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Recent content by north1

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    manticore

    Holy smokes. You are tearing it up. You are definitely a proficient detectorist. The last couple of hunts with the manticore I have been skunked with respect to coins but it continues to amaze me. Every find I have made I can honestly say was contaminated with iron and DEEP. So I believe...
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    One of the best videos with the Manticore Gary Blackwell

    Viewed that last night and thought it was stellar. Looking forward to the rest of the series. My wife is less than impressed though. Our YouTube history is almost completely populated by Minelab manticore videos. The eye rolls are getting more and more pronounced every time she looks for...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    I also notice my pinpointing isn’t always spot on with the manticore. I used the wiggle back method with the etrac/sef 8x6 coil and it was surgical precision for pinpointing. I agree that with the manticore I am finding desirable targets now buried in iron so have to enlarge my holes more than...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    I’m no expert but quite a few articles I have read and videos I have watched have stated the manticore doesn’t necessarily need to be run hot(high sensitivity) to get depth or for unmasking. In fact it can be detrimental. In effect it starts picking up the minerals in the soil. Just for the...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    Thanks for settings and explanations. I think I might try bumping my recovery up from 3 the next hunt. I have a particular spot in front of my great grand father’s blacksmith shop that is the worst iron I have experienced anywhere. Found zilch there with other detectors even though I am sure...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    Man you have sites that REALLY produce. If you don’t mind me asking what sensitivity and recovery speed are you running? I haven’t played with them much after first setting them. Sensitivity 20:Recovery speed 3. I am still very early in the learning process and want to get a handle on things...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    Your new site sounds like a blast!!!! You have the ability to find a wider time range of artifacts. The area I live and MD in was settled in the late 1800’s so no Spanish silver for this hombre. The Manticore is also notability deeper than the etrac as well. I would say up 1-2” deeper with...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    It is surprisingly so. Every single coin target I have unearthed so far has been difficult. I mean drowning in iron. That is impressive. I long to find a coin in a pristine area to hear the unadulterated tones. A crisp clear signal on a copper cent or silver and I would probably wet myself...
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    3rd hunt with new Manticore

    Finally got a chance to spend some time with the Manticore this evening. Only about 1 1/2 hrs as the wind was blowing 40+ mph with higher gusts. Old homestead I went to is on a knoll and had trouble standing up. Also I found the ML105 headphones are not good in wind. Half the time it sounded...
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    I was wrong about the Manticore.

    Had an hour after work and before dark. Focused on an 20’x60’ area in front of an old building in my yard that is long gone. Just foundation left. Never found much in this area with any detector I have had. It is a solid carpet of iron. My first find was a 1993 zincoln. I thought “you got...
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    I was wrong about the Manticore.

    Thanks for your reply. I have no trouble admitting I was wrong. Probably because I am used to it😉. Seriously though several people have intimated that I was missing targets and I just couldn’t fathom it could be the case. I mean I hunted with so many detectors and customized so many programs...
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    I was wrong about the Manticore.

    I will preface this post by stating I started metal detecting in 1978 at the age of 10. A sears branded Whites Coinmaster was my Christmas present for working on the farm for the year. That opened up a new world to me and have had many good detectors over the years. My last purchase was a...
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    which has been your favorite garrett?

    Freedom III CDC with bell tone audio and dual discrimination. Light weight. Compact. Was a big improvement over my sears branded Whites coin master. Cemented my love for detecting.
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    Manticore’s strange reporting on a $10 target

    Don’t have the manticore…..yet. Decided to read through manual and noticed on the search mode descriptions it mentioned “coin stacks” under All Terrain High Conductors mode . You may have tried that already though.
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    Non-metallic find

    You never know picketwire what is around the next corner. Under foot or your search coil. Here’s hoping it’s a treasure that will put a smile on your face and a skip in your step.
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