Beach Metal Detecting | Trying out the XTERRA PRO, Is It Any Good?
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- Опубліковано 21 чер 2023
- I try out the Minelab Xterra Pro on a Florida beach for the first time in a real live beach hunt.
Equipment used in the video:
Jon's Equipment: Minelab Xterra Pro, CKG Carbon Fiber Scoop Rod & CKG SandScoop
Amy's Equipment: Minelab Vanquish 540, CKG Sand Scoop
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Hey all! Thanks for watching, let me know your thoughts on the Xterra PRO. Do you like it? Do you think its a good value? Let me know.
I’ve had my XTP for a few months now. And it’s a beast when locating PT’s Aluminum scraps etc and some serious corroded coins. It’s a good starter machine but I will definitely be upgrading soon to probably a Nox 800 or even the 900!
@@WTXMD-jq1qs If you watch our live stream I do mention that for the price to performance, the xterra can't be beat...However, the new simplex is a contender.
Beach 1 is for dry and wet sand,beach 2 is for surf and underwater.Can't see why so many people are having issues with this machine.....overpowering????Can't fault this machine on the beach,i run mine in beach 1,18 sensitivity,5 tones,recovery 1 with a slight threshold.
I've found the machine to give great depth,its highly sensitive,stable and gives stable signals on solid objects such as coins or rings.Never had an issue with all the signals been bad.....maybe your machine is faulty.I've found the iron discrim to be brilliant......its a cracking machine on the beach.
Thing sucks
@@PlastiForge Sucks????maybe yours is faulty
@@neilgutteridge6405 watch every video on this machine. All have the same result.
OO ground balance in wet sand quites the detector down even in the wet surf as long as you keep the coil down or below the water when wading
This machine will blow the simplex away.
You did great.at least you didn't get skunked.
How would this compare to a simplex plus and would you consider it an upgrade to it for at least on beach if anything?
The newer Minelab Xterra Pro Elite is a Multi Frequency machine, check that one out. I think you would find it a fantastic machine.
Beachy Bruce sorry. Or google what do australian coins come up on the xterra pro. Enjoy ripper machine if ya know how to set up. It is not a beginner unit far from it.
I just ran across your video and wondered if you was running it in Beach 1 or Beach 2? If you said that, I apologize (old man here that dont hear good as I use too😊) Beach 2 being for wet sand or surf. I'm about 3 hours from the gulf and haven't had the chance to try my XTP in the salty stuff yet. Run mine on 5 tone and like it pretty well on the dry land for relic and coins. Personally I dig it all on he beach anyway so I dont miss any gold jewelry. Thanks for the vid and I'll look out for more.
Hey Jon, yes i ran it in both beach 1 and 2. It does well in the salt wet sand and in the water. You will need to lower the sensitivity down however.
Just subscribed to your channel. Please do the same as we all learn from each other :)
I too have an X-Terra Pro and I find twice as many coins now that I have lowered the sensitivity. Use to run as much as possible 23 -25 max, but now run around 17 and dig up twice the amount of coins... especially nickels! Have you tried hitting a trashy area but at lower sensitivity? I picked up "50 coins" yesterday by doing this at our local trashy park in areas I've searched already. Tot lot scored 15 deep coins even at 17 sensitivity, VDI much improved too 😅
Great vid!
Thanks brother!
I went to the beach today with my xterra pro. WTF? All of my signals were between 85-97. ALL showed 5-6 triangles of depth. Dug, sifted, wanded with the pointer, found nothing, and the signal would disappear. OR. I would have a 1 foot hole dug, put the coil in it, and once again have a 94 signal with 5-6 triangles of depth! I did find nails,screws, and the normal trash on the surface. What is causing such huge signals, at such depth? With nothing there? I was running in beach 1 & 2, stabilized in both. Wondering if i am doing anything wrong? Or should i just throw the machine away since it was purchased online and returning these items always seems to get them “lost” in the mail.
What sebaitivity were you running? Yiu are getting ghost signals. Generally happwns if your sensitivity is set too high. Lower it down to 18 and go from there.
@@SOFLOTreasureFinds I had it at 20. I’ll try lower next time Thanks !
Did you check to see if you got some sand inside your coil cover?
Great for coin hunting in parks. Great depth, separation and it's super light. Have to learn it's quirks for sure. Vdi is pretty decent in ground that's not mineralized a lot but in ground with hi iron and mineralization you dig anything that's not iron because nickels may register a quarter, pennies like nickels and anywhere in between. It takes ml85 headphones not ml80 they won't work and idk where you can find the 85s at not to mention I've heard the price is close to what the Xterra cost. For the money though it's pretty hard to beat. It's more than a single frequency machine but not a multi which is better than not switchable to me
Hi Stephen! I agree with all but one point.. the seperation to me isnt on point. If they added a iron bias/filter it would certainly help. Thanks for watching and the support! Keep swinging.
Possibly try Beach 2, on wet and dry sand. ALT, for target tones , recovery speed 3. also 10kz. Auto ground balance when first start up Very bouncy on Beach 1 if you have everything turned up.
I will definately try that but beach mode is locked at 8khz. Thanks for watching and the support. Keep swinging.
Woops yes 8kz locked 🔒 in
Lowering the sensitivity is a must for the xterra. A sensitivity setting above the "20" number , the machine is super noisy.
Ya we have noticed that. We have since dropped it to 19-20. It seems be doing decent, Amy found 3 rings last night with it lol. Check out the video its up and live. Thanks for watching and the support. Keep swinging!
And I have my sensitivity down to 12-15 but mostly 12 sensitivity, all tone And minus 4 on the iron Settings and make sure to ground balance and noise cancel and you have 2 hidden features that are in the X-Terra Pro and I can't explain how to get there but I bet that there's a video of it and I will have to read Everything again and see if I can find it again. But I Do Love 💕 the X-Terra Pro ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.....
Im not sure if you did but in settings you can change the volume
Oh i ceetainly did. Its just a low volume machine compared to others. I use headphones for all my machines so not really a big deal.
Thanks.
Hey thanks for commenting, I hope you enjoyed the video. Keep swinging!
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Forget the VDI and go with tones. DP is frustrating as it doesn't give you information tone wise. Look for $499 aus $ its amazing value. If minelab releases an update or 2 to fix the issues that would be awesome but don't hold your breath. I bought the XTPRO for underwater creeks and rivers. Also as a backup mainly. If minelab fixes the current issues it will be a great detector.
Hey Todd! I love DP tones lol. This machine is not my main one
I mainly swing the nokta legend. Thanks so much for your comment and watching my videos. Keep swinging!
And Todd what is the sensitivity settings that you are using because I have mine at 12 Sensitivity and I'm still getting Targets that are from 4-6 inches deep but it hasn't really been raining all that much here and I don't want to get kicked out of the Park and leave any kind of brown spots of the Dead Grass that usually does happen when you Dig a bigger hole than what is needed for the targets and I have found that a update for the X-Terra Pro isn't that much needed when I just lowered the sensitivity down to accommodate the X-Terra Pro bounce back and the drier the ground is the more jumpy VDI is there And not many Detector's can be on Full Sensitivity and function without some falseing to happen but I'm New to the X-Terra Pro and I love it and No MORE iron quarter Tone's Targets from the Simplex + to get dug up.....
@carolrice2063 your spot on about sensitivity. I prefer target separation over depth in most cases. Sensitivity only comes into play on low trash sites or beach for greater depth. Most targets are between 1 and 6 inches.
I like 15khz as it's a good all round frequency. Nice on gold and silver.
Glad your enjoying the xterra pro. It's a great detector. Cheers
@@toddclarke2348 and I Had a trashy spot next to the shelter house and my sensitivity was at 12 and I picked a dime out of the trash and it seriously separated it from the junkyard of aluminum but Everywhere is definitely different and what is working for me and May not work for you but I think it will be close and I run the recovery speed of 3 and I swing pretty fast but also I overlap with 2 swing's to 1 step and I'm still amazed at the X-Terra Pro and how many features that it has over the Simplex and anything Notka Macro Product's make and when the ground is getting Dry just lower the Sensitivity on the X-Terra Pro and keep Detecting and 15 and lower and I have noticed that the X-Terra Pro and the jumpy VDI is a good sign that the target is going to be a JUNK Target And a little 1-2 bounce back is almost normal bounce for the great 👍 targets but I'm a New Minelab X-TERRA Pro Owner and just learning what it already knows about the target and so far ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ IT
The Vanquish in my opinion is better than the Xterra Pro except for the waterproof part. Still with an Equinox 700 and an Vanquish 540 Pro pack I prefer the Vanquish over the Xterra
Hey David! Yes I tend to agree, however, th xterra does have more features and does hold its own at a $269 price point. Thanks for commenting and watching, we appreciate the support. Keep swinging good sir.
Brilliant check out beach Bruce on how to cherry pick . 7 days 237 one dollar coins an half and full sovereign's check out o Danny boy he had a bit of trouble. Lol .😂
Good Video, I don’t think I’m a fan of your machine. I’ll stick with the Nokta Makro Simplex. Hunt Relics in Louisiana and goodies in Texas (Galveston)! Good luck brother! Love those “Crusty Quarters”!
Hey thanks for your input, I love hearing what people swing and what machines they use. Keep swinging!
I love my new Nokta Legend, so I sympathize lol
Ok I have the x-terra. For what I have learned on it put your sensitivity on 5 and on your sub volume on 0 . Wauuu work it pla with the sensitivity up and down but always ground balance and your Discrimination
Thanks Crime.
The volume will be always low if you use a cover
I switched to headphones now. I think i was too used to nokta legends speaker being as loud as a boombox 🤣
Wat are Brill Machine
Not sure I know what you are referring to.
Well after seeing this bideo xterra pro not for me i might buy the vanquish 540
If u get used to it it's a great machine... Just know... Put hours in u will understand the detector
Amy uses it a lot, its her main detector. I was thinking of getting her a NOX 700, but I don't think its necessary at this point.
Drop the sensitivity down below 20 and the jumpy VDI will start to get a normal response and when it gives you the iron grunts just don't Dig it but it will give you a Solid Number when you get a Coin and doesn't jump twenty numbers but will be a trash targets if it does jump that much but do lower the sensitivity down and the X-Terra Pro has a light on it Also, but also User Error but your new with the X-Terra Pro..... and just like myself Very New and I like it better than the Simplex + and it's EMI Problem's AND No MORE Updates for the Simplex from Notka Macro per email and I wouldn't of bought the X-Terra Pro but to already say that the Simplex+ is now not updatable and NOT BEING THAT OLD TO ALREADY DONE With it and Was the reason why I got the X-Terra Pro and yes headphones 🎧 are very much needed to be sold with it but maybe it will ??????
And I have Even went down to 12 and still getting Targets and It does have a iron volume on it but it's in the hidden features and I haven't been to that part yet but I have watched other's videos telling me how to get there and so far everything is great and I will eventually get there and turn it up and I have watched a video of a guy that only uses 2 Tone and you can really hear the iron grunts with his but maybe he's already done the volume up that I haven't done it yet but a New Detector is always a great time to get the new bug's out and crinks out of the body.....
Hey Carol! Thanks for the response. I will have Amy try the lower sensitivity and see if that helps with the id numbers bouncing all over. Hopefully minelab releases an update to combat this. Also within their update I wouldnt mind if they boosted the volune by an extra notch. Thanks for watching and the support, we very much appreciate it.
@@SOFLOTreasureFinds hey you can get the volume up for yourself and that is in the extra features and it's located in the volume settings and go to the volume and press and hold the settings button and it will show a e1 Or something like that but then you can increase your iron volume and ( Mental Metal) has a video of how to get there and another thing on the 5 Tone but I already forgot but like you I'm very much new to this detector but do like it better than the Simplex......
But when they bounce all over that means it's a JUNK target from what I have found out and I only got the X-Terra Pro 2 days ago and the solid ones Tone's VDI are what your looking for and have her do a coin number Test to get an idea of the range of numbers are for on the X-Terra Pro and They are very close to the Notka Macro VDI Numbers....
@@carolrice2063 I already have that maxed out as well. Iron volume is maxed at 25 and regular volume is also set to 25. Thanks for the tip though, some people may not know that.
Yet ANOTHER video with the sensitivity TOO HIGH and complaining about the vdi...
I have used many times since. It has grown on me. Its a great machine.
Xtera pro not Xterra frustrating
Its a difficult machine for sure. But for the price, it is a good machine. I heard a rumor that the beach mode is actually smf but not sure if thats confirmed. Thanks for watching and the support. Keep swinging!
@@SOFLOTreasureFinds Tried mine at the beach and it was not any better in fact it went crazy in the water , my old Bounty hunter is better it's Id actually works.
I can see that for sure. It aint that great. I think it had a greater hype build up than anything. But for a entry level machine it aint bad.
Machine is no good, loves small stuff, big waste of time diggin that crap.
Hey thanks for the comment! I have to agree, a lot of trash digging with this machine. Thanks so much for watching and the support. Keep swinging!
But I have noticed that if it's a JUMPY VDI and will not lock in to the Coin numbers then it will be a JUNK Target and I just walk on, but the X-Terra Pro is a totally different and I'm New to the Minelab Detector's and I have been digging about everything up just to get the idea and it's right on the Targets that is junk and I don't think an update for the X-Terra Pro is needed but when I got a coin number it really told me to Dig and the dime was in ALOT of aluminum trash but also the iron grunts does need to a little more volume but they may have a shortcut that I haven't seen yet, cause it is very new to me...... But It's a must get metal detector coming from a Simplex + Owner and their no more Updates for the Simplex + , the email says that they want to keep the Simplex a Simple Detector but it love's EMI and dysfunctional when it comes close to any EMI and the squawk Tone's that will hurt 🤕 your Ears and very sorry that I have the Simplex + ....... but really excited to have the X-Terra Pro Now......
You lot must be doing something wrong with the pro.......its a fantastic detector and far from being no good.
Gold can be Small
Xterra pro is garbage. Returned it after a day.
Its not too bad. Works decent.