Lil getting use to but no worse than any new detector .Just thought id ring in and say she is the holy grail!!!!Beings there going so cheap think ill get 2 or 3 gona be in the house for a long time .Truly best coin box i have ever used WHYYY? would a company stop making an almost perfect unit?If you can get your hands on one do it you will be very happy
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COINSTIKE is right
- Thread starter RLS
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Yep sure a different animal to figure out but I had one when they first came out and beat the pants off of guys with Explorers and DFX's several times..Unfortunately(twice) they like rusty round beer bottle caps and call them a dime and our area is loaed with them..Never heard a good way to do away with them or at least tell them from a dime..
A prominent member of the forum simply said we don't have them so no problem for our area which left me dumbfounded as he sure heard of problem before...Yep anyone like to chime in certainly do so as Whites done away with this aspect 20 years ago when they came out with Eagle...
A prominent member of the forum simply said we don't have them so no problem for our area which left me dumbfounded as he sure heard of problem before...Yep anyone like to chime in certainly do so as Whites done away with this aspect 20 years ago when they came out with Eagle...
Boy there are a few people on here that just love taking vailed pot shots at me without actually naming names. But, anyhow....since you brought it up and twisted the story around, now I'll tell everybody the real story.....
. Like every detector you've ever owned, you tried the Coinstrike for a week, found a couple bottle caps (which have steel in them, just because they are rusty they are not iron) and sold it quick. Now you tell everyone who listens that the Coinstrike has a bottle cap "problem". You probably originated the damn rumor and hurt sales of a great detector since you just have to post everyday & hit every forum. But, guess what.....the T2 and F75 and most every ID detector likes steel bottle caps (that's why the T2 had so many revisons & it & the F75 has a Bottle cap mode to "attempt" to combat them). They are a fact of metal detecting because they conduct like a coin to many ID units. What I said was they don't bother me, and I don't coinshoot parks much so I don't run into many to see it as some huge issue like you do. If you had stuck with the C$ a bit longer you would have found little tricks to help dig less caps. They are all listed on the Coinstrike homepage, like raising the coil, etc. As soon as your F70 finds one it will be back on classifeds for certain.....I'm taking bets now
. Like every detector you've ever owned, you tried the Coinstrike for a week, found a couple bottle caps (which have steel in them, just because they are rusty they are not iron) and sold it quick. Now you tell everyone who listens that the Coinstrike has a bottle cap "problem". You probably originated the damn rumor and hurt sales of a great detector since you just have to post everyday & hit every forum. But, guess what.....the T2 and F75 and most every ID detector likes steel bottle caps (that's why the T2 had so many revisons & it & the F75 has a Bottle cap mode to "attempt" to combat them). They are a fact of metal detecting because they conduct like a coin to many ID units. What I said was they don't bother me, and I don't coinshoot parks much so I don't run into many to see it as some huge issue like you do. If you had stuck with the C$ a bit longer you would have found little tricks to help dig less caps. They are all listed on the Coinstrike homepage, like raising the coil, etc. As soon as your F70 finds one it will be back on classifeds for certain.....I'm taking bets now
but when I DO come across them...they arent all that hard to ID with the F75 (or the F70 for that matter)....despite what you might read. With a good set of phones, and a trained ear, you can ID crown caps most of the time. The problem arises when you use multiple tones on the machines. In monotone or 2F, the crown caps have a distinct sound and characteristics that give them away 99% of the time. Sure........they may ID as a coin..but they sure dont SOUND like one. You DONT need to use BC mode to combat crown caps. Your ears will do it just fine..........
No veiled pot shots HERE!!
Streak!
No veiled pot shots HERE!!
Streak!coinstrike will be with me for a long time lots of good finds already. maybe not the best for everyone especially ones that dint keep em long enough to really know this unit been the best for me .AND I WILL SAY AND PROVE IT WILL HUNT WITH THE BEST !And at the price you can get one now for what a DEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To discuss the plus and minus of certain units and how to deal with or correct the minus features not to have head to head squabbles. On this particuliar post it Involves the Coinstrike so lets stick to the subject as heck the F70 manual explains double D coils plus and minus features and imagine the F75 does also. Again the Coinstrike is probably one of Fishers most underated units and surely agree with the original poster as well learned its a fine unit but perhaps not for everyone which could be said for any unit. Having said that lets get some input on its calling rusty bottlecaps dimes or high coins and how to deal with the situation whether cutting down the odds or perhaps someone has a surefire way to almost defeat this minus feature and honestly moving to an area where there are not many is not an option..Come on guys and gals what say you. Come on Bill lighten up as I feel you are doing a good job and certainly made using Fisher units more fun and certainly more productive for many.
Just wanted to say I had a Coinstrike and loved it! Yes you dig some bottle caps and washers that are heavily corroded, but you also get a lot of coins! I traded for the T2 which is a great little machine as well! You can dig 22 shells deeper than six inches and thats with the discrimination at 21 and sensitivity at 60. I can crank up the sensitivity to 85 and I need a bigger shovel to dig deep. Detectors have come a long way from my first machine I had which was a Jetco Mustang. It was high tech at the time and I dug up all kinds of cool stuff. I think we get to use to everything in today's world and forget where we were in the past. I know I can find just as much with that old Jetco as some of the guys with the newer machines, because they don't slow down and learn what the detector is doing and Dig. Great to read these post and see everyone's opinions. Thanks to Bill Ladd for all his work and to all the rest of you guys for spending the time to post your experiences so new people can make decisions on purchasing a detector. Oh yeah, thanks Rusty for the T2 and hope the Coinstrike rewards you with lots of treasures! Thanks everyone and keep digging the past and preserving history.
Probably most all units actually. But, I guess what I left out was ears need to be trained over several hours in the field. The C$ gives a "hollow" sound on junk, (hard to describe) and a real crisp, solid sound on coins. There's a distinct difference that one's ears pick up on after encountering lots of different targets. This is why it's often been said that detectors like the C$ you need at least 30 hours in the field to begin to really "get it". Also, when I get a new detector, I like to dig almost everything to begin to see if certain patterns arise in the numbers or tones & what junk & coins sound like. I dug a ton of iron when I first got a C$. I don't get frustrated, I wanna know why that bent nail or cap read that way as it's part of the learning process. You learn little tricks with trash targets so you don't make that mistake again. Maybe a faster sweep, or sweeping from the opposite direction causes numbers to drop? "Try 'em all" types never get a chance to even get close to the ear training stage by trying the complex & quirky Coinstrike (or any high end TID unit) for a couple hours........