T2 SE or the G2

[Wesley]

Okay guys, I thought I had my answer to my newest detector until I started reading all this G2 stuff. I am a relic hunter and I mainly hunt civil war period stuff since I live in eastern Virginia. I was leaning very hard towards the T2 SE, but the G2 sounds just as good if not better? I am lost here guys? Please help! Note: this will be my first Teknetics machine. I have been a Minelab guy for years. I also have a Tejon.

Wes

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Do you want to hunt in iron better or get really deep? SE in boost is king in depth and separation. G2 is king in iron sniffing out targets due to the dual processor.

 

[Wesley]

Well, there is a tough question. I guess this is what the old saying, "can not have your cake and eat it to" came from. I hunt fields, which usually have iron targets spread throughout. I hunt woods, which are usually a bit cleaner as far a iron goes. How much more raw depth is the T2 SE getting over the G2? If you say the T2 is getting three inches or more then I will say the T2 SE. If we are talking one inch or so, then the difference comes down to money. I am nervous about the chatter of the T2. I have friends that use the F-75 and the machine never seems to stay quite, always popping and barking. The G2 seem more stable and if I am reading things correct just as hot as the SE.

My reason for getting a new detector is I feel the Etrac is not processing fast enough in the trashy areas like a home site that has good relics in them. I do not even like to get around trash with the Etrac cause it just nulls out forever and I know I am missing good targets. So, I am still at a loss here.

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

If you hunt woods then the "chatter" shouldn't be a problem. If you don't set up a F75 or T2 correctly they will chatter. You have to learn to set them up correctly.

I would say that the T2 SE is a quieter machine that the old T2 due to new circuitry.

In all metal boost mode you will easily get 2-3 more inches depth with a T2 SE. For being quiet though the G2 is hands down the best!

I make any sense?? lol

 

[John(Tx)]

n/t

 

[tabman]

It's a hummer from what I read.

 

[southernexplorer]

The G2 does have a threshold that can be adjusted when hunting in all metal and is silent search when in disc. If you keep the discrimante below 40 you can hear some iron with a low grunt tone and if you do not want to hear the small nails and other iron bits you can adjust it to do that also. It is extremely quite as far as EMI goes and even though you can hear the iron grunt it is not hard to hear the high zip tone amongst the iron. If you turn the disc way up above tabs you will only hear what is above the disc setting with very few false signals compared to the F75 which pops and clicks right along like a Tejon or X5. Overall depth does suffer on the G2 but it is nice to have when hunting in an area that is loaded with small nails. I like having both so I can chose which one to hunt with based on the hunting conditions.

 

[Monte]

There is no 'perfect' detector so I try and keep only those that are close to that as possible in my personal detector arsenal. Both the G2 and T2 have their strong points to be considered, to be sure.

Okay guys, I thought I had my answer to my newest detector until I started reading all this G2 stuff.

The G2 review I posted on this forum back on October 30th was after putting in a good deal of time with the G2 at the available sites I usually hunt here in NW Oregon. I haven't had the opportunity to make some of my desert ghost town trips because to head South East from here to get to them I'd face snow and very frozen ground.

My hunting has been confined to mainly urban settings in the Portland Oregon metro area, but that has included several lots with torn up ground and/or old homes being relocated across the lot. Most of these 1900 era home-sites are terribly littered with debris and called for the use of a smaller-size search coil. With the G2 I used the 5" DD which I had already used on the Gamma and Omega.

Anyway, I've recently gone to battery #5 in the G2 and have worked it in a variety of other locations that have allowed more time in with the stock 11" DD coil. I state this only to include myself in among those who have had the opportunity to use the G2 and report of some of their experiences with it. As I indicated in my initial G2 evaluation write up, and have continued to state in a number of forum posts, I like the G2. It definitely has strong points for many to consider. Many will find it to be one of the better detectors they have ever handled based upon the nature of their hunt sites, the coils used, and the patience and tolerance to hunt more difficult environments.

I am a relic hunter and I mainly hunt civil war period stuff since I live in eastern Virginia.

I don't hunt Civil War military sites, but I do get in a lot of detecting during the past forty years that includes military and pioneer encampments and military forts, old town sites that have little trace of existence, as well as a few remains of dwindling towns. Homesteads, stage stops, railroad stops, mining camps and other places that all supported activity from about 1851 through 1925, plus or minus.

There are quite a few CW period artifacts that i would like to find as I haven't yet, but I have recovered ample similar specimens of buttons, bullets, buckles, cartridge cases, thimbles, eating utensils, trade tokens, coins and other good 'keepers.' Like you, I have more than one detector because I do hunt a variety of sites, and when I can't get away to my favorite locations I tolerate all the renovation work and old lots and other places a city dweller can hunt. The T2 and G2 have both caused me to do a lot of head-scratching as I sort through the detector battery I keep with me for the needs I have at all these sites.

I was leaning very hard towards the T2 SE, but the G2 sounds just as good if not better?

The G2 is "as good" as the T2 or T2 SE in several ways, but it is also different. Personally, I do not think the G2 is really 'better' overall than the T2. That said, I do think the G2 is 'easier' to set-up and operate than the T2, and usually (not always) it will run smoother at a maximum Sensitivity setting. The G2 has a very appealing Discriminate adjustment design which allows the users to better control 1 or 2 tone audio, the two-tone audio break-point, and the low-end rejection setting.

I haven't used a T2 with the 5" DD coil to really compare how well the two perform side-by-side with the smaller coil, but I plan to do so when I get my own T2 SE. For my needs right now, where trash levels are very high, depth isn't a factory due to masking. thus, use of a smaller coil is necessary and the G2 with the 5" DD coil I have works quite well in the dense trash, especially with the control I have on the Discriminate setting.

I am lost here guys? Please help! Note: this will be my first Teknetics machine.

Either the T2 or G2 will impress you, I am sure, but one might suit you better than the other.

I have been a Minelab guy for years. I also have a Tejon.

The Minelab FBS models, such as your E-Trac, do provide a certain type of desired performance, especially when hunting more open areas and where the main intended targets are higher-conductive coins, such as silver or copper. They are, however, not the most comfortable to use for extended periods due to their designed weight and balance.

The Tesoro Tej

 

[Monte]

n/t

 

[chuck ky]

didn't know that the t-2 boost mode worked in all-metal. i haven't found much with mine i haven't tried the boost in all-metal. thanks

 

[Wesley]

Speechless! Now that was the answers that I was looking for. What more can I say? That was a BIG HELP and I think I can better decide what I am going to do. The T2 SE sounds like the better choice since I do more military relic hunting than house site hunting. The thing we have here is medium to large iron plows and tractor parts in the fields with the soil getting hotter the further west you travel into Virginia. By-the-way, I live close to Virginia Beach but relic hunt near Williamsburg, Richmond, and Petersburg. Anything further west or north west the ground tends to be very hot and only my E-Trac can tolerate the soil the best....IMO

That was a very solid reply to my post. I think by summer I will also invest in the G2 to hunt some of my colonial home sites which have hundreds of iron nails and try to sneak in and grab the old copper and silver coins. But overall, I believe the T2 SE will feel 85% to 90% of my hunting needs. With these four detectors in my quiver, E-Trac, Tejon, T2 SE, and G2, I think I will be ready for any location that may present itself.

I would like to thank you for your time and experience in answering my questions.

Respectfully,

Wes

 

[D&P-OR]

I'll bet with the T2 SE & the G2, you're going to be finding your Tejon collecting some closet dust! ---That's been my experience anyhow & I've owned/used those detectors.--------Del

 

[hershey1]

I wish you the best of luck with your detector choice. In that iron infested ground you describe the T-2 sensitivity or gain above 80 in my opinion will drive you nuts. In boost I doubt you can get above 60. If you could get a dealer to go with you and take a G-2 with the understanding that you would purchase the best performer I really think you would save money and have a better companion for your E-Trac. JMHO Good luck. HH

 

[CDDZ]

I have to agree with Hershey, the G2 will compliment your Etrac better. I own Etrac,T2,G2, and a Nautilus DMC IIB. Each Detector has its purpose. The Nautilus is for beep and dig relic hunter and deep seeker. The Etrac is a silver killer, and the G2 is for the older iron filled home sites that drive my Etrac nutso nulling. The T2 is most likely going to be sold to my detecting partner.

 

[chuck ky]

do you set the boost mode in disc. then switch to all-metal? thanks