school me on the CZ's, please

[shadowulf]

I was curious to know more about the CZ's.
I know they are a multi frequency relic detector with a reputation for depth. But what are its strengths and weaknesses.
What are they best at searching for. What are they not.


Thanks.

 

[Steve O]

Cz's are on the deep side. Easy to learn, for the most part.

The 3d's were designed for U.S coinage and high tone those targets when calibrated properly....nickles will high tone also.... and I know a half-eagle and up, will also high tone.

All cz's are good in wet salt sand, cz-20/21, good in wet salt, under water.

I believe all can be hip/chest mounted.

EMI doesn't affect them much.

Great in farm fields where targets are farther apart.

They like iron. Not their best in carpets of nails/iron as far as separation goes. You can see the difference if you compare a lightning unit like the f-75.

Mostly positive things to say about them, I will always have mine.

 

[shadowulf]

Good stuff!

I had seen a few come on to the 'bay and wanted to know more.
Will keep them in mind for a beach hunter.

How about the older units?

 

[Tico]

Cz's are easy and fun to use but there are nuances to the tones and target ID

They are not the best choice in alot of nails due to falsing on iron.

Most detectors false on iron but the recovery speed and DD coils on some others is better for this scenario.

Most new CZ users will dig some nails but after some time on the detector you nail digging will subside.

The depth is outstanding, coins at 10"+ is very doable in mild ground.

Coins generally give a distinct sound (Tink Tink) and repeat from multiple angles.

To dig the deep coins you need a pair of good headphones and listen for the softer tones.

Takes some concentration to find the deepies, especially when using the modulated volume setting. Which I prefer.

It's a great Detector and really the best way to learn it is digging holes.

I love using my CZ's and it's my go to detector for everything except for hardcore iron infested relic hunting.

But it will find relics where the iron is not to bad.

I reccomend a CZ to anybody.

Good Luck what ever you decide

HH, Tico

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Good info but might interject the CZ7 and CZ7A are rod mounts only and can't be hipmounted..Google Mikes CZ page as it will give you a lot of CZ info...
User friendly depth demons that have to be swept slow for extreme depth and they are easily masked by iron....

 

[DnD]

The CZ-7, 7a, 7a-Pro and 70 models are all digital and feature a nice display screen that shows the target ID and other settings. These are still the dual frequency models like the new CZ-20/21 and are splashproof. but not submersible. Regardless, I use mine on the Atlantic beaches and love it.

 

[Steve O]

n/t

 

[shadowulf]

Sounds like a handy unit to have. I've read. That the coils are pretty interchangeable, except for the CZ6 and the CZ20/21.

Eventhough I'm currently looking for a good all-around machine right now. I can easily see having a CZ, even just for beach duty, would be a good thing.

Has anyone tried to use a CZ for meteorite hunting?
I live near the Black Rock Desert, and I hear its a good place to search for space pebbles. I know that getting permits are a hassle. But a friend of mine has already started the process, and we are hoping to be cleared to go by spring. Sounds like a CZ with a good sized coil would be a good machine to have.

Thanks for all the info. I do appreciate it.

 

[CZconnoisseur]

I found my first meteorite with my CZ-6 about 6 years ago in a riverbed in Eastern Tennessee. Most people don't think of looking for meteorites in the Eastern half of the US, but they exist with about the same frequency here as they do almost anywhere else on the earth's surface. Vegetation makes it harder (but not impossible) to search, and the best places I've found to search are dry riverbeds and plowed fields FAR from human habitation (rural areas of middle and east TN).

I used the 8" coil on ALL-METAL mode - set it to hear a faint threshold "hum" after ground-balancing, and started walking upstream. It's an identical setting to use when hunting gold nuggets as well, which the CZ detectors with their 15 kHz (along with 5 kHz) search freq will find many tiny nuggets!!! When I got the signal I thought it was gold, when I lfirst saw it I thought it was black sand, but when I ran other tests it was unmistakably a meteorite! It is about the size of a BB (.177 cal) and has about the same magnetic affinity

Good luck and HH!!!

 

[shadowulf]

That's awesome! Especially for being in the eastern half of the contry. My wife is a geologist and she prompted me to ask. She doesn't seem to interested at first. But we both know a lot of people who hold claims in the Northern Nevada desert. The gold hunt interests her, but themeteorites interest her more.

 

[DocBars]

I still have my mint CZ5 that I bought new in 1995.It as found hundreds of silver coins. They are deep. Fairly easy to learn. I love the audio of of the unit, it just clicked with my ears. You just need to swing them slow and listen.
GL
HH

 

[shadowulf]

I still have my mint CZ5 that I bought new in 1995.It as found hundreds of silver coins. They are deep. Fairly easy to learn. I love the audio of of the unit, it just clicked with my ears. You just need to swing them slow and listen.
GL
HH

Thats really what I was hoping to hear. I've used machines from simple "beep-n-dig" to testing VX3's, but my wife likes things pretty simple.
And of course, no "low dollar" CZ's are on fleabay right now.

Thanks for all the info. I now think I have a better idea about the CZ's and what I should look for in the future.

 

[Steve O]

A friend told me The Meteorite Men used f-75's for hunting that outer space debris.

 

[shadowulf]

Yes, the f75's are their go to machines.

I'm looking at either an x-terra 70/705 or an MXT for my "all-'rounder".
But I think a CZ as my "beach&relic hunter" would do well for space pebbles and as an alternative machine.

 

[patch]

the one thing no one has mentioned is that there is no better machine on the market for finding nickels.you can actually find 10 k gold rings without digging pulltabs.alot of them come up on a hi tone nickel. good luck on your choice.(cz machines)

 

[Steve O]

Good point patch and very true. The 3d will also high tone on half-eagles and up....I think, not sure, it mid tones on the quarter-eagles. You may think you will never swing over a gold coin, so this info is useless......think again.

 

[rick (nova scotia)]

As Shodowolf mentioned "all-rounder", if by all rounder your hunting sites include some salty enviroments, then yes, and that is why I just got one a cz3d, not liking the weight of other multi freq. machines.