Scorpion Gold Stinger Vs the MXT

[robert roy]

I would be very interested in hearing any comparisons regarding the MXT and the Scorpion.
It's a nice looking piece of equipment for sure. AT first I thought it was a dedicated Gold machine but now
I see that it is an all around metal detector. WOuld like to hear your reviews.
RR

 

[dan b]

Don't you think a comparison with a Tesoro product would be more appropriate? The Scorpion is a "beep and dig" machine, as is most of Tesoro's machines. I would like to see how it rates against a Vaquero or a Golden

 

[Uncle Willy]

I owned Tesoros for many years and still do and there isn't any comparison. Years ago I field tested the best gold machine Tesoro ever made - the Diablo - but the Scorpion is a gold, relic, and coin machine with three search modes - motion discriminate - TR - all metal with automatic or manual ground balance, and an operating frequency of 15 khz which makes it extremely sensitive to small gold and silver or objects. You can pinpoint in either TR or all metal and hold the coil motionless over the target.

Bill

 

[robert roy]

Sorry. I don't now anything about the Tesoro. I do have an MXT and would
be interested in the comparison.
RR

 

[robert roy]

Willy:
How do you think it stands up against the MXT?
RR

 

[BigCatDaddy]

Theres only a couple of things you could compare, the depth and weight of each one. And that wouldn't really be all that great of a comparison either as they both have different coil configurations. I get excellent depth and target seperation with my Scorpions using the stock 5 x 10 DD coil and real decent depth and excellent target seperation with the 3 x 5 "Hogfoot"coil. I don't have an MXT but my one of my hunting buddies does, maybe we can side-by-side them sometime. Weight, I know the Scorpion is lighter and can be hip mounted to make it even lighter to swing. If you get a Scorpion, be ready to dig some trash targets, but also get ready to find plenty of excellent keepers!!

 

[Monte]

[size=large]they are quite different. One has excellent, fast-acting auto-tracking ground balance, the other has an excellent 10-turn manual GB control. Of the two principles, I favor the manual GB of the Scorpion Gold Stinger. I've owned 3 MXT's and 1 M^ and 3 or 4 Scorpions so I am rather familiar with them.

Both have a slow-motion Discriminate mode, and a full Discriminate adjustment range. However, the MXT's Gain or Sensitivity control also incorporates some Target Volume and Saturation (non-modulated audio) in the upper Sensitivity adjustment range. Sounds interesting, but it is something that annoys me. I want a Sensitivity control (also called Gain or Sensitivity or Depth control) to adjust just the sensitivity. So, in the case of this control, I favor the Scorpion Gold Stinger.

Each of them are withing a reasonable weight, but the physical design does give an 'edge' to the MXT so far as balance is concerned. Many of us do NOT like to hip-mount a detector so even though the Scorpion can be mounted that way to lighten it up, the MXT gets the nod for being a bit better balanced.

Now, 'balance' and 'feel' are subjective topics and will also be affected by the search coil size, shape and weight. here's where Garrett needs to give some attention to this sleeper. It comes with an elliptical DD coil and you can get one other coil for it, which is a smaller DD elliptical coil. White's MXT has a number of coil sizes, shapes and types available, and there are some very good aftermarket coils for them, too. So, the MXT gets a pat on the back for available coils. Garrett needs to bring out the good 4

 

[Joel-Winnipeg]

Thanking you for the valuable information Monte..