Monty
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- Jan 26, 2005
- 10,746
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- Detector(s) used
- ACE 250, Garrett
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I Had A Secret But I'm Gonna Tell!
I feel kinda' sheepish after the evaluation and justification I made for the Cobra Beach Magnet detector I bought last week, but.......I decided to send it back. I traded it back in for a Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II! Two things made me change my mind......well three things really. 1. I got to comparing it quality and aesthetic wise with my other detectors. It looks like a toy up next to any one of my others. Workmanship and finish can't even start to measure up. It is very typical of Chinese made products you see all the time. I really thought it would measure up to Cobra Electronics products, the company that makes the CBs and stereo equipment. It isn't the same company. 2. The cost. It is a a bargain price and it will find stuff. But, I have scrimped and cut corners all my life and have always wished I could buy better equipment. I can now and I'm 61, so how much longer am I going to be around to enjoy this hobby? A long time I hope, but you can't take it with you and besides I can afford it! 3. I went up to "my" beach late one afternoon this week and met up with another detectorist who said he was a member of my club. He had a Sea Hunter Mark II and let me play with it for a little while. Then we divided up the beach and he chose the area I had already hunted with the Cobra. I found a few clad pennies, a fake earring and a pile of junk. He found a silver bracelet, a 10K wedding band and a couple dollars in clad.....on the same area I had been over with the Cobra! That convinced me!
So, as soon as Kellyco gets the Cobra back they will send me the Sea Hunter. It's a PI based unit where the Cobra was a WLF (is that the right term?). Although a PI unit it does have some degree of discrimination...at least as good as the Cobra. It's been around a while and I have read several good reports on it. Even though there is only a few more weeks before cooler weather. I hope to get it out 4 or 5 times. It should get to me late next week or so. My daughter is moving to Virginia soon and I hope to go up to visit and take my detector with me next summer. It's not far from the coast so I might get some ocean detecting in after all.
Now, I'm not disparging anyone who owns a Cobra. For the $$$ it is an adequate machine. I just have champagne tastes on a beer budget!
I feel kinda' sheepish after the evaluation and justification I made for the Cobra Beach Magnet detector I bought last week, but.......I decided to send it back. I traded it back in for a Garrett Sea Hunter Mark II! Two things made me change my mind......well three things really. 1. I got to comparing it quality and aesthetic wise with my other detectors. It looks like a toy up next to any one of my others. Workmanship and finish can't even start to measure up. It is very typical of Chinese made products you see all the time. I really thought it would measure up to Cobra Electronics products, the company that makes the CBs and stereo equipment. It isn't the same company. 2. The cost. It is a a bargain price and it will find stuff. But, I have scrimped and cut corners all my life and have always wished I could buy better equipment. I can now and I'm 61, so how much longer am I going to be around to enjoy this hobby? A long time I hope, but you can't take it with you and besides I can afford it! 3. I went up to "my" beach late one afternoon this week and met up with another detectorist who said he was a member of my club. He had a Sea Hunter Mark II and let me play with it for a little while. Then we divided up the beach and he chose the area I had already hunted with the Cobra. I found a few clad pennies, a fake earring and a pile of junk. He found a silver bracelet, a 10K wedding band and a couple dollars in clad.....on the same area I had been over with the Cobra! That convinced me!
So, as soon as Kellyco gets the Cobra back they will send me the Sea Hunter. It's a PI based unit where the Cobra was a WLF (is that the right term?). Although a PI unit it does have some degree of discrimination...at least as good as the Cobra. It's been around a while and I have read several good reports on it. Even though there is only a few more weeks before cooler weather. I hope to get it out 4 or 5 times. It should get to me late next week or so. My daughter is moving to Virginia soon and I hope to go up to visit and take my detector with me next summer. It's not far from the coast so I might get some ocean detecting in after all.
Now, I'm not disparging anyone who owns a Cobra. For the $$$ it is an adequate machine. I just have champagne tastes on a beer budget!
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Sounds like you are getting a great detector, enjoy! o its Vlf 
