LilloEsquilo
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I took the Coinstrike out today to a local park to use it for the first time. My impressions of the machine are very favorable. I would like to say first that while many people have posted there is a huge learning curve with this one, I would say that an experienced detectorist should be able to pick this one up pretty quickly IF you read and understand the manual AND have checked out the online postings on it. If you are the sort who just wants to pick it up and go and just wants a few knobs to control it, this should not be your machine.
Having said that, it really CAN be just beep and dig if that's what you want. You can quiet it down to the point it's VERY quiet and just cherry pick the high tones setting the notch, or you can leave it wide open, and even bump up the threshold if you can stand a little more noise. It's really up to what you want to do, but it does not have to be complicated.
I did find that as people have said it likes ROUND items and is hot on them. If it's round, the Coinstrike really tends to like it. This includes round rusty washers, and bottle caps. When you do get a coin hit that's not masked with this, there is no doubt in your mind that is what you have, it just locks and hits with a very consistent sound and id, when swept from multiple directions. I did see that deeper stuff ids lower, sometimes a LOT lower, so depth has to be kept in mind for the id reading. When in doubt and it's deep my rule is to dig because you just never know.
I would call it "medium" weight after swinging it - it's not nearly as light as the Excel, but not nearly as heavy as an Explorer. I feel it a bit after swinging it for a few hours, where the Excel I could swing forever and never feel it. I would not call it heavy as some have, but everyone is different so I can't speak for anyone else. Balance is good.
It's a hot machine it reminds me a lot of the F-75 with how hot it can run and the quick recovery time.
I honestly don't know why these got such a bad rap from so many people as it's a very good detector. The one thing you have to keep in mind as you press the buttons is hold them down for about a second, a quick press will not register and I believe that was done on purpose to prevent you from accidently changing the settings. I think it's a very underrated and overlooked detector that's a steal for what you can pick them up for, if you are open minded to it and willing to take the time to get the most out of it. That's just what I see so far after the first field use.
Having said that, it really CAN be just beep and dig if that's what you want. You can quiet it down to the point it's VERY quiet and just cherry pick the high tones setting the notch, or you can leave it wide open, and even bump up the threshold if you can stand a little more noise. It's really up to what you want to do, but it does not have to be complicated.
I did find that as people have said it likes ROUND items and is hot on them. If it's round, the Coinstrike really tends to like it. This includes round rusty washers, and bottle caps. When you do get a coin hit that's not masked with this, there is no doubt in your mind that is what you have, it just locks and hits with a very consistent sound and id, when swept from multiple directions. I did see that deeper stuff ids lower, sometimes a LOT lower, so depth has to be kept in mind for the id reading. When in doubt and it's deep my rule is to dig because you just never know.
I would call it "medium" weight after swinging it - it's not nearly as light as the Excel, but not nearly as heavy as an Explorer. I feel it a bit after swinging it for a few hours, where the Excel I could swing forever and never feel it. I would not call it heavy as some have, but everyone is different so I can't speak for anyone else. Balance is good.
It's a hot machine it reminds me a lot of the F-75 with how hot it can run and the quick recovery time.
I honestly don't know why these got such a bad rap from so many people as it's a very good detector. The one thing you have to keep in mind as you press the buttons is hold them down for about a second, a quick press will not register and I believe that was done on purpose to prevent you from accidently changing the settings. I think it's a very underrated and overlooked detector that's a steal for what you can pick them up for, if you are open minded to it and willing to take the time to get the most out of it. That's just what I see so far after the first field use.