Hi john.
looks like you have drawn a bit of a response. I'm also a 30 swinger.I'm a bit like Minelab Marcus in that I don't get out as much as I'd like; can have a gap of up to 6 weeks between hunts and live in a town with a population of 39000. There is only 1 other town within a 200km radius with a population anywhere near the same size and despite that, this baby has already found me well over $400 in the 5 months that I've had it, not to mention a number of pre decimal and over seas coins and a few junk rings. Thrilled to bits with this little machine.The only gripe that I have with it, is that it doesn't have a larger coil for better ground coverage, but I think that minelab will rectify this in the not too distant future.The 70 looks like a great machine; and if it turns out to be an effective gold hunting machine, then I will probably buy one down the track, but I have my doubts.In the mean time, I shall remain one very happy X30 swinger for some time to come!
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Mick Evans.