CZ70 nabbed another RING :beers:

[Cal_Cobra]

I've dug my share of junker rings this year, so I'm perfectly happy with silver rings, don't get me wrong I prefer gold but silver's good too.

Found this silver ring marked .925, unfortunately missing the center stone, it was about 5" deep. Weighs in at 4.5grams. Not sure if it's old or new, the bottom of the band is hammered, but it's probably not that old

Seems like I've been finding a LOT more rings with the CZ, could be coincidence, or not.

hh,
Brian

 

[Charles (Sabre)(Tx)]

Nice going Brian! That ring does look to be old. Too bad about the stone...would have been a bute!

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Seems like you are doing well for a CZ newbie of sorts and just goes to prove a CZ is a winner..Personally feel Fisher should have kept the digital CZ series going and not stop making them...but again new outfit new ideas but old technology works.....

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Thanks Charles and Dan.

Dan I haven't been detecting that long, I started in January of 2008, so under two years. I started off with a Coinstrike, struggled to learn it, probably was a bit much for a first machine. Unfortunately it didn't like EMI, and we have plenty of it around here, so I opted to try something different. Next went to a Fisher F4, then picked up a Minelab Sovereign for salt water beach hunting, and also used it for a bit of deep turf hunting with mixed results (doesn't like iron), then picked up a F5 which I liked, but didn't quite get the depth I was looking for. Then a Fisher F70, did real well with the F70 in the 6" and less range, but wasn't getting the depth I wanted. Next I tried an Omega. Nice machine, but not quite getting the depth. Somewhere in here I picked up an ID Edge, I do like this machine, still not sure on the depth but it seems to do OK, although not likely as deep as the CZ. Then I got the CZ70, it's a bit heavy compared to the new lightweights, BUT it goes deep. Soil and/or EMI seems to be a big handicap where I hunt, I believe the multifreq of the CZ70 helps it deal with the soil better then VLF machines, and it handles EMI a lot better. Also I think the big Sunray coil is helping, not only finding deeper targets, but it's a big help in ground coverage and seems to be sensitive to jewelery as well.

On one hand I shutter to think what I've missed not using the CZ70 as I've put hundreds of hours in using my small army of detectors, but on the other hand I'm making good finds at sites I've already hunted using the other machines with mediocre results, now I have several "new" hunting sports.

I agree, a next gen digital CZ would've probably been the pinnacle of CZ technology. I image it would have a 0-99 target VDI, lighter weight, retained multifreq, remained simple to operate, had a freq shift (good for hunting around other CZ users), kept the backlight, and with the new much faster (and cheaper) CPUs it would've been faster as well. Who knows what else. Now we have the F75 Ltd...I hope it's a deep seeker as advertised as I would like to get one, BUT it has to go deeper then my CZ70 in the same spots.

 

[midwest hillbilly]

i've recently switched to a cz too.(cz3d) so far i love it has been finding all them old coins i've missed (the deep ones) it is the deepest machine i've used hands down, and my nickle count has more than tripled . i've only had it out about a 10-12 times and still learning it's behavior. i've been reading your post on the sunray coil sounds like a winner.yep now ya have old new spots to cover again!! maybe someday i will have one too but i think i'll try the 10.5 first but before that i need too get the sunray probe as the coins are not in the plug no more lately i've been useing the 5in coil in the trash seems to work well and for a little coil i still get the same if not more depth than my xlt with 9 inch coil love your posts keep up the good work!!

 

[Cal_Cobra]

I think the Fisher 10.5" coil has the uncanny ability to hit good targets next (right next) to iron, as well as coins on edge. I think the Sunray is good on coins on edge as well. If the area isn't super trashy, a good strategy is to go over the area with the big Fisher and then again with the big Sunray. In wet ground with the big ole' Sunray earthworms run for cover when pinpointing
I tried the hockey puck but not in a trashy area, and think I found one wheat with it, needed more depth, but would be good for targets less then 6" in trashy areas. We need rain, then the ultra deepies will come

Honestly I'd look into a Pro-pointer for pinpointing, it'll cut adding weight to an already heavy machine and actually seems to work better, YMMV.

Keep up the good work on the CZ3D, their good machines for sniffing out the oldies