Eldorado or Vaquero?

[Ray(Ca)]

I know I've probably have asked this question before but which one do you think is the best deep coin hunter in average soil conditions?


Thanks,
Ray(Ca)

 

[akille68]

V for sure...

All the best,

Ale

 

[tabdog]

The Vaquero is definitely the deeper coin hunter.

The best? That's another question and the answer depends upon your personal needs or wants for your type on hunting.

I have an Eldorado and like it a lot. In the past I was concerned with depth. Now I believe that increased depth means means increased problems in most of the conditions I hunt in. If I go deep it's not for coins and I have a good coil selection for different hunting preferences.

The Vaquero is able to hunt shallow, but again it's a question of your preferences.

HH,

 

[BarberBill]

If it were me, buying new, the V for sure. A nearly new or a good buy used, wouldn't shy away from the Eldorado. In fact I have one and am quite pleased with it. Also, in my case, I have a very good selection of umax coils so if buying another machine I'd seriously consider all the models compatible with them. Am contemplating a Cortez in the future for that reason, among others. Good luck and happy hunting, whatever you decide.
BB

 

[North Georgia Relics]

I think you will find that the Vaquero will do the best job for you.

 

[KCK]

The Vaquero is definitely the deeper coin hunter.

 

[tabdog]

Even though I use Eldorado, I would love to have a Vaquero. That is a sweet machine. Goes deeper than the Eldorado.

HH,

 

[Ray(Ca)]

n/t

 

[rmptr]

Does the Vaquero frequency select serve any useful purpose other than competition hunting or when hunting with a fellow user?

 

[Monte]

n/t

 

[Monte]

[size=medium]Ray, I still haven't encountered any source that can clearly define what "average" ground is, or where it might exist.

That said, I will say that I got very good depth with the Vaquero using a 5

 

[Ray(Ca)]

conditions would be considered mild as far as what I have I have experienced. The good coins here at most of the parks are 6 inches and deeper and the place where I regularly hunt the coins are at 8 inches plus. I used a XLT for many years and took many coins at the 8 inch level with the stock 9.5 coil. The soil is black and seems pretty mild to me. I hunt in Hawaii on the land (red dirt) and I would consider that bad ground. About 5 inches max with just about any detector on a coin is the norm. If you crank it up it just gets noisy. I hunt mainly parks here in the bay area and I mainly hunt for deep coins and don't hunt for jewelry. I would like a light detector that has some punch.

Ray(Ca)