Picked up an F44

[coin-star]

I have 4 other detectors, but keep hearing that this is a “sleeper” with good performance and light weight. The one I bought has the 11” concentric coil. I got to go out for about an hour yesterday and found a couple dollars in clad. Pinpoint on this detector works amazingly well. Probably better than any other detector I own.

I realize that this is a fairly simple detector, but does anyone have any F44 tips or tricks to share?

Other detectors I own are Eurotech Pro, F19, AT Max, and Multi Kruzer.

CS

 

[doc holiday232]

Couple dollars on first hunt----very good,sounds like you have a keeper.

 

[Mark ( ohio )]

I put a NEL sharpshooter coil mine about 3 seasons ago...Its deep, pinpoints great and gives solid vdi's at very good depth...Never used the stock coil since...

Good luck.. Mark ( ohio )

 

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Mark, I like your idea. Sounds like something I would like. How deep and what do you hunt with it, if you don’t mind me asking?

-CS

 

[Mark ( ohio )]

I could only speak for my area of OHIO, but it is NOT uncommon for me to dig wheats and dimes in the 8 inch range all day long with good id's too!! My knees are just about shot, ( replacements this spring ) but I primarily just coin shoot old turn of the century meadows and parks... Also some dry sand hunting up Lake Erie come july and aug.

Keep at it with this detector, its a good one and often overlooked.

Mark ( ohio )

 

[JConis]

The F44 is a very good machine that doesn't mind getting wet. I found that the custom setting using VCO tones seems to be the deepest and best acuracy for ID. I also run mine with the sens at 20 (max) and it will get chatty now and again, but a quick ground balance helps a lot. This machine seems to be pretty picky about its ground balance but if you do it often you'll really make it happy. Good luck!

 

[coin-star]

8 inches on a penny isn't too bad. I'll have to sell my extra 5x10 teknetics DD coil and get the sharp shooter. It would probably be pretty good on the F19 also.

When I hunted the other day, I liked the custom mode with just VCO the best too. It was a lot like the F19, which I have and like. Just have to keep looking at the ID a lot in VCO tones, since they primarily indicate signal strength and not target ID.

Thanks for the great suggestions!

-CS