From what I can tell/heard the Patriot is a clone of the F70...it can use both concentric and DD coils.
I picked up an F70 on 11/30/2013, spent the last three years learning to understand it past the normal behavior and language levels to much deeper regions and from the very first hunt my jaw dropped and has not rebounded yet.
I can't tell you how capable this thing really is, there has been no site or conditions that it has not conquered, heavy trash, insane iron, heavy EMI filled that might drive many crazy and depths that are almost unbelievable in both perfect soil and challenging mineralized devil dirt in the SE that I hunt in now.
Normal settings work in most places, think outside the box using some of the incredible amount of settings combinations possible and the sky is the limit.
All this other-worldly ability at a lower mid level price point is astounding to me.
For us F70 users we always knew this one was the very definition of the word sleeper..even Dave J. has stated that the marketing guys at FTP never wanted anyone to know or even suspect how good this thing actually is.
Now it has some new paint and logos but if it is actually a clone of my beloved F70 this is going to surprise many out there.
Productivity and ability vs. price...this one is going to destroy that equation.
Trust me...I know.
I am REVERE on FM, DIGGER27 on friendly and digger27 here...I have written a ton on what I discovered about this platform on all three, how I use it using both normal settings and some way outside the box thinking and what I have found using them all including three different coils.
If you are even thinking about getting this one search for those posts and hit the ground running.
Oh yea, start exercising those lower jaw muscles now, it will save you some pain up the road.
I have 2 pre-production models in my possession and have been having tons of fun with them. They look awesome and performance to MSRP ratio is bonkers.
