if you want to have extra visual display information and fingertip adjustments. Or, you can pick the FORS Coin & Relic, if you don't mind having your settings made and have little desire to change them often during a search as it does take just a
little longer.
Pick the Racer, if you don't mind the adjustment settings that move a little slower, or the Coin & Relic if you want settings that scroll faster.
Then you might just want to pick the one that you think looks the best and has the balance and feel that suits you because the in-the-field performance is so close that either one will provide very good Coin Hunting results.
Elton said:
I like the read out digital on side and the read out on the hand grip..Is this the coin model ?? Or the gold model ??
What is the racer model being spoke of. ???
Who has one for coins and can give some details about performance ?? ........
Both the FORS CoRe and Racer have a standard search coil that is close to 7X11. They are slightly different shapes but close to this. Both provide very similar field performance and similar 'lock-on' qualities with Target ID, but one difference is that the Coin & Relic gives Coin Depths in centimeters, but the Racer can be set for either centimeters or inches. It is not all that big a deal, really, because hardly any Coin Depth read-out from any manufacturer is going to be real accurate, just close.
I really like the CoRe's hand-grip display as it keeps it simple and easily shows the important information [size=small](Target ID/Coin Depth/Ground Phase)[/size], and I like how it holds my primary settings in memory. The balance of this detector is surprisingly comfortable for most typical urban Coin Hunting tasks. It is because the FORS CoRe was so good that I was intrigued by the Makro Racer with its different physical design, yet very similar control functions and four search modes.
I also really like the Racer with it's very informative display and the thumb-reach [size=small](I'm right handed)[/size] control keys. It works for urban Coin Hunting as well, but I tend to grab it more often for rural sites that are brushier and more iron littered and confined. Either one, however, can be right at home for Coin Hunting or Relic Hunting, offering close-to-the-same performance and the same four search modes.
Pick which ever one pleases you, and I encourage you to also get the small 4.[size=small]7[/size]X5.[size=small]2[/size] Double-D search coil to complement it. The stock 7X11'ish coil is fine for more open-area coverage, but in a trashy environment, brushy conditions, or hunting a vacant lot with old building rubble/debris, the smaller coil is quite impressive .... and depth with it is almost alarming!
Both models can be used for Gold Nugget Hunting or for Relic Hunting, and most certainly for Coin Hunting. Some of the best "All Purpose" detectors I have ever used. Just read back through this Nokta/Makro Forum and contact posters with questions you might have.
Monte
