Guess I should have spent 200 bucks for a 10 y.o. used machine rather than my E-Trac :rolleyes:

[wvrick]

I think not, but this post makes interesting reading and will keep you amused.

http://www.findmall.com/read.php?35,1404494

(quote using my "new" old 1265 in a base ballfield i have covered with the etrac last fall.)
does better than a modern detector( E-Trac). I'm not kicking old detectors as I have a few myself right now that I like, but I think this detector sold new for about 500 bucks and was not ever a "Flagship" detector. I believe someone using it could do better than someone less experienced with a different machine. But hands down a E-Trac getting its doors blowed with a vintage detector....

 

[Bilko]

Could be good but he obviously didn't cover all the ground with the ETrac

 

[carcur]

i bought my etrac from that guy
curtis

 

[Flambeaux]

The old Fishers were my favorite machines. I have owned several and I hunt with a couple of guys that own them. They find deep targets for sure, but I have found its more about being confident in your machine. Get Andy out there with an E Trac and I would bet there wouldnt be many targets worth digging after he was done. I have been out hunted by several lesser machines until I got the hang of mine. I would love the limited 1270 as my backup machine tho....good hunting

 

[UtahRich]

Looking at the guys Resume' of detectors, it looks like he is a dyed in the wool Fisher Fan. Good for him. Use what you're comfortable with.

I went from using a CZ-6a to an Explorer XS back in 2000. I was pretty good with that CZ. It took a little while to convert over to the Explorer. Eleven years later, I have become very familiar with the Minelab signaling, sounds and techniques. If I picked up another brand top end machine, it would take me a while to get really proficient with it. Doesn't surprise me that this guy left a bunch of stuff in the ground and then found it with a detector he is much more familiar with.

Be good with whatever you hunt with. Have fun, find a lot.


Rich (Utah)

 

[detectorfreak74]

the old machines are good look at the sovereign gt and yes the old machines did get good targets but the issue is #1can they make the ground disappear and #2 how well can the old machines see through excessive trash or go from salt beach to grass without turning a knob

 

[Ray-Mo.]

It was a machine that would hunt with the best for many years.It is the one machine I will never even consider selling because of sentimental value.My father and I ordered one for each of us and he found a ton of old coins including a $10 gold piece.They are consecutive serial numbers but we both agree that mine was and is hotter than most including his.
I must say however that it is not in the same ball park with the E-Trac for old deep and masked coins.It was a fantastic relic machine in its day as well.Considering it uses 25+ year old technology it is still no slouch along with the 1266-X.
In a competition hunt for coins under 6" it is still capable of beating the E-Trac with the right operator and an in-line probe from Fisher that was available back in the day