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G2 SECOND AND THIRD HUNT
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cintitomcat
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Nice finds for 2 hunts, love those coins. What part of the country are you hunting because im pretty sure i wont find a 1723 Woods penny anywhere in the Cincinnati area. 
Tom
TomNot really Elton, you get use to it and you will dig good targets. That's the simplicity of it compared to say, the T-2. Unlike the T-2 it runs more stable and for some magic reason ferrets out more non ferrous targets next to Iron. What's cool is that you can set the tone to break anywhere you like. I have dug targets out of holes with 3 square nails mixed in with it. I really don't think the G2 or Gold Bugs are suited for coin shooters, at least I won't use them for that...........MO
Jim, I am with you in the belief that "the more I use it the more I like it." Very stable at high Gain settings, excellent Discriminate adjustment range, and the large VDI numbers help provide me with great audio and visual information. Now, if the weather would cooperate so I could travel to some of my better old-target sites I'd sure be happy. Seated Liberties, Indian Heads, older buttons, bullets and cases and complete cartridges, yes ... but 1723 dated coins? Not happening much out where I hunt in the West.
The G2 with both the 11" DD and the 5" DD make it a top performer for many sites I like to hunt, especially those that are rather trashy and have masked a bunch of good stuff in year's past.
I trust 2011 will reward you as well.
Monte
The G2 with both the 11" DD and the 5" DD make it a top performer for many sites I like to hunt, especially those that are rather trashy and have masked a bunch of good stuff in year's past.
I trust 2011 will reward you as well.
Monte
is not just light-weight and simple to operate, but you have excellent Discrimination adjustment that can also help set a tone-break, depending upon what you want to find or classify. They purr along quite smoothly at maximum, or near maximum, Sensitivity, and as fond as I am about my Omega's performance, I have found the G2 to lock-on perhaps a bit more reliable or consistent.
The G2 is obviously well suited for the gold nugget hunter as well as a typical 'relic hunter.' For the avid detectorist who likes to 'coin hunt' and relies on a good VDI read-out far more than the segmented Foil, Nickel, Pull Tab, Dime, etc., etc. Target ID readings, the G2 is very tough to beat. Even when I used my T2 and most often when hunting with my Omega I only give note to the VDI read-out, not the Target ID display. Between a great VDI and the audio adjustment qualities of the G2, I think it can make a very good 'coin hunting' detector for the avid enthusiast.
You can be selective in what targets interest you and make the recoveries you're comfortable with so, no, it's not a dig-them-all detector.
Monte
The G2 is obviously well suited for the gold nugget hunter as well as a typical 'relic hunter.' For the avid detectorist who likes to 'coin hunt' and relies on a good VDI read-out far more than the segmented Foil, Nickel, Pull Tab, Dime, etc., etc. Target ID readings, the G2 is very tough to beat. Even when I used my T2 and most often when hunting with my Omega I only give note to the VDI read-out, not the Target ID display. Between a great VDI and the audio adjustment qualities of the G2, I think it can make a very good 'coin hunting' detector for the avid enthusiast.
You can be selective in what targets interest you and make the recoveries you're comfortable with so, no, it's not a dig-them-all detector.
Monte
Hi Tom:
I hunt in Western Mass and I'm located in the heart of the Pioneer Valley. The Connecticut River runs through the valley and it is where the early colonist's started their journey up the river in the early to mid16oos and settled. Attached is a photo that is taken from Mt Sugarloaf looking down the valley.
I hunt in Western Mass and I'm located in the heart of the Pioneer Valley. The Connecticut River runs through the valley and it is where the early colonist's started their journey up the river in the early to mid16oos and settled. Attached is a photo that is taken from Mt Sugarloaf looking down the valley.
You said that you felt they were suited for coins shooters. Can you explain a little? Did you just mean that there are other detectors for parks, etc. ? What do you see the value of the G2 or Gold bug being? I am interested in one of them but curious about your comments. Please let me know and possibly help me make up my mind.
Thanks, Don
Thanks, Don
to use my Omega with the stock 10" elliptical concentric coil. I have had ample opportunities to work my Omega with only the 5" DD coil, too, and I felt that target separation was quite good and it bettered several other models I had or have in that respect. Then came the G2 and the 11" BiAxial coil does very well in trashier conditions, but for the real challenge I went with the 5" from my Omega. So, to answer you, let me respond as follows:
Monte
The G2 and 5" DD combination are absolutely tough-to-beat! As a whole package, there's a lot of very good target info and response you can hear that make this quite the contender.jmaryt said:
I will not part with my Omega, but the answer to the question, for me, is YES, I like the G2's capabilities in the trashier or more worked sites a bit better than my Omega. Both of them are 'keepers' for what they can do.jmaryt said:
Monte
Hey Monte: Thanks for your comments as I always really enjoy reading them After all, it was one of your comments that made me decide on the G2. The first time out just getting used to the machine it seem to be just hitting shallow targets but now after a hunting with it some more I think the depth is pretty darn good. Trash separation with the 11 inch is awesome. The one thing I have to get used to is the numbers. Different calibration than on the XLT but when it locks on "it locks on" I saw one post where hunting without headphones was what they preferred but in my opinion to get the best depth you need a real good set. I think the G2 has modulated audio so you want to hear those softer signals. Also,better battery life. After 3 hunts I'm still on the second bar. I had a spare battery with me that day and didn't need it.
Thanks again for every-ones comments,
Jim
Thanks again for every-ones comments,
Jim
cintitomcat
Member
That picture sure is perty, i'll be leaving Cincinnati middle of April in a canoe from the Ohio river headin your way, i'll meet you in the river pictured above.
Tom
Tomcintitomcat
Member
Hey this trip sounds better by the minute. 
But i might need some backup:coastgaurd:
But i might need some backup:coastgaurd:You are very correct about the G2's audio, the use of quality headphones, and the performance. Battery life as well.
The G2 does use a modulated audio, which I like. It doesn't have a strong audio response at depth, and it might not be the deepest detector out there for certain targets, however, with the 11" DD coil, proper set-up, and listening with great headphones, the G2 is a very solid performer.
We've had a bunch of rain here in NW Oregon for a while now and I haven't been able to get much more time on battery #4, but my initial work with the G2 and 3 batteries sure let me learn what it was capable of.
By the way, as I am sure you might know, the other detector you have, The White's XLT, is also one of my all-time favorites. They have their place and they can work quite well. I rely on my three custom programs and let the XLT do it's thing. But the XLT has its place and its weakness, and that is mainly trying to be worked in the trashier sites and with a slower sweep for a quick-response and fast-recovery like the G2.
I use SunRay Pro Gold and Killer B Wasp headphones (basically the same) and they certainly qualify as top-quality, especially for serious detecting.
Monte
The G2 does use a modulated audio, which I like. It doesn't have a strong audio response at depth, and it might not be the deepest detector out there for certain targets, however, with the 11" DD coil, proper set-up, and listening with great headphones, the G2 is a very solid performer.
We've had a bunch of rain here in NW Oregon for a while now and I haven't been able to get much more time on battery #4, but my initial work with the G2 and 3 batteries sure let me learn what it was capable of.
By the way, as I am sure you might know, the other detector you have, The White's XLT, is also one of my all-time favorites. They have their place and they can work quite well. I rely on my three custom programs and let the XLT do it's thing. But the XLT has its place and its weakness, and that is mainly trying to be worked in the trashier sites and with a slower sweep for a quick-response and fast-recovery like the G2.
I use SunRay Pro Gold and Killer B Wasp headphones (basically the same) and they certainly qualify as top-quality, especially for serious detecting.
Monte
j.t., it isn't that difficult, or maybe it isn't that simple. I'll try again. 
The Omega, with the 5" DD coils especially, does rather well in junky sites. The G2 only gives us a single or dual Audio Tone ID in the Disc. mode based upon the Disc. level setting. For very versatile performance the operator has a lot of opportunity to adjust that discrimination range, which also adjusts the low-Tone Vs High-Tone audio. I find this superior in very littered sites
The Omega operates at 7.8 kHz and does a universal job in a variety of ground mineral conditions, and might have a bit of an edge on higher-conductive targets over a higher-frequency model. The G2 operates at 19 kHz and there is a bit of a difference in performance based upon the operating frequency.
The G2 also uses a somewhat different 'process' of handling targets so far as response and recovery than the Omega. The Omega is a quick0-response/fast-recovery model, but the G2 does all this just a bit different. Once you use the two, side-by-side, with the same coil in the same challenging site, you can hear and feel the difference. Both good, but one more towards great than just good.
As I said, I don't plan to part with my Omega (unless they bring out a T2-like model with the VDI/TID lock-on accuracy on deeper targets like the G2 and Omega), and if it uses a versatile Discriminate system like the G2, but operate in the 7.8 kHz range so as to share coils with the Greek-series and G2. The Omega is good for most all of my coin and jewelry hunting, but the G2 is a great fit to compliment it when the conditions are more challenging.
Monte
And your questions were as follows:jmaryt said:
First I'll remind readers that the Omega has four (4) Audio Tone ID responses and that can make a difference in how the Omega performs in trashy sites to try and separate good from bad targets. Personally, I usually use the d2 Audio Tone ID which provides a low-town for iron at roughly a '40' VDI and below. For ME it usually works better than a multi-tone function.jmaryt said:
The Omega, with the 5" DD coils especially, does rather well in junky sites. The G2 only gives us a single or dual Audio Tone ID in the Disc. mode based upon the Disc. level setting. For very versatile performance the operator has a lot of opportunity to adjust that discrimination range, which also adjusts the low-Tone Vs High-Tone audio. I find this superior in very littered sites
The Omega operates at 7.8 kHz and does a universal job in a variety of ground mineral conditions, and might have a bit of an edge on higher-conductive targets over a higher-frequency model. The G2 operates at 19 kHz and there is a bit of a difference in performance based upon the operating frequency.
The G2 also uses a somewhat different 'process' of handling targets so far as response and recovery than the Omega. The Omega is a quick0-response/fast-recovery model, but the G2 does all this just a bit different. Once you use the two, side-by-side, with the same coil in the same challenging site, you can hear and feel the difference. Both good, but one more towards great than just good.
As I said, I don't plan to part with my Omega (unless they bring out a T2-like model with the VDI/TID lock-on accuracy on deeper targets like the G2 and Omega), and if it uses a versatile Discriminate system like the G2, but operate in the 7.8 kHz range so as to share coils with the Greek-series and G2. The Omega is good for most all of my coin and jewelry hunting, but the G2 is a great fit to compliment it when the conditions are more challenging.
Monte