Just wanted other opinions on this one. I have tried many detectors and a lot of them seem to false on deep iron. The target would ring up as a good coin in the dime or quarter range. What detectors have you used that were real good about ignoring deep iron while still getting good depth and keeping an accurate TID. Is there such an animal......;o)
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Best detector in iron?
- Thread starter Bill_S
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Some of the Tek and Fisher models are excellent in iron.They can detect coins and other non-ferrous targets right up against the iron and still give a good signal on the coin.You can adjust them to either reject the iron or give a low tone on the iron and a high tone on the coin.The Gold Bug Pro/DP and Teknetics G2 are the Best there is for pulling out good targets that are mixed in with the iron.These are not just my opinions,they are facts!
HH!
RonK
HH!
RonK
I have been detecting for quite a while. I've owned and used 4 different brand name and 5 different models .They ran from $150.00 to $750.00 .Every one of them falsed on some thing. Most showed pull tabs as nickels. Some showed tin pop tops as quarters and some showed usually deep and rusty iron as silver or clad coins.This is how I figure and it has stead me well.When I get a good signal I think this has to be one of three things, deep rusty iron ,rusty iron with a coin close to it or a coin. Two out of three is not bad . So dig them all. Just my 2 cents worth.
TerraDigger
New member
Longbone, if you don't mind saying, what models were those you have used? And what level of ground mineralization do you have. Just asking, cause I like to learn about a unit's performance first hand.
Ronk said:
Hello Ronk can you show me these facts. I would like to check them out for myself. I have no experience with Teknetics or Fisher, but I have a lot experience with single frequency detectors and I have never had good luck with them in heavy iron. Believe me every place I hunt in Western Pennsylvania has a lot of iron in the ground. Can you please give me some links with the information on these facts. Thank you.
John
Mike Hillis
Well-known member
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Actually,I don't own one yet...But I am planning on buying 2 Fisher/Teknetics in the near future.I'm hoping I'll find a good deal this Holiday Season from someone! The reason I mentioned these models is because You wanted to know what was the best in iron and there are a few more detectors that work well in the iron.Some reviews are believable and some just blow smoke! It's very easy to see that the models mentioned are the Best for working in iron.There is plenty of believable truth for these models.I get so tired of hearing or reading about great feats that their detector did or can do with No Proof of any kind.I do a lot of research on detectors and and I make up my own mind as to which ones really perform as claimed and which ones are just all talk and no action.I don't have to actually own the detector to know.There are some people on the forums that have been posting for years and I know some of them and have done business with them and they are have a great reputation!
Some of the Tek and Fisher models are the Best there is right now for not only working "Around" the iron..But working "IN" the Iron as well.That means..Pulling the non-ferrous targets that are Mixed in with iron or nails and other junk.Other brands try to copy the idea but they are not as good as it as the some of the Fisher/Teknetics Models!
Just do a search for some of these models and you'll see for yourself how good they are in the iron! You won't be disappointed! Check out the Fisher Gold Bug Pro and the Teknetics G2 and also look on You Tube for these models.Also the Teknetics Omega 8000 is almost as fast as these other models for recovery speed.It's also a great price for the kind of performance it provides.
HH!
RonK
Some of the Tek and Fisher models are the Best there is right now for not only working "Around" the iron..But working "IN" the Iron as well.That means..Pulling the non-ferrous targets that are Mixed in with iron or nails and other junk.Other brands try to copy the idea but they are not as good as it as the some of the Fisher/Teknetics Models!
Just do a search for some of these models and you'll see for yourself how good they are in the iron! You won't be disappointed! Check out the Fisher Gold Bug Pro and the Teknetics G2 and also look on You Tube for these models.Also the Teknetics Omega 8000 is almost as fast as these other models for recovery speed.It's also a great price for the kind of performance it provides.
HH!
RonK
Yes the Tek/Fisher metal detectors seem to be a very good. I have own my Sovereign XS for 14 years and I know what it can do in my area. The one thing I will not believe from any company or anyone posting on a forum or you tube is hype about their metal detector, forums are just too bias and you tube videos can be faked. All the research you could do in world on a metal detector will not compare with getting the information first hand by actually owning that metal detector and using it.
John
John
I agree with you 100% about the Fake videos! I've seen a bunch of them of what very much appeared to be fake! I've also seen enough air tests to put me to to sleep for years!Even the ones in a plastic tube in the ground are basically still an air test since the target never touches anything and is not in contact with the ground and is not buried.Their are very few real in the ground nature's way videos out there.There are some that are planted ahead of time.Why people do those things is beyond me.
You are right about first hand experience.I already said I don't own a Tek model and I was only saying based on My own research and My Own opinions and that's how I came to the conclusion about how well these detectors perform in the iron.That's what the poster wanted to know. I have no reason to doubt the performance of these machines and their ability to work in iron.I've never read once where any owner of one the models complained about it not working in iron.They All agree about it and that's very rare for everyone to agree on something like that on these forums.Even a lot of others that are very brand loyal agrees how well these newer Fisher/Tek modes handle iron.I think that says alot for them.I would have no doubt whatsoever buying one these models that it wouldn't perform in the iron as advertised.
You are also right about hype.I've fell for it in the past and ever since then no matter what product I am interested in I always do research first and I'm never in a hurry like I use to be.I weigh the positives and negatives just like anyone else.Also I am not brand loyal. If it was another brand other than Fisher or Teknetics that worked that good in the iron and I was looking for something just for that kind of hunting it wouldn't make any difference to me what the brand was. The poster wanted some suggestions for detectors to work in the iron so I gave him some.I gave him what I thought was the best for what he wanted.
HH!
RonK
You are right about first hand experience.I already said I don't own a Tek model and I was only saying based on My own research and My Own opinions and that's how I came to the conclusion about how well these detectors perform in the iron.That's what the poster wanted to know. I have no reason to doubt the performance of these machines and their ability to work in iron.I've never read once where any owner of one the models complained about it not working in iron.They All agree about it and that's very rare for everyone to agree on something like that on these forums.Even a lot of others that are very brand loyal agrees how well these newer Fisher/Tek modes handle iron.I think that says alot for them.I would have no doubt whatsoever buying one these models that it wouldn't perform in the iron as advertised.
You are also right about hype.I've fell for it in the past and ever since then no matter what product I am interested in I always do research first and I'm never in a hurry like I use to be.I weigh the positives and negatives just like anyone else.Also I am not brand loyal. If it was another brand other than Fisher or Teknetics that worked that good in the iron and I was looking for something just for that kind of hunting it wouldn't make any difference to me what the brand was. The poster wanted some suggestions for detectors to work in the iron so I gave him some.I gave him what I thought was the best for what he wanted.
HH!
RonK
JimmyCT
Well-known member
The best detector I have ever owned for sniffing out goodies in iron is the Sovereign GT. Many "one way" high pitch signals I dug ended up being many silver dimes throughout this year alone and one large 1822 cent that was "sleeping" next to two iron nails. The area where I found the large cent, before using the Sovereign GT, I went over the same area with a couple of different high end detectors and they never even gave a hint something was there. With the results I experience with the detector, I wouldn't trade this detector for anything else out there. Just my opinion and 2 cents.
http://www.minelab.com/usa/consumer/success-stories/what-a-sight-to-behold-1
http://www.minelab.com/usa/consumer/success-stories/what-a-sight-to-behold-1
earthlypotluck said:
That is a nice coin you got. Yep that is what I have noticed about my Sovereign. I have pulled out silver mercs and barber dimes right in the middle rusted nails. Once you learn the Sovereign's language it is unbeatable. Yep never letting go of my Sovereign.
John
That's True! I am still pulling coins,rings,bullets,jewelry and other good non-ferrous out of iron.This is in a place that I have searched over and over till I thought I covered every square inch with a Classic 3SL Modified and fitted with a Hot little 5.5 inch Ferret Coil.Sometimes it's slow going with that small of coil but even that size I still overlap and come up with things I missed before.Sometimes I am amazed at how much metal is in the ground! Some areas seems like it's carpeted with metal.With the setup I described using the C3SL if I'm real careful and watch my sweep speed I can get between iron and pick out some very tiny good targets that I would otherwise miss with just a hair too fast sweep speed.This C3SL can work with faster or slower sweep speeds depending on the area and what's in the ground of course it IS designed as a Slow Sweep and fast recovery.Not quite as fast as some newer models but it does very well in the iron.
If a person uses the same detector for years like I have you really get to know the detector and what it's telling you.You can be just as successful as the person using the newer model.Sometimes maybe even more because You Know Your Machine! There are others out there that won't part with their older machines(Like Me) because it still performs an a lot of times even better than some newer detectors.They know their detector and they know what it will do instead of trying every new detector that comes on the scene.They are very careful about buying into hype as I am.The main thing is..It's what works for the individual in Their ground!
To each his own!
HH!
RonK
If a person uses the same detector for years like I have you really get to know the detector and what it's telling you.You can be just as successful as the person using the newer model.Sometimes maybe even more because You Know Your Machine! There are others out there that won't part with their older machines(Like Me) because it still performs an a lot of times even better than some newer detectors.They know their detector and they know what it will do instead of trying every new detector that comes on the scene.They are very careful about buying into hype as I am.The main thing is..It's what works for the individual in Their ground!
To each his own!
HH!
RonK
