Coin strike Again

[cdog46]

I have not metal detected for about 4 years. It's a fever with me. Either have it or don't. Anyway-just bought a Coin strike used for a good price. Seems to me-any detector that can evoke so much controversy most be a damn good detector! If Mr. Bill & Bill Ladd like it &Iknow I'm leaving a few out-that's good enough for me!

Anyone remember all the dissent caused by the Explorer 1 when it was first introduced. I do! Especially-it seemed-from people with Whites detectors. I never though the Explorers were that easy to operate until you got used to them. Doesn't seem to have hurt their popularity.

That new Explorer with USB; why they didn't put a GPS logger chip on there is beyond me. They are NOT(the chip) that expensive. And there are a bunch of different manufacturers

 

[christopher-ohio]

I just got a brand new in box Coin$trike with a lifetime warranty from a Fisher dealer at a closeout price of less than $500. I have had my butt kicked with my own Coin$trike by a buddy while hunting side by side with my CZ-70 Pro. Many old coins were coming over 8 -10 inches that I couldn't hear with my machine at 4 max sens.(CZ-70) that were a repeatable high tone blip on the C$..deep silver dimes and wheats along with a semi-key date 1870 IH. The C$ can pick coins out of iron better than any machine I've ever used even with a concentric 8 inch coil. Sure you can dig some trash that sounds good but it should repeat from both directions if a good coin for the most part. Setting the machine for stability around powerlines can be tough some times but it can be done. I just had my new one up to 10 sens. and -5 threshold in the house with only mild instability...good luck and HH!

 

[Bill Ladd]

only because it's a kinda strange, quirky detector & folks just didn't take the time to get used to it like we did. Some units people can get confident with the first day out...with the C$ is takes several times out to really begin to feel comfortable with all that's going on. The interface is probably not the best layout, & it's heavyish, but that makes it built to last too. Mine is all beat-up & still ticking. It's packed full of features many newer $1200. units don't have, like ground tracking & fast auto balance pushing a button. Use of the ID numbers from 0-99 is wierd as above +51 is un-used. But having iron as a (-) makes up for it I guess, and you get used to it all eventually. Like Chris said, it's just a real killer on coins & any round or high conductive itemthe number locks & don't move. The perfect name- "coinstrike". Take the time to really learn it & you should love it......
good luck,
Bill

 

[cdog46]

i went out with the Coinstrike for the very first the other day. I used the quick start preset setting and found exactly 11 cents-a dime & a penny. Running at he presets is not rocket science. I should mention it was a saltwater beach-my favorite kind of turf.

I don't how useing this detector can be all that hard; getting the best out of it WILL take some practice. Onet hing I noticed with this detector which no doubt might intimidate the neophyte. This detector will get you a
tangible sign it is not getting a good signal.

What do I mean by that. Simply-that when it falsed for me in wet sand-which it was bound to do with the settings I was using-it would also read +12 which meant nothing. Because I have a lot of experience with many different detectors-I could tell it was falsing just by the swing position & tone.

So a beginner might think +12 meant something. I knew otherwise without looking at a number just what was happening. Thus a +12 could not lead me astray.

So without prior experience-operating this detector might be difficult-because the design gives you many tools on the detector to use.

And it all comes down to the same old thing; You must get to know your particular machine!!!!! There ic nothing intrinsically wrong with this detector! !11 There well might be with an operator! My 11 cents worth!