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Etrac ? Has anyone used the Etrac for relics or beach hunting?

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Sonny1965

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If so .....How did it do for relics and the beach? Very curious about buying one but wanted to know first hand in this forum thanks in advance. Sonny
 
We got into a good relic spot several times and the E-Trac did well. I've been using the Stealth X-5 most of the time lately and happy with it in the woods and brush. Found a .50 Cal musket ball, several very old shotgun hulls, assorted old unjacketed lead bullets, a very old trunk handle and back plate, an old petcock and several other items.

Haven't had it on the beach yet as conditions there aren't very good but I hear good things.
 
Hi Sonny and all, Merry Xmas to you.
The E is excellent on the beach and land. With the FBS it copes very well but make sure you noise cancel often :)
 
I had my Etrac at the beach in North Carolina this summer, absolutely no problems in the dry sand. Ran well in the wet sand area too, but had to make a few adjustments and she ran good for me. Keep in mind the Etrac will not do good on small gold items, but is fantastic on high conductors. If you are going to mainly beach hunt you should look for something else though.
Now for relic hunting, the Etrac does above average, not as deep as the LTD. Only wish the Etrac had one more feature, "true all metal mode". Relic hunting at times requires this type of mode.
 
markg said:
I had my Etrac at the beach in North Carolina this summer, absolutely no problems in the dry sand. Ran well in the wet sand area too, but had to make a few adjustments and she ran good for me. Keep in mind the Etrac will not do good on small gold items, but is fantastic on high conductors. If you are going to mainly beach hunt you should look for something else though.
Now for relic hunting, the Etrac does above average, not as deep as the LTD. Only wish the Etrac had one more feature, "true all metal mode". Relic hunting at times requires this type of mode.
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Etrac and Explorer are very good ore the best for relic hunting.
Markg Etrac and Explorer have true ALL METAL you just dont know where is. For true ALL METAL Switch to Tone 1 on Etrac or Constant on Explorer, if you will use this mode with Long Sounds and Manual Sensitivities you will amaze how deep and sensitive this detectors are.
 
It will hit the bullets/brass/buttons and any other items above iron like crazy.The nails will be low iron grunts.It will still high tone on many iron relics like steel gun parts/locks/hammers and you can tell larger iron from nails.
 
Ray-Mo. said:
It will hit the bullets/brass/buttons and any other items above iron like crazy.The nails will be low iron grunts.It will still high tone on many iron relics like steel gun parts/locks/hammers and you can tell larger iron from nails.
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Agree, plus Etrac in TTF will sound more on different shape iron with Sounds Long and more than Explorer.
 
I run my E on the black sand beach of the great salt lake. think about that for a sec....i'ts black sand, salty and where I hunt is full of iron. Utah has mineralzed soils to begin with but this gets rediculous on that area. It does a great job and gets deep and seperates the iron from the trash. It is difficult to find small thin gold with it but I have found gold of all sizes and even some thin, at great depths as well. I would take it to any beach but if I was soley hunting beaches I would get the 4500 gpx but I'm not my e trac kicks butt on dry land as well.
 
utahshovelhead said:
I run my E on the black sand beach of the great salt lake. think about that for a sec....i'ts black sand, salty and where I hunt is full of iron. Utah has mineralzed soils to begin with but this gets rediculous on that area. It does a great job and gets deep and seperates the iron from the trash. It is difficult to find small thin gold with it but I have found gold of all sizes and even some thin, at great depths as well. I would take it to any beach but if I was soley hunting beaches I would get the 4500 gpx but I'm not my e trac kicks butt on dry land as well.
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COOL

Luv To Hear The Good News

We have Black Sand on our Beaches of the Great Lakes and I have wondered about the quality of detecting with the ET on these Beaches

OH, Relics there are No Problem At All
Just have to learn what works best in your area
And when in Doubt press Relic Program,DUH:rofl:
 
For me, it's the only serious machine for depth...especially THICK silver coins.

The 1.5 kHz fundamental, is the butt kicker...all the other harmonics add their individual percentage, but for the thicker items the first 3 harmonics cut the mustard, especially on wet sand.

There are plenty of other top end detectors for the dry sand hunter, but MINELABs are the one to go crab-mining with.

The Whites V3's also do a good job, because they too have a low frequency 2.5 KHz.

I've done well on wet sand with both.......they're two of the best.

Viva la E-Trac....It's a 'universal' detector that speaks in many tongues.
 
Sonny

I have used my E-Trac for the beach several times and still do but I purchased an Excalibur as well because I like to wade the fresh water swimming holes at home and hunt the surf. The first year I used it, I found 14 rings while vacationing on the beach. The only problem with using it on the beach is the lack of waterproof capabilities. I vacation and hunt with a couple of friends every year, 1 uses an SE Pro and the other uses an E-Trac. My buddy that uses an E-Trac found a woman's diamond ring which appraised for 1,800 this year..

You won't be disappointed with the results the E-Trac will give you on the beach, unless you get it wet.

BCOOP
 
Thanks to all who responded. I have a v3i . I think an arsenal with both might be the ticket . I never hunted in the water that much .....Wet sand a different story. Also wanted to know how the Etrac did with relics. Sounds pretty promising. Don't whether to give up my G2 Teknetics or the V3i .........................Sonny
 
I'd keep the G2 as it's 19khz and dual processors so it's screaming fast recovery in trasy areas and it hits hard on tiny, tiny objects especially low conductors like gold and small chains, goes deep too in all metal mode. The Etrac will do all the rest way easier than the V3i with less fussing and adjusting and is killer on silver and deepies and relics.
 
I'm with you Tom, The G2 fast as lighting and with the new coil WOW, Hunt a few hours with super deep then find that part of the beach that is littlered with trash and hit it with the G2....
 
You guys are saying just what I was thinking . I just wanted to hear it from the pros before I did anything. I really appreciate you all. I 'll have tons of questions I am sure after I get my Etrac. I am getting excited !!!
 
Did a lot of beach hunting in Maine last year - also found a lot of relics - the E-Trac kicks butt on both !
 
Ohio it says you have 97 jewelry pieces..how bout a overview of the goods?!?!
 
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