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What kind of depth with a 1265x??

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Aaron

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I have had a 65X for around 17 yrs, great machine, I love its pinpont, and easy to use. I lost the instructions years ago, and I was using it last summer upnorth on my freinds property. They have a bunch of really old cabins there that date back to the 30's. I thought for sure I would find some old coins. But nothing but newer clads . And not very far down. No one has detected there as far as they know and they have owned it since '79. I just recently realized that the sensitivity knob pulls out so you can get even more depth, and I had it in, and probably all the way up. As I recall, once you do pull the knob out, it can get real sensitive in some places.
When I bought it, it was supposed to be one of the deepest machines out.
What kind of depth is it really capable of, especially when you pull the sensitivity knob out, and adjust it as high as you can go before you get interference?
Also, is there anyone out there still using this machine?
THANX, Aaron
 
Aaron you can get another manual from Fisher with no problem.When my old 1265X manual turned up missing after a move I called them about a replacement.They sent one free of charge;good folks at Fisher.As for depth,I set up a test site at a club hunt so folks could test detectors.We used fresh buried copper cents in slightly below average mineralized soil with pull tab discrimiation standard.The 1265X got 8" with a good signal which was equal or superior to any preset GB detector there.It is 20 years old,heavy,and dosn`t have any bells or whisles other than dual discrimination but it performs as well as modern machines of the same type.Depth drops of course in high mineralized ground.For 1200 series tips go to www.coinist.com and click around to the tips section for the 1266X.The info applies to the 1265X just as well.
 
Thanks for your response Joe. I would have to agree w/you, I think it performs just as well as the modern detectors as far as depth go's. But I have no problem with the weight, heck, its alot lighter than the GT I just bought, which I need to send back to Minelab. Just bought it 2 weeks ago, and there is something wrong within the box.
But anyway, the weather has been real mild lately so I got that 65X out,went down to the park down the block and I had alot of fun because it is so easy to use. I love the pinpoint, you can keep shrinking the target, I was hitting coins and screw caps dead center with my probe. The only thing I wish it had is a depth gage. Oh well cant have everthing.
 
You probably noticed how quick its response and recovery time is.I use my Coinstrike or CZ-70 more lately but for real junky sites the 1265X does fine with the smaller coils.Mine has an old 3.75" coil which is discontinued but the 5" should do very well.Get a small coil if you don`t have one already.Many people have found it to do better in dry ground than other detectors for some reason.Happy hunting!
 
I am glad you mentioned that (the smaller coil), where can I get one?
I will post a message, maybe someone has one. Thanks, Aaron
 
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