Racer screen damage (24 replies)
I recently did some night hunting and took the enviro cover off to enhance the night light. It was dark and I sprayed on some bug spray on myself - some of the mist drifted onto my racer screen - it...
View ArticleI may want to call my Racer with the 5"& the 5X10 coil (no replies)
A trash and iron hunter cause that is how it preformed today with the 5"...it is killer in areas that you need to stear through.
View ArticleBeach hunting (9 replies)
Now that the weather is warmer, has anyone done any Sandy beach salt water detecting? I'm planning a trip to Topsail Island, NC at the end of the month and plan to give the Racer a workout in the dry...
View Articlenot all broken coil ear coils are being replaced with the new update coil (9...
i had metaldetector.com sent me the same type of 11x7 coil that the ear was broken on it is not the update coil so this one will eventualy brake like the other one this is not a great service for the...
View ArticleGot a tough decision, input welcome (5 replies)
Getting ready to purchase anew machine,down to 2 at the same price,racer pro pack with13x15,and extra rods,or f75ltd 2. Very tough call,I'm a coinshooting and jewelry hunter,not the best but I do ok.I...
View ArticleWas hot in the gold country but these finds made it even hotter (3 replies)
Racer and the 5x10 coil
View ArticleAnnoying Racer Anomaly (17 replies)
When I turned my Racer on at the beach this morning it when into immediate overload with "saturation" appearing at the bottom of the screen. I tried turning the machine on and off multiple times; I...
View ArticleVideo of the Racer with the 5x10 coil (3 replies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvnADMUBf4k&feature=youtu.be
View ArticleHere's the Racer's Coil Weights (4 replies)
Haven't seen this posted so I thought I'd share. This is using my postal scale, and is coil only. No lower rod or bolt. Standard 7" x 11" - 17.0 oz optional 5" x 10" - 15.0 oz optional 5" OOR - 11.2 oz
View ArticleMakro has got to notice this page..... (18 replies)
It's full of Racer problems and very few finds. I'll stick to my Nokta.
View ArticleLate evening hunt (1 reply)
Owe this hunt too John for lighting a fire and getting me out late this evening as the sun was going down, much cooler. Set up in TT and swung a cut hay field down from the CW hospital. Has to be the...
View ArticleChange of :twodetecting:Settings --- More Finds !!! (6 replies)
I went back again to the house that I had pounded with the high dollar detector and got more coins. This time I used the stock coil with the disc at 1 and the sens. between 50-70 depending on how high...
View ArticleDetecting with zero disc (5 replies)
When people post their settings (which is very helpful) I see that the majority of people are leaving the disc setting at 10, a few will lower it to 5, and quite a few will actually raise it. I'm...
View ArticleDepth Test (1 reply)
while i was out this morning i did a little test,i buried a dime at 8 inches and a quarter at 10...in 3 tone id filter 10 sensitivity 99 i could get the dime clear,vdi was high but good tones,i...
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Racer didn't miss the train .... or hunting with zero disc (20 replies)
Took the Racer and F75 out to a little spot I've worked over the years, I've hunted it with every machine I've owned multiple times over the years (Sovereign, Etrac, F70, F75, Omega, AT Pro, etc),...
View ArticleMakro Racer beat AT pro head to head on deep silver (6 replies)
I just received a Makro Racer for 30 days to give it a try and report back on my results. My primary machines are an AT Pro and a CTX 3030. This afternoon, I had an hour to kill after some short rains...
View Articleanother hunt with the 5X10 (2 replies)
Again the 5x10 seems to be deep and hits well on targets..maybe my best coil. Aagin I will go back in the fall and winter and try the 11" coil and use a lower disc maybe 0-5. Some nice finds an old...
View ArticleMakro Racer Article (2 replies)
There's a very good article on the Racer in the latest Western & Eastern Treasures magazine (August edition).
View ArticleRacer Gets Me a First !! (18 replies)
I went back to the same place again. 1 disc. with sens. at 65 because grass was so high. Very slow sweep with the stock coil and used headphones which helped tremendously. Again, I missed these with...
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