I just got my T2 yesterday and today I braved the cold (32 dgrees) and took it out for a test spin. First, I read the manual last night at work and I had a pretty good idea on how I wanted to set it up. I am a coin hunter and most all of the advice I have recieved has been for relic hunting. Anyway, I ran the disc mode, sens at 75,disc at 10, and three tones. It was real chattery and I was unimpressed. Then, I forgot that I didn't ground balance. I fast grabbed it and it settled down, but I didn't care for the three tones. Way too much tone jumping. I decided to switch to Paul's (Old California) two tone setup that he uses for relic hunting. I ignored the low tone and checked any of the high signals. This field is loaded with pulltabs and I dug three or four mid 70's vdis to confirm what they were. They were all pulltabs. I got a solid nickle lock on and it stayed nickle from every angle. Low and behold, from 7 to 8 inches, I got a crusty Liberty head nickle. I got a few more nickles and two wheat pennies from the same depth. I initially did not like the pinpointing, but I came up with a fool proof method and from that point on, I never dug a plug bigger than 3 inches by 3 inches. I have found seated silver coins from this field, but no silver today. I was afraid that the T2 would not be a good coin hunter, but today answered that concern. So far as not saving the last setting, this detector can be set up in twenty seconds or less and the menu is the easiest I have ever used and I have owned every detector made. I have not got the T2 into really heavy trash and I doubt that it will shine there, but for moderate trash sites, it will serve me just fine. Also, it is without a doubt, the best balanced detector I have ever used, except for the Tesoro Umaxes. I am very impressed, but my hunting season is almost done with the coming of winter, so it might be next spring before I can truely test this detector out. R.L.
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First Hunt With T2
- Thread starter RLOH
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Low-Boy/LCPM
Active member
I didn't like the T2 for turf hunting but I think it will find coins that are masked and that is how I would use it. The fun factor is not close to my White's 6000XL or my Fisher 70 pro this machine is a worker and sniffer like a hound dog. I use it for relic hunting and it is great for me to have such a fast machine.
Old California
New member
WTG on your first trip out!
The T-2 is a good coin detector in areas such as this site you hunted, As you can see it is a simple and fun detector and quick to setup.
Congrats,
Paul (Ca)
The T-2 is a good coin detector in areas such as this site you hunted, As you can see it is a simple and fun detector and quick to setup.
Congrats,
Paul (Ca)
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Anonymous
Guest
Sounds like you had some fun even as cold as it was. I've had my T2 for only 2 good hunts, but it great. Pinpoint is a lot easer than a lot of detectors. The 1st pinpoint you will get a large target, but if you move just off the center of the target and repinpoint it will narrow down to and inch or two. If you get a real faint signal and are not sure if it is a target just pinpoint and it will sound off. There was something in the manual that I had never thought of and that was hunting for gold in the pinpoint mode. You can't do that with the Explorer. Try pulling the pinpoint toggle and swing the detector a few times. Pinpointing with the T2 does take little practice. Happy hunting.