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  1. Sand Sifter

    My “new” Dual Field PI & hanging out with OldBeechnut (OBN)

    Thanks TVR, I had asked OBN if he minded if I took & posted his pic, he didn't mind, I don't mind posting my pic. I guess we may have reached the age of not giving a hoot. Age is not a question of mind nor matter, if we don't mind, it doesn't matter, lol. OBN only hunts in the water. I've only...
  2. Sand Sifter

    My “new” Dual Field PI & hanging out with OldBeechnut (OBN)

    Well, it’s taken me 56 years, but after swinging VLF’s and starting as a kid with a BFO & TR, I finally took the plunge into PI’s by adding a “new to me” White’s Dual Field PI to my beach hunting arsenal. I’m an ole’ turn the knobs, beep & dig kinda guy, so I like great detectors with simple...
  3. Sand Sifter

    White’s Surfmaster PI, PI Pro, & Dual Field manuals

    Well, after 56 years of swinging VLF’s, and a TR & BFO long ago, I finally took my first foray into getting a PI to augment my Sovereign Elite and new X-Terra Elite. Thanks to Mikeguard1 & OBN, I was able to pick up an OBN modded Surfmaster DF, my first PI. My digging arm already hates my Sov’s...
  4. Sand Sifter

    White’s Surfmaster PI, PI Pro, & Dual Field manuals

    Well, after 56 years of swinging VLF’s, and a TR & BFO long ago, I finally took my first foray into getting a PI to augment my Sovereign Elite and new X-Terra Elite. Thanks to Mikeguard1 & OBN, I was able to pick up an OBN modded Surfmaster DF, my first PI. My digging arm already hates my Sov’s...
  5. Sand Sifter

    New Nokta PI

    Yep. OBN is an early adopter and runs 2 AQ's in the water.
  6. Sand Sifter

    New Nokta PI

    I've also heard that the AQ runs really hot in such a small enclosure, but the guys I know that use them run them in shallow water, usually submerged, so the cool temp of the water probably helps for them. Neven had any issues in MD hunting houses, churches, etc., and having to deal with highly...
  7. Sand Sifter

    New Nokta PI

    Great points TVR, made me look at this from a different angle. What caused me confusion was that I was looking at this purely from overall numbers of detectorists rather than from a specific use-case perspective. Now the fog has cleared. If someone's gonna chase gold and nuggets, they really...
  8. Sand Sifter

    New Nokta PI

    Seems PI manufacturers these days always cater to gold & nugget hunters. Maybe those guys have serious gold fever and are willing to spend mega bucks on a high-end PI. I'm a Minelab guy, and the PI's they make are all targeted towards gold/nugget hunters and are uber expensive. Lots of us...
  9. Sand Sifter

    New Nokta PI

    New Nokta PI I’ve seen a bunch of posts/comments on several Beach/Shallow Water sub forums, which is where I primarily hang out. Lots of talk/discussion about a new PI that Nokta is supposed to be coming out with. Some of the posts go back a few years. I stumbled upon this info earlier this...
  10. Sand Sifter

    New Nokta PI

    I’ve seen a bunch of posts/comments on several forums Beach/Shallow Water subforum, which is where I primarily hang out. Lots of talk/discussion about a new PI that Nokta is supposed to be coming out with. Some of the posts go back a few years. I stumbled upon this info earlier this afternoon...
  11. Sand Sifter

    Anyone have this PI or knows someone who has one or has used?

    Thanks, good video. I'd say that the ATX came in 2nd, but was eclipsed by the TDI pro, at least in this test.
  12. Sand Sifter

    Anyone have this PI or knows someone who has one or has used?

    Greetings fellow beach hunters, I’ve never been a PI guy. Every detector I’ve owned since the late 60’s has been a VLF, except my first detector was a BFO. I’ve looked at PI’s over the years, mainly out of curiosity, but that was years ago. I commented on a post a week or so ago that now at 68...
  13. Sand Sifter

    HELP Find this Please: The Gigmaster will buy vol 55 Oct 2021 Eastern & Western Treasures magazine

    I did a search on Google and eBay, but no luck finding the Oct 2021 edition. Will probably have to keep an eye on eBay, maybe an Oct 2021 issue will surface.
  14. Sand Sifter

    PATRIOT METER

    I think I know why he might have gone out of business. If it's the guy I'm thinking of, his name is Joe Patrick. I saved copies of a lot of Sovereign mod threads posted on forums back around 2010 - 2012. I'm looking at a post I saved from 2/7/2010, from a guy that posted that there was a company...
  15. Sand Sifter

    Xterra Pro Beach Mode - is Minelab hiding its Dual Frequency?

    FWIW, I recently picked up an X-Terra Elite to augment my Sovereign Elite. On my Sovereign, the distance between the grip and arm cuff is fixed, so can't adjust. But on the X-Terra Elite, I can flip a little toggle and move the hand grip/control box either closer or further away, thereby giving...
  16. Sand Sifter

    I think I saw a Minelab X-Terra Elite on The Curse of Oak Island

    Update: Looks like Gary Drayton has been swinging a Manticore in the last several episodes, haven't seen the CTX 3030 at all, so he must have relegated it to backup status.
  17. Sand Sifter

    Don’t make this (my) mistake with your new Minelab

    Many years ago, I bought a waterproof Garrett ATPro. Found a man's silver wedding ring in the dry first time out, worked well in shallow water but the first time I submerged the control box, the screen flickered, and it was dead. Garret was great, I spoke with a tech, they paid for shipping...
  18. Sand Sifter

    Anything new from Minelab for 2025?

    I've heard that they are but it's going to be on the gold detector side of things, those multi, multi-thousand $ machines used for gold prospecting. They just recently, in the last year or two, came out with the Manticore, NOX 900/700, and X-Terra Elite & Pro models, so they have the hobbyist...
  19. Sand Sifter

    Building my own headphones

    Those look really nice Charles! Did you have to get a special plug for the Manticores? I can use any wired headphones on my Sovereign Elite, but I just picked up an X-Terra Elite, and I understand the X-Terra's, NOX's, and probably the Manticores are using some type of Minelab proprietary...
  20. Sand Sifter

    Need a Pointer ...

    I have a Garrett pinpointer that I've used for many years, but just got a new Minelab Pro-Find 40. The Pro-Find 40 retails for $149.00 but I got it free as part of a deal when I bought the X-Terra Elite Expedition Pack as a 2nd/backup detector for my Sovereign Elite. I haven't used the...
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