Looking to Buy need info.

[Rick in West Virginia]

I am looking to buy a new metal detector. I am looking at these three. Fisher F5 / Teknetics OMEGA 8000 / Tesoro Vaquero.
My I have been at this since 1981first detector was a Compass. I have owned a Minelab Explorer became good with it but heavy and a slow sweep hard to work in trash areas. I have had 8 different Compass best was Gold Scanner just can't say how Great of a machine it was or still is. I have had Garretts, Bounty Hunter, Tesoro's and Tecnetics Mark I. I hut in mineralized soil red clay, some coal in fill areas.
I hear something about the Tesoro being able to be super tuned and it is deep, not sure on how this works any info helps. All detailed help greatly appreciated.

 

[Rick in West Virginia]

I am looking to buy a new metal detector. I am looking at these three. Fisher F5 / Teknetics OMEGA 8000 / Tesoro Vaquero.

I have been at this since 1981first detector was a Compass. I have owned a Minelab Explorer became good with it but heavy and a slow sweep hard to work in trash areas. I have had 8 different Compass detectors, the best was the Gold Scanner Pro. I just can't say how Great of a machine it was or still is. I have had Garretts, Bounty Hunter, Tesoro's and Teknetics Mark I. I hunt in mineralized soil, red clay, some coal in fill areas.
I have heard about the Tesoro being able to be super tuned and it is deep, not sure on how this works any info will help. All detailed help greatly appreciated.

Well you would think I had a degree the way my grammer and spelling was in my first post but I was in a hurry to write and get on the mower, before the rain hit.
Sorry about the repost.

 

[pistolpete]

I would go for the Omega 8000. This is becoming known as the bargain detector to have. It's priced right, has great performance and is getting rave reviews. Check out all the good things being said about it on the Teknetics Forum

 

[Shambler]

Fisher F5

Ask the teknetics vs F5 question on the Fisher forum. Many have used both.

 

[Navydad]

I don't recall the name of the compass I had that I bought from Kellyco back in 1980,, but it was a analog detector,, but that machine could sniff out the silver,, of course silver was pretty easy to find back then,, its just amazing that with today's machines people are so excited to find two or three pieces of silver a year, but after 30 more years,, the silver just gets deeper and deeper,, and you just don't want to go around leaving gaping holes in the ground,,, Ilm ready to get a new coil,, take a shovel and go hit some farm fields,,
Now the other day when I found a Rosie,, it was about 2 inches deep,, and right next to it was a new zinc Penney that I swear I had to go down 5 inches to get,, I just don't understand how some things settle so deep and some just seem to lay right under the surface,, is it the ground,, or the size of the coin,,, I just don't know,, now the walking liberty i found Easter Sunday,, it was about 4 inches down,, not to far,, but again,, why so shallow and yet some clad that you just swear has to be silver from the depth shown on the meter,, its a crazy hobby

 

[Rick in West Virginia]

LOL.... The ground is always moving. I lived in Arkansas for 14 yrs and the crystals or granite rocks would have to be removed every year befor it was time to mow and I am talk rocks the size of tomato's and bigger where they came from I was amazed. I had to take an earth science class in college and it was answered. That is why you will always find if it has been lost coins in areas you hunted. The ground is always moving.

 

[Rick in West Virginia]

That is the way I have been leaning....Thank you for your input. I am looking at the Whites V3 for my top of the line detector.