Teknetics G2

G2 great detector

fair man in eastern US -
I been detecting for 30 years plus, used most detectors from low to high end, my main detector for field hunting was the T2, my back up detector was the G2. I took the time to learn the G2 well, working iron infested areas with great success finding old silver coins and some nice gold rings.
I find it to be a great detector in the trashiest of ground, working slowly and becoming familiar with its sounds and target ID. Is the KEY. There are detectors that go deeper, there are detectors that are built better, and there are detectors that have a great deal more electronics but, here's the facts, few if any metal detectors, are lighter, easier to set up, go's deeper on gold or silver coins with good discrimination, for around $700 dollars than G2.

If you take the time to learn it, you can compete with a lot high end detectors, when I get a good signal in iron infested ground I call my detector friends to scan there search coil with there $1500 dollar detectors over the target area and ask them what do you think? Lots of times they will say IRON !!!
I dig it sometimes there right but, many time there wrong. The other day I pulled a barber dime they checked, Iron they said, "wrong", later in the hunt a V nickel, after they checked, "Iron" wrong again, a three cent piece, three mercury dimes and silver halve dollar to which a $1500 detector didn't pick-up because it was on edge and in old cinder or coal dump area, so here's the deal, I know this isn't the best detector money can buy but, for me the G2 is-NOW- The first detector I grab on my field hunts, my love for this detector will only last as long as it produces, but for now coming from a treasure hunter who used a lot of detectors, I can't argue with success, for me the G2 is a keeper.
I make no recommendations, I'm just telling you my story. Thank you!

Dec 29, 2011

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PATRICK BROWN in WORKSOP NOTTS UK -
Well, after deciding to get one after all the good reviews as well as on u tube, it could be a lot better its better in all metal and look at the scale not the numbers as in all metal its of no use at all. In dicrim its shallow and tones are not good. Spent 3 hours in a forest and found lots of empty 303 and 7.62 used blanks. One penny and one half penny. Went into all metal and straight away found (8 inch deep) ww1 cap badge, tank regiment I think.
Al ain all its not value for money, and build quality poor. Would expect high street price around 175 quid. On par with treasure ace 250 on a good day. At least you know with the ace what it is. Once a hight street name does a good product once and it sells every one wants one.
I will give it 3 out of 10 for performance. And that it, no more no less.

Nov 03, 2011

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