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Well the lowly F2 !!

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bill(de)

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Found me some silver today.I'm very impressed with the F2 at trashy sites and snagged 10 wheat pennies in just a few hunts at heavily hunted trash infested sites.Decided to try my luck woods hunting a bit before work at 4PM and got called in early after 15 minutes of hunting. Started working my way back towards the truck and hit a hightone signal and the ground was frozen at 1" and one swipe of the hand held mattock uncovered a 1954 Rosie in great condition.The same pile of dirt had a 1994 dime so i'm thinking somebody had a dime they didn't know they had and lost both. Doesn't matter to me as think this F2 is a nice trashy site hunter.I'm lovin the tones on the F2 better than the Golden Umax and competing with the M6 as a primary trash hunter.Time will tell but no complaints so far on the F2. HH Bill
 
Thanks bill for the review, i'll be getting my daughter 1 before long..sounds like a good machine..
 
Yeah. Don't knock a cheap machine just because it's cheap. Of the 3 machines I currently own, my 2 cheap units out perform the top of the line machine. The Explorer pretty much has it's neck on the chopping bloke at the moment. I've just got to decide if I want to buy another unit as yet. If I do, It goes.
Mick Evans.
 
Thank you for that report Bill, Ive been waiting on it,lol. I thought after I talked with you last, you were liking it.
Good luck to you and many finds in the junky spots,
John
 
G'day Bill.
That's what matters most. It's amazing at just what you will learn, even after a couple of hundred hours. While I don't own a Fisher unit at the moment, I do own an Ace 250 and an X-Terra 30. I've got around 240 hours on each unit and I'm still picking up new tricks and generally bits of information that I haven't previously. The same will apply to you with the F2. Providing you maintain a curious nature and don't become set in your ways, you are going to surprise yourself with what you can do with it. As the old adage goes "know thy detector!" (the more intimate, the better).
Good luck with it and enjoy.
Mick Evans.
 
that's terrific bill!..thanks for the unbiased report!..i have a good feeling about this little guy!..i really think this baby will kick butt!..i believe sincerely that the right combination of features,coupled with lightening fast target separation will open up the hobby again!..great score!

(h.h!)
j.t.
 
dont need to be rich to get 'er done!..199.00 out the door,with a 5 year warranty!..what's not to like?
 
Hi Bill, Yep amazing what a 199 dollar detector can do! I love the the feel of the machine and it is fast. Tones are great too. I still like my Golden but the F2 is right with it! Ok Bill you take care and enjoy the F2.

John Tomlinson,CET
 
reports from a couple knowledgeable guys like Bill and John.
Can't wait to hear more from you guys on the F2.
Sounds like the Compadre has some competition as a trash hunter!

HH Tom
 
How ya doing my Friend ,

My perspective on the F2 vs Tesoro Golden is tone clarity and the ability of the F2 to quickly reset and produce a more distinct tone change on closely spaced targets.I also like the Numerical ID for shallow hunting and has been especially helpful pulling some nickels without using the notch feature which i never use anyway. I know you posted some deep finds with your Tesoro and as of yet have to find coins deeper than 5" with either detector but i'm mostly focusing on target separation at certain areas of heavily trashed sites with target masking being the ultimate obstacle, not depth. Have a great day John. HH Bill
 
Hey John, you know me all to well, I can't keep quiet for long :lol: You thought right :thumbup: The F2 is certainly fun for what i want it for and certainly a surprise after reading all the negatives from some knowlegable folks after i bought it and had to wait 2 weeks for delivery, i expected the worse but it's finding stuff rather easily in areas that are constantly hunted by others at relatively shallow depths. May have to wait until reviews come out on the F5 and F70 before making any changes to the herd. Good Luck on your next detector purchase and hope it does the job for you. Have a good one John. HH Bill
 
Hi Bill, yep I know that your into seperation of trash and good targets. I'm like you, I don't really use the notch feature. I thought it wouldn't be much of a detector when I saw the housing they put it into. But I know different now. I wonder if you have put much time on the small coil yet Bill? Actually I had forgotten about it. It does seem to get good seperation and recovers really fast. I thought Tesoro's were fast! You bet the large LCD readout is very nice, no trouble seeing this one. The one big thing I don't like is that 5pin din plug on the coil. I detect in really brushy areas with a lot of mesquite's hunting for relics. So I have to keep an eye on the plug. But it can get some depth on larger objects of course. But the tones are great and have better seperation than the Golden for sure! Ok Bill I will be around and take care.

John Tomlinson,CET
Badlands of West Texas!
 
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