A question that will be a pain but from what I've seen on Nel and Cors website, it looks to me like the cannon or thunder (same model I believe) is the best over all / all around coil by their ranking systems. I am wanting a coil for the F5 and have had quite a few say to get the scout/hunter. Why would that be with the cannon or thunder "ranking" so much higher? Now I know everyone has their thing but I just want to know about those two coils. If it is definitely a mistake then please say so but I am definitely leaning to the cannon or thunder. Thank You tons in advance! The F5 came with the teardrop 10" coil.
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Ronstar
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Ranking by the manufacturer is a slippery slope, they want to sell their product naturally but No one really knows their testing method. I have an F5 and have settled on simply staying with the factory 5”. On my F75 I bought the NEL Sharpshooter as my middle size coil preference, it is clearly the best choice for me in trashy areas. I have no idea on the coils you ask about but NEL is a good company.
Probably won't get a lot of response! Not taking anything away from the F 5, but wonder just how many are still using it as their primary detector and ultimately, have had the coils you mention for comparison? I'm like Ronstar, I would take a manufactures ranking with a grain of salt. I've been running a F 75 for many years, so don't know what was available from Fisher for the F 5, but from my long time experience I've had good success staying with coils manufactured by the detector Co I use. Just my 2 cents, anyway. HH Jim Tn
Ronstar
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Its kinda funny the rainbow of knowledge one can confuse themselves with on this forum. Exchange of ideas and thoughts makes for good campfire discussions. I’m with Jim on the manufacturer having the best bet for factory performance for sure. My experience so far tho is comparable to buying a new car.
First thing I did with our new car (2019 Charger) was change out all the standard interior light bulbs and switched to LED bulbs. Huge difference. I put more powerful lights in the trunk so I can see in the darkness and mid power lights in the vanity mirrors (Mama likes that). All the rest of the interior now produces a whiter light which is better for both of us to see by. I removed the paper air filter at 10k miles and replaced with K&N oil cloth, immediately noticed a slight increase in power and so far better filtration and fuel mileage increased almost 2mpg!
Two small upgrades but better than what the factory offered. I think the same theory applies to coil selections, sometimes aftermarket has the edge. Hopefully this analogy helps more than it confuses….. lol.
First thing I did with our new car (2019 Charger) was change out all the standard interior light bulbs and switched to LED bulbs. Huge difference. I put more powerful lights in the trunk so I can see in the darkness and mid power lights in the vanity mirrors (Mama likes that). All the rest of the interior now produces a whiter light which is better for both of us to see by. I removed the paper air filter at 10k miles and replaced with K&N oil cloth, immediately noticed a slight increase in power and so far better filtration and fuel mileage increased almost 2mpg!
Two small upgrades but better than what the factory offered. I think the same theory applies to coil selections, sometimes aftermarket has the edge. Hopefully this analogy helps more than it confuses….. lol.
I understand, I just bought the f5 for about half what they used to go for. No its not a fake, but I have always liked them and thought that is cheap enough so I did. I have a Nokta fors gold (theres a wayback for you) a Tesoro Deleon, and a Minelab Safari. the F5 came with the 10" teardrop and I wanted a DD for it as I believe in them more. LOL anyway, I like every one of them for a reason and I may end up going with the Fisher DD. Just seemed funny to me that the Fisher is the same price as an aftermarket "hot rod"
No I get it, and I'm old enough to know how the market works. I realize the F5 is an older probably getting ready to be dropped model but you never know on here who has done what with what combination.
still looking 52
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I've owned a F5 now for over 7 years and I use the 11" DD Fisher coil, it's amazing!
The F5 May be old but every once and while things come together for a manufacturer and that's what happened with the F5.
I'm still learning my machine but now the Indian is catching up with the bow and arrow.
I mostly hunt with an F75 with the Fisher 11"DD coil. I sometimes use the Nel Tornado 12 X 13 coil when hunting for deep coins in non trashy grass areas, but the 11" DD stock coil is my go to coil when hunting the fields and other areas that have normal trash targets. The Fisher 6" football coil is good in the wooded areas and also in trashy sites. I'm leaning towards the assumption that the manufactures know what is best for their machines.
