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Coinstrike

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AgileMJOLNIR

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Hi all. I'm usually over on the Minelab or T2 forum but I have been looking at the Coinstrikes a bit lately and was curious what some of you users thought of them. Most of my experience is with a Sovereign Elite so I was wondering how it holds up in the target ID and depth department. Thanks everyone.
 
the target ID is excellent, depth is equal to a Minelab, great target seperation. One of the best machine to use around iron infested sites, Hip Mountable, easy to ground balance. Plus I love the Display, easy for the eyes to see. Has a fast target recovery speed, faster swing then you would be used to using a Minelab.

Now, the only drawback to the C$ is, it is temperamental around Electric interference.
 
Thanks Mike! Anyone else?
I am in the market for a new detector so I am kind of getting opinions and doing alot of reading so I can weigh my options better. So far I think I have narrowed it down to the CZ-3D and the Coinstrike. I would mostly be land hunting for old coins. The occasional relic.
 
I am not much of a coin hunter but I do relic hunt a lot... I was very impressed with the depth in AM and it's ability to ID correctly at those depths...Where it's really trashy, you can't do this but if it's relatively clean...you can find some nice relics... Trashy areas, I drop the Disc. to right above where a cut nail comes in and "go to town"... I actually think that the C$ would make a better relic machine than coin machine...IMHO... With the CZ-3D, unless you are hunting old sites that are pretty clear of trash, you might want to rethink that decision... If your areas are varied, a nice clean CZ-5 might be the route to consider.. Sorry to ramble, Richardntn
 
and HAD a CZ3d. The 3d is more of a specialty machine primarily for huntin old site that are pre-1950. The C$ has a pretty good learning curve. The CZ5 is more of a turn on and go machine and one of my all-time favorites.
 
Mike covered it pretty well...except does have a learning period and is not as deep as a CZ...many do well with them either in relic or coin hunting...Took a while to catch on as its certainly not user friendly and facets differ from many but once learned its certainly a nice unit...
 
I am getting the impression that the 3D is not good in trasht areas then? But if it's designed for hunting those older pre-1950's site wouldn't it be logical to assume there would be alot of trash and it's built to handle that? If the CZ5 is a better machne I will gladly take a peek at one ;)

[quote mtdoramike]and HAD a CZ3d. The 3d is more of a specialty machine primarily for huntin old site that are pre-1950. The C$ has a pretty good learning curve. The CZ5 is more of a turn on and go machine and one of my all-time favorites.[/quote]
 
A 3D and a C$, and like 'em for different reasons. On some of my sites (lots of red clay, high trash) I like the C$ best. It is deeper in the mineralized soil on some of these sites than the 3D. It also has excellent target separation.

I like the 3D for soils with less red clay (some old school yards) because it seems to gain a depth advantage (not a huge difference though), and it likes to high tone on deep old cruddy coins, so I can work without much meter watching. I generally dig the high coin hits that ring up deep (eliminates most of the trash problems).

For me, this is a great 1-2 punch detector combo. Also, like I said, this is in MY dirt, so mileage may vary :)

HH'n

Mark in NC
 
it's deeper than a CZ, us folks that actually LEARNED the Coinstrike, especially on all metal. You say the same thing over & over. Now I hear you have a problem with the Excel and are blasting that too? Keep tryin' em all for an hour. You just said yourself these units have a learning period right? So don't slam until ya actually try one for more than a day....
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but in the enhanced mode, you will dig a lot of junk. Aluminum is one of the things that you will dig a lot of for sure.

I'll put it like this, my wife will hunt rings around me with her CZ5 no matter if I use a CZ3d, CZ70, Coinstrike, Cortes, but the only machine that will give the CZ5 a run for it's money is the GTi1500, which I also have.

I have hunted side by side with a CZ5 & CZ3d and to me there is no comparison between the two other then they look quite similar.

But that's my opinion, there are a lot of fellows who own a CZ3d and feel it's the best machine ever made, so it basically comes down to the type of huntin you like to do.
 
The C$ is deeper by a good inch or so then the CZ70, a good 2-3 inches deeper then the CZ5 or 3d, about the same on the Cortes. The GTi1500 is about the same depth as the CZ70 in relic mode, coin mode about the same depth as the CZ5. But this is in my soil. Other areas might experience different outcomes.
 
Personally, but I have no doubt it will perform just as well as the CZ5 at a site, the only difference being you will dig more trash that reads high tone. Target seperation and recovery speed are virtually identical according to Tom D and I have no reason to doubt him.

Tom
 
The C$ is almost a polar opposite to the Sovereigns in sweep speed and target ID. It is very quick to reset and allows a fast sweep speed while maintaining top depth. Unless you can adapt to the fast pace of information it provides you may not like it. A hunting buddy of mine switched over from the Sov and had no problems with the C$. Still it would be best to try one out if you can, otherwise the only way to find out if it will work for you is to shell out the $$ and see. What few times I have used one in sites with modern trash it did very well at signaling on the deeper older coins.

Tom
 
WOW! This sure isn't getting any easier..hah. I appreciate all the comments and opinions of you all, it's helping a great deal. Well I have narrowed it down to 1 of 3 then. Pretty much the ones mentioned here. The Coinstrike, CZ5 and CZ3D.

Thank you to whoever it was that also posted the Fisher Intelligence Report 4th edition. It's an extremely informative read and it helping to make a hard decision much easier.

There are so many variables to consider. I am on the west coast (Cali) so I am not sure if there are any Fisher users here in the same general location where I can get an idea of how the Fishers operate in our soil?

Thanks again.
 
is that the enhanced mode is designed for pre-1950 sites that HAVEN'T BEEN USED SINCE THEN. If any site has seen use since 1950, when in the enhanced mode, the aluminum trash is going to cause the 3D to signal a good coin target when in fact, it's can-slaw or a tab. That's why they recommend using the salt mode at more modern sites.

I've started doing a lot of research for my area this winter, and have realized that while some areas had activity, then were abandoned, many sites have seen activity for over 150 years at the same site. So, if I had a 3D, use it in SALT mode in the trashy areas.

I live in southern MI, and because of all the small iron in the dirt, I normally hunt in SALT on my CZ-5 anyway.

HH from Allen in MI
 
I rarely get involved in this type of thread, because life is just too short! But wholesale statements such as "certainly not user friendly" and "not as deep as a CZ" are simply not true. Maybe you had problems learning the C$, and maybe the C$ wasn't as deep as your CZ in your yard. Maybe you get better performance from you CZ because you used it long enough to learn it. I used to say I would never use anything but a CZ. Then I got a C$. And I have never looked back. I sold my CZ7a. Some of my best finds were made with the CZ. But I have never found more stuff and never dug DEEPER holes since I got the C$! I'm not going to sit here and rip on the CZ's. I'd just like to see the blanket statements stop. It can really be misleading or discouraging for someone who may potentially do well with the newer machines.
 
I agree with Tony and Mike . The coin strike is one of the best detectors out there. If you don't want to take the time to learn it . Don't put it down ! It is deeper than the CZ .
 
I think I will have to compare the Coinstrike and CZ-3D myself. Since your guys soil and mine can change those results. There is a local detector shop that opened up over here in my area. Guess it's field test time.
 
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