hopefully they will do something about that roof.



]]> mapper65 Minelab X-TERRA ForumSun, 12 May 2013 07:14:10 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1905530,1905530#msg-1905530 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1905530,1905530#msg-1905530
My mail typically comes between 10:30 & 11:30 on Saturday's. As I anxiously awaited my new coil to arrive, finally at 12:25 I could see the mail girl coming up the street. She usually drops of letters and then gets back in her little truck and drives to any houses that have packages. I watched her get back in her truck and all of the sudden she did a u-turn and headed off in the other direction!! The USPS site showed "Out For Delivery" so I knew it had to be on her truck but she was done delivering in our part of the neighborhood. I ran down to my truck and drove after her. I caught up with her down the road stopped ironically at the driveway of the empty old 1800's house that we have been detecting at and one of the places that I really wanted to try the Digger coil on. I walked up to her truck and politely asked if she had a Priority Mail package for me. Her face kind of went blank as she looked beside her and said "I'm sorry!!! I forgot all about putting this on the truck this morning". I laughed and said no problem and we were off to an old home site about 10 miles away that my brother (Hotrod53) hunted a few nights ago.

He had hunted this place about 8 years ago and found a flying eagle cent some indians and sliver. The other night he found two more indians and six wheats. He's been doing really well lately so we weren't sure what the chances of us finding anything would be although he feels that the place still has potential. It's pretty rough there right now with a lot of brush around but there are some semi open areas. About 45 minutes after we got there I had my first coin with the Digger coil, a 1965 dime, of course missing silver by a year which happens to me all of the time. I also found a big flat button. My Mom had a 1940 something wheat at that point also. I went off into the woods to an area where my Mom said there used to be a chicken coup. There was a lot of slate back there and some old broken crocks. I wasn't getting many hits and all of the sudden I noticed about a 4' to my left was a big 6' black snake moving his head around quickly with his tongue going in an out like he was ready to strike. I know they can bite and they are not venomous but I let out a quick whoa!! and bolted off in the opposite direction and almost ran right into a tree. I got back out to where my Mom was and I know she's terrified of snakes so I told her what I just seen and she said "I'm ready to go!" Seems like right at the beginning or our prime detecting season I always run into a snake or two. Last year it was two within an hour in a wooded area of a local park.

We came back to the old 1800's house that we've been saying we've nearly hunted out. This is the same place that I met up with the mail girl to intercept my new coil a little earlier. I texted my brother and said "I'm headed to the proving ground for the 6" Digger coil." I really wanted to see what this coil would find being that we've used 5 different coils at this site and coins are really few and far between. Two weeks ago were the last notable finds for me at this place. A 1910 Barber and an 1874 Indian and they were the only two coins that I found that day. We were there for about an hour and a half today and I found a 1934 wheat and my Mom found 3 coins prior to 68 but none were wheats. After taking a break for dinner I went back by myself and within 10 minutes had a 1942 wheat. About an hour later I had a 40-42 that was a fairly strong signal. I dug down about 5 inches and has was pulling dirt out with my hand and going across it with my Pro Pointer and out fell a nickel. I thought it was really strange that this coil ID'd the nickel as a 40-42 and from what I've read about that coil, it doesn't do as well with nickels as it does with copper and silver. The nickel seemed smooth and I couldn't feel Monticello on it or see Jefferson face when I rubbed it. I kept detecting but I really wanted to see the coin because I thought it may be the first buffalo from this site. Finally I stopped and started to rub it with my gloves and as I started to get more of the dirt off I wasn't recognizing any part of this nickel. All of the sudden I could see some of the detail and for a second thought it might be a token. Then it looks kind of like a Barber and I started thinking this might be a V nickel which I have never found before. When I flipped it over I rubbed it one time and I could see the V perfectly. It turned out o be a 1900 V nickel....my very first!!!!

Now I have no idea why that ID'd the way it did because after I got the dirt off of it I swiped it over the coil and it was bouncing between 10 & 12 but it was mainly a12 like I would have expected it to be. I swiped the hole again and there was no signal. I'm not sure if it was the orientation in the hole but a V nickel was that last thing that I was expecting while digging. I'm sure I've been over that same area with other coils and my Mom and Hotrod53 have also been through there. It's hard to say if it was the Digger coil or just luck that I went over that area in the right direction to pick it up but at any rate, I was happy to find my first V nickel!

I think it's a little too soon for me to share my thoughts on the coil but I will say that it really sounds off strongly when you find something. I had some nice solid signals with valid coin ID's that sounded coin size but I dug a rusted piece of metal that looked like an old bolt. That happened about 4 or 5 times today. Not sure what to think about that yet. Once I use this for a little while I'll post my thoughts but I want to get better acquainted with it before I do that. It found 4 coins on a site that have been missed by countless hours of detecting so I'm happy about that.]]> mapper65 Minelab X-TERRA ForumSun, 05 May 2013 11:00:12 -0500 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1905323,1905323#msg-1905323 http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1905323,1905323#msg-1905323Trying to decide between an X-Terrra 505 or Fisher F5. I've been researching the F5 quite a bit, but I was hoping to get some input from X-Terra 505 users and see how they like the machine. The 505 seems like the red-headed stepchild of the X-terras, I can't seem to find many of reviews on them. The 705 is a bit above my budget , but the 505 looks nice and the price is right. Any thoughts on the 505 would be great. Thanks so much, Scott]]> atomicscott Minelab X-TERRA ForumMon, 13 May 2013 21:17:35 -0500