nugget108 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Well I finally got it. Been tossing it around for 2 years if I wanted to get it from my friend or not. He had a prospecting store here in elko a few years back. So he had it as a carry over when he closed the doors. My son stole my gb2 so I needed another vlf. Got it for 250 bucks and need to find a DD coil for chasing gold. Anyone here use one for prospecting who might have a few tips on chasing nuggets with one? Never been a whites owner. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Talk to Steve Hirshbach, he liked and used the MXT quite a bit. I'm pretty sure I read an article he wrote about it. Try googling Detector Prospector.... Edited January 23, 2015 by ArcticDave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Here's link to Steve's review of many detectors for gold nugget hunting, the MXT is down about 1/3 on the page.http://www.detectorprospector.com/gold-prospecting-guides/steve-guide-gold-nugget-detectors.htmSteve can give you further advice on the MXT if you visit his forum and post your questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget108 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 I completely forgot about his detector reviews. Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim mcculloch Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 The MXT is an exceptionally good VLF gold finder. Properly tuned it can find gold flakes as small as 1/2 grain. It's 14 kHz operating frequency enables it to be used in highly mineralized soil where higher frequency VLF's require substantial gain reduction to operate. Operate in the prospecting mode, SAT at the beginning of the higher pitched zone, gain as high as soil conditions will allow, tracking on. When pinpointing don't stop the coil over the target; be sure to pass the coil off of the target site with each sweep. Don't ignore faint, repeatable signals; dig 'em. Hope this helps. HH Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget108 Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 Them are the first settings I'll try Jim. Thank you very much. I am surprised how sensitive the stock coil is to small gold. Not bad for a coin type coil. Buried a few small nuggets and it was pretty sensitive to them. Great info, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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