Tesoro Cortes
Street Price $800 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 11
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bill bigfoot in seattle -
I bought a tesoro silver saber..on taking out off the box and set up..I thought I'd test it out in the back yard over where the old barn was..in moments I found a 1967 morris minor pick up..not to far down..then 2 nickles, and 15 dimes, not bad, not bad at all as this would buy the gas for my newly found morris minor..geeeee what a machine.
Oct 21, 2009
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Fine Detector
David Mckee in Pinson, Alabama -Bought a Tesoro Cortes december 2007, have been using it consistently 2-3 times per week from then until now (dec. 2008). The only other detector I've used is a whites 5000d (no comparison). I have dug up eveything from Indian head cents to an assortment of silver coins from a 1916 mercury dime to a 1964 quarter, numerous rings to tax tokens. Lifetime warranty unbeatable also, if you need it (me, not yet). I haven't babied this detector but I don't abuse it either.
Dec 16, 2008
15 Yes
1 No
Great All-Around Detector
Jim H. in Ravenna Ohio -I purchased a used Cortes off Ebay a year ago and couldn't be happier. Depth is great and the target ID is much better than the TID on my prior Ace 250. It has taken some time but I have been able to find a variety of used coils at good prices to increase the versatility of the machine. Highly recommended.
Feb 26, 2008
16 Yes
1 No
Great Detector.
Jabbo in Central Jersey -Love this detector. The 10 khz is great for deep gold jewelry, artifacts, and coins. It is more sensitive to small gold jewelry than my CZ-20 beach machine. The screen ID gives me plenty of info before I dig and it ID's in both modes, along with giving me target depth. It is light and well balanced, can swing it all day. I sweep fast, it reacts fast and recovery is fast too. Pinpointing is exact. The visual ID is small, but not a real problem. I like the knobs, don't like detectors that have tactile buttons and menues.
Feb 25, 2008
18 Yes
3 No
Cortes... super disc machine!!!
Ivan in Seattle WA -This unit hits real hard on gold rings and really dislikes iron. Reminds me of the older machines that just wouldn't put up with bottle caps. I hunt trash infested areas and this is the "go to" machine almost as deep in my area as the CZ 5.......gave up on it....really poor iron disc!!! The sum mode; really stabilizes the numeric readings and is a real advantage in the field. Try this detector ( it's a bit of a sleeper) they really don't push it that much. It's much better than my brother's Whites XLT, which he sold after I let him borrow my Cortes for a week!
Aug 27, 2007
25 Yes
1 No
Best detector for coin/relic/cache shooting
JimF in Atlanta, GA -Light, easy to ground balance, accurate, deep (larger coil really increases depth), lots of info, and the backlit display lets you detect in dark areas and still see whats beeping at you. Can't beat the lifetime warranty. Tesoro's customer service is absolutely the best you'll find. For the price, it just can't be beat in my mind. I liked my first one so much, I bought another one for my wife to use.
Apr 20, 2005
28 Yes
1 No
Cortes One of the best coin machine on the market
mtdoramike in Central Florida -This is my second Cortes. The only reason that I got rid of the last one I had was that I wanted a beach machine, which the Cortes is not. I mainly used Fishers, but I developed tennis elbow so I needed a lighter unit. So I Opted to go back to the Cortes, which as usual is still one of the best coin machines that i have ever used.
Pro's :
The Cortes is a very light unit at 2.9lbs even with the 8 AA batteries, its very well balanced. Add a 7" coil and its an all day hunter.
The depth is every bit as good or better then the CZ5, which I also use.
You have a wealth of information in the display.
such as target ID, depth battery level.
The sum mode is one of the best features of the Cortes to give you a better Idea of the target.
Also the needed ground balance when hunting in mineralized soil in all-metal.
Pinpointing is right on the money. It pinpoints better then most machines I have used. I'm usually within an inch of the target.
Con's:
Display could be a tad bigger, but its not a problem. Could transfer over to the 9 volt system such as the Golden Umax.
pinpoint button like on the Cibola or Vaquero would be a plus.
Multi target tone, like on the Golden Umax. Like 4 various tones. It has like 8 or 9 in the sum mode.
All in all, the Cortes is one of the best machines that Tesoro has ever made.
Apr 13, 2005
54 Yes
4 No
cortes
Jerry(Tx) in South -
it isnt very deep
Mar 27, 2005
9 Yes
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Cortes
Bill in USA -After using a Garrett GTI-2500 for over a year, I decided to buy a Tesoro Cortes. I bought the Cortes because I read that it was very light and went deeper than other detectors. Both are true. When I first used the Cortes, I fell in love with it and put away my Garrett.
At first, I was worried by the manual ground balancing in all-metal mode. But I found that ground balancing the Cortes is extremely easy -- if you're having trouble, then you haven't read the instructions. It took me less than one minute to do and is much quicker to do than to explain. And it's not even necessary if you use the discrim mode!
It detects much deeper than the Garrett -- I was finding targets at over 9 inches deep (bear in mind that the Cortes will detect targets over 9 inches deep, but the Cortes' display stops at 9 inches depth). Even in trashy areas, the target display didn't jump around that much; I was able to identify good targets easily.
Pinpointing is also very easy; making an "X" over a target a couple times in all-metal mode almost always zeroes in on it. But what really amazed me was how well it performed under high-voltage wires. Power lines always interfere terribly with my GTI-2500, even with the sensitivity turned way down. But the Cortes was totally unaffected, even with the sensitivity maxed.
If Tesoro could make the Cortes any better, I would recommend that they put the headphone jack on the back of the battery pack (instead of the electronics housing), and make the discrim mode multi-tone (to match the 9-bar display).
Even without my suggested "improvements", the Cortes is an excellent value and a pleasure to use. I strongly recommend it to both beginning and experienced detectorists.
Oct 12, 2004
77 Yes
4 No
Tesoro Cortes
david haynes in USA -I returned my Cortes to the factory with some problems. They replaced several switches and rebuilt the loop. It took about 2 weeks, not bad. The only cost was shipping. No questions asked. They stand behind their product.
Jul 11, 2004
22 Yes
5 No
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