Manticore Quick Tip and Live Digs with The M8 Search Coil - Coin Shooting

My Manticore should be here this week. Bought my DFX in 06 and not been out digging since 16. Should be interesting getting back out. I'm keeping the DFX as I have 4 coils for it. Those Manticore coils seem like hens teeth.

Great video as always Scott. Quick tips rock.

Excellent vid. Thanks for explanation on machine, program your using and hunt.Nice finds.

:face-red-heart-shape:ah, the Beauty of Wet Leaves & Wheat Pennies.

Scott, your enthusiasm for the manticore, and the 2-D screen has changed considerably since those videos you made, when you first tried the machine out! I have found that with the manticore, 2-D screen, when it shows that circle on the line, it is very reliable, but I have found many coins, and rings that showed bizarre 2-D screens that I almost decided to pass on, but curiosity made me dig. Just like the Deus 2, X/Y Screen, There are times when it’s reliable, and times when you just have to ignore it, and rely on the tone and the number. I have put my name on lists with several metal detecting stores for the manticore, 8 inch elliptical coil, and I’m looking forward to using it.

Scott, the 2D screen does help on figuring out if you should dig or not. When I first started using the manticore I didn’t use it much. I have a test garden (after watching your videos) where I have coins and square nails in the same hole. It does mess up the screen but if you get the right angle it will show on the target line without numbers in red. Mostly I’m like you and go by the sound mainly. I dig a lot less trash with manticore versus nox 800. I found a cartwheel penny the other day and both screen and sound wasn’t great. But at one angle both were good so I dug it. It had multiple square nails in hole with it. It was an awesome pull and first British coin for me! The update has really helped me with square nails. I almost always know when it’s a nail but still talk myself into digging it just in case. Lol

I use the equinox 800. Tempted by the Manticore but more expensive over here in England than you can get it at. Grrr!

Enjoyed the video. Ice storm here in Virginia. I will try tomorrow with the M8.

Got mine from fort Bedford great people awesome service

Yep-the 2D screen tends to confuse… If it’s a good tone, numbers good, solid, tight target, you really don’t need the screen. I do like my Manticore so far but I wouldn’t say it’s that much better than my old 800 with the coiltek coil!

Digging all the nails made me winder where you were running your ferrous limits?

How do you know if it’s picking up iron when the numbers keep fluctuating?? Yes I’m a newbie lol

I'd like to see that coil at work in the turnip field and the rattlesnake den area....you blew #1 Fanboy off last year....maybe you'll like me again this year....😢

Just a quick note! A nickel is not a clad coin. It is most commonly nickel and copper metals mixed together instead of placed in layers like a clad. Enjoy all your videos...

Just wondering what brand boots you’re wearing and are they warm

Throw that beaver tail.

the core makes you go into the scap iron buisness.....