Well SG1, I still see a fisher detector in my future, but may have to go the ebay route as I dont do Metal Detetor Poker. If I pay cash, it better work, the first time, and what is expected.
I set up the ol Bounty Hunter 202, in the house for a simple air test. It performs well, but I need so new technology in a detector. House electronics doesnt apper to effect it.
I use a silver ring, a clad dime, and modern nickle. I have three settings, all metal, notch, and auto notch. I used a low and high power setting.
On low power, no discrimination, I hit at between 3-5 inches, all three modes.(air test)
On High power I hit at 7-8 inches, all three modes.(air test)
This is what is described in the description, and that is with a stock 8 inch coil.(hmmmm 8 inch coil, 8 inch air test)
The 4 inch coil does better with items in the ground, but I get generally get 5 inches out of it while hunting with 2/3 rds discrimination in all metal mode.
I may purchase a 10 inch coil to help with my searchs of open fields. I hear it gets an inch deeper.
On large items, it goes 2 feet easily when hunting relics. Its built tough, although I would not want to get the control box wet. It is heavy compared to others, Im a bear so I dont mind, but my wife does when she uses it.
It will not find gold nuggets, and tin and pull tabs confuses it terribly. But it works well in all the soil types I have here and was able to find hot rocks with iron in them.
This detector had a set of batterys run through it before I bought it, it set in the truck of a car, and was beat up, and still perfoms after the triple degree heat and bake and shake it went through. Its a good back of the pick up detector.
I would love a CZ machine, but would not trade my first detector for anything. Look forward to what you did to make the CZ sing for ya. Depth isnt everything, and I would suggest try different batterys till you find which works best.
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