Seem to be Re-born?? The Coinstrike....???? Since

[Sonny(IN)]

they are going away and the price drastically reduced they may catch on??? I am going to try one.. Who all has one coming?????

 

[BuckeyeBrad]

n/t

 

[christopher-ohio]

n/t

 

[BuckeyeBrad]

First of all, I try almost all new middle to upper end detectors. I've got a thing about testing and learning a detector to the Nth degree. I tend to spend much more time on the detectors that are difficult to learn and especially those that seem to work inordinately poor at some time or another. The reason for the latter is I suspect that it just can't be as bad as it seems initially and I must be missing something. Sometimes that is the case and rarely it isn't like with the DF uhh, never mind. When the C$ first came out, no one knew for a spell that the pre-set was WAY too hot for a lot of situations. When I tried one the first day it was available at a local dealer, it virtually wouldn't settle down and detect squat in preset and in fact, the dealer figured it was faulty and sent it back. It wasn't faulty, it was something new. There was also little to no understanding how the interaction of the sensitivity and threshold functions worked a little more "dramatically" than most of those on other detectors in the past. One thing that was evident from the start was the speed of the C$, certainly a new raising of the bar for TID at that time. So as I learned to control this very different beast and gained confidence from seeing what this thing could find going behind other slower "deeper" detectors, things started looking up... and up some more. After the initial acclimation, I knew I wanted to keep this around for the speed and the flexibility of setup due to the nice array of "tools" or features it had. I got to using the Explorer II primarily at that time (if memory serves me correctly) for obvious reasons but after that, I got the the C$ out and saw what it could pick that the Explorer missed. Faster and a concentric coil instead of the DD of the Exp. Another reason to keep it around. Even though I never used it exclusively or even primarily after I'd felt I'd pretty much learned the beast, it always seemed to produce when I would bring it out because it was different and by then it had captured a spot in my "detecting heart" since it'd gone from apparently an impossible POS to a dam# capable and unique unit. Then just when it was gathering more dust than usual, the small coils came out. That made a whole new reason for me to keep it around since they worked together so well, and oh by the way, my new project detector at that time (T2) was fast but only had a fairly large DD coil. The small concentric really could nail some stuff the big DD skipped even though that detector is every bit as fast and slightly more so IMO than the C$. At that point the C$ still offered a back light, tracker, concentric, and notching...something the other didn't... again important feature differences. Oh well, I hope you get the drift here. Again, it was initially a seriously less than ideal experience followed after time by the realization of just how different and special the C$ is. Of course now, you can just study the forum and avoid all that quality "fun" I referred to. I've said it many times before and I'll say it again, I believe the C$ will go down as the most misunderstood and underrated detector, certainly of all the ones I've ever owned and liked. Now at only $500-ish new, it's criminal. Enjoy.

 

[Sonny(IN)]

n/t

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Gee I thought it was a nice detector and found some nice silver with it and really outhunted my partner with his DFX..certainly had a different type learning period which confused many and yes it seems to be making a splash the second time around. My biggest fault was it liked to call rusty bottle caps as coins. Now if some finds out a way to defeat the above am sure they will do well with one...

 

[christopher-ohio]

I just purchased a new one at the bargain price since I saw how it found deeper or iron masked good targets that I couldn't hear with my CZ-70 while hunting with my buddy with him using my first C$ now quite a few years ago.

I just it tested yesterday...I've used two different C$'s at this same site-both went nuts from EMI-this one is rather stable with a 0 threshold and 7-8 sensitivity. I tried hunting with 0 discrimination to hear it all which I didn't feel was too busy on the ears after using an EX II at IM -16. I had a T2 but frankly it wasn't my cup of tea. I doubt if the F75 using 4 tones would be more to my liking after trying it on the T2.

Now when are you going to start writing books or doing "official" field testing? Thanks and HH

 

[Bill Ladd]

Even though I use the F75 more now, & like the balance & trigger better, I keep the C$ in the car with the small 5" Sunray coil attached. Now that's a pretty kick butt 1-2 punch for any trashy site...
At that crazy low price, I'm actually thinking of buying another new one. The C$ I have is the beat-up originial I did the field test with. It was fixed once, & really looks pretty bad. But that's another thing....it was built to last. I should take a picture of how beat-on mine looks But, boy it went with me to lots of great places, & found me alot of goodies that's for sure......
HH,
Bill

 

[SEMPERFI61]

: N/T

 

[mtdoramike]

especially with that 5" coil. I rately use mine without the small coil anymore.

 

[RLOH]

I have owned three CS's and I currently have one that is my main detector. The last three times out, I hunted parks that have not given up any silver for a year or so. Out of 30 coins that I found these three times, 22 have been wheats, Indian heads, a Barber dime, and a merc. All were found between 6 and 9 inches. I have dug hardly any trash and I am locked on with this detector. I have finally found the settings that get extreme depth and quiet running. Dan is right about the rusy bottle caps, but after you dig three or four in a row, I have found that the tones might stay high, but the numbers will vary between say 21 and 29. If you get this big spread, nine times out of ten, they are bottle caps. Coins will stay within a two or three number spread. I have found that the 8 inch plus coins will be a tick that repeats, but I have found you better be digging numbers in the high teens because coins like this will get better sounding and the numbers will be correct when you open the hole. I am consistantly digging coins over 8 inches. Also, I scrub the ground and go slow. I have said many times that the CS might be the best trashy site detector around. The deal on them right now is out of the world. Just my personal thoughts. R.L.

 

[Jackpine Savage]

The C$ is a great trashy site detector. Some detectors work best for old sites with iron trash and some for modern sites with modern trash. The C$ excels for both types of sites.

Tom

 

[The General]

Brad your absolutely right about that,, it will go down as the most misunderstood and underrated detector.
I will never get rid of mine,, I still have the first ones that came out with the lower White rod,, sn# ending 105.
It took me a while as you,, learning it,, but once it is mastered,,, look out.
I hunt mostly for relics,, and it excels there as well. Its sensitivity to brass is just unreal. I dont have to expand on what you said. Its a shame it got the bad rap on the initial run. The hardest thing to understand by folks is the TRIGGER POINT has to be set right for the conditions. I think had Fisher explained it better in the OPT manueal it may have made a difference.
IT is a horse of a different color,, but I do not believe there is any detector out there today,, like it.
IT is always with me,,, nice to read your post on it, to tell folks about it.
Good Hunting!
Ron

 

[BuckeyeBrad]

be agreed with by an expert in the hobby such as yourself. I spend a huge amount of bucks and time to arrive at a conclusion about a detector and the C$ has been a mostly enjoyable work in progress for a long time. I rarely feel compelled to share my opinion any more on the forums because I realize that's all it is, but the C$ warrants it IMO. Can you imagine what it would be like if FRL somehow had the support info available to consumers similar to that of say the Sovereign, the Explorers, the XLT and DFX? Multiple books, DVD's, etc.....it sorta boggles the imagination as to what degree this would have affected the consumer sentiment on the C$.

 

[Everett Cavanah]

I felt like I was the only one around that thought the C$ was the best of the best. I still prefer the Coin-Strike over the new 1000 dollar unit. The reduced price and changing the site name looks to me like Fisher won't build any more C$.Looks like an unload to me.

 

[The General]

I think Brad that it would have made a very big difference! Even if a Fisher Intel book would have came out on it, like the ones Tom Dankowski wrote about the CZ's would have helped a lot.
Even Fisher quit pushing it after it first came out, I think all I can remember is once they ran a special on it and that was it.
Oh well,, water over the damn now.