Fisher F2

Great for the price!

Jim on Camano in Seattle, WA -
Mine properly IDs quarters and dimes down to 6".

Nickles are a really elusive low tone and easily overlooked.

You have to go slower running any Discrimination because the tones are shorter (chopped sounding) if there notched out items nearby.

Silver coins and rings sound really distinct (highest tone).

Copper pennies sound the same.

In short.....Equipment works as advertised.

And a tip....if you're getting wobble in your F2, tighten your connections periodically.

I'm very happy with mine. I'm starting to learn what she's telling me.

With this machine you can go from "car-to-yard" in 5 seconds. It is VERY "turn ON and go!"

Thanks for looking.

Apr 24, 2010

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Bexleybee in Belvedere, Kent, England. -
I'm a newcomer to this game so am still learning. My first outing pulled up a couple of pieces but I was getting a lot of signals with no result and wondered if it was me or the machine. I bench tested it at home by placing objects under a couple of paving slabs - just to re-assure me it was operating correctly. Next outing, I did as many people advise and turned the sensitivity down. This gave much better results and was retrieving stuff up to six inches down even with sensitivity on two bars. Now I'm happy!

Apr 13, 2010

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Very nice detector

Lars Persson in Landskrona, Sweden -
I have had my F2 about a year. I hunt for the most of the time beaches and some in parks. Its a great detector! I like the target ID, and the fast response. In trashy areas I go with the 4" coil and its is really easy to pinpoint accurately with just the detector. IF you find that it chatter randomly its because you are in an area with electrical interference. I found that out when going under power-lines.

I have a great place to detect. It is a turf area above the beach near a camping site. Many people sunbathe on this grass area and they drop lots of coins. The thing is that the main currency here in Sweden is 1 Krona. This coin is TID at 34-35 which is very close to pull tabs and bottle caps. So it gets boring after a while to dig a presumed 1 Kr, just to find a pulltab. (1 Krona is equivalent of 1/8 of a USD.) But on the other hand we have a fairly new coin that is worth 10 Kr. this will be a solid 62 on the TID. And there are almost no trash in that area on the TID. So I have found that I can go to this place and cherry pick all the 10 Kroner out of the grass. they are shallow and easy to find. Last time I was there I found 110 Kroner in less than 2 hours.

I can absolutely recommend you to get this cheap and great detector. It is better than the ACE 250 in many ways and I am glad that I bought it!

Mar 29, 2010

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joshua in central california -
I have had this detector for about a month now and it has been great. It really finds coins very well. Maybe its where I have been searching (local parks) but already have 50 dollars in coins. Not including all the pennys. batteries tend to go rather quickly but last longer with headphones. Recently took it to lake tahoe on vacation. I heard the beaches had lots of minerals in the sand and the f2 being pre-set might have trouble. That was not the case it worked perfectly fine. I will be going to the ocean in a couple of weeks to try it in salt water. Fingers crossed.

I know it doesn't go as deep as some of the expensive detectors but it will get coins at four inches or maybe a little more. The pinpointing is usually right on. Easy to use machine. I would recommend this machine to anyone. Good luck and happy hunting to all.

Sep 07, 2009

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Well it turns out the f2 is a decent detector for the money

Jo in La -
I once had an f2 months back and it was performing terribly. So I sent it back for a refund. Well I happend to get my hands on a used one and wow big difference. Guess the new one I had got was defective. Very good for coins fast recovery fairly light and good value. Only complaint would be the 9v batteries wich are pricey and the slight rod flex when swinging and a bit jumpy on the id. Other than that is a good detector.

Jul 31, 2009

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I finally did something right

Grumpy Grampa in Small Town Oregon -
It seems I am always making the wrong decision when it comes to Metal Detectors. I want to get the best performance and features when I purchase a new machine but usually end up selling my new purchase as it is more difficult to operate than I anticipated, or just plain does not get the job done. I admit, I am a bit lazy in learning, and hard to please. I guess that is why I sell most of my machines not long after purchasing them.

I bought the F2 with a coil package of three coils with an extra lower rod, Pinpointer(now I will not hunt without one)and a admittedly cheesy carry bag. I could not believe all this stuff, and a VID machine with Tone ID could sell for less than $300. Allot less!! I like to hunt Parks, School Yards, Play Grounds, and early home sights. After assembling the F2 I went straight to the local high school yard where school had just ended for the summer. I had the best detecting time of my life. I was so excited about using the F2 I forgot to read the Owners Manual. No problem. I discriminated out Iron, set the Sensitivity at Max. and went hunting.

The first thing I noticed was how fast the recovery speed was. I had never operated a detector that would hit a target, reset then hit another target so fast. It really helped when separating several targets that were under the coil at the same time. In about an hour of hunting, my shirt pocket was sagging from the weight of the coins so I took them out and counted. This may not sound like much to you who live in huge cities with schools that enroll 1,000 or more students. Our H/S class graduated 45 Seniors this year. All told, with an unusually high number of quarters and low number of pennies, the total was $3.76 Average depth was about two inches, with a few older clad coins coming up from four to five inches. I found out later this area had a shallow layer of dirt fill several years ago to more level the site. Now I am just itching to hunt a place where there are deep coins.

I know of an old Boy Scout Camp that I hope to hunt next week. By the way, I initially used the F2 with the standard 8" coil. Next I am going to use the 10" coil for the Scout Camp, and am looking forward to using the 4" coil on the Park Playground around the Steel Bars and Swings. Driving back home, I began to realize just how fun, functional, and easy the F2 was to operate. At no time did I ever have to stop and figure something out or did I have any concerns about getting tired swinging. Some of the machines I have had were heavy and not balanced well and after a short time I began to feel the pull on my shoulder or back. I am a couple months away from turning 70. Today I felt like a kid again.

Do I recommend the Fisher F2? For what I got, and for what I paid, I think I finally did something right.

Jul 08, 2009

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jason in uk -
Hi, I bought a fisher f2 metal detector 2 weeks ago and I've already found 5 coins, old brooch, axe head, etc. Its amazing, I dont care what people think, I was in two minds to go for the ace 250 or f2, I am glad I stuck with the f2 and everything I've found is deep! You cant go wrong for the price.

Jun 17, 2009

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robert mulverhill sr in upstate ny -
Well I've hunted for 13 yrs, used all kinds of detectors, had different ones but the one I like the most is the f2. Light weight, nice looking a simple turn on and go. I've found coins 7@8 inches with no problem. The thing about metal detecting its not the machine its the person running it. I've learned from the old timers? If you master your machine you can make any machine do the impossible for you. Talk to the old timers you will learn tons of things from them. I've spent days and days hours after hours year after year learning and I'm still learning. So no mater what machine you choose to use, learn it, ask about it, get in with the old timers they are the best teachers of all.

May 28, 2009

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Hard to beat for the money........

R. Jones in Ky. USA -
Got a few hours in with this machine and I'm very pleasantly surprised. I hunted it in places where I'd already been with the Ace 250 and found coins that were missed. The thing I like most about this detector is its simplicity and its ability to see through the trash yet still get the coins. The recovery after rejecting a bad target is amazing.You wont be sorry with this one.

May 04, 2009

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F2 excellent choice for starter machine

Steve in Ohio -
Had my F2 for 2 mos now, about 40 hours in on it so far. Sold my Tesoro Silver uMax to try a TID machine. All in all, I'm very pleased with the results I get with the F2. Very quick response, and I find the pinpointing to be excellent - spot on. It is not quite as deep as my Silver was, but I am much more productive in my hunts, thanks to the TID.

Don't let anyone fool you (like the reviews from Jo) it's plenty deep for a starter unit, and the build quality is perfectly fine. It's NOT an Explorer - but then it's only $199 too. For depth, I pulled a nickel at 7", and an Indian head (my 1st) at 6" with the 8" concentric. Haven't tried the 4" or the 10" yet. You can do a lot worse than the F2 - it's a very hard machine to beat for the price and performance level.

Apr 14, 2009

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