Does anyone use this detector? I purchased one about a year ago along with a tesoro the fisher hasn't been out much until now. I've used it about 10 hrs now and it seems to be pretty deep in certain soils.still trying to learn it,was wondering if anyone has any tips or secrets. was wondering how a larger or smaller coil works with it. I know its not a F series so hopefully someone responds, Ha Ha, any and all replies welcomed thanks
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Fisher 1270 ?
- Thread starter dwmedic
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Bob Stephens
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Hi dwmedic! I saw your post and am glad to respond based on my experiences with my 1270. I think that Fisher really scored when they engineered this machine and it's a pity that it never really seemed to fly with the metal detecting hobby set.
It's a terrific all around land hunter that with the standard 8" stock coil will go DEEP! I've retrieved older coins from depths of 10" with the 1270 and where it really excels is in those "hunted out" parks that never yield a peep when you scan the grounds. I find the trick is to set your SENS at 6 or 7 and keep your DISC at a level of 3. Go very slowly over the area you're hunting and listen for those signals that are just on the edge of the detector's ability to report them. What they sound like is a faint "blip" that you might dismiss as a bit of static or small sliver of iron. When you get one of those "right on the edge" signals, dig it! Sometimes it's an old bit of iron or tiny ball of half rotted aluminum foil but other times, it's an older coin or piece of jewellery that has been missed by every other hobbyist.
After you've dug a few of those signals that turn into good keepers, you'll recognize those signals for what they are. You can hunt in ether the Regular Discrimination Mode or the Iron Disc Mode. If you choose the IRON DISC mode (flip the switch on the front panel so the IRON DISC is selected). This will be your default hunting mode but when you get a signal, it's an easy matter to push the toggle switch on the lower front of the detector's housing with your index finger. Pushing the switch forward changes the IRON DISC mode into Regular Disc mode which is the secondary mode that is activated. As long as you are pushing the toggle switch forward, you're now hunting in the Regular Disc mode. Depending on what you have set your DISC knob to, you can estimate what conductivity the target is showing. If the target is iron, chances are you won't get a signal in the Regular Disc mode but if you still get a repeatable signal in the Regular Disc mode, I'd say DIG that target.
Anytime you release the pressure on the toggle switch and it springs back to the neutral postion, you'll be resetting your detector back from the Regular Disc mode to the Iron Disc Mode. This toggle switch also allows you to pull it back towards you. When you do that, you are able to pinpoint the target as you move your coil back and forth over it. As you move the coil, you get a continuous tone that peaks when you're over the target dead center. This two position toggle switch (forwards and backwards) gives the detector GREAT versatility as you can switch between modes and also pinpoint with it.
When hunting in the IRON DISC mode, I set my iron reject knob to 8 or 9. The 1270 isn't totally quiet in iron and larger pieces will sound off (as they do with most detectors). At those settings of 8 or 9 however, most small iron is rejected and will sound off with little "clicks" that don't warrant digging. I like being able to switch between the two modes (IRON DISC and Regular Disc) with the flip of the toggle switch. It also works in reverse. If you select Regular Disc as your main hunting mode, pushing the toggle switch forward will activate the IRON DISC mode.
One word of caution here: On the front panel there is what they call a "Silencer" switch that you can turn on or off at will. For best results, don't turn it on as you may lose some signals that could be good targets. It's designed to smooth out the clicks and pops you often hear in trashy areas. I personally prefer to hear everything and judge for myself what to dig.
There is a third mode you can select that is the "All Metal" mode. I have used it a few times but in really trashy areas, the detector simply loses its cool and beeps like a maniac as it picks up EVERYTHING! It's nice to know its there if you want it but the other two modes are best for general purpose hunting.
In summary, you'll like the 1270 once you've put some hours on it and gotten to know what it's telling you about things that live under the sod. It's very sensitive and pumps out a lot of horsepower that gives it the ability to go deep and find very small targets. I have both the 8" stock coil for target sparse areas and also the small 5" coil for hunting trashy sites. In trashy park sites, I like to hunt with the small coil and adjust the DISC when I receive a signal to determine what the conductivity of the find is. (I usually se the DISC at 3 and then over the target, dial up to 6 and see if I'm still getting a signal.) That gives me a general idea of what's under the coil and whether or not I'll dig it.
All in all, a good machine.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards and Happy Hunting.
Bob and Louise. Hamilton, Ont.
It's a terrific all around land hunter that with the standard 8" stock coil will go DEEP! I've retrieved older coins from depths of 10" with the 1270 and where it really excels is in those "hunted out" parks that never yield a peep when you scan the grounds. I find the trick is to set your SENS at 6 or 7 and keep your DISC at a level of 3. Go very slowly over the area you're hunting and listen for those signals that are just on the edge of the detector's ability to report them. What they sound like is a faint "blip" that you might dismiss as a bit of static or small sliver of iron. When you get one of those "right on the edge" signals, dig it! Sometimes it's an old bit of iron or tiny ball of half rotted aluminum foil but other times, it's an older coin or piece of jewellery that has been missed by every other hobbyist.
After you've dug a few of those signals that turn into good keepers, you'll recognize those signals for what they are. You can hunt in ether the Regular Discrimination Mode or the Iron Disc Mode. If you choose the IRON DISC mode (flip the switch on the front panel so the IRON DISC is selected). This will be your default hunting mode but when you get a signal, it's an easy matter to push the toggle switch on the lower front of the detector's housing with your index finger. Pushing the switch forward changes the IRON DISC mode into Regular Disc mode which is the secondary mode that is activated. As long as you are pushing the toggle switch forward, you're now hunting in the Regular Disc mode. Depending on what you have set your DISC knob to, you can estimate what conductivity the target is showing. If the target is iron, chances are you won't get a signal in the Regular Disc mode but if you still get a repeatable signal in the Regular Disc mode, I'd say DIG that target.
Anytime you release the pressure on the toggle switch and it springs back to the neutral postion, you'll be resetting your detector back from the Regular Disc mode to the Iron Disc Mode. This toggle switch also allows you to pull it back towards you. When you do that, you are able to pinpoint the target as you move your coil back and forth over it. As you move the coil, you get a continuous tone that peaks when you're over the target dead center. This two position toggle switch (forwards and backwards) gives the detector GREAT versatility as you can switch between modes and also pinpoint with it.
When hunting in the IRON DISC mode, I set my iron reject knob to 8 or 9. The 1270 isn't totally quiet in iron and larger pieces will sound off (as they do with most detectors). At those settings of 8 or 9 however, most small iron is rejected and will sound off with little "clicks" that don't warrant digging. I like being able to switch between the two modes (IRON DISC and Regular Disc) with the flip of the toggle switch. It also works in reverse. If you select Regular Disc as your main hunting mode, pushing the toggle switch forward will activate the IRON DISC mode.
One word of caution here: On the front panel there is what they call a "Silencer" switch that you can turn on or off at will. For best results, don't turn it on as you may lose some signals that could be good targets. It's designed to smooth out the clicks and pops you often hear in trashy areas. I personally prefer to hear everything and judge for myself what to dig.
There is a third mode you can select that is the "All Metal" mode. I have used it a few times but in really trashy areas, the detector simply loses its cool and beeps like a maniac as it picks up EVERYTHING! It's nice to know its there if you want it but the other two modes are best for general purpose hunting.
In summary, you'll like the 1270 once you've put some hours on it and gotten to know what it's telling you about things that live under the sod. It's very sensitive and pumps out a lot of horsepower that gives it the ability to go deep and find very small targets. I have both the 8" stock coil for target sparse areas and also the small 5" coil for hunting trashy sites. In trashy park sites, I like to hunt with the small coil and adjust the DISC when I receive a signal to determine what the conductivity of the find is. (I usually se the DISC at 3 and then over the target, dial up to 6 and see if I'm still getting a signal.) That gives me a general idea of what's under the coil and whether or not I'll dig it.
All in all, a good machine.
Hope this helps.
Best Regards and Happy Hunting.
Bob and Louise. Hamilton, Ont.
Bob, thanks for the post, the 1270 definitely does not get the recognition it deserves. Been trying to learn it just not able to get out as much as I like at the moment. Did take it to an old farm house I hunted awhile back with my cortes got a really good signal that stretched across the whole yard, this spot I did not get a signal with the cortes turned out to be the sewer or gas line which was buried awfully deep like you said that was with the stock coil. Wish they made a wide scan coil for it. Bill Ladd said they did at one time but they are hard to find.I'm really starting to like this detector. Thanks again Derek
Bob Stephens
New member
Hi Derek! Glad my first post was of some help for you; it'll be interesting to see how you make out as you hunt with your 1270. I wanted to add a couple of other helpful tips that may prove beneficial for you as well. The hunt methods I had talked about yesterday (IRON DISC and Regular Disc) are active as long as the "All Metal" switch on the 1270's front panel is in the "off" position. That's a key to using the detector in the other two modes. If the "All Metal" switch is turned on, the machine will repot on everything under the coil. If you wanted to hunt in "All Metal" and have "Regular Disc" as your alternative mode (available via the toggle switch on the lower front of the control housing), you can set that up by keeping the "IRON DISC" switch in its "off" position. This setup gives you an additional hunting combo between "all metal" and "regular disc". This makes the 1270 a pretty versatile machine with a choice of hunting options.
Another little "trick of the trade" involves pinpointing with the 1270. When you're pinpointing and moving the coil over the target, sometimes the target seems to be everywhere under the coil's search area from the center to the outer edges. I find that if you're running into that response, release the toggle switch from its pinpoint setting, raise your coil about 6" off the ground and then rescan with the pinpoint engaged. You'll find the pinpointing much crisper and the signal more truly representative of what size the target is. This is particularly true if it's a small target such as a coin or other item. Every detector has its little quirks and this is the 1270's. Raising the coil seems to eliminate that problem.
If I think of anything else that may be helpful for you, I'll pop you an email or post on the forum.
Cheers!
Bob Stephens. Hamilton, Ont.
Another little "trick of the trade" involves pinpointing with the 1270. When you're pinpointing and moving the coil over the target, sometimes the target seems to be everywhere under the coil's search area from the center to the outer edges. I find that if you're running into that response, release the toggle switch from its pinpoint setting, raise your coil about 6" off the ground and then rescan with the pinpoint engaged. You'll find the pinpointing much crisper and the signal more truly representative of what size the target is. This is particularly true if it's a small target such as a coin or other item. Every detector has its little quirks and this is the 1270's. Raising the coil seems to eliminate that problem.
If I think of anything else that may be helpful for you, I'll pop you an email or post on the forum.
Cheers!
Bob Stephens. Hamilton, Ont.