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There used to be a LOT of forum conversation regarding the Pantera, and the Golden Sabre II which used the Pantera circuit board but was converted to a factory-preset GB, "turn-on-and-go" design.
Yes, the Pantera can be a very good coin and jewelry hunting tool!
It was made from 7-'1990 thru 2-'92, then converted over from a manually GB'ed model to a "turn-on-and-go" version in the Golden Sabre II and produced from 7-'92 thru 5-'99.
I vastly p[refer ANY manual GB Tesoro to a factory preset design as it provides superior versatility and field performance.
It has the ED-120 discriminate circuitry, or actually what was very close to it, and the variable Notch Discriminate control lets the operator adjust the position of the "window" through the discriminate range. You can opt to use the Notch Accept or Notch Reject to accept ONLY those targets within the notched range, or IGNORE (Reject or Discriminate) targets in that 'window." better still, you can just rely on the Primary Discriminate control (which I left at the minimum setting so as to reject iron nails and other small iron junk, and then adjust the variable Notch control to provide only a "Tone Break" audio response. That is, I could set it so that most shallow zinc cents and screw caps produced the lower audio response and most copper cents and clad and silver coins produced the high-tone audio.
I teamed the Pantera up with an XLT for most of '94 thru '98 as my main-use, two-detector battery. I did have a white 8" coil for it, which I preferred in that size, but most of the time I left a 7" concentric mounted up as it was a great combination to work in and around brush, building rubble, trash, and still pick out good targets.
it is heavier than the Bandido or other 9V powered models as it has the longer housing, uses the two 4-AA battery packs, and the housing extends farther toward the coil. Still, it is easily manageable, and I found it more comfortable with the 7" coil. When many people find all brands of lighter-weight models a little tiring is sometimes related to hem being swept too quickly. Remember, these are dedicated 2-filter models and, for the most part, will serve you better with a comfortable slower sweep. Not rocket a Tesoro (or many/most other 2-filter types).
Honestly, I think the M6 was one of the better detectors I've seen you own in a while, and it is really at its best with a 6½" coil. Not sure if you had the smaller coil, but I know you didn't have the M6 to really learn it. If you acquire a clean and decent Pantera, and put in the time to learn it well, I thin bk you might discover that it is potentially one of the better Tesoro models ever made.
I'm a bit biased, naturally, because it is one of my favorite older Tesoro's and helped me pluck a lot of Seated Liberty and Barber and Indian Head and 'V' and Shield coins from ghost towns and city renovation work.
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