and also having a good assortment of functional search coils for the types of hunting you do is what is really most important.
The Makro Racer series are certainly wonderful models, but for several reasons I keep them in my 'Specialty Team' and rely on only my six Nokta models in my Regular-Use Detector Team. Those for both my urban Coin Hunting and where I spend most of my search time, out Relic Hunting very challenging sites.
Part of it is also due to health reasons as my bad back and knee and mobility issues favor the better weight and balance of my Nokta FORS Relic with the 5½X10 Concentric coil over the Racer/Racer 2 with the 5½X10 DD. That allows me to hunt longer without fatigue. I keep a round 5+" DD on my main-use Relic. I have two FORS CoRe that sport the 'OOR' coil and standard 7X11 DD for more open-area searches.
My main-use Impact 'test' model has the round 5+" DD mounted for the nasty old ghost towns and such that abound in dense iron debris, and my production Impact has the new 5X9½ open-frame DD mounted, and for sparse-to-moderate littered sites I absolutely love this coil! I know it will see more day-to-day use than the standard 7X11 or small elliptical 4X7½ DD, although they will get their turn to enjoy some field time now and then.
In Stoof's case he already has those bases covered if he owns a 14 kHz Racer 2 and 19 kHz Nokta FORS Relic and has the search coil set to make everything versatile. No real need to add an Impact just for the few things just discussed. So .... does he NEED to get an Impact? Not really as long as he knows his Racer 2 and Relic well and grabs the right tool for the sites he plans to encounter.
That said, while he doesn't NEED an Impact, he might just WANT an Impact. I am not parting with my 2-CoRe's or 2 Relics as they have served and will continue to serve me well in many applications where I like to hunt. With that statement out-of-the-way I will have to add that I DO like my two Impacts and while my CoRe and Relic units will continue to travel with me and serve me well, I seem to be grabbing an Impact much more often.
It is only the clear and hot summer days that are limiting my enjoyment afield right now and I have to take advantage of hunting early and late to avoid the high heat. Matter of fact, I am running late right now and will be out-the-door in 5 minutes, Impact in-hand and off for an hour or two of enjoyment.
Monte
The 'mid-sized' coils are favorites of mine when working low-to moderate littered sites, and especially when mainly dealing with iron nails at old sites that lack a heavy concentration of rusty tin ... man worst enemy.Cal_Cobra said:
The Makro Racer series are certainly wonderful models, but for several reasons I keep them in my 'Specialty Team' and rely on only my six Nokta models in my Regular-Use Detector Team. Those for both my urban Coin Hunting and where I spend most of my search time, out Relic Hunting very challenging sites.Part of it is also due to health reasons as my bad back and knee and mobility issues favor the better weight and balance of my Nokta FORS Relic with the 5½X10 Concentric coil over the Racer/Racer 2 with the 5½X10 DD. That allows me to hunt longer without fatigue. I keep a round 5+" DD on my main-use Relic. I have two FORS CoRe that sport the 'OOR' coil and standard 7X11 DD for more open-area searches.
My main-use Impact 'test' model has the round 5+" DD mounted for the nasty old ghost towns and such that abound in dense iron debris, and my production Impact has the new 5X9½ open-frame DD mounted, and for sparse-to-moderate littered sites I absolutely love this coil! I know it will see more day-to-day use than the standard 7X11 or small elliptical 4X7½ DD, although they will get their turn to enjoy some field time now and then.
Field performance is what drew me to the Nokta side back in January of 2015 simply because it performed so well. Unmasking, depth, balance, versatility, etc. The original Racer and Racer 2 also fall into the same category of being highly versatile detector models, as does the Nokta FORS Relic. All of them are excellent, all-around performing models.Cal_Cobra said:
Many detectors that operate in roughly the 13 kHz to 15 kHz frequency range can have some EMI problems that are often ignored when using a higher or lower frequency. I will say I had more EMI 'noise' in many locations with the 14 kHz Racer series than I did with the 15 kHz FORS CoRe, but the 19 kHz FORS Relic was a great addition to my detector battery and gave me that advantage to grab when EMI was a challenge for other units.Cal_Cobra said:
Likewise, the 19 kHz also helped save-the-day when I encountered 'different' ground mineral challenges and some was the wetted alkaline soils I often work. Plus it gives the 'edge' when trying to unmask some lower to mid-range conductive targets in dense iron debris.Cal_Cobra said:
So for ME, using the Racer 2 or FORS CoRe and complementing them with the 19 kHz FORS Relic provided me with a lot of improved versatility at-hand.Cal_Cobra said:
In Stoof's case he already has those bases covered if he owns a 14 kHz Racer 2 and 19 kHz Nokta FORS Relic and has the search coil set to make everything versatile. No real need to add an Impact just for the few things just discussed. So .... does he NEED to get an Impact? Not really as long as he knows his Racer 2 and Relic well and grabs the right tool for the sites he plans to encounter.
That said, while he doesn't NEED an Impact, he might just WANT an Impact. I am not parting with my 2-CoRe's or 2 Relics as they have served and will continue to serve me well in many applications where I like to hunt. With that statement out-of-the-way I will have to add that I DO like my two Impacts and while my CoRe and Relic units will continue to travel with me and serve me well, I seem to be grabbing an Impact much more often.
It is only the clear and hot summer days that are limiting my enjoyment afield right now and I have to take advantage of hunting early and late to avoid the high heat. Matter of fact, I am running late right now and will be out-the-door in 5 minutes, Impact in-hand and off for an hour or two of enjoyment.
Monte
