Minelab Xterra 705

Just as Advertised!!!

Jim in Alamosa, CO -
Got my Minelab X-Terra 705 Gold Pack last week and took it out today for a real test drive in a couple of old stream beds. The first thing I realized is how light the machine is compared to my friend's MXT. The display is a bit different than what I'm used to, but it really makes more sense after you use it awhile. The "iron mask" default setting is "5" but I had it on "zero" since I was in an area with little or no trash. Sure enough, after about 20 minutes, I got my first hit on a small flake of gold!! Another 2 1/2 hours got several more hits and the total for the day came in at 1.7 grams. It's not enough to start another gold rush, but the 705 does what it's supposed to........ it finds gold!!!

Nov 04, 2010

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Minelab Xterra 705

GPS in NJ -
I've had my Minelab Xterra 705 for about a year now and I love it. I bought it mainly for its light weight due to a shoulder problem I have.

I use it both in-land and on the the beach and have been very succesful with it.

Year to date - I have have 8 rings and other misc. jewlery.

Oct 19, 2010

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Minelab X-terra 705 garbage!

Thomas Yrigollen in Redding, CA USA -
This is the worst detector ever. I have an ounce of gold and it wont even detect it, and the accept/reject button doesn't work just seems to be a very bad detector for the price and I don't wanna call the company because even that will cost me money.

Just a bad detector all around will never buy another minelab again, good luck with it if you buy one of these monsters.

Jun 07, 2010

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I love it

Stre-Chie in Vancouver B.C. Canada -
I have had my minelab xterra 705 for about 4 months and just love it. I was using a Bounty hunter landstar before that and that machine did a good job for the $$$, but as I got more into the hobby I wanted a machine that was simple to use with good depth and dependable. I payed about $800(Canadian) for it and it was worth it.

Learning the machine was not bad at all and it is spot on with depth and pinpointing. I have found all sorts of things with it from rings to old coins and much more.
It is light weight and battery life is very good, you can also get 6 or 7 after market coils, so you can upgrade it to your preference. The control box is weather resistant but I did invest in the enviromental cover for about $15. I have used a few detectors like whites dfx and xlt and they worked great too but they are a few hundred dollars more so if you are serious about detecting or just starting out the xterra 705 is an all around GREAT machine.

Jan 04, 2010

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