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Universal shaft of Mars MD review 4

Mars MD universal shaft review

I guess that only lazy guy and hobby detectorist know nothing about new universal shaft released by Mars MD company. Manufacturer of coils and accessories for diggers, main competitor of NEL Coils company, MARS MD released this shaft in 2016 and nowadays we have no any review in English. What is a problem? I don’t know, all I found is this review in German but with English subtitles. MARS MD...

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Gold rush in Africa: gold nuggets and locals photos (really big nuggets! Must see!)

I’ve never found any gold nugget. Because it’s only several places in the world where you can find it and a really big nuggets can be found only in Africa, I guess. Shocked photos of one of the biggest nugget – almost 36 oz (1 kg!!!!) detected with Nokta Fors Gold, guys! Yes, have you ever seen a 36 oz nugget? I don’t believe my eyes, but this is true....

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Nice finds with Teknetics T2 metal detector – compilation + photos

Hi friends! Not many times ago I’ve posted about Teknetics T2, what detector is it and how to use it. Check this out, there is a lot of must see before you start videos! Teknetics T2 is a pretty popular machine and probably, if you are going to get it or you already have it you are interested to check some finds detected by T2. Let’s check this out! John...

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Deteknix Quest Pro update and news (hot!)

Hi buddies! Last year we have seen a new Chinese metal detectors manufacturer – Deteknix, oh yeas, that guys have an office in USA, so let’s call them US-China company. That’s always – Chinese manufacturers are quite slow to make their own and unique product, but they will join every business and will start to compete with leaders on market. It happened also in metal detecting business. Deteknix announced new...

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All you need to know about Teknetics T2 metal detector – review and tips

Another legend in world of metal detecting – Teknetics T2, professional metal detector manufactured and designed by Teknetics company in Texas, USA. Should place there – Made in Texas and gonna be proud of it. With that device you have everything you need for coin and relic hunting, to be honest, checking that features is making me impressed. What do we have? Usual 0-99 target ID, double filter discrimination modes...

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Gold Aunslev Cross find with Garrett Euro ACE

I’m not surprised, that another interesting find of new 2016 season is discovered with Garrett Euro ACE. Legendary detector Garrett ACE series became one of the best sellers in metal detecting hobby and it’s not surprise that almost every second interesting find is detected by Garrett ACE model. A guy from Denmark, Dennis H., who used Garrett EURO ACE only three months,  on a 5th minute of his walk on...

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Self made coil protection for Garrett

Oh yes, when I bought my first Garrett detector I’ve started to think about coil protection. Yes, our ground has a lot of stones in it, so I went to my local MD dealer and asked him about coil protection. He sold it to me for approx $10 and told me, that I will lose some inches in depth. But I do not care, because depth is such weird parameter...

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Old Greek soldier helmet discovered by Garrett ACE 250 (+ photos!)

When you have a metal detector and going to a little walk you never know what you will detect and find. But you should take care about your finds and understand, that some finds must be returned to the government of your country, because it is old and historic relic, even more if you have found it in a good condition like it is found below. A brief story: One...

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XP Deus – all you want to know about professional metal detector by XP

Hey guys! I know, it’s a lot of information about this metal detector, 100% wireless, manufactured and developed by XP company in France, but I want to keep the most important things in one place. Here it will be, air tests of XP Deus, discrimination test and settings. As I know – you should waste a lot of time to learn this detector and understand it’s settings. It has own features,...