Serious Metal Detecting With The Makro Racer

This is one of my latest hunts. It was time to use the"Makro Racer" after "cleaning" an area with my XP Deus and the GC-1023. It was a different day, different soil conditions, a different coil size, discrimination level, angle and approach. Do not compare detectors if you don't use them at the same time.
There are unfortunately a few things I don't like about the Makro Racer. It's mainly the ergonomics. The handle is uncomfortable. The volume control knob is placed at the back (it stands out). I can not lean the detector against a tree for example, without "changing the volume".
Should the Racer (for some reason) hit the ground, the VC knob will probably brake. Since it has the function of the ON/OFF switch, it could also damage the detector.
The speaker is placed at the back and the whole thing is still too heavy for my hunting style...
Other than that I like it.

[@masitaatisam3679]

great realistic vid without any talking. the short texts once in a while are pretty comfortable. like this it is a breeze to focus on your detecting movie . thanks for taking us there. best regards

[@MetalDetecting24]

Thank you very much. I'm glad you like this format. Have a great day.

[@RussTNails-fw9ds]

The five inch round dd on the Red Racer is red hot on coins in high metal trash areas ,less targets under the smaller coil makes it very precise in two tone .Hard to beat this combo with any machine even today. Great show thanks 😊!

[@RussTNails-fw9ds]

My red racer is still finding goodies, the original coil is now replaced with a mars 10 x 5 dd and just keeps producing side by side with my Deus.nice to watch your show again. Do you still use your Racer!😊

[@Johnny-RR]

Your doing a fantastic job in that area well done, most people would have given up in such a iron rich place.. Great finds, great video thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next hunt.. Johnny.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+johnny stormcrow - Thank you for the kind words. Have a great day.

[@toddclarke2348]

I still use this detector in 2024 and it holds its own against modern day detectors. This was their first detector from Makro. The detector has been punished and well used and everything is still working perfectly. A well made detector from Turkey. Nokta/Makro are one of the best companies for metal detecting today and have come a long way. This is a testament to their passion and dream of building an awesome company to produce great metal detectors.

[@dapawaz8310]

I'm still using my red racer, too. It's a great little unmasker in iron, and it gets good depth. The best thing about this one is the audio.😉 I did have an ear on the stock coil break off, and Makro sent me a 5x10 as they didn't have a stock coil for it on hand. It works even better than the stock DD.

[@toddclarke2348]

@@dapawaz8310 absolutely and great to hear. I just picked up the 7 inch concentric coil and it's amazing in iron and goes deep! In some areas I have the sensitivity turned down to 1 and it still punches down. Sometimes depending on the area I'm detecting I only want what's on top mainly and nothing deep. The racer is definitely a great detector still in 2024!

[@reidmanson5056]

I'm still watching your older video's as well as your new ones. This one is fantastic! You even pulled out a folding shovel for this, haven't seen you with it in your new video's though. Thanks for films!

[@MetalDetecting24]

Oh thank you. I still have this shovel, but I'm (occasionally) using a different one (which can't be folded, but it's lighter). I take it only with me, when I have to recover a big target (that I marked in the past). I have two videos almost ready, where this shovel plays a small part. I will try to upload it in the future... Have a nice day.

[@zeldarobinson3382]

Awesome adventure thank you for sharing it with use .have a great evening.

[@scottallan6350]

Really great hunt... you really earned those coins! Congrats.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Scott Allan - Thank you very much. Have a great day.

[@Bestill_]

I think you look like an Assasin in black cloths when you clean your blade. LOL.. Great video as always. Thanks

[@MetalDetecting24]

:D Thank you very much.

[@denspri5844]

Nice video. Several people who own the Makro Racer say you can replace the broken coil bolt with one of the arm rest bolts for a quick fix in the field.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+denspri - Thank you, yes I see the comments now. I wish I knew it back then. Now I know what to do, should it happen again. Thank you.

[@mud_venator1037]

Well done friend, great video as always. Nice to see you topping up your Roman coin hoard ;). They looked like lovely coins too, keep up the good work. ATB

[@MetalDetecting24]

+\_ Venator - Thank you very much. The coins are looking very nice indeed. How is your metal detecting project going?

[@mud_venator1037]

MetalDetecting24 I've been out detecting a lot this month and i am really getting to know the Golden Mask 5 now. I am digging a lot less rubbish as i am becoming familiar with the digital graph, and i found a way to run at almost full power without becoming unstable. I had a nice little coin spill the other day with a couple of small silvers, but no gold yet :-). So how many detectors do you have? and do any go deeper than 13 or 14 inches?

[@MetalDetecting24]

+\_ Venator - That's nice to hear. It looks like you are doing very well. A silver coin spill sounds amazing. Congratulations! All I could find at the beginning ( for almost 1 year in my old town) were coins from 1960. How many detectors? I think 7 at the moment (which means - 6 too much...) mostly due to my stupidity. 14 inches? In ground? Only on a tank (but I'm not sure in case of the Deus ;). I think the Troy X5 could get some good depth, but it is falsing on iron (this is why I'm not using it).

[@jonathantaylor6125]

Nice video...shame about the bolt breaking...happened to me in the field and was frustrating, fortunately a bolt can be taken from the arm rest which allowed me to continue detecting. Great finds there and well persevered!

[@MetalDetecting24]

+JONATHAN TAYLOR - Thank you very much. Someone already wrote about the screw from the arm rest on a different platform. I'm using a bolt from another detector at this point, but it is good to know how to replace it quickly, if it happens again. Thanks!

[@Enigmaprince]

I like the honest review and the fact u show that an iron infested place could potentially have something good beneath it. If u are on a field u know a seed field thats been harvested and plowed and all. Would u dig after every iron if it sounded there was something interesting? Like how u go from that was not a great start and then u find a bloody roman coin haha Happy hunting

[@TodosobrevideoJuegos974]

Hey friend where did you get that coil for the Makro racer?

[@damijan72]

Ein interessantes Video! Eines vorausgeschickt: ich bin totaler Laie. Daher habe ich zwei Fragen: 1) Diese Detektoren können doch zwischen verschiedenen Metallen unterscheiden. Warum machen Sie sich die Heidenarbeit, Nägel und Drähtchen freizulegen? 2) Warum benutzen Sie kein effizienteres Grabwerkzeug, also eine Schaufel? Vielen Dank für Ihre Erläuterung!

[@gofinder2914]

Hi MD24 nice job with the broient Makroracer... Peace and like

[@twistedparsnip9892]

Great video. Love the text as apposed to live voice and wind noise that us the norm on similar vids. I have a racer 1 and I'm trying to learn it. No decent finds yet but one day hopefully. What coil are you using here? I'll be subbing to your channel.

[@mauro0002]

where did you buy your metal detectos? is an inportant information for me, good look

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Mauro 000 - Hello, I bought this unit (over the internet) in an Austrian metal detecting store.

[@Sapper094]

Good video, agree with the Racers minor faults too. Maybe a bigger digging tool would speed up your hunt? lol

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Karl Tebb - "Speed up?" I need some rest ;).

[@Ahmetcicek807]

Makro racer 2How do you recommend this device?

[@Thehuntinghillbilly2]

Great finds

[@_Tarihe_Yolculuk_]

anahtarı bulmuş sıra kasanın kendisi bulmak :D

[@delukxy]

With all that iron I really admire your patience, the Romans certainly make it worth it. How old is your "magic wall"? Does it have any Roman or early history?

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Deluk - The wall has theoretically no Roman history (as far as I know). It is an abandoned vineyard. I don't know when it was built (19th-20th century - but this is only my wild guess). The nearest spot (structure) with confirmed Roman history is probably 1km away. I went to the library to look at some older maps, but I couldn't find anything special about this place. The area around this wall looks pretty average compared to this tiny "hot spot". I could recover many (good) objects (among a ton of modern trash and iron) but the targets were mostly from the WWII era (coins, brooches etc.). I believe that the soil could have been brought there from a different place when the wall was built. Maybe even later to fill a gap, or to extend a part of it. There is a field at the very top. It could also be a farmer with a load of soil (even from a distant place). They often simply dump the garbage over the cliff. But this is only my opinion. The abrupt absence of other similar targets near this area (and I'm talking about 1-30m distance left and right) is very strange. It seems to be just this small 1,5m x 1,5m ("special") spot. I will try to find out more about this place in the future.

[@delukxy]

+MetalDetecting24 Thanks for the detailed reply. I can't guess where your old vineyard is but the Romans did start viniculture on the banks of the Rhine and Mosel. Trier is mentioned. If there is a known Roman site just 1km away the area could have had vineyards on and off way back to the Romans.GL & HH.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Deluk - Thank you. It could be the case, but (for some reason) I believe, that the wall was built around 19th century. As I already mentioned, I could not find anything, that would indicate Roman presence at some other parts of this vineyard (but of course, I'm not an expert). I will try to get more info in the future. Thanks - have a great evening.

[@brasilaventuradetectorismo1607]

.Sucesso parabéns .desejo a você toda a sorte do mundo e muitas conquistas e prosperidades sempre sucesso sempre .Deixando aquele GIGA 👍🏼🇧🇷

[@ottomandiggers2475]

ist der racer besser jetzt weil du die münzen gefunden hast und mit dem deus nicht ?

[@ben1374]

wenn er mit dem Deus keine Münzen findet macht er was falsch ....zum Makro der ist super

[@vitalijkryzhanivskij1821]

Болт можна спаяти зажигалкою,проблем нема,плюс з підлокотника можна взяти болт,він підходить.,😀

[@nicholasceea4109]

Nice finds, broke coil bolt sucks. They should make them out of metal..lol

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Nicholas CeeA - Thank you. Surprisingly some people claim that it is not a problem to use metal bolts (probably not in the non-motion mode ;).

[@greyface74]

sometime you just have to work with what you got...nice hunt..

[@EZoutAtSecond]

use your spoon (shovel) and the pin pointer is a pin pointer...not a hammer...it will last longer...good hunting...

[@mrronny9583]

Wow!!! Sieht nicht römisch aus...was sind das für welche? bin schwer beeindruckt... Dicker Daumen hoch

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Ronny Senftleben - Hallo, besten Dank. Ich gehe davon aus, dass es römische Münzen sind. Welche genau, kann ich jedoch nicht sagen, weil ich noch nicht recherchiert habe. Viele Grüße.

[@mrronny9583]

+MetalDetecting24 Hey ich hab ma bissl rumgeschaut und umgehört, es könnten barbarische Nachprägungen sein, typisch dafür sind diese Pünktchen auf den Münzen google mal Barbaric antoninianus of tetricus ums Jahr 270-280 AD, die sieht am ähnlichsten aus und hat auch diese zwei striche rechts am rand... könnt hinkommen, deine sind im besseren Zustand. Guude aus Darmschd

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Ronny Senftleben - Hallo, vielen Dank dass Du Dir die Mühe gemacht hast. Ich werde in die Richtung recherchieren. Ein paar Münzen sahen auf manchen Bildern in der Tat sehr ähnlich aus. Ich werde mich bald damit beschäftigen. Nochmals besten Dank, es ist wirklich nett von Dir. Viele Grüße!

[@mrronny9583]

No Problem! Gerne, imma voll dabei

[@mossig]

Many would give up in such trashy areas.

[@sftatat]

simple solution.buy a rake and screw lots of little super magnets to it.then you can remove iron quickly .or even a small hand rake.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+goldfinder gc1023 - But that would be cheating. ;) No, you are right, it would probably be the best idea. Someone suggested it in the past already. I will have to try it out.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+get in - I know it was you. I haven't mentioned your nick, because I wasn't sure if "goldfinder gc1023" (above) doesn't get confused when I write "get-in". :) It looks like you already started detecting? Is the ground not frozen anymore? I will get a magnet one day. It could be very helpful at places like this.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+get in - Ah OK. Old speaker - that's a good idea. I have a few non working hard drives. I will try to open some of them...

[@sftatat]

think of the weight . a small 3 tine hand rake with a neodymium attached to each tine . you can buy the magnets with countersunk holes and they are not expensive .great in loose woodland hunting .might even work on ploughed/rolled . but magnets have to be kept away from control box /coil.

[@MetalDetecting24]

+goldfinder gc1023 +get in - I have a temporary (Sunday) solution. But I'm not sure if this will work. Please take a look: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6quYZl-Zs14nqM (The video is unlisted) P.S. I have purchased other magnets too...

[@huckleberrythinz4617]

Great vid my friend.i have sent you a pm.regards

[@moniale3657]

Relooking your videos, i found out that the symbol of the boxe with the cross inside and the light around the box coud sgnfed this: " Christ s here", meanng an old catholc church was around there. Has a theologian, i would suggest too find if a catholic church was buld there once.

[@mud_venator1037]

Video soon? :-)

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Mud \_ Venator - Very soon. I catched a flu and was offline. I see so many messages now... I don't know what to do. Help. I'll better log out ;).

[@mud_venator1037]

MetalDetecting24 Sorry to hear you been unwell and i hope you get better soon. Here where i live many people are ill with flu, i guess it's that time of year. I enjoy your videos but i will be patient ;).

[@MetalDetecting24]

+Mud \_ Venator - Thank you. That was my own stupidity. I was hunting for several hours in heavy rain without cover. It was cold and windy, but I felt like superman (nothing can stop me...). Yea, that was probably my "reserve battery". Now I'm paying the bill :)... A new video will be up any minute.

[@rajkodosen4886]

COIN kelt? nicee

[@blackcreeknewsnorthcarolin3848]

You need to get a shovel

[@98kzew-dallasftworth58]

Use a magnet.

[@rocketaroo]

or seive that area

[@MrTubeman007]

Why don't you talk, why show button pushing without ant explanation, speek and tell, what you are doing. Why are you changing settings, what is you idea about why you want to change settings.

[@ben1374]

Gute Cam aber mit dem Detektor muss er noch lernen umzugehen sammelt aber gerne Nägel so wie es aussieht ...Iron out ... dem Garrett Pro Pointer benutzt er als Grabungswerkzeug so wie er aussieht könnte auch mal neue Batterien gebrauchen ....schade das viele mit ihrer Schaufel wie wild in den Fundlöchern herumstochern und dabei ihre Funde zerstören das zeichnet einen Anfänger aus ....