Night Stalker
Bronze Member
- Dec 17, 2004
- 1,803
- 97
- Detector(s) used
- Omega 8000 & Tesoro Cortes
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I have owned both the DeLeon and Cortes, so here's my views on both of them:
1. Light and well balanced, easy on batteries, I average about 24 hours of use before they go down half way.
2. Target ID is excellent on both machines, however, Tesoro groups all coins in the 95 range on the target ID...except zinc pennies - (Cortes Only) and they display as 85 /zinc cent on the ID.
3. The Cortes' display is small compared to the DeLeon but the Cortes offers more information about the target.
4. Cortes and DeLeon share the same circuits, however, IMO Cortes gets an inch or so more in depth than the DeLeon in all types of soil I've used them in.
5. Both the Cortes and DeLeon are POWERFUL machines, and I recommend not turning up the sensivtivity past 7 or 8 due to falsing. Only occassionally in very dry condition, in all metal mode, do I use the max boost sensitivity feature.
6. The Sum Mode of the Cortes has became invaluable to my hunting. Nine different tones and 99% accurate with the Sum engaged.
7. Pinpointing with both machines is foolproof, right on the money.
8. Ground balancing the Cortes is too easy. If you have any problems, just follow the directions exactly, then practice in your yard for a while and you'll get the hang of it in no time at all.
9. The backlight feature (low and high) on the Cortes is very handy during low light levels. No backlight feature on the DeLeon.
10. Notch (narrow or wide) works perfectly and you can be sure no "goodies" are being notched out. I have dug far less pull tabs and screw caps using the narrow notch and still picked up a ring.
What I don't like: The battery pack design. A couple times, while going through brush, the battery compartment came open. I use a piece of duct tape to secure them further.
I use the DeLeon for schools and parks (basically, turn it on and go). Cortes is used for everything else.
I have coil covers, but don't use them...I believe they hinder a slight amount of depth, and when I took it off my DeLeon, serious amounts of debris were noticed. Just be careful where you swing and rinse it under the sink when you're done hunting.
Probably not much of a review, but that's my observations.....happy hunting.
Anyways...If you're reading this and planning on purchasing a Tesoro model detector, I very highly recommend either the DeLeon (fantastic piece of work) or the Cortes models. Both will last you a lifetime and find just as much treasure as any other top-of-the-line machine made by other companies...I guarantee that.
1. Light and well balanced, easy on batteries, I average about 24 hours of use before they go down half way.
2. Target ID is excellent on both machines, however, Tesoro groups all coins in the 95 range on the target ID...except zinc pennies - (Cortes Only) and they display as 85 /zinc cent on the ID.
3. The Cortes' display is small compared to the DeLeon but the Cortes offers more information about the target.
4. Cortes and DeLeon share the same circuits, however, IMO Cortes gets an inch or so more in depth than the DeLeon in all types of soil I've used them in.
5. Both the Cortes and DeLeon are POWERFUL machines, and I recommend not turning up the sensivtivity past 7 or 8 due to falsing. Only occassionally in very dry condition, in all metal mode, do I use the max boost sensitivity feature.
6. The Sum Mode of the Cortes has became invaluable to my hunting. Nine different tones and 99% accurate with the Sum engaged.
7. Pinpointing with both machines is foolproof, right on the money.
8. Ground balancing the Cortes is too easy. If you have any problems, just follow the directions exactly, then practice in your yard for a while and you'll get the hang of it in no time at all.
9. The backlight feature (low and high) on the Cortes is very handy during low light levels. No backlight feature on the DeLeon.
10. Notch (narrow or wide) works perfectly and you can be sure no "goodies" are being notched out. I have dug far less pull tabs and screw caps using the narrow notch and still picked up a ring.
What I don't like: The battery pack design. A couple times, while going through brush, the battery compartment came open. I use a piece of duct tape to secure them further.
I use the DeLeon for schools and parks (basically, turn it on and go). Cortes is used for everything else.
I have coil covers, but don't use them...I believe they hinder a slight amount of depth, and when I took it off my DeLeon, serious amounts of debris were noticed. Just be careful where you swing and rinse it under the sink when you're done hunting.
Probably not much of a review, but that's my observations.....happy hunting.
Anyways...If you're reading this and planning on purchasing a Tesoro model detector, I very highly recommend either the DeLeon (fantastic piece of work) or the Cortes models. Both will last you a lifetime and find just as much treasure as any other top-of-the-line machine made by other companies...I guarantee that.