SeniorSeeker
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[size=large]Hey There Fellow Seekers!
Back in the 70's, my metal detecting experience began with a White Coin Master which couldn't find it way out of a wet paper bag. Actually I became so frustrated with it that I hung it up in the garage for about the next thirty years. For most of those years I kept up with with the hobby via magazines but rarely ever took the old White's unit out for a spin. Flash forward to two/three years ago. The metal detecting bug had bitten me once again, technology had improved tremendously, and, after considerable research, I purchased a Garrett Ace 250. For the most part, I was reasonably happy with the Ace but then I began to read about Garrett's GTP1350, with Graphic Target Profiling, and bought one from my local dealer. It had a great grip and look of quality about it. The Ace, on the other hand, was simply too limiting, though it has a lot of features for its price tag. After hunting with the Garrett GTP1350 for approximately two months, I took it back to the dealer complaining of shoulder and arm pain. For whatever reason, I could not swing the GTP1350 for more than about two hours without considerable discomfort. I also began to realize that the GTP1350 was, in my opinion, just a glorified Ace250 and, mainly because of the weight of the GTP1350 and shoulder/arm pain, upgraded to the Minelab X-Terra 70. Now let me tell you the learning curve for the X-Terra70 is not turn it on and go hunting. It took months to grasp the numbering system and nuances of the X70 but ladies and gentlemen ~ I've got to tell you I've been in dig heaven ever sense. The X-Terra 70 is nothing short of amazing! It's nice to know 'What's In The Ground Before You Dig' but, without target numbers, one rarely knew what you were digging up. Yes ~ a good share of the time, the readout on the GTP 1350 was on the money but it had some of the same weird peculiarities that the Ace250 possesses. For instance, hunting in areas where you might find a large number of buried beer and or soda pop cans, the detector nearly always told me I had found a dime, in the ground. Of course, had I actually redeemed the cans, that's exactly what I would have had but you know what I'm getting at here. After a while I began to realize that the Ace250 was nose heavy and fell far short of what I really wanted to accomplish with a metal detector. Yes...it's inexpensive but then you get what you pay for, in the long run. At least to some extent, I'm sure you'll agree with that statement.
I have found more with the X-Terra70 than I have with any of the detectors I own now or have owed in the past and that includes the White's M6, the Tesoro Tejon, and the Garrett GTP1350. As I see it there's only one more step to take and that would be to purchase a Minelab Etrac which, for a multitude of people in this world, is the ultimate metal detector. It's just my opinion.[/size]
Back in the 70's, my metal detecting experience began with a White Coin Master which couldn't find it way out of a wet paper bag. Actually I became so frustrated with it that I hung it up in the garage for about the next thirty years. For most of those years I kept up with with the hobby via magazines but rarely ever took the old White's unit out for a spin. Flash forward to two/three years ago. The metal detecting bug had bitten me once again, technology had improved tremendously, and, after considerable research, I purchased a Garrett Ace 250. For the most part, I was reasonably happy with the Ace but then I began to read about Garrett's GTP1350, with Graphic Target Profiling, and bought one from my local dealer. It had a great grip and look of quality about it. The Ace, on the other hand, was simply too limiting, though it has a lot of features for its price tag. After hunting with the Garrett GTP1350 for approximately two months, I took it back to the dealer complaining of shoulder and arm pain. For whatever reason, I could not swing the GTP1350 for more than about two hours without considerable discomfort. I also began to realize that the GTP1350 was, in my opinion, just a glorified Ace250 and, mainly because of the weight of the GTP1350 and shoulder/arm pain, upgraded to the Minelab X-Terra 70. Now let me tell you the learning curve for the X-Terra70 is not turn it on and go hunting. It took months to grasp the numbering system and nuances of the X70 but ladies and gentlemen ~ I've got to tell you I've been in dig heaven ever sense. The X-Terra 70 is nothing short of amazing! It's nice to know 'What's In The Ground Before You Dig' but, without target numbers, one rarely knew what you were digging up. Yes ~ a good share of the time, the readout on the GTP 1350 was on the money but it had some of the same weird peculiarities that the Ace250 possesses. For instance, hunting in areas where you might find a large number of buried beer and or soda pop cans, the detector nearly always told me I had found a dime, in the ground. Of course, had I actually redeemed the cans, that's exactly what I would have had but you know what I'm getting at here. After a while I began to realize that the Ace250 was nose heavy and fell far short of what I really wanted to accomplish with a metal detector. Yes...it's inexpensive but then you get what you pay for, in the long run. At least to some extent, I'm sure you'll agree with that statement.
I have found more with the X-Terra70 than I have with any of the detectors I own now or have owed in the past and that includes the White's M6, the Tesoro Tejon, and the Garrett GTP1350. As I see it there's only one more step to take and that would be to purchase a Minelab Etrac which, for a multitude of people in this world, is the ultimate metal detector. It's just my opinion.[/size]
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Ma Betty