How much deeper is the F75 vs WHites MXT

[pvtcook]

Ok guys I sold my MXT and am within a frogs hair of buying the F75 limited.I was just wondering how much more depth I can expect out of the F75. I hunt relics only.
Thanks

 

[2 Much Trash]

Sorry you've had no response to your post. I too would be interested in responses from folks here in the know. I've been on a quest myself for the past few years trying to find the best relic hunting detector. But I keep thinking of an experience I had years ago. I was fishing in a pond that was supposedly loaded with big bass. I had just bought one of the top of the line rod and reel along with the lure that had just been in the news for catching the state record . Along comes this young kid with his father. He, in less than 45 minutes, catches a bass just 9 0z. under the state record 20 yards from me, with a $9.99 Dime Store Zebco fresh out of the plastic wrapper. Now that's a lot of food for thought.

 

[WV62]

Well guys I don't hunt relics but if I was going to do that I have 3 detectors, F75Ltd, 1270 and 1266x. My first pick would be the 1270, in air testing I am hitting a quarter at 17". Maybe you could put a question over on the classic forum and see what the guys over there have to say.

Ron in WV

 

[Elton]

#1. You would have to try and set up machines identical sensitivity etc., Which can't be, as their not apples to apples.

Next you would have find an area and hunt out targets with the machines, and compare depth for depth signals. First one machine, and then the other.

Only then would you get an idea of the which is deeper.. You might be surprised and see each machine do well , ( deeper) on different targets. ...........

I think the F75 would have the edge because of the Filters used on the two machines. I think the MXT would be more stable in most areas. Again due to the filters.....

Now if you want to be shocked take two identical detectors..set them up identical and see which one is deeper..

 

[Woodstock]

Now that's a very different comparison. The only thing those two have in common are that there hobby's and they are more luck at times than anything else. I guess you could say that fishermen catch more fish with locator's than those without. And we use metal detectors for coin and relic locations. Having the deepest doesn't make it the best, but it's better than walking around and guessed where to dig for coins and relic's without one.
I'd like to think it's a personal choice because they both a great machines Some want light & noisy and some like heavy and quite. But then I guess we could compare this to our spouses because that's our personal choice as well. Then I guess I'd have to say the same when I say some like the spouses light and noisy while others like theirs heavy and quite. And even then there are those few who like them in between. Lol
Everything we do in life is a choice and both the F75 and the MTX are deep in the proper hands. As far as detectors and spouse's I like mine light and noisy. IMHO
Happy Trails, Woodstock

Sorry you've had no response to your post. I too would be interested in responses from folks here in the know. I've been on a quest myself for the past few years trying to find the best relic hunting detector. But I keep thinking of an experience I had years ago. I was fishing in a pond that was supposedly loaded with big bass. I had just bought one of the top of the line rod and reel along with the lure that had just been in the news for catching the state record . Along comes this young kid with his father. He, in less than 45 minutes, catches a bass just 9 0z. under the state record 20 yards from me, with a $9.99 Dime Store Zebco fresh out of the plastic wrapper. Now that's a lot of food for thought.

 

[Larry (IL)]

You may or may not get more depth. That depends on a lot of factors including the ground you are hunting in, how you are hunting it, coils used, and most important, your abilities and knowledge of the machine used.

 

[2 Much Trash]

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[Ronk]

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[Daniel Tn]

I bought an MXT when they first came out and wasn't that impressed with it. I searched around looking for a better machine and that led me to an F75 when they first came out. I found by accident...how well it does here in motion all metal vs disc mode. In a thread similar to this one, I made the comment that I thought the F75 was twice the machine as an MXT and that the MXT couldn't handle the red dirt like the F75. This upset a lot of folks. One in particular ruffled my feathers saying I didn't know what I was doing, wasn't using it right, etc. So since he was from north Georgia I invited him up for a hunt to show me how it could operate in hands of experience.

We arrived on site and I showed him where things had been found before and where I'd be. A half hour into the hunt I had several minie balls in my pouch. He comes over to me and asks if I've had any luck that he's not found the first thing. I showed him my bullets and basically got told I must have brought them with me cause no way I had found them since we started hunting. He said he was going to stay by me and check signals. Well I so happened to be getting ready to dig what I thought was a bullet. Told him and he runs his machine over it....looks at his display and makes a few adjustments...tried again and said "ain't nothing there...machine says its a hot rock or iron". I let him listen to the signal I was getting and then dug a minie ball about 6" down. Well within the capability of an MXT...just this is bad dirt. Well a few feet away....we repeated this dance. I ended up digging 4 or 5 more bullets and he didn't get a diggable signal on any of them no matter what he tried. He finally started cussing and said he was going to the truck that I'd proved my point.

Since then I've had two more fellas come up on more friendly terms that just wanted to see if different coil combinations would work there and didn't really see much of an improvement. The F75 in disc mode will only click or pop on a bullet 6+ inches there...even with the lowest disc setting. You gotta be in motion all metal to hear them and then you can get them 12-14 inches if you know the machine well.

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Great post Daniel! I totally agree! F75 is one deep, fast sucker!

I bought an MXT when they first came out and wasn't that impressed with it. I searched around looking for a better machine and that led me to an F75 when they first came out. I found by accident...how well it does here in motion all metal vs disc mode. In a thread similar to this one, I made the comment that I thought the F75 was twice the machine as an MXT and that the MXT couldn't handle the red dirt like the F75. This upset a lot of folks. One in particular ruffled my feathers saying I didn't know what I was doing, wasn't using it right, etc. So since he was from north Georgia I invited him up for a hunt to show me how it could operate in hands of experience.

We arrived on site and I showed him where things had been found before and where I'd be. A half hour into the hunt I had several minie balls in my pouch. He comes over to me and asks if I've had any luck that he's not found the first thing. I showed him my bullets and basically got told I must have brought them with me cause no way I had found them since we started hunting. He said he was going to stay by me and check signals. Well I so happened to be getting ready to dig what I thought was a bullet. Told him and he runs his machine over it....looks at his display and makes a few adjustments...tried again and said "ain't nothing there...machine says its a hot rock or iron". I let him listen to the signal I was getting and then dug a minie ball about 6" down. Well within the capability of an MXT...just this is bad dirt. Well a few feet away....we repeated this dance. I ended up digging 4 or 5 more bullets and he didn't get a diggable signal on any of them no matter what he tried. He finally started cussing and said he was going to the truck that I'd proved my point.

Since then I've had two more fellas come up on more friendly terms that just wanted to see if different coil combinations would work there and didn't really see much of an improvement. The F75 in disc mode will only click or pop on a bullet 6+ inches there...even with the lowest disc setting. You gotta be in motion all metal to hear them and then you can get them 12-14 inches if you know the machine well.

 

[jim tn]

The MXT fairs better over here in W Tn dirt depth wise, but in a couple of side by sides when I had the regular F 75, it was not as deep. And, not by just and inch or so, either. HH jim tn

 

[Woodstock]

I don't want to be offensive to any fellow members but it's clear to me reading this thread that for every persons opinion on one being deeper, there's another saying the opposite.
This thread has clearly not answered any depth questions clearly and it clearly shows the truth on what I stated before above. That's it a matter of personal choice and experience and locations and brand loyalty. Truthfully, you're not going to take a die hard Whites owner and have them admit that the Fisher is deeper and visa versa for the Fisher owner. And once your set on a loyalty path you'll never feel comfortable walking the others or admit maybe your wearing blinders in honest comparison.
That being said, this reminds me of the same thoughts and loyalty's a die hard Ford owner has verses a die hard Chevy owner. Or even better a die hard Harley owner against a die hard Honda owner. They always seem to forget basics like "when a June bug hits you in the forehead it doesn't just hit one type of rider" or if you have to drop the bike to avoid an accident "the pavement doesn't care what your riding" and the road rash stays painfully the same cause their both steel horses.
I guess what I'm saying is that once you reach the top of the hill with detectors and learned your machine like the back of your hand it's then and only then you have no matter what your brand is it's the best and deepest machine for you and your hobby. The F75 and the MXT are great machines with each having their flaws. But both will go deep and both have there good points in the field. And it all adds up to personal choice, brand loyalty, user experience, and last but not least, location. So I think it's better to stop saying ones deeper by over two inches cause that maybe the truth in your case but not in others. And all that does is make another owner of the opposite detector come back with the opposite opinion and this thread becomes a roller coaster without end or resolution. And F75 in the proper hands and conditions will be as deep or deeper than a MXT and a MTX in the same situation will be as deep or deeper than a F75. Putting it like this makes better sense than saying one kicks the others butt, saying that is loyalty that blinded you and not being able to admit that they are both top of the line, cream of the crop and are two of the best brands out there today. This again is IMHO, Happy Trails, Woodstock

The MXT fairs better over here in W Tn dirt depth wise, but in a couple of side by sides when I had the regular F 75, it was not as deep. And, not by just and inch or so, either. HH jim tn

 

[jim tn]

Well said Woodstock, and you are 100 percent right. HH jim tn

 

[Mike Hillis]

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[Larry (IL)]

Everyone has an opinion but the only one that matters is yours. Good luck with the 75, learn it well and you will do fine. The best detector is the one you REALLY know how to use.

 

[Elton]

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[pvtcook]

Well I took the F75 out for the first time today for about 45 min. It was really chattery. But I honestly dug a .58 minie at least 12". I was impressed with the depth. I just worry about turning the sensitivity down so much to make it quite that I start losing depth.

 

[Woodstock]

Thanks Larry for verifiying what I've been saying from the start. Happy Trails to All, Woodstock

 

[Woodstock]

Well I took the F75 out for the first time today for about 45 min. It was really chattery. But I honestly dug a .58 minie at least 12". I was impressed with the depth. I just worry about turning the sensitivity down so much to make it quite that I start losing depth.

See what the F75 can do ! In the right hands and with some experence they really are beasts! IMHO....HH, Woodstock

 

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