Cobra II, Viper Detectors?

[HaroldILL.]

Anyone remember these two Oldies but goodies? I am talking about the Discovery electronics made ones that the Big K carried. The Late JB had a Viper, only one I ever saw. I had a Cobra II for a short time. The one I had was hot as could hit +9" Silver and Copper coins easy in My mild ground and 10" Nickels. It had awesome Modulated Audio to cherry pick the Deepies with. Another detector I wish I kept.

 

[vlad]

and Still work well. (but we seem to be obsessed with technology and the 'newest toy.')
But the Cointrax Baron-2 with deephunter ruled!

 

[dgerst]

My old Barons still get as much use as any of my newer machines.

 

[vlad]

Heavier, more current drain (16 batteries), less efficient bottlecap rejection (screw cap disc needed to take them out) need to be swept faster, and were probably real world between 5-6 pole in filtering
(I believe so much is filtered some target signal was lost which reduced depth even more) just try it on very small gold. And no TID, notches or tones, and poor ergonomics compared to a F-75 type platform;
while still capable, much less efficient.
A Garrett Master Hunter BFO will still find nuggets (you really want to compare one to a T-2 or MXT) and.....Garrett years back loaded all his stock in tractor trailers and hauled them to the dump----would not sell.