New Minelab Manticore Video

[Dave79]

However, I've picked up these with a multi frequency VLF over winter, so don't rule them out for gold detecting!

 

[hAyyoUinAU]

It's a multi-frequency VLF, mate. It's a treasure detector (coins, relics, jewellery), NOT a gold nugget detector.

Does it not have a gold mode like the Equinox?

 

[hAyyoUinAU]

I always keep a VLF handy, and I am not saying its the same, but the NOX with a small coil is pretty good. I almost prefer it to the GM, maybe because it has a threshold.

 

[Dave79]

Does it not have a gold mode like the Equinox?

Even without a gold mode, I'm sure that if you set it up with high frequency weighting and a fast recovery speed it will do the job

 

[grubstake]

From the Manticore Quick Start Guide, it does have a gold mode:

 

[Heatho]

I've been watching quite a few Manticore vids and looking at peoples finds on FB pages, people seem to be detecting
quite a lot of beer bottle caps that the CTX would eliminate almost perfectly. Was really thinking about getting one but
will probably stick with the CTX, I think the CTX is still miles ahead in the discrimination department from what I can
gather. Still seems to be the treasure hunting flagship.

I guess Manticore is just really a beefed up Equinox.

 

[G0lddigg@]

thought it worth adding to this old thread the Manticore has been out for a while now and were finally seeing some good coil options, i had a good play with the 8 inch coil and its a great sniping coil for gold. i'm an old VLF user from way back and i get alot of people struggle with VLF's for gold but they do work. i had a go on the weekend with the 15 inch coil running a beach deep setting i haven't used before and was getting lead targets 45cm into hard packed ironstone pretty amazing stuff if that was gold you wouldn;t miss it.