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Cibola as relichunting detector?

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forrestgump

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Always hunt in neutral soils and almost always use a Nautilus. But I'd like a lighter unit for backup. Had a Tejon but sold it. Have heard from some longtime relichunters that the Cibola is a great detector. Anyone here have some experience using the Cibola as strictly a relic detector?

Thank you in advance.
 
Yep it's good for relics. First day I had mine I found an Eagle Breast Plate down 11". I thought it was a can but kept digging in the Georgia clay. Glad I did.
 
I have owned both the Cibola and Nautilus. The Cibola has been a great relic hunter for me. I have done better with it than the Nautilus. Because it is so light and well balanced one can hunt for longer periods of time without getting tired. Probably would get better depth with the 10 x 12 coil.

I could not figure out the Nautilus so I sold it.

Simple and easy to operate, only takes one 9v battery.
 
I'm on my third one. I can't complain . It has the depth. That much more expensive big name units do not. it'll find relic's. gold, silver, Its light weight. 3 shift frequency from 14.3 to 14.7 incase you hunt next to someone else . simple togle flip and no more frequency chatter.

It's a great detector for the money that will out perform the big boys. I'm speaking from first hand experience on that. :thumbup:
 
With the Nautilus you have a great machine to cancel mineralized ground. The Cibola has a factory preset. If you want something lighter than the Nautilus, may I suggest you go with the Vaquero with it's mannual ground balance.
 
Canewrap said:
As long as you have moderate to good ground you'll be good to go.
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Don't even sweat this, it has a ground balance trimmer pot inside. So really it's just like a vaquero with an internal trimmer instead of an external pot. If your very carefull.

Mike


Ps. Just save 100.00 and get the cibola.
 
I traded a Nautilus IIb for a Cibola if that tells you anything. Hard to beat in good ground. Great depth and the discrimination on iron is fantastic. Just take a look at some of the British detecting websites. They love them over there.
 
DiggerDug,froggy,finnfoto,canewrap,oldcoon, Left4Dead, and Jerry...Thank you all for the help. It was just the information I was looking for.

Have been hooked on Nautilus ever since I was young...which was a loooong time ago. Started out with the old MF with the nonadjustable shaft, if that tells you anything.

Right now I use a 2Ba with 6 inch coil for everyday, and an early 2B with the 3 position power switch (which is the deepest detector I've used). Wish I were tough enough to use them all day, like in the old days, but I have to admit that now I'm done after about 4 hours.

It looks like my next detector purchase will be a Cibola. Will try and post my results with the new unit.

Thanks again, and good luck in the field.
 
I agree. If you can swing the Vaquero price, you'd be better off. If you have ever ran into ground that was hard to hunt with the Nautilus, you'll need adjustable ground balance, but if not the Cibola is a great way to go.
 
Canewrap said:
I agree. If you can swing the Vaquero price, you'd be better off. If you have ever ran into ground that was hard to hunt with the Nautilus, you'll need adjustable ground balance, but if not the Cibola is a great way to go.
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Did you read my post??? Just right below your last one??






Anyway Forestgump Glad to help you out.

Mike
 
Yes I did, are you advocating that someone open the case and adjust the trimmer everytime they run into some mineralization? Maybe that works for you, but I wouldn't advise someone to do that in an open forum. That's what PMs are for.
 
I absolutely must 2nd the Vaquero, adj ground balance can and will make all the difference. Judging by your posts, you are not an amature. If you are serious, you will need ground balance, even for good ground. It improves the machine all around, I will side with all who recommended it, once you have it - you won't ever want to be left behind without it.
 
Canewrap said:
Yes I did, are you advocating that someone open the case and adjust the trimmer everytime they run into some mineralization? Maybe that works for you, but I wouldn't advise someone to do that in an open forum. That's what PMs are for.
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I just wanted everyone to know that is is possible to do this if they want.. But when we give our thoughts on why someone would need ground balance I think we should inform them completely of the options they have. I just wanted Forestgump to know the truth, and all the facts before making a decision. Just trying to help.

Mike
 
Here in the uk were we find very thin section hammered silver coins, and small ancient artifacts machines like the cibola do the job brilliantly. my main machine is the explorer se which is very deep on deep pasture fields, but if i,m going on ploughed or stubble fields the cibola is first choice...happy hunting......Detecting 6 years,....6 roman coins, 12 roman brooches, 1 saxon coin, about 40 hammered medieval silver coins and a large bucket of english civil war musket and pistol balls.....
 
forrestgump said:
DiggerDug,froggy,finnfoto,canewrap,oldcoon, Left4Dead, and Jerry...Thank you all for the help. It was just the information I was looking for.

Have been hooked on Nautilus ever since I was young...which was a loooong time ago. Started out with the old MF with the nonadjustable shaft, if that tells you anything.

Right now I use a 2Ba with 6 inch coil for everyday, and an early 2B with the 3 position power switch (which is the deepest detector I've used). Wish I were tough enough to use them all day, like in the old days, but I have to admit that now I'm done after about 4 hours.

It looks like my next detector purchase will be a Cibola. Will try and post my results with the new unit.

Thanks again, and good luck in the field.
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Hey Forrest, You're the first guy I've met in my 35 years of relic hunting thats used the MF. I have several newer units now but still holding on to the MF. Too many good finds and memories to part with it. Nice to meet you man.:cheers:
Oh, by the way. Have had the pleasure of hunting on several occasions this past year with a fellow in his late 70's. He bought a Vaquero about 2 years ago. He's diggin' relics like a wild man.
 
Canewrap said:
Yes I did, are you advocating that someone open the case and adjust the trimmer everytime they run into some mineralization? Maybe that works for you, but I wouldn't advise someone to do that in an open forum. That's what PMs are for.
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I probably wouldn't have found out about the trimmers if I hadn't seen a post. The usual procedure is to set it to the most prevalent "bad" ground in your area and leave it. But you are right about one thing: Do it at your own risk and be sure and mark it in case of screw-up and then use only a plastic trimmer tool. In my area, after adjusting the Silver umax and the Compadre, I shoulda left it alone-the factory knew what they were doing!:thumbup:
 
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