Nokta Fors Core Vs G2/G2+ opinions needed !

SouthFLdigger · Feb 28, 2015

While i like the G2/G2+ quite a bit, i really like features on the Nokta Fors Core unit. I especially like the fact that according to all reviews it can run fine in salt water sand with out falsing and ghosts. For those who have or had both units, how do the recovery speeds, depth, design and quality compare ? Is the G2 outclassed by the Fors Core?

Treasure_Hunter · Feb 28, 2015

SFD, I ran it at Daytona, after manual GB it ran extremely smooth, even moving from shallow water to wet sand.

HighTone · Mar 2, 2015

Anyone ever use the big coil on the core?

Rockhoppernc · Mar 5, 2015

I have the Big Coil and like it....

WNCsweeper · Mar 26, 2015

I used the big coil on the fors core and it was deep at 16 inches real world scenario out digging but if something was deeper then maybe deeper. But it will hurt your arm in a little while.

shoover17331 · Apr 9, 2015

I must have had a defective CoRe because I couldn't hit a quarter or a nickle at 10" at 8" it would hit both but the VDI numbers were low like 27 on the nickle and 58 on the quater and even with the big coil it didn't make any difference. My GB numbers here were 83

bzbadger · Apr 9, 2015

shoover17331 said:
I must have had a defective CoRe because I couldn't hit a quarter or a nickle at 10" at 8" it would hit both but the VDI numbers were low like 27 on the nickle and 58 on the quater and even with the big coil it didn't make any difference. My GB numbers here were 83

Something ain't right. I'm hitting dimes at 14" so I don't understand why you aren't able to. Do you ground balance twice until you hear it beep 2-3 times.they say to do that. Just odd you cant pull a quarter at the depth that the Nokta baby DD pulls coins.

wv hilljack · Apr 9, 2015

Mine has been hitting deep also most dimes are 85 and quarters 89 90. I use the large coil and copper pennies are 83 84 mostly 84. Zinc clad pennies in the 76 77

bzbadger · Apr 10, 2015

Meant to say my GB numbers are in the 80's also.

shoover17331 · Apr 10, 2015

bzbadger said:
Something ain't right. I'm hitting dimes at 14" so I don't understand why you aren't able to. Do you ground balance twice until you hear it beep 2-3 times.they say to do that. Just odd you cant pull a quarter at the depth that the Nokta baby DD pulls coins.

Yea, I GB like you said, I talked to Keith Southerland, (relic1863) on YouTube. He said the same thing. He told me at 10" he can't hit a dime. Keith test detectors and post it to YouTube. I asked him why he didn't run the fors across his test garden. he said he didn't get good results and didn't want to post the video. So I sold mine after having the same results.

bzbadger · Apr 10, 2015

That's so weird that so many ppl are having great results with them and just a couple ppl here and there aren't. Must be like with any machine your are going to have the occasional bad one in the bunch. There's a guy I think called outdoors with Joe who does a dime at 10" then does one at 15". I actually duplicated the results so I know it wasn't bunk. Was yours the one with the toggle switches or the new push button? Just wondering if it was an older or newer machine, I have the newer. Another guy on YouTube niagaracountyNY showed how deep the machine was along with another guy texastigerdigs who has done a lot of testing too. Just so odd.

SouthFLdigger · Apr 10, 2015

In my light mineral soil my Fors Core goes down to 15" on a nickel (Tried it in dry beach sand) with no id but a solid tone, in DI2, sens 98, GB 60, Mask 20.This machine is now relegated to Relic or Field use here, went to a park and it wanted to go way too deep :- ).