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6″ Sniper Coil For The Minelab Equinox – Review And Tests!

So, here’s the long-awaited review of the sniper coil, size 6″, for the metal detectors series Equinox. The coil, weight, and review The coil itself is very light, it is understandable – its size is very small. It weighs only 301 grams. When installed on a metal detector, the balance is still maintained and this helps to dig with such a coil for a longer period. Yes, with very light...

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Golden Mask One – 15 kHz and 24 kHz detectors! (New from 2018)

So, it seems that the famous Bulgarian manufacturer of metal detectors Golden Mask is entering the metal detector market for beginners with a digital device! So far there is no data on the price, but they promise that it will be cheap. There will be two modifications that differ only in search frequency – the version with 15 kHz and the other with 24 kHz. Well, entry-level HFs, a good...

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Golden Mask 5+ SE – 15-30 kHz (New Version!) 

It seems that the manufacturer Golden Mask from Bulgaria has modified its new model – the Golden Mask 5+ SE metal detector. This detector has now received changes and bug fixes, as well as a new version, in addition to the 8-18 kHz version, we now have the 15-30 kHz version. With this new detector, it is now possible to look for gold in the mountains and jewelry on the...

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Magic Lab – Everything About These Coils From A Russian Manufacturer!

Not so long ago, the detectorists in Russia learned about the emergence of a new manufacturer of coils – the company “Magic Lab”. What is interesting is that even though the company was created in 2013, their coils only began to appear on sale steadily from 2017 What is remarkable about the company “Magic Lab”, you ask? Let us start with the fact that all production and development is in...

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Fisher F-Pulse Pinpointer – First Impressions (Kit, Settings, Design+)

Recently I got my hands on a relatively new pinpointer from Fisher, namely the Fisher F-Pulse! I can’t wait to really try it out for what it’s worth out in the fields, but meanwhile, I will tell you about my First impressions from testing it so far. The Kit The kit is pretty simple and straightforward. It is delivered in a compact and good-looking box from Fisher, which includes all...

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XP MI-6 And Garrett PRO Pointer AT Z-Lynk Wireless Pinpointers: Which One Is Better?

Wireless pinpointers are now beginning to become very popular among diggers. Or more correct, pinpointers with a wireless connection to the detector headphones. At the moment, this system is supported by XP MI-6 and Garrett PRO Pointer AT Z-Lynk. The other manufacturers are on their way, it’s possible that Minelab and maybe Fisher/Teknetics is working on something? But it is known that the Nokta-Makro company has almost released such a...

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Garrett Pro-Pointer AT Z-Lynk and MS-3 Headphones – Our Review!

I remember the time when we were digging without a pinpointer and, moreover, we did not even know what it was and why we needed it. And I won’t even mention wireless headphones – for us it was a completely different world and we did not even think about it. Detecting then was something special, at the level of semi-legal business and movement, when everyone was hiding while digging, and only...

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Nokta Anfibio – Our Review Of The New Detector! (Tips, Thoughts, Experience, Finds+)

Recently, at the last worldwide diggers meeting “Detectival 2018” in the UK, the Turkish manufacturer of metal detectors Nokta/Makro announced the merging of brands. Now there will not be a separate Nokta or a separate Makro – there will be a Nokta-Makro. Everything is very simple! In addition, the first product of the joint brand is a novelty of 2018 – the series of metal detectors Nokta-Makro Anfibio Multi, Nokta-Makro...

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ORX – A New Metal Detector From XP Detectors!

At a large event – at the Detectival rally of diggers, XP Detectors showed its novelty, a new metal detector – the ORX. As you can see, a lot of things were taken from the DPR model, which was made especially for the distributor in Africa and the Middle East, but now it’s time for the rest of the countries where you can look for gold. So, what’s new? A new...

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“Kaliningrad” Finds (Digging In Königsberg)

At times it is interesting to see at times what fellow detectorists find from other places in the world, and one such interesting place is Königsberg (Kaliningrad). East Prussia is full of history, it is not surprising that some detectorists there find items from ancient Rome, very rare finds in the Baltic region! From a conversation with an old digger: “We used to go through the woods and German helmets...