Decisions, decisions, decisions

[EBCIII]

hey Jack congrats on the Tesoro! They make a great detector, let us know how you do with it, Beale.

[EPC Guy]

Congrats on winning the Group Buy, Jack...enjoy your new machine!

[Pap]

I think you and the Silver will be great friends. A lot of detector for the money.
Pap

[Buster]

Congrats and Happy Hunting...Buster/......

[Jack D]

Originally Posted by Pap

I think you and the Silver will be great friends. A lot of detector for the money.
Pap

I think so, Pap. Hard to beat a machine like that for $15.76. It should arrive tomorrow or Wednesday, I think. It's raining anyway, so a short wait is bearable.

[julieburger]

Congrats. Good choice. I found the 250 had a hard time in the iron rich soils.

[robert roy]

Check out the F2...It should more than fit your pocket book:
See report......

Field Report on F2 By Andy from New Mexico.

I went to a lawn at a high school today and hunted a part of the lawn that i hunted before with many detectors using larger coils (8" and 11").
Today i thought i give the F2 with the 4" coil a try. It was to easy, just press the power button and adjust sensitivity to max and that was it.
The detector starts in All Metal Disc Mode (every target zone accepted).
Within an hour i found 23 coins (7 nickels) and one junk ring. This side is really full of aluminum trash and iron signals. I dug some nickels really close to other trash signals and it is easy to tell that you have found a nickel. Nickels read 30 to 33 (never 34). The newer pull tabs that read as nickels on most detectors read 33 and jumped to 34 or 35. Within a short time a was able to tell the difference and dug a few pull tabs just to confirm that. That can not be done with an Ace 250,because nickel and newer pull tabs fall in the same target zone (nickel).
The speed of the F2 combined with the 4" coil and the very stable target ID makes that detector the best I've used in trash. In All Metal it was very nice to see how good signals came in close to iron signals. Target separation is a very strong point of the F2. The ring i found was 5" deep and came in loud and clear. Coins in the ground at 6 inches shouldn't be a problem for that 4" coil combo.
Air tests depth of the F2 with 4" coil is the same as the F4 with the 4" coil. (7.5 inches on a US quarter). Now try your more expensive detector with a small coil like that and hope to match the depth.
Some companies have only 5.5" or 6" coils as the smallest coil available. Not good enough for some extreme trash.

No secret that this detector is targeted at the Ace 250. Now you want to know : " Is it better than the Ace ?"

Yes it is !

Here is why:

1. Faster than the Ace
2. Deeper than the Ace
3. Pinpointing is easier due to the 8" round coil
4. The F2 shafts have cam locks (not on the Ace)
5. Better target solution, 100 numbers vs 12 zones on the Ace
6.Headphone jack on the left side (right side on the Ace)
7. Lower price $199 vs 212 of the Ace
8. 4" coil and lower stem for free (i don't know how long that offer will last). The Ace 4.5 sniper coil is about $60 and a lower rod $15.
9. Better balance due to lighter coil
10. More stable at higher sensitivity settings
11. Large DD coil available (Helps in bad soil)


Better on the Ace 250 is:

1. 4 AA batteries vs two 9 volts on the F2.
2.Keeps the last settings. F2 resets to factory settings every time you turn it off.
3. Modes can be changed faster. F2 has only one mode that can be programmed.
4..Notch in or out all 12 target zones. F2 can only notch 5 target zones.

You guys know i liked that Ace 250 so much that i made the Ace 250 tips and tricks booklet for it. It is still a fine detector but the Fisher F2 pushed the value level a step further.

No doubt without the Ace 250 the F2 wouldn't be here today.

Hope the report helps you.
Regards Robert Roy

[twingrampatwice]

Originally Posted by Jack D

I just read a review of the 1225 X and it wasn't good...They said it was cheaply and poorly made. Did you find that is the case?

Where can we read reviews on the machines.
Going to purchase a MD, but of course so many to chose from. I usually read reviews before I purchase, but haven't been able to find a site for reviews on just MD's.

[liquid1]

check out the new F5..Its a little more But is suppose to Pack a big whopping punch..and the F70 there new..And I can tell you the F75 Is a good do it all land detector with a fast grab GB and manual option if you need it..its full of features 30 hour batt times and a on all the time lit up lcd for night hunting....For the Ace 250 price the F2, tesoro and a few others would fit the Bill..