Targets Used For Testing

There are the targets I've set aside for air testing my detectors.

Target	Target Image	Note
1 Cent		Clean Coins
2 Cent		Clean Coins
5 Cent		Clean Coins
10 Cent		Clean Coins
20 Cent		Clean Coins
50 Cent		Clean Coins
1 Euro		Clean Coins
2 Euro		Clean Coins
€1		Beach Find
€2		Beach Find
20c (Euro)		Beach Find
1c (Euro)		Beach Find
1c (Euro)		Beach Find V Worn
Large Silver
Steel Tent Peg
Wine Bottle Top
Chunk of Cast Iron
Old Pull Tab (Beavertail)		(no tail)
Junk Drinks Can
Ball of Tin Foil
Piece of Worn Alu
Chunk of Very Worn Iron
Large Lead Sinker+Steel Barbs
Medium Lead Sinker
Copper Plate >.5mm
Plastic Coated Copper Wire
Old Shotgun Cap
Rusty Nail
Beer Bottle Top
Medium Fishing Swivel
Eyelet (from Jacket or Tent)
Modern Alu Pull Tab
Steel Bolt
Diecast Toy Part
Fabric Covered Button
Lead Ball/Musket Ball
Belt Buckle

Minelab Quattro Target ID Bench Test and Review

Having recently purchased a used Minelab Quattro I was left feeling a little deflated after seeing the various reviews pointing out the units slow recovery time between targets. On top of this figuring what the target icons actually related to here in Ireland. So here is the data that I have.

All the information here is first hand. Taken in all metal mode with zero discrimination.

Minelab Quattro's recovery time. Its better than you think.

Minelabs Quattro's are considered to have very slow recovery times. While this appears to be somewhat true with regards to the preset search modes that supply the user with graphic target icons. If on the the hand the user runs the unit in "All Metal Mode" the recovery time between targets is more than acceptable and on par with other brands of machines of the same approx age. Numbers on the display are more or less the same weather using conductivity or fe detection modes. Reading stability is really good for this machine I find that some other brands can jump around like crazy example swinging over a target the display may jump between 20-21 for instance, But another machine (Garrett AT Pro International) may jump to many numbers all over its display range. Granted the Garrett AT Pro is far more sensitive to the composition, Shape and size of the target.

So the bottom line is that the Minelab Quattro is a fine machine that can be picked up for a more than reasonable price, it works well on land or along the beach so I'll be hanging on to mine for a good while to come.