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Excellent post Tom and as I have been using one model CZ or the other since 92 going to be my favorite when I hang up my boots..Indeed read Tom's report on the CZ3D and once understood its ability to be two units in one( Old and new places) one can surely excell but indeed some of the new kids on the block in the F series from Fisher can offer excellent potential in a light package...
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F75 is a faster unit and is not easily masked..Many worked out areas are producing not neccesarily deeper than a CZ but coins that were masked using slower units and that includes Explorers and CZ's among others...Certainly can cover a lot of ground with a F-70 or 75 as they can be swung faster and still produce...
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My understanding the numbers you speak of are first generaton Nasa Tom's creations and newer ones are not and perhaps Tom can add his feelings..
Heck CZ's are oldies but goodies and with your arsenal should do well. If your looking for change might look into newer F models as many are doing well with them, but make sure they have the updates...Top of the line F70 and F75 offer a light
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Copper coins do leach into the ground, ever notice the green spot around an indian head penny or once found a 2 cent piece that was wet and actually bubbling...Have no specific proof if this does let you detect it deeper but do know a silver coin creates little or no halo...I realize in older yards wheaties outnumber the silver dimes but wheaties usually are detected deeper which to me says halo&
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Actually the manual must have been written by a tech and the bobbing method which is better can get confusing..I would advise you to practice in your backyard and once in the field a bob or two and on your way..easy as pie once you understand..The biggest problem I see to the newbie is hearing the changes in the audio so would put volume at 10 and may help you become proficient..
Yep have to agr
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Most videos basically explain the workings and facets of a unit which are usually about 15 minutes and are sort of a manual in video form. Its up to you to experiment in the field for your area and read all you can to help you. Cost prohibitive is what its all about and 6 hr videos of guys hunting with a particuliar unit is out of the question. Good post Tom...
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Andy NM seems to have all the answers on the forum and has used both units and perhaps he can give you some info.Only used an F70 and it seems to me most of the clics etc. can be attributed to small particles in the ground not outside interferences. Simply swing it in air if stable its the ground and some are confusing either...
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Just got a F70 and with a little practice certainly don't have to be a rocket scientist to setup..Just tried it in my test garden and what my CZ will hit including a 10 inch silver dime and 6 inch small gold ring my F70 will also.
I have a good friend who is an excellent detectorist who has used them all and he says the F70 is the best he has ever used. After some time in the field should b
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Most serious detectorists if they can afford it will have several units to meet
different conditions or perhaps a variety of acc. coils if they wish to excell.
In addendum (no best detector) just one that works for the hunter or for the existing conditions..
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First and foremost these observations are in my neck of the woods and yours may differ and having used many units over the years reading the manual and a little experimenting was easy to setup. I only used the 8 inch concentric coil as it certainly fit my needs for local parks where supreme depth is not an issue and many coins are retrieved with a screwdriver.Gosh its light and easy to handle and
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Indian pennies depending if they are a real early one or one from the early 1900's can run from square tab right into the zinc penny range due to their mettalic content which changed over the years. Add extremely deep ones and real crusty ones and they can cover a lot of meter numbers. Always remember my XLT buddy showing me one of the first years minted and as I had square tab notched out d
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Nice coil fpr trashy areas and those areas you can reach with a stock coil. Really lightens the load and you get decent depth and remember in most cases you can raise sens. May be one of the best small coils around...
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I usually don't feel various tests are reliable as items haven't been buried in the ground for years and of course settings may make them vary and of course all of our ground conditions differ. Basically swinging slower which is featured in one of Tom's video's and should help. Alway remember after cleaning a yard of silver coins decided to try for some jewelry. Got a two inch
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It has an analog meter with various target designations and a needle that points to the probable target you have gone over. Of course it has a plastic shield to protect the meter and needle..Info if you don't understand what analog means.
Never used a F-75 so no comment but of course a CZ3D is a super user friendly deep unit..
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I noticed that in Tom's video's and agree with him. Just got used to coil covers as I try a lot and helps when selling. Indeed 1/8 of an inch could cause one to loose a coin but heck improper ground balancing and poor settings could cost one inches and stability. In any case coil cover 10 bucks...coin probably 10 times or more so the added protection is worth it to me...Again whatever w
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We all know how hard the coil cover is to remove and yes it does collect a lot of dirt that should be removed. A new lightweight cover has come out that can be taken off at will to clean it and protects the coil as well as the old one black or white.It will only fit newer CZ's and have used it on the CZ70 and CZ3D but just won't fit the older CZ's as I imagine the coil is tad bit b
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After all these years with a CZ I surely know what my favorite unit will be a CZ when I hang up my boots and certainly understand CZ3D provides that little extra especially for old places.
I am sure a F-4 will serve me well and can understand some one going to a Ace 250 for simplicity but its large nickle facet and its bonging of that belltone
sort of turned me off for local parks. Over the yea
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