DizzyDigger
Gold Member
- Dec 9, 2012
- 5,892
- 11,674
- Detector(s) used
- Nokta FoRs Gold, a Gold Cube, 2 Keene Sluices and Lord only knows how many pans....not to mention a load of other gear my wife still doesn't know about!
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
After a long break from it, I've had an itch lately to get back out and do some coin
shooting, but will need to get a proper machine.
I started detecting back in the 70's, and then in the early 80's moved up to
a Compass 420, then a White's 5000D Series II and GTI 1000. When the Fisher
CZ's came out in the 90's I bought a CZ-6a (water resistant version of the CZ-5) and
hunted hard with that machine for several years.
The CZ-6A was awesome for coin shooting, as it had a 3-tone audio discrimination
that made target ID and depth easy, plus it had awesome depth.
Sold that machine here on Tnet several years back. Since then I've had a Gold Bug Pro
and, currently, a brand new Nokta Fors Gold Pro Pack (extra coils, etc.). Unfortunately
there are not many places to nugget shoot around my home, so other than a couple
trips to the local HS it's never been used. Wife and I live on our SS, so I can't let an asset
like that sit around and gather dust, and plan to sell/trade this as a large part of the purchase
price of the new machine.
All that said, I've been shopping the "latest and greatest" of the newer digital machines,
and while they all look interesting, I really liked the handling and performance of the
good old CZ-6A. The CZ-3D looks to be very comparable to the CZ-5/6A, and from
the reviews it's got even greater depth.
Anyone have a CZ-3D? IF you also had a CZ-5, can you give a comparison of the
two?
If you're not a fan of the CZ-3D, which of the Fisher's would you recommend?
My budget limit is $800, and 99% of my hunting will be parks, open ground
areas (like very old parking lots) and parking strips, etc.
(Sorry for the long post...I never learned how to say write a whole
post in 5 sentences...)
shooting, but will need to get a proper machine.
I started detecting back in the 70's, and then in the early 80's moved up to
a Compass 420, then a White's 5000D Series II and GTI 1000. When the Fisher
CZ's came out in the 90's I bought a CZ-6a (water resistant version of the CZ-5) and
hunted hard with that machine for several years.
The CZ-6A was awesome for coin shooting, as it had a 3-tone audio discrimination
that made target ID and depth easy, plus it had awesome depth.
Sold that machine here on Tnet several years back. Since then I've had a Gold Bug Pro
and, currently, a brand new Nokta Fors Gold Pro Pack (extra coils, etc.). Unfortunately
there are not many places to nugget shoot around my home, so other than a couple
trips to the local HS it's never been used. Wife and I live on our SS, so I can't let an asset
like that sit around and gather dust, and plan to sell/trade this as a large part of the purchase
price of the new machine.
All that said, I've been shopping the "latest and greatest" of the newer digital machines,
and while they all look interesting, I really liked the handling and performance of the
good old CZ-6A. The CZ-3D looks to be very comparable to the CZ-5/6A, and from
the reviews it's got even greater depth.
Anyone have a CZ-3D? IF you also had a CZ-5, can you give a comparison of the
two?
If you're not a fan of the CZ-3D, which of the Fisher's would you recommend?
My budget limit is $800, and 99% of my hunting will be parks, open ground
areas (like very old parking lots) and parking strips, etc.
(Sorry for the long post...I never learned how to say write a whole
post in 5 sentences...)