F70 vs. Omega 8000

[Cache Man]

The only coil that I use on the omega is the 11" on the F-70 11" the CZ-70 10.5 and I didn't start detecting 3 years ago more like 25 years and yes I know what I am doing, any detector I use its adjusted to the max for depth as I am not looking for clad coins.I have a park were I have removed upwards of 400 coins all has been removed down to the 9-10" now I am trying find the ones past the 10" mark with a Explorer Se pro, none of the coins I have found are older than 1910 but the park has been here since 1870's the problem is we have had 3 bad floods since then. if you have never detected in TN then you don't know what fun it can be. I have a test garden as any seasoned coin hunter would have, I know exactly how to use the omega just like jim (TN) said when the conditions are right for me thats in spring when its wet (damp). in my soil a detector will lose 2-3" depth from what it air test all except Explorer's HH

 

[Woodstock]

Hey Cache Man, I never doubted you or your experience. I've also did this for many, many years. And if those are the depths you get then those are the depths you get. All I was trying to do is establish a depth average with the Omega and the F 70 and this depends on conditions where you live and where your detecting. Now I realize that this was a very open ended question. And from what I can remember the short time I used my F 70 as a back up that it was equal with the 11" DD to the Omega and now I wanted to know if it's deeper. I never realized I'd get so many various opinions.
I know about floods and what they can do to sites and I know what deep a freeze for over three months can do as well.
Where we live, the elements, the soil, the humidity, where you detect, how you detect and what type of detecting you do, and how you set-up your detector are all factors on averaged depth on coin sized or any object.
So if I offended you I don't know where I did, and if I did I apologize. happy Trails, Woodstock

 

[Bill Ladd]

Especially the large cents & coins like that we turn up quite a bit. But, basically I would call myself more of a "relic hunter" if I was put on the spot because my sites are mainly Colonial foundations where we find more items like flat buttons, shoe buckles, & other oddities that help depict life in the 1700-1800's. Finding a coin or 2 in that mix is just kind of a bonus I guess. Really we are spolied in that way concerning the age of the sites I get to hunt as compared to others accross the US that don't have sites that go back to the 1600's....

The term "coinshooter" is kinda broad I guess. To me, at least in my area, the coinshooters are the guys specifically going to parks, yards, & even the beach for wheats/indians, silver coins, etc. Maybe they collect just old coins & they could care less about a button. Whereas I on the other hand collect a little bit of everything, & in my new DVD had a "coinshooting" episode where we dug lotsa indians, barbers & V-nickles in a park. So, I never limit myself, & the reason I use the T2/ F75 before anything else is that it finds relics & coins equally well. The excellent stock coil has alot to do with it I think.....

Thanks for all the "welcome backs" I get whenever I get in to post occationally.


HH,
Bill

 

[Woodstock]

Great to read another of your posts Bill and now the way you made me look at it I guess every coin shooter is a relic hunter too. That because I found a lot of awesome relic's as the years went by .... I thought I was coinshootin'... but I was really an relic hunter at the same time.
And you are lucky to have the older sites cause when you do find an oldie it's gonna be a goody. And as a "so called" coin shooter I cut my teeth on the old stuff and I avoid "Tot Lots". Don't take me wrong all you "Tot Lotters" out there, there's nothing wrong with tot lotting. But if I wanted a few bucks in current clad I would collect cans on the side of the road, just as much exercise and it pays better. And those tot lots are our kids future for detecting, new stuff today is old stuff tomorrow...so if you clean them out now..what will our kids detect? ...just kidding, different strokes for different folks I guess.
Now that I said that, maybe now they'll call me a loose canon too. Seriously, your only a loose canon cause you tell it like it is. I like all of your DVD's and information and come back more often, it's a free country. Maybe someday we'll meet and I'll give you a cold beer to help you swallow that "hard pill". Thanks again for all you do to contribute to this great hobby past, present. and future. Happy Trails and Hunting, Woodstock ~aka~ Jeff