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    Old One Room School House in N. Alabama

    I've got a chance to hunt the site of an old one room school house that was in operation for only 20 years, from late 1800's to early 1900's. Has anyone ever had any luck hunting around a site like this?
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    Lightest Relic Hunting Shovel

    What would be the lightest relic hunting shovel that I can get for my wife? Her and my 13-year-old daughter are going to join my son and I on a hunt in November and if its too heavy I'm going to be retrieving it out of the middle of the field or carrying two shovels myself. Anybody have any...
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    Setting GB slightly positive??

    To set the Ground Balance slightly positive with the XT-70, do you add a couple numbers to your GB'd machine or subtract a few? It seems to me that you would subtract a few as the scale is the inverse of a lot of the other machines around. Is this correct?
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    Specific Need

    I currently use an MXT and while its a great machine, don't get me wrong. I'm having problems with the whole weight thing. So, I have decided to compartmentalize my hunting. I now have an X-terra 70 that is proving to be perfect for coin, jewelry, and seeking out possible relic areas. What I...
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    Pinpoint function sticking

    While I was out clad hunting with my XT-70 for the first time today I noticed that the pinpoint was getting stuck. It would do the full circle to indicate the center and then stay there as I moved the machine all around the area. It would take a little shake and then it would start working right...
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    XT-70 coil to hunt a school yard

    I just a 6" DD HF coil for my XT-70 and took it in the back yard. Seems to be a great coil, but its going to be brutal covering any area with this. Tomorrow, I'm going to an early school yard (founded early 1900s) that is still in use. Would I be better off starting with my stock coil, then use...
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    Threshold on a Digital Machine like the XT-70?

    I'm just starting to get to know the XT-70. Is it true that with a digital detector like this, an audible threshold does not give better depth possibility, like it does on an analog machine? In other words, you won't get a slight rise in the threshold on targets too deep to get a good ID on? Is...
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    Best Relic Hunting Coil for XT-70?

    Out of the coils available for Xterra 70, which one would be the optimal relic hunting coil? Seems to me that it would have to balance seperation with depth. I just can't seem to come up with one coil that is universal enough in a relic site. I either have a coil that has great seperation (the...
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    Optimal Relic Hunting Coil??

    Has anyone ever given any thought to what might be the optimal relic hunting coil? What size and what configuration (concentric or DD)? Seems to me that it would have to balance seperation with depth. I just can't seem to come up with one coil that is universal enough in a relic site. I either...
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    FS: 8" DD coil for Whites MXT or DFX

    I just am not using this coil. I'm looking for $90 and I'll throw in shipping. Please email me at wlwalter77 at hotmail dot com . Thanks, Bill Walters
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    Specific Coil need for MXT

    I hunt Civil War (CW) relics and more and more of the sites left to hunt are areas full of modern trash. I have a 6X10 DD coil and while its good on seperatation, I need a coil with a little better seperation, but that can see bullets up to about 8". Most of the CW stuff falls in the 5"-9" range...
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    9" 3 kHz Coil for relics?

    I don't have any experience with low frequency detectors or coils. Would the 3 kHz coil be good for deep lead, brass, or copper? Is it potentially any better (in any way) than the stock 7.5 kHz coil?
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    WTT Minelab Xterra 70 5x10" DD HF 18.75kHz Coil for 6" DD HF coil

    I have a new Minelab Xterra 70 5x10" DD High Frequency 18.75kHz Coil that I got with the Pro pack. I need the 6" DD HF coil instead. Please contact me at wlwalter77 at hotmail dot com . Thanks, Bill W.
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    10.5" DD coil vs. 9" concentric w/regard to masking

    I need an informed opinion on the effectiveness of two different kinds of coils. In moderate trash (not heavy) would the 10.5" DD coil be more prone to masking or would the 9" concentric? This is assuming the usual scanning from different angles as you cover an area. I know that a much smaller...
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    Xterra 70 rod mod?

    I just got an X-70 and I love the way it works. However, the first thing I had to do was get a shorter lower rod to help shift the balance. However, this unit is still a little nose heavy, even with the stock coil. What I'm wondering is , if anybody has ever tried shortening the middle rod and...
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    Weight of 10.5" 7.5kHz coil vs. stock coil?

    Does anyone have both coils and can tell me the approximate increase in weight with the larger coil? Also, does it give an appreciable increase in depth over the stock coil?
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    Anyone modded detector rods for better balance?

    I have an XT-70 that I'm waiting on a shorter lower rod, so I can hopefully get a better balance, but I'm also thinking of getting a spare mid and work on shortening it as well. Their rods are clearly overkill. Can anyone tell me how to remove a locking collar and replace it?
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    First Time out with X-70

    Got a chance to take the Xterra out in the backyard and I was pleasantly surprised at the capability of this machine. I have a test target area composed of old rusty nails interspersed with a few good targets, much like what you'd find on a relic site. Unlike the F75 I used to have, the X-70 was...
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    What coil to use for the MXT on deep search targets?

    I'm planning on using my lightweight machine for open field and woods scouting, in search of Civil War camps. But, once located I'm planning on using my MXT for deep search, since the lightweight machine doesn't have any large coils. Which would be better for this, the 12" Super coil or the 10"...
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    Rod Length on new Xterra 70?

    What's with the length of the sections for the Xterra 70? Even at minimum length the sections are too long and I'm 5'11". I had to order the short rod from the SuperStore and now I'm going to have wait a few days before I finish assembly. Does Minelab read these forums? This would be a real...
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