[meteorite-list] Another Metal Detector Question
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Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:56 2004 Message-ID: <ce.eeeda82.2788a6a1_at_aol.com> --part1_ce.eeeda82.2788a6a1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/6/01 1:04:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, kelly_at_bhil.com writes: > ! > > Can anyone comment on the suitability (or lack of it) of the Fisher > M-Scope Model CZ-6 for hunting meteorites specifically? This particular > one has a nine-inch coil. As the ground is frozen solid, I can't test it > by > burying a Sikhote-Alin in my front yard! Although it does a fine job of > finding all the nails in my kitchen floor, this is not a very > sophisticated > Sterling, I agree with the Killgore's. I own a Fisher CZ-20 which I use for looking for meteorites in Lake Michigan. I have used it as a land machine but it doesn't compare to my White's Goldmaster III. I carry the GoldMax 14" coil with me in case I feel like digging foxholes. Once on the beach I dug nearly three feet to find a buried piece of concrete with rerod in it. I was disappointed, however impressed. I have dug rusty needles at around 4" and pieces of rusty metal as deep as 14" in black dirt. Once I found a bronze hinge under 10" of baseball sized rocks in a sand matrix at the waterline. When I hit the dunes in my area I will walk away with at least 20 pieces of steel 7 shot. But only with my Goldmaster. My Fisher would most likely not hone in on a piece of rusty steel shot. However, I have found numerous steel beer cans under several inches of muck at a depth of 40-50 ft! Well preserved I might add. My Goldmaster won't do that! But for meteorite hunting the gold-series machines are definitley the best. They are designed to find hot-rocks. And that is what you want. Trust me, you don't want to discriminate when hunting for meteorites. In my opinion, you should dig every tone when in a remote area. I also have a Garret which I have not used enough to comment on. Hope this helps. George Nicula --part1_ce.eeeda82.2788a6a1_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/6/01 1:04:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, kelly_at_bhil.com <BR>writes: <BR> <BR> <BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">! <BR> <BR> Can anyone comment on the suitability (or lack of it) of the Fisher <BR>M-Scope Model CZ-6 for hunting meteorites specifically? This particular <BR>one has a nine-inch coil. As the ground is frozen solid, I can't test it <BR>by <BR>burying a Sikhote-Alin in my front yard! Although it does a fine job of <BR>finding all the nails in my kitchen floor, this is not a very <BR>sophisticated <BR>test. </BLOCKQUOTE> <BR> <BR>Sterling, <BR> <BR>I agree with the Killgore's. I own a Fisher CZ-20 which I use for looking <BR>for meteorites in Lake Michigan. I have used it as a land machine but it <BR>doesn't compare to my White's Goldmaster III. I carry the GoldMax 14" coil <BR>with me in case I feel like digging foxholes. Once on the beach I dug nearly <BR>three feet to find a buried piece of concrete with rerod in it. I was <BR>disappointed, however impressed. I have dug rusty needles at around 4" and <BR>pieces of rusty metal as deep as 14" in black dirt. Once I found a bronze <BR>hinge under 10" of baseball sized rocks in a sand matrix at the waterline. <BR>When I hit the dunes in my area I will walk away with at least 20 pieces of <BR>steel 7 shot. But only with my Goldmaster. My Fisher would most likely not <BR>hone in on a piece of rusty steel shot. However, I have found numerous steel <BR>beer cans under several inches of muck at a depth of 40-! 50 ft! Well <BR>preserved I might add. My Goldmaster won't do that! But for meteorite <BR>hunting the gold-series machines are definitley the best. They are designed <BR>to find hot-rocks. And that is what you want. Trust me, you don't want to <BR>discriminate when hunting for meteorites. In my opinion, you should dig <BR>every tone when in a remote area. I also have a Garret which I have not used <BR>enough to comment on. Hope this helps. <BR> <BR>George Nicula</FONT></HTML> --part1_ce.eeeda82.2788a6a1_boundary-- Received on Sat 06 Jan 2001 11:49:37 AM PST |
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