fisher f-70 or minelab 705

[Idaho hunter]

Hey guys I have been thinking about getting one of the two
but am undecided which one. I do a lot of coin shooting and
do some hunting for deeper old coins and jewelry, here in
Idaho the ground is usually quite good but in some areas
there is a lot of minerals. I have a bad shoulder so need the
light weight machine and perfer someting easy to use (turn on and go)
thanks for any info Idaho Hunter

[Del-Bill]

I don't have a 705 but have 2 Xterra 70's, and I have found the Xterra 70 to be a really good all round machine. With the stock coil you get real good depth on coins and jewelery and if you add the 10.5" M.F. coil, it turns into a super deep detector. It is real easy to use, has good auto ground tracking and a nice display. I believe that the 705 display is also backlit. The only experience I have with the newer Fisher F series detectors is that I had an F4 and will not get another. It had a real bad EMI problem, no matter what coil (I had all 4 coils) I used, unless I kept the sensitivity set real low I could not use it in town and out in the country it would go nuts if a car went by within a quarter mile. I sent it back to F.T twice, the second time they replaced the board, finally sold it and got the Xterra 70, been happy ever since.

[Sandman]

With your bad shoulder you should look at the Tesoro detectors as they are lighter, use less batteries, have Lifetime Warranty and I like them better than either the Fisher or Minelab. Remember you are detecting to have fun, not kill yourself.