Depth TEST F-2 and Chinese MD 3009

[ReidMan]

It seems this issue only applies to the bottom end at Fisher, probably using the Bounty Hunter crew to setup the cheaper units. From F4 up I have had no issues, and if you don't use a Fisher you might be missing out! The F5 is sweet for a cheaper detector and the F70 & F75 have some of the best depth I have ever seen about like the old 1266X but with better discrimination.

 

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[bootybay]

Thank you MB
I think alot has to do with famous name brands.. and I also appreciate you taking the time to test one against the other..sometimes the bestest is not always better.. I think those that have a strong sense of technical talk know more then us regulars who dont understand technical stuff. thanks for your honest opinion..

 

[Michigan Badger]

Thank you MB
I think alot has to do with famous name brands.. and I also appreciate you taking the time to test one against the other..sometimes the bestest is not always better.. I think those that have a strong sense of technical talk know more then us regulars who dont understand technical stuff. thanks for your honest opinion..

Right now unless a detector has a "famous band" name it won't be taken seriously. I've written this for years now--about 80% of this hobby is psychological in nature.

That's why back a few years ago I came up with this little saying:
It's not what something is that matters--it's what we think it is that really counts.

If someone thinks they have the best machine then to them it will be the best. Very few ever test their detectors side-by-side on real buried targets.

While fresh buried doesn't replicate long time buried it does give one an accurate comparison test. If one machine gets 4 inches on a fresh buried dime and another gets 6 inches on that same dime you know which one is going to find the deeper stuff out in the real world.

Badger

 

[The.Boomer]

I'm starting to think that each individual detector is different. I've got a little test garden site about 10x10. I've cleaned this area out to make sure there's no masking of the buried targets, and yet every single time I bring a new detector of any kind, I'll find new metal that was missed the hundred plus times before. This is true of even same models, I bought a new ace after running over my old one and the new ace found three new targets, even though I've hunted this area for 5 years with my first ace. Plus when you throw in other variable conditions like type of soil, settings, operator precision or error, heck even the color of your socks can effect different detectors, differently.

 

[ParkHunter61]

I read that the MD3009 is a copy of a Silver sabre
in a geotech forum.

Bill

 

[SC_hunter]

I for one will not say anything bad about a detector that I hadn't tried. I bought a made in china, Cobra Beach Magnet off ebay at a real good price. The thing is heavy but it will find just about any metal that falls under it's coil. Had to reconfigure the way the coil attached to the shaft but it does a good job. It's not an Excal but it does just fine on the beach and in the water.

 

[jarrad]

wow! what's up with that?

i have athe md 3009 in im new to mdeal deteckting but i do not know how to set my sense in discrimination lease help i caN atrrack alimion in steel but the bottle caps in gold will not show,