First off, when I make a big purchase, I tend to get overly obsessive abut whether I got the right item or not.
So, I ordered the Fisher F2 all in one package (8" & 4" sniper coil, and cheap pinpointer).
After doing some more research, I am kinda worried that this may not be the best setup for what I want to do, so please help me.....
I am going to be hunting in Europe, initially Germany and in a few months I am being transferred to Italy. In germany, I will be doing my hunting mostly in field and wooded areas. I am hoping to find coins, gold, silver and relics. A German local who detects here said he found modern coinage, a few roman arrowheads, medevial items, roman coins, etc... I can only imagine that some of this stuff may be pretty deep. Luckily where I am was mostly untouched by WWII bombing, so uxo should not be an issue.
So, my question.... I am thinking of sending the package with my Fisher F2 in it back and instead getting a Tesoro Vaquero or outlaw.
Initially I liked the info screen on the F2, the info seemed like it would be nice to have. From what I read the F2 may have issues in European soil, and while it is described as a coin monster, it may not be so good at relics. I want both coins and relics. I think my 11 year old son would be giddy to find an arrowhead or something like that.
After doing some research, I feel that if I take time to learn the Vaquero or Outlaw tones, the payoff will be bigger. I do not mean bigger monetarily, but better, deeper hits and more confidence in my machine. I am not afraid of a learning curve, so long as the learning curve means I will be less likely to outgrow my machine, or at least not as quickly, and that I will not miss out on some good finds.
I was trying to see what machine the local I met used, but it was some crazy European machine and the language barrier prevented me from inquiring too much about it.
Any help would be hugely appreciated... I have an F2 on the way, but may change it to an Vaquero, any ideas? Suggestions? Other detectors? Anything?
So, I ordered the Fisher F2 all in one package (8" & 4" sniper coil, and cheap pinpointer).
After doing some more research, I am kinda worried that this may not be the best setup for what I want to do, so please help me.....
I am going to be hunting in Europe, initially Germany and in a few months I am being transferred to Italy. In germany, I will be doing my hunting mostly in field and wooded areas. I am hoping to find coins, gold, silver and relics. A German local who detects here said he found modern coinage, a few roman arrowheads, medevial items, roman coins, etc... I can only imagine that some of this stuff may be pretty deep. Luckily where I am was mostly untouched by WWII bombing, so uxo should not be an issue.
So, my question.... I am thinking of sending the package with my Fisher F2 in it back and instead getting a Tesoro Vaquero or outlaw.
Initially I liked the info screen on the F2, the info seemed like it would be nice to have. From what I read the F2 may have issues in European soil, and while it is described as a coin monster, it may not be so good at relics. I want both coins and relics. I think my 11 year old son would be giddy to find an arrowhead or something like that.
After doing some research, I feel that if I take time to learn the Vaquero or Outlaw tones, the payoff will be bigger. I do not mean bigger monetarily, but better, deeper hits and more confidence in my machine. I am not afraid of a learning curve, so long as the learning curve means I will be less likely to outgrow my machine, or at least not as quickly, and that I will not miss out on some good finds.
I was trying to see what machine the local I met used, but it was some crazy European machine and the language barrier prevented me from inquiring too much about it.
Any help would be hugely appreciated... I have an F2 on the way, but may change it to an Vaquero, any ideas? Suggestions? Other detectors? Anything?