Comments on: KNOW your Metal Detector! http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/know-your-metal-detector/ The almanac of a dirt fisher Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:44:02 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6-beta1 hourly 1 By: wayne http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/know-your-metal-detector/comment-page-1/#comment-101 wayne Wed, 21 Oct 2009 04:18:05 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=255#comment-101 Ok, so I've gone on to another machine already. I've been swinging a Minelab X-terra 70 for a month or so. Great machine. This makes the 3rd Minelab I've owned. Yep, the other two are mentioned above. The machine with the tones that I couldn't get used to was an Explorer XS and the single tone machine with awesome depth was a Musketeer Advantage. Thinking back, I'm still amazed at the depth you can get out of a VLF machine. Since the original post above was written, I've been more and more intrigued at the E-trac. Pretty impressive reports are out there, particularly involving the new Minelab's capabilities in trash. Keep saving! <img src="http://idetectorist.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/etrac.jpg" border="0"> Ok, so I’ve gone on to another machine already. I’ve been swinging a Minelab X-terra 70 for a month or so. Great machine. This makes the 3rd Minelab I’ve owned. Yep, the other two are mentioned above. The machine with the tones that I couldn’t get used to was an Explorer XS and the single tone machine with awesome depth was a Musketeer Advantage. Thinking back, I’m still amazed at the depth you can get out of a VLF machine.

Since the original post above was written, I’ve been more and more intrigued at the E-trac. Pretty impressive reports are out there, particularly involving the new Minelab’s capabilities in trash.

Keep saving!

]]> By: wayne http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/know-your-metal-detector/comment-page-1/#comment-92 wayne Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:45:07 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=255#comment-92 Nice post Mike. Believe it or not I've already moved on to the next detector. Spent all summer with a Fisher F70, now have gone back to Minelab for an Xterra 70. Two of the machines mentioned in the article were Minelabs - the Explorer was "Dectector #5" and "Detector #8" was a Musketeer Advantage. Both awesome machines. I still think the Advantage was one of the deepest machines I've ever had. Good luck with that F75. They can be "chattery" but awesome performers! w Nice post Mike.
Believe it or not I’ve already moved on to the next detector. Spent all summer with a Fisher F70, now have gone back to Minelab for an Xterra 70. Two of the machines mentioned in the article were Minelabs – the Explorer was “Dectector #5″ and “Detector #8″ was a Musketeer Advantage. Both awesome machines. I still think the Advantage was one of the deepest machines I’ve ever had.

Good luck with that F75. They can be “chattery” but awesome performers!

w

]]> By: Mike http://idetectorist.com/2009/09/know-your-metal-detector/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Mike Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:53:20 +0000 http://idetectorist.com/?p=255#comment-90 I used my Fisher 1266 for over 10 years and knew it very well and thought I'd never need another one, but was I ever wrong. I read the posts on forums from some of the old diehards that tone ID, depth readings, etc.., were mostly just gimmicks to sell new machines, but for years I wished I had one to try for myself. This year a buddy let me try his F75 that he'd had for close to a year but was reluctant to try because he knew his CZ5 so well. With just a quick glance at the manual to learn how to change process, tones and sensitivity we hit a spot that had been hunted hard for the last 25 years. My first time with it and I dug a '43 silver Roosevelt at around 8". I fell in love with it right then and there. I became obsessed, and within a few weeks I finally found a great deal on Ebay. The auction ended on Thursday and by Monday my F75 was waiting for me when I got home. My wife thought the box was empty because it was so light. I slapped it together, browsed through the manual and took it out to the back yard to try it out. First target was a silver Washington quarter at roughly 9". I also dug up a bunch of wheaties that same night. I'd hit the yard many times with my 1266 but knew there had to be more buried there, but the EMI caused by the overhead service made me hunt with a 5" coil and only 50% sensitivity. The F75, even with some EMI issues did the job. Since then I learn something new with it every time out and am amazed how it can sniff out the keepers surrounded by rusted bottle caps, pulltabs and screw caps. The next purchase for me is going to be the 4 x 6-1/2" coil because some of the areas I hit are super trashy with what seems like 5 or more pieces of trash under the coil at any one time. Now the LTD's out I hope to be able to upgrade by the Spring. I'm all for the newest technology now and kick myself for waiting so long to give the new machines a try. Anyone coin hunter that's done this for a while knows that silver's hard to come by these days. With my 1266 I'd maybe end up digging one every 3rd or 4th trip out. Since getting the F75 I've gotten at least one every trip out, and two weeks ago I dug 3, which included a beautiful 1942 Walker. The F75 has really made detecting fun again for me. The VDI, tone selections and depth readings have really increased the keepers and cut way down on the amount of trash I used to dig. I love it! Happy Hunting! Mike I used my Fisher 1266 for over 10 years and knew it very well and thought I’d never need another one, but was I ever wrong.

I read the posts on forums from some of the old diehards that tone ID, depth readings, etc.., were mostly just gimmicks to sell new machines, but for years I wished I had one to try for myself.

This year a buddy let me try his F75 that he’d had for close to a year but was reluctant to try because he knew his CZ5 so well.

With just a quick glance at the manual to learn how to change process, tones and sensitivity we hit a spot that had been hunted hard for the last 25 years. My first time with it and I dug a ‘43 silver Roosevelt at around 8″. I fell in love with it right then and there.

I became obsessed, and within a few weeks I finally found a great deal on Ebay. The auction ended on Thursday and by Monday my F75 was waiting for me when I got home.

My wife thought the box was empty because it was so light. I slapped it together, browsed through the manual and took it out to the back yard to try it out.

First target was a silver Washington quarter at roughly 9″. I also dug up a bunch of wheaties that same night.

I’d hit the yard many times with my 1266 but knew there had to be more buried there, but the EMI caused by the overhead service made me hunt with a 5″ coil and only 50% sensitivity. The F75, even with some EMI issues did the job.

Since then I learn something new with it every time out and am amazed how it can sniff out the keepers surrounded by rusted bottle caps, pulltabs and screw caps.

The next purchase for me is going to be the 4 x 6-1/2″ coil because some of the areas I hit are super trashy with what seems like 5 or more pieces of trash under the coil at any one time.

Now the LTD’s out I hope to be able to upgrade by the Spring. I’m all for the newest technology now and kick myself for waiting so long to give the new machines a try.

Anyone coin hunter that’s done this for a while knows that silver’s hard to come by these days. With my 1266 I’d maybe end up digging one every 3rd or 4th trip out. Since getting the F75 I’ve gotten at least one every trip out, and two weeks ago I dug 3, which included a beautiful 1942 Walker.

The F75 has really made detecting fun again for me. The VDI, tone selections and depth readings have really increased the keepers and cut way down on the amount of trash I used to dig. I love it!

Happy Hunting!
Mike

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