?? on CZ20 in autotune mode

[therover]

Hello all,

I have a question about the CZ20 in autotune. In that mode, is it more or less stable in the wet salt sand than in discriminate mode ? The reason I am asking is I am thinking of purchasing one, as opposed to a PI unit and I am curious as to how much depth and sensitivity I would be giving up vs a PI unit in autotune.

Some of the salt beaches I hunt are really littered with nails/bits of iron and sometimes there are very few targets. In the event I run into tons of nails/bits of iron, I would run in discrim mode, but when it's pretty qutie, I would run in autotune. I also like the idea of being able to run in autotune and then switch to discrim.

I am a Fisher guy from way back and I like the warranty, sturdiness of their units, the ability to hip mount it and I want a multi freq detector for the beach, hence the CZ20.

Any help would be appreciated since I am ready to pull the trigger on a water unit.

Thanks,

JC

 

[Hermit]

It's stable in either mode.Auto gets a little deeper.It will go head to head with a PI unit.I run discrim mode on 0 or 1 most of the time.Dig the mid and high tones.Prepare to dig.You will find yourself digging deeper than most detectors can hear.I'm not kidding.Have a huge scoop handy.

The Rover:I've been to London,Seen many wonders,I know the trip was just too far.
Zep

By the way,you may check into the chest mount harness.Helps alot.
The CZ is one heavy puppy.

 

[therover]

Hermit..thanks and you got it correct....therover was picked due to it being one of my favorite Zep songs.

Still on the fence between the CZ and Excal but I have always been fond of Fishers and their warranty so at this point the CZ gets the edge. I have to pull the trigger fast though since they are hard to find new.

JC

 

[Goldringer]

I have ben using CZ 20 for several years. 95% of the time I run in Auto Tune. Greater depth. If not in Auto tune then I run at Disc 1.

Tones there can help when you are a bit tired. I have found that clearing out the iron nails etc will produce frequent gold finds that were masked. Dig every sound and your returns of the good stuff will increase proportionatly. I love to hunt behind guys running even small amounts of disc. It produced nice rewards.

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Autotune may go a little deeper but actually in this mode just covers more area which in large areas and water areas is a big plus. All sites differ and thats why they give a choice of either. Surely if the area was littered with trash targets might not be the choice, but in relatively clean areas may be the way to go...again your call...