Fisher CZ 20

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pat mac in cape cod mass -
dig all targets.

May 29, 2005

4 Yes
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Fisher CZ 20

GM Vloedman in Kill Devil Hills, NC -
A great machine and has good depth. I have pulled out a three-eights inch copper tack at 6+ inches, dug beer cans at 3+ feet and quarters at 18+ inches. I bought my CZ-20 in 1999, back in Indiana, before the Lifetime Warranty. I like the multiple tones that you get in response to a target.
I now live on the Outer Banks of NC and use it almost daily for 4-8 hours. With the unit stem-mounted (weighs 5 lbs) I found that my arm tired quickly. I switched to hip-mounting the unit and that's the way to go for long sessions of TH'n. However, I've run into problems with the lead flexing at the control housing and producing FALSE signals. Even giving the lead lots of slack for minimum flexing didn't stop the problem for me. I guess I swing it too much. I've just shipped my CZ-20 back to the factory last week for the third time due to this problem. Turn-around time is approximately 3-4 weeks. The last fix lasted around a month for me, before the problem came back. Fisher Lab guarantees their work for 90 days. So far I've not had to pay the $140 to get the unit fixed. It does cost me approximately $25 to ship the CZ-20 back to factory each time, which includes $1000 insurance. When I get it back I believe I'll put it on Ebay and use the money from its sale to buy a NEW CZ-20 with the LIFETIME warranty.
Besides all the clad coins, I've found both gold and silver rings and bracelets. However, I have a 22 inch 14K gold chain that does not register, even coiled up, no tones at any sensitivity level, even in AutoTune. Fisher Lab tech says that it does not see small gold chains. Ok, but my chain when coiled up is almost the size of a fifty-cent piece. I've also noticed that I can get a tone with Disc=0, but when I switch to AutoTune or try using Pinpoint the unit produces no tone. Go Figure!
All in all, the CZ-20 is a great metal detector! I just wish it weighed less and would recognize my gold chain. Since I'm wishing, I wish GOLD didn't sound like pull tabs and that people would pick up their trash and dispose of it properly, not leaving it on the beach or buried in the sand.

Apr 20, 2005

52 Yes
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Fisher CZ 20

Joey in Florida -
Bullet proof, crazy deep and lifetime warranty. I hunt Fl beaches with excellent results, I've dug change at 14"-16" no problem. I usually hunt in autotune, wait for the whisper then go to disc. Good sens on gold rings with the 10 1/2" coil.

Last summer got a strong coin hit near surface went to dig it up but nothing was there so I knew it was a deep can, curious to see how deep I dug 30" to find an old Bud can sitting straight up.

That time it was a can next time maybe a spanish coin, with the CZ20 I know I have the depth to get it!

Nov 02, 2004

44 Yes
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Fisher CZ 20

Ron Affolter in USA -
I have had nothing but great
luck with the Fisher cz-20. easy set up and great software. you will not be sorry with this model for beach hunting.

Jul 30, 2004

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Fisher CZ20

Tim L in USA -
CZ-20 is the best all-around machine. Hip lmounting is easy and it's rugged design allows for very tough conditions. Depth is superb and id tones work very well.

Jan 11, 2004

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Fisher CZ-20

white in USA -
I like the cz20 very much. I wish i could change coils.

Apr 18, 2003

15 Yes
3 No

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