Any info on the CZ-21 would be a great help

[wahama90]

I live near a large saltwater bay (5 beaches in my county) and have the chance to pick up a CZ-21 in excellent condition for somewhere between $600-$650. This would be my first detecting machine. I've posted on a couple other forums to get some input on whether this would be a good purchase but most people keep telling me to get an AT Pro, which from what I've read isn't good around saltwater. I know that I would need a separate machine for hunting on land but this seems like a very good deal for the price. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Wahama90

 

[Pawnbroker_Bob]

The CZ21 is locked in a salt mode so it is designed soley for salt water or wet sand use. It has good disc and I use mine on land as well if moving to and from the beach. I love mine.

The only real disadvantage to the CZ VLF is black sand. I know my PI can punch through that sand but there is no disc. The greater the black sand the less depth you will have with the CZ.


/PB

 

[scubadetector]

salt water. Mostly in fresh water. I have the 10" coil and it goes deep. I would compare it to a Excal and say they are the TWO top of the line machines for underwater searching. I have used it in salt water for 3 weeks and fresh water for 4 years. I do find a lot of gold and silver with it.

 

[tmattei]

Good timing.I just bought a used CZ21.I use it at least once a week in the saltwater surf. It is very stable,and rarely falses as long as the sens isn't too high and the ground balance is set right.The new style pinpoint button (vs the older CZ20) makes it easier to ground balance the machine when hip mounted,and pinpointing your target is easier because you don't have to hold down the pinpoint button. I work very heavily detected beaches,and can run the CZ21 in autotune mode. When I get a signal,I just flip the disc switch to "0" and tone I.D. my targets. This saves me from digging all the iron targets,that I have to dig with my pulse machine. I owned a CZ20 a few years ago,and had great luck with it in VA civil war relic hunting. My best find (eagle breasplate with soldiers initals) was found "land hunting" with my CZ20. I also did some volunteer diving,for a Mel Fisher sub contractor. I dove with the CZ20 every day for two weeks,with no leaks or problems. One thing that I haven't done with a CZ21 or CZ20, is coin hunting in parks/play grounds. Maby someone else can chime in on that. Hope this helps.

 

[wahama90]

Thanks for all of the helpful input. I'm leaning toward getting this used CZ-21, and maybe going with an AT Pro as my other machine. With these two I'll have both salt and freshwater covered as well as the playgrounds. Is the $600-$650 range good for an excellent condition used machine?

 

[scubadetector]

n/t

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Have to say previous posters before me covered it well with feedback.....do yourself a favor and get yourself a land CZ for deep silver and general land hunting as the CZ-21 is a tad heavy-bulky
for land use but still is the choice of many for underwater use especially salt water enviroments...and of course a land CZ has a meter.

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Have used a CZ-20 for years...pretty much the same machine as the CZ-21 except for the pinpoint. It is well built and should last you a long time. There are a few tricks with it that I have learned that makes detecting with it a killer machine. First of all...hip mount it. This alone makes it fun to detect with as it is now extremely light weight and causes less restriction in the water. . My favorite technique is if you are water hunting and there isn't alot of trash...set the detector to Auto Tune. This puts it in an "All Metal" mode. Once you get a target...switch to "0". It will now put it in Disc mode and let you know....High Tone-mostly coins, High tone bouncing to Mid tone-typically lead(for my machine), Mid Tone-Aluminum or Gold, Low tone-iron. I also use mine in Salt or Fresh.
I have heard mixed reviews on the AT Pro...mostly the cons are that it doesn't appear well built and I agree. I have held one but not used it so can't help you more than that.
Good luck and HH'ing! Kieth