Coin Digger
Sr. Member
- Jul 13, 2008
- 328
- 47
- Detector(s) used
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Whites Classic 3 SL
Fisher F2
Bounty Hunter Platinum
Whites XLT
Nokta Legend
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I have owned too many machines and spent a ton of money on all the major makers of detectors.
I have finally narrowed my chooses down to 2 machines, one is high dollar machine and its that's all that and more.
BUT I love my F2, this machine is fun, break it out, set your notches, and swing away. It just loves clad and man can it pin point. It has to be one of the best machines at pinpointing.
For as simple as it is, it gives you a ton of information in how it reacts to a target. It easily competes with a machine 3-4 times it's value.
It's easy to clean an area of clad. It's good down to 7" on a dime in my area, with mild soil, and no EMI in the area. Best part is 95% of your finds will be less than 6"
The batteries last forever and then some.
The machine at first glance makes you think it's a plastic toy that won't hold up, that couldn't be further from the truth. I have thrashed around in farmers fields with tall grass, smacked up against saplings looking for old foundations, hunted old home sites that had been pushed in that was still smoldering from being burned.
Today was the first time I wasn't able to use it. I was in a new area (park) and felt like just swinging and plucking clad out of the ground. There was so much EMI in the area, I was afraid it was doing to hurt my machine. I had to break out my high dollar machine and do an offset just to get it to work.
It's not fooled by pull tabs, just the old beaver tails trick it into thinking there nickels. 28-32 range is a nickel, lower numbers means it's deeper. Zinc pennies are loud at almost any depth and pin point the size of a dinner plate if their on the surface. Copper and silver sounds so smooth and sweet can't miss it.
It's a real killer it trash. You can swing faster than most but as soon as you get activity you just slow down and pick out the coins.
Lot's of bang for the buck. Great machine
I have finally narrowed my chooses down to 2 machines, one is high dollar machine and its that's all that and more.
BUT I love my F2, this machine is fun, break it out, set your notches, and swing away. It just loves clad and man can it pin point. It has to be one of the best machines at pinpointing.
For as simple as it is, it gives you a ton of information in how it reacts to a target. It easily competes with a machine 3-4 times it's value.
It's easy to clean an area of clad. It's good down to 7" on a dime in my area, with mild soil, and no EMI in the area. Best part is 95% of your finds will be less than 6"
The batteries last forever and then some.
The machine at first glance makes you think it's a plastic toy that won't hold up, that couldn't be further from the truth. I have thrashed around in farmers fields with tall grass, smacked up against saplings looking for old foundations, hunted old home sites that had been pushed in that was still smoldering from being burned.
Today was the first time I wasn't able to use it. I was in a new area (park) and felt like just swinging and plucking clad out of the ground. There was so much EMI in the area, I was afraid it was doing to hurt my machine. I had to break out my high dollar machine and do an offset just to get it to work.
It's not fooled by pull tabs, just the old beaver tails trick it into thinking there nickels. 28-32 range is a nickel, lower numbers means it's deeper. Zinc pennies are loud at almost any depth and pin point the size of a dinner plate if their on the surface. Copper and silver sounds so smooth and sweet can't miss it.
It's a real killer it trash. You can swing faster than most but as soon as you get activity you just slow down and pick out the coins.
Lot's of bang for the buck. Great machine
