Nokta Makro Legend Deep Dive At The Beach: How Good Is it?

This was my first day out with my new metal detector, the Nokta Makro Legend. We did a deep dive in to its function and capabilities at a saltwater ocean beach.

Tools I Use & Important Links

Chapters:
0:00 I own 19 metal detectors
0:47 Soil types and metal detecting
1:03 What I look for in a metal detector
2:07 Thoughts On Nokta Makro Metal Detectors
2:36 Nokta is aiming to beat the Minelab Equinox
3:02 A List Of The Detectors I Own
3:15 Arriving At The Beach
3:33 How Easy Is It To Pair The Headphones
4:08 Fumbling Around
4:29 Uh-Oh it is chattering/falsing in the wet
4:45 MD Multi Dry And MW Multi Wet
5:26 Going To The Legend Manual
5:59 Watching A Detect Sussex Video @DTEKTSUSSEX
6:36 Going Back To Neutral Settings
8:27 A Video From Dilek And The Nokta Team About The Stability Setting
10:09 Nokta Legend Stability Setting Step By Step
11:56 A Moment Where I Was Frustrated
12:30 We Achieve Stability In The Dry Beach
13:54 First Signal
14:19 The Target ID VDI Scale Goes Up To 60 On The Legend
15:47 Detect In All Metal Mode
16:49 Detector is fine after stability adjustment
18:15 A 12 Inch Deep Coin Signal In The Dry Sand
22:01 Can The Legend Pull Small Objects Like The Equinox?
22:40 First Silver Coin Found With The Legend
25:07 Viewer Question- How Important Is Target ID?
25:49 Increased Legend Sensitivity To 30 In The Dry Sand
26:49 13 inch deep dime in the dry sand
27:57 The Legend- Large Items Sound DIFFERENT Than Smaller Items
28:42 Surface Targets Have A Fast Response
28:55 Silver Coin Number 2
30:56 A Deep Target In The Wet Sand
33:32 Second Signal In The Wet Sand
34:40 I Love The Nokta Makro Wireless Headphones
35:23 Nokta Legend Blows Away The Simplex In Salt Water Beach
36:09 Deepest Signal Of The Day, Soda Can At 3+ Feet
36:19 Final Thoughts

Do you want to send me something? I will try to have a mail show once per month.
Mail me at:
P.O. Box 351
132 W Merrick Rd
Freeport, NY 11520

Hi, my name is Merrill Kazanjian. New York City is an amazing place to go metal detecting. We have lots of parks, colonial history and great beaches for beach detecting. I have gone to all five boroughs of New York City To Metal Detect and beyond. I also currently own 16 metal detectors. I want to have the best and I want to help you choose the best as well. Below I will showcase some of the playlists on this channel:

By Metal Detector:
Minelab Soveriegn: (Coming Soon)

I have a playlist of metal detecting videos to teach metal detecting. The videos in the playlist below are specifically made to teach the skills and mindset to becoming a great metal detectorist.

I am a treasure hunter. So in addition to metal detecting, I go mudlarking at sites such as Dead Horse Bay. Think of mudlarking as metal detecting without a metal detector.

Playlist By New York City Borough:

Cleaning Metal Detecting/Mudlarking Finds:

Other Playlists:

[tdwilcox]

Great video. After 40 years of detecting, I got burned out after going through several arm surgeries. I sold my 600 and 800 and kept my legend and my XP ORX . I just got back into detecting, and the legend is a great machine. I did the 1.15 update, and it's probably one of the best coin machines I've ever had. Keep up the great videos !

[mazdaram]

You just say it how it is, obviously your opinion but the experience & knowledge you’ve gained over the decades is unrivalled… love your channel matey 🇺🇸🇬🇧

[SubVet]

That’s why I love your videos. You show us how one learns. You’re not afraid to show mistakes on video.

I’m watching lots trying to figure out which one to start with. Leaning towards the Manticore (really liking the navigation on screen- seems intuitive) but checking all options.

Great job!!

[PhillipDurkin-pqtk]

Enjoy your video’s . At 81 years old I have ordered a legend. I have two Bounty Hunters. Have not detected for a long time. Since I moved to Estero, Fla, it seemed like it would be a good hobby.

[terrancemurphy]

I really like how honest you are. Your teaching ability shines through. 👍

[Lawful]

Showing your mistakes and thinking through them with us is soooo informative.

[doglifehub]

I was very invested in this video! There's a whole story arc!

[johnwalczak]

My legend still hasn’t come in yet. 3 weeks ago I was positive I was gonna cancel my order for it. After watching you and a few others on the testing of it I’m feeling a lot better that I didn’t cancel. I’m waiting on the Pro pack. Keep up the realistic testing!

[flamingomtn]

I'm SO excited to see you get your Legend. You are the ONE person I've been waiting to see your opinion on the Legend.

[firstgerm]

Thank you for going through the testing process and then making it interesting to watch. Your videos teach without putting us to sleep giving us the ability to go out with our new time machines with some understanding on how to travel back in time. Thanks M.

[AHA]

They did say this wasn’t a plug and play like the Simplex and not doing your homework before hitting the beach was a bummer. But the more you use the more I’ll watch. Love your videos and now that you have The Legend I’ll be watching out for your videos.

[charleshardcore]

Your a great teacher thanks for help with the break in on my legend love your videos easy to understand happy swinging 👊

[petermedcalf]

An Australian detectorist using the Legend said he detects parallel to the water rather than detecting up and down the beach. He does this to avoid the Legend having to continually change between wet sand and dry sand

[MrCofresipirate]

Always great videos and info. I started using my Minelab Safari and learning the tones with good results but Safari is not waterproof so after watching this video Legend is on my Thanks!!!

[ufopirate]

I LOVE my 2 SIMPLEX more then ANYTHING... THE SNIPER COIL IMO IS EVERYTHING.... I CAN'T WAIT TO OWN MY LEGEND SOON... I'M SO BIAS... THE SIMPLEX IMO WITH SNIPER COIL IS KING... LEGEND INCOMING...

[deborahbarber]

Thanks again for the lesson. I feel I learn something new every time you show what to do. Thanks Merrill! I'm very new at this and you are making it more enjoyable. I'm starting to find thing.

[samanted]

thank you for showing the issues with the first day at the beach, very helpful for me as i just got a legend

[baneverything]

Treasure Outdoors was finding tiny objects with his. I started detecting in the 70s with one of those 20 pounder detectors so these modern machines make me feel like I`m having LSD flashbacks.

[scrapiron]

Yes merril we need some very simple explanation in learning by trial and error, please keep up good work teacher thankyou

[detectingaddicts]

I went to the legend rather then the nox I also own a simplex but ml price and coil issues drove me away and I wanted something. Different and I’m really happy with my purchase awesome machine