Much larger section available to control in iron on the T2, disc 0-40, 0-15 on the F70.
In relic hunting the larger range might come in handy, for me the smaller range seems about perfect.
The elliptical concentric coil on the F70 has such a great response and sound, sweet is the only way I can explain it and it is different than the DD coils.
If you hunt pop top infested sites DD's on either are not hard to deal with at all but using the concentric they are a total non issue.
I don't use mine all the time but not having a concentric coil option, and that coil specifically, would bum me out.
I found some small, deeper silver jewelry on my first hunt using this coil, a stellar gold ring on my fourth hunt in severe trash near a picnic pavilion with this coil also.
In a mineralized site infested with iron this coil found me a silver Peace dollar.
Mike Hillis is a big jewelry hunter like me and understands exactly how good the response of this coil is on jewelry and coins too.
Pretty deep, in good soil I could get to about 10", in problem mineralized soil and iron that I hunt in now it also works very well.
Add the sniper DD coil to the F70 or the T2 for that matter and the depth is surprisingly deep...it will probably match the larger concentric coil in that area, might even beat it by a little if you can believe that.
I have a friend that hunts with an original T2 in Kansas without boost which I believe is the same as the reissued Classic and rarely uses anything else but that sniper coil because it gets as deep as he ever needs to dig.
Add the large DD coil to either and in good soil bring a shovel.
I could get past that 10" mark in great soil with decent ID's with that coil, to about the 12" level at least but I even dug targets past that up to 15" with that coil.
Not all that necessary because most of my older targets hover around the 6-7" area but I have come across a few at 8" or a bit deeper and in my case it is not as much about actual depth but decent ID's at depth.
In my very bad soil I hunt in now those DD's work extremely well and even though I can't reach the depth I could in Kansas here in the SE. red clay soil I am getting deeper than most other hunters I have heard of by a few inches.
So far an 8" V nickel is the deepest good target so far in heavy mineralized and iron infested soil, using the sniper and in disc by the way, and a friend hunting with me using an E Trac couldn't believe it because he has never come close to that depth anywhere in this state.
I have found more IH's in this bad soil than I ever had before in my life using all of my coils that usually lay at the 5-6" area in sites that have been scoured by other hunters for decades and were all missed.
Now about SL speed on the F70 which the T2 SE flagship has but the classic does not.
This was a precursor to boost on the F75 and top of the line Technetic, different process but same effect.
I use it all the time here in my bad soil, not only is it great for hovering over tall stubble and grass but I can get deeper, clearer and better signals in my devil soil using SL and lower sense using all my coils which is quieter than sometimes using DE and higher sense.
SL speed is another feature I would be bummed if I didn't have available because I do have it, have a lot if experience using and now that I have used it I would totally miss it in many situations.
The Classic has the ability to not only auto ground grab but adjust GB manually which might come in handy in certain situations like salt water hunting or gold nugget hunting and the F70 has no manual adjustability in this area.
Not a big deal to me in my sites and so far not needed but I have figured out how to fool the F70 into a lower GB level using hot rocks if I ever visit a salt water beach on vacation.
Both units have settings that can turn nickel signals to high tones...a genius move by the designers and engineers in my opinion and this feature helped me pay for my F70 very quickly in the nickel area gold I was able to notice so easily.
You saw this end of the year finds post and even made a comment...
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?91,2259963,2260086#msg-2260086
That was in two different states and completely different soils.
I can't tell you how amazingly good the F70 is in iron and I assume the T2 can match it with the right settings.
I guess your decision all comes down to the kind of dirt you hunt in, the type of sites and the depth you need to reach.
The Classic has the bigger coil which can go pretty deep, you would have to spend money to get one on the F70.
You would need to spend money to get the sniper for either so that is a wash.
The Fisher has SL which can be an advantage, the option of using that sweet concentric coil on the F70 is something to consider if jewelry is your thing especially because that coil just loves to find silver and gold.
The DD's are no slouch but as I said every time I mount that concentric and listen to the tones it makes me smile.
Hard decision but you know more about your hunting situations than I do.
Both are light and ergonomic.
Me, I am grateful the F70 came into my life, I am lucky enough to have 3 different coils that I really use and I am still being amazed by what it can do on almost every hunt.
