🎯 Master Your Minelab Manticore: 3 Ways to Hear Iron While Detecting!

[@SthrnDrt]

Really appreciate your videos.. wife ordered me the Manticore a few days ago and in the meantime I've been going over all your manticore vids.. awesome informative stuff 👍🏼

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you for watching and your kind words, you're going to love that new detector! All the best to you in 2025!

[@markditz6282]

I just got my manticore a couples weeks ago. So I was pretty overwhelmed my first few times out. Your videos have been very helpful in setting up the machine and making sense of what I'm hearing. Best of luck to you in your detecting ventures! Thanks from mid-western Indiana!

[@BrassMedic]

Yes it can be completely overwhelming with all of those sounds coming in. One of the courses that I teach here one-on-one is to have someone walk alongside me with headphones on listening to everything that I'm listening to and observing how I navigate through all of the sonic information coming in. Which tones I reinvestigate and how I size up a target to determine whether or not I want to dig it. It's so absolutely hard to do in a video but much easier in person. If you can find someone in your area that has a lot of hours on the machine something like that would be very helpful for you. Also to develop the skill to do that little wiggle that I show you in this video to really get in on a signal thank you for watching the video and for your comment!

[@ronaldbrown5759]

Nice to see videos from truly knowledgeable people. Too many out there that are full of cow patties and do no service to this hobby. Thanks, brother. Keep it up.

[@franknash7878]

Funny fact. I detected a large crab under/in the sand at Stimson Beach. It filled my scoop and crawled back into the ocean after release. So maybe those patties were sending a signal. Probably not!

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you sincerely for these kind words!! Truly appreciate you. I will keep on keeping on! Thank you for the view and comment!

[@undercaliforniaOG]

Hey Mark. I’m in Lone Pine, Ca. I’m heading out today for my first Manticore hunt. Thanks for all the great info in your videos, super helpful

[@BrassMedic]

What kind of site will you be detecting at? I can give you some settings to try. Did you get the M9 coil yet? It's a game changer for that machine! If not let me know, I'll send you a link. I have been through Lone Pine a couple times. My band played at Kennedy Meadows last August. Lots of history down around Lake Isabella too. You will love the Manticore! Thank you for the view and comment!

[@undercaliforniaOG]

Hey man! I live in the Alabama Hills, overlooking the Owens Lake bed. Tons of mining sites around here, but I’m heading down to the site of an old town, ore at least where there used to be a town and train stop. It was also an or transfer spot. I have not picked up the M9 yet, but was definitely planning on it. If you’re ever coming through here again, I would like to do some detecting, just hit me up.

[@undercaliforniaOG]

Hey ma’am. I live in the Alabama Hills, overlooking the Owens Lake bed. Tons of mine in sites around here, but I’m heading down to the site of an old town, or at least where there used to be a town and train stop. It was also an or transfer spot. I have not picked up the M9 yet, but was definitely planning on it. If you’re ever coming through here again, I would like to do some detecting, just hit me up.

[@benrjohansen]

Great tips on settings. Sometimes I open it wide up until I start going crazy, then I add back in some discrim.

[@BrassMedic]

I do that too occasionally. Thank you for the view and comment!!!

[@benrjohansen]

That Greman medallion is a cool find!

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you, was a big surprise to see that pop out of the ground. Thank you also for the view and comment!

[@purnellrichardson3716]

Thanks for ur advice I own manticore still love 800

[@BrassMedic]

Nice, great machines, both! Thank you for your view and kind comment!

[@richie1027]

You have an intuitive way of imparting information I find helpfully. I’m a 71 y/o disabled vet with a new manticore and relatively new to the whole process. I struggle with understanding the concepts of high and low ferrous settings. I suppose I could just use the presets, but so many videos show tweaking and discrimination settings. Can you suggest any information source that will help me better understand the ferrous concepts as they relate to the manticore functions? Appreciate the time you invest in helping others…very kind of you.

[@BrassMedic]

I sincerely appreciate the kind words. Sounds cliché but the owners manual is well written and this section on the ferrous limits is easy to follow, check that out for sure. I will do a special video for you as well and upload it within the next couple of days, so stay tuned!! Thank you again for the view and comment!

[@weshawkins7165]

Good video Mark. Thinking about adding this to my stable of detectors, that would make three coin and relic machines. I have two young granddaughters I’m trying to get interested in the hobby and having three detectors would get us all out in the field detecting at the same time. As you know I’ve been an avid gold detectorist for the last 25 plus years but relic hunting is relatively new to me. Might need to get a one on one class from you.

[@BrassMedic]

Absolutely on the class!! Anytime. I know you as a legendary gold detectorist!! The Manticore is incredible!! The price goes back up $650 in a couple days so the huge sale is almost over. Lmk if your going to order so I can get you all the links and info. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@weshawkins7165]

@ I don’t know about legendary, lol, lots of good detectorists out there.

[@Highplainsprospectors]

Good stuff!

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you guys for the view and comment!! 😁

[@rickkeifer3472]

Good video bro thanks.Dont know why you didn't dig that 93 good luck buddy.

[@BrassMedic]

Yeah I'll definitely go back and dig that!! Don't know what I was thinking passing that by in the spirit of making this video. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@mase202]

awesome video ! how about ground tracking? what are the pros and cons? thanks

[@BrassMedic]

Ground balance with auto tracking is not always recommended. I prefer to grab the ground in clean ground where there is no signal at all. Then listen to the machine if it starts to whine and cry a bit I will re grab the ground but using auto track could be detrimental as it can literally cause the machine to balance out desirable, conductive small targets in heavy iron. So I recommend manual and listen for changes in the ground, adjust when needed. Thank you for the view and comment!

[@rickkeifer3472]

Hey Mark thanks for the video,funny I run about the same in fast mode and clean up the coins in trashy areas it's great if you can get over all the noise.Good luck and thanks again bro.

[@BrassMedic]

As always, I appreciate the view and the comments! I run all of my machines like this completely wide open including (especially) the CTX 3030. 😊

[@sc_marauder492]

Thanks for the video. Great channel btw!. I picked up the Manticore a few months ago. Well built, high end detector.... with a learning curve for sure! But I'm learning how to deal with it... and I DO like this machine. As a Legend user, one of the things I DON'T like about the Manticore is the fact that I have to turn off iron tones (essentially All Metal Mode = OFF) in order to run/enable my coin shooting disc pattern. Said differently, when I run it in All Metal mode (of which I always am.... because I REALLY like to hear iron tones), discrimination patterns are disabled. I don't have that problem/restriction with the Legend..... and from what I've seen on YT (because I don't own a D2), the D2 also doesn't have this restriction. Even though you've provided some decent options here,... I really hope that ML gives us the ability to run Disc patterns AND Iron together. One more thing - I sure wish they'd give us more custom disc patterns.....and wouldn't it be nice if we could name/label them. My 2 cents. Sorry for the whinning :-)

[@BrassMedic]

I have a workaround for this for you if you contact me in email at the email address that is in the description of all of my videos I can tell you how to accomplish what you're trying to do. I also offer training courses on my website (that is also in the description) where I can do a zoom or telephone call with you to help you set your machine up. Happy to help you and thank you for the view and comment!

[@scottchiaracagolddetecting8975]

Well done video. I run only in 8 and wide open and still dig deep targets.

[@BrassMedic]

Yeah the loss of depth with high RS is minimal. But your not gonna miss much with those settings!! Thanks for the view and comment, let's get out! Happy Holidays!

[@sktech76]

Always swing over the cow patties! Sometimes they poop gold nuggets 😂! Jk jk I run the manticore with a lot of discrimination but i will give all of these a try. We have a lot of nails over here in southeast Kentucky/northeast tn. Appreciate the video!

[@BrassMedic]

I think that most do run it with lots of discrimination and no threshold. At least that's the sentiment I get when I speak at metal detecting clubs and just looking at my comments. Thank you for your view and comment!

[@huntinquincy4238]

I agree wide open is the way to go. From time to time I’ll disc when my brain starts to slow but I love to here all the info I can. That looks like a super fun site and I love the gold rush potential. Here on the central coast it’s possible but pretty unlikely to get anything older than 1900😢

[@BrassMedic]

Yesterday as soon as I shut my camera off and went to metal detect I had a visitor come talk to me and had to leave that area of the site and was unable to investigate all those juicy signals! Gotta get back soon, maybe today!! I know what you mean about taming the machine down a little bit when your brain is overwhelmed. It's like when we first get to a site we pop right up and down on signals but at the end of the day it's all you can do just to kneel down or stand up, lol!! Thank you for your view and comment!

[@huntinquincy4238]

@ gotta love them visitors! I had one come tell me what I was doing was illegal because city of LA owned the property, I said yeah they do and that makes it public 😂 he left saying he would let “them” know! Yeah I couldn’t believe you walked away from a few of those, I’m always scared I’ll come back and be like where did that silver quarter go…. You should work on a hunt video, it seems like it’s been to long

[@EddiePort-j5v]

I see your using the Garrett the Carrot. I was told by the company that I bought My Manticore I should stick with the Minelab Pro 40. Did I make the right choice as I see almost everyone with the Manticore using the Garrett AT Pro Thank you for your videos

[@BrassMedic]

There are some great choices out there besides the Minelab Pro-Find 40. For example, the XP MI-6, the Nokta Accupoint, the Fisher F-Pulse. I use lots of different pinpointers. As long as yours works ok and is not giving you trouble, I would stick with what you have now. Thank you for watching the video!

[@markkus1134]

Thanks I love my 9” coil already paid for itself with a gold ring I almost always run no discrimination

[@baaamakingbaaaa]

That's funny you said that because my very first target with my M9 was a big mens wedding band 8 inches deep in a corn field.

[@markkus1134]

@ I was out on a local small beach got mine on and a few silvers the ring is 14k with Jean and Joe inside 1986

[@BrassMedic]

Me too, absolutely love the M9!! Perfect coil for what I do. Such a nice feeling when a piece of gear pays for itself day one!! 😁 Thank you for your view and comment!

[@tomtripptree5079]

Would that stabilizer help with the chirps that you said is from the processor and recovery speed

[@Dig-y1f]

What are your thoughts on the 8/5 coil

[@BrassMedic]

Somebody else just asked the same question in the comments here and I answered by saying that the M8 is my favorite coil when using goldfield mode and swinging in Creeks looking for nuggets but I prefer the M9 for everything else that I do it's the perfect coil for me!! Love it and highly recommend the M9! If considering buying one of either, lmk and I can give you a link to my dealer where you can use my discount code! Thank you for your view and comment!

[@brokenarrowoutdoors2467]

What was your stabilizer set at on your first setting?

[@BrassMedic]

I was not using stabilizer on any of these settings. Thank you for the view and comment/question!

[@SubEcIipse]

Do you have a preference of the M9 over the M8 for the Manticore?

[@BrassMedic]

I prefer the M8 when I'm using gold filled mode looking for nuggets along the banks of creeks. But otherwise I like the M9 for all of my Relic hunting. That coil is the absolute perfect size for that machine it's like the Goldilocks zone. Thank you for your view and comment!

[@Guitarsdetectors]

Mark, that isn’t iron. Those are cow patty’s! 😂

[@BrassMedic]

Man it was bad, as you can see there were land mines everywhere! Really $h1tty place to do a video! 🐄 Thanks for watching!

[@dbeidesign]

Dig that 95

[@BrassMedic]

Right!!?!! As luck would have it after I finish making the video I went over to start detecting and I was going to go right to that signal and I got pulled off the site before I could even start so I might have to head back out there today or on Sunday to check that signal. I knew that would be maddening to some for me to just leave that and not dig it. I'll get back to it I promise! Thank you for checking out the video!

[@dapawaz8310]

I know 😂 I was saying, "Dig that" on 4 or 5 signals. Especially on a site like that. Good demo of different ways to run the MC.

[@dude90120]

A question. we own about 2 acres of land that has been used as a gun range for many years millions of brass shell casings. people that own expensive guns also owns expensive jewelry and I know there must be a lot of coins here how do I get past all the brass?

[@BrassMedic]

Yikes, unfortunately there is nothing that can be done with regards to using a metal detector there. The difference between all the different shell casings would span the entire visual discrimination numbering system of any machine therefore you would never know where the gold ring was in comparison to some of the smaller shell casings. I wish there were some other way but unfortunately you will never be able to metal detect there without digging shell casing after shell casing. Thank you for your view and comment!

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

got me a profind 35 help me with my nox 900. gotta go swing see what happens. have a good day.

[@BrassMedic]

Your all set, great equipment. Good luck in your outings. Thank you for your view and comment!

[@benrjohansen]

Personally I like to hunt with threshold, it lets me know how much iron I'm going over.

[@BrassMedic]

Same here, every time on every machine! I'm always trying to find and stay in the iron. Thank you for the view, tip and comment!

[@robertbray7855]

Are you losing depth for more information?

[@BrassMedic]

My immediate reaction is to answer "no" but in an indirect way, yes I am. Only because I am in the heavy iron and since I want to hear every single target and get seperation, my Recovery Speed is up at 7 which does lose depth over lower recovery speed settings. But generally speaking the 3 different ways to run the machine are all equal in depth if that makes sense. Thank you for your view and comment!

[@Urge38]

Nice low sensitivity of 20. No wonder nothing is coming through lol lol and on a 9 inc coil

[@BrassMedic]

I like that you noticed that! When making videos I sometimes have to do things I normally wouldn't do. With the sensitivity of higher in there, there was a lot of falsing and as you can see in the video there's high tension power lines right over my head. At 20 at least I could hear enough to make the video without any falsing at all. If you have ever watched any of the other videos on my channel you will notice that I even have videos just on sensitivity for the Manticore. Gotta do what you gotta do for production when making educational content for the public. 🤔 Thank you for your view and comment!

[@Urge38]

​@@BrassMedic I notice everything lol It's just my nature. One thing I would say, being a manticore user for ever a year now, I would wager that a lot of the iron tone responses are not all arrived by iron The manticore ground falses far more than it should Unfortunately a ground false is the same tonal response as iron and this has lead to a lot of misconceptions Ps, I enjoy your videos and have watched nearly all of them

[@BrassMedic]

Thank you sincerely for watching so many of my videos!! I have never thought to test that the iron audio signals could be ground. I have a pipeline with the engineers to ask about this. When they flew out from Australia to test with me, we used a special Manticore Engineering pod to test the soil here. They told me it was some of the worse they ever encountered and how much the soil mineralization varied over short distances. You bring up a great point here and something for me to learn as much as I can about. Appreciate you!!! 🙏​@@Urge38