F5 is there something wrong with me!!

[Digger 45]

I have had my f5 for about four years now, i have found over forty rings and over a thousand dollars in coins, i have since purchased two other more expensive metal detectors and have put many hours on them with not nearly as good success, i keep coming back to the F5. It just seems to separate so much better than the others, i have the large and small coil but use the original coil most of the time.

Where other detectors seem to show pull tabs at many different numbers the 5 is narrowed down to only a couple of numbers, one of my detectors show a pull tab at 10,12,16,18,22,28. This makes a lot of digging for a pull tab that if you don't you will miss the rings.

I believe that the F5 is one of the best ring and coin detector out there.

 

[mudpuppy]

Pretty cool testimony!

Mike Hillis has said it for a long time, the F5 is the perfect jewelry hunting rig...I suspect Dave J had his hand on the circuit design...this is exactly what I love about the F70 as well...super crisp tones and dead on tightness...surgical...its hard to put into a post how dead on tight these things are without sounding like a liar!
Mud

 

[Digger 45]

We all think that the new model or a more expensive detector will get us more prizes but the real truth is when you find a unit that works for you work it to death, get to know it so well that nothing else compares. The F5 is my main tool.

 

[mudpuppy]

Never had the pleasure of running the F5...will say it would be one supreme fight to take my '70 from me...glad you posted, pound for pound, these F units are one super rig in field. Dont care who you are, very hard to beat..
Mud

 

[knarfj]

Not in my book!

 

[woodchiphustler]

Everyone LOOKS FOR THE MOST DEPTH. But looking back at the many thousands of targets I dug most were in the first 8 inches. The F5 has the best meter, solid 8 inch depth. A real winner.

 

[sqwaby]

When people ask about my F5, I tell people it's a fun detector with a user friendly interface, hard to beat it for coins and jewelry.

 

[mikeraydj]

I have owned my F5 for about a month now and love it. I traded up from a F2 because we have high mineralization here and ground balance is a must. Love how everything is there for you to see. The best UI I have ever seen. It also has a learning curve. I was fortunate to have someone recommend Mike Hillis's bible on the F5. It has really helped.

 

[Hoosierdirt]

I just bought my F5 a few weeks ago based on Mike Hillis' posts and Bill_S' videos on youtube. LOVE the UI, the light weight, fast recovery... hell, I like it all! Just sayin'

 

[IBdiggin]

Ditto to all the above. The F5 is probably why I don't have a 11" DD coil for my F70. Sooner or later I will run into good deal on a F5 with that 11" DD coil on it. Then I will have the best of both worlds.------IB

 

[Hightone]

I have had mine for 6+ years now. Until I bought the F2 a few months ago, it's all I needed. Nothing has come out (or exists) that beats it for the price for my style of hunting.