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Review by: Kenneth Bolin

User Experience: 7+ years

Submitted on: Mar 19, 2008

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I have owned the one metal detector that I have now for some time now and I really enjoy the hobby. It’s such an enjoyable past time that I decided to buy another one so I could have others in the family enjoy the hobby with me

After some research and asking a sales person whom one he preferred of the three, I had picked in the same price range he recommended the Fisher 1236- X2.

This detector doesn't have all the bells and whistles but I really like the design and the quick and easy set-up that gets you hunting fast. It has three knobs with factory recommended markers for sensitivity, volume, and discrimination, two toggle switches, one to set frequencies and one to eliminate unwanted ground noise It also has a pinpoint button for easy target location.

I have found hundreds of coins in a local school yard (surprisingly mostly newer quarters) some up to eight inches deep. I've also found three silver rings, two silver necklaces, and four toy cars.

I have really learned to like this detector very much even though it has no vision screen to tell target I-D or visual depth reading. Now when I go metal detecting and take some one with me I'll use this detector and they can use the other one.

Because of the ease of use, the good design, the lifetime warranty, and the Fisher name
I would recommend it to anyone who wants to get started in the hobby or anyone that has been in the hobby for a long time. Try it you'll like it.

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Review by: Jim

User Experience: 6 months to 2 years

Submitted on: Sep 14, 2008

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This was my first detector and although I have nothing else to compare it with I am very satisfied. For the money it is great, you may give up on the bells and whistles of an LED readout but in my case you cannot miss what you never had to begin with.

After a few hours, I learned the difference between a solid hit and a mixed signal and I really haven't dug up much trash at all. I go to the local schools and always come back with dimes quarters and pennies, but I still haven't found a nickel yet for some reason. The depth is very good and the pin point feature is spot on. The included Eagle headphones are decent. They do the job but are bulky and cheap feeling. I broke the included plastic trowel the first day out but have since upgraded to better tools.

I was surprised that it had a sticker stating it was assembled in Taiwan but the warranty is good and everything. I would buy it again, especially for the price.

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Review by: Cliff Linney

User Experience: 7+ years

Submitted on: Mar 20, 2008

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Other than coin and jewelry hunting I like relic and competition hunts, and thats where the Fisher 1236x2 comes in mighty handy.

I like hunting around old farms and old home sites. While hunting farms I like digging all targets so I set my sensitivity as high as the soil will permit, and set my Disc at about 2 because most farm implements and horse shoes have some value to some people. When hunting around old house foundations I crank the sensitivity at 10, there you get a slight audio threshold so you can find those small deep targets. The only catch to this setting is you will dig some false targets as well as trash, thats the way it is if you want the good stuff.

Competition hunts are fun if you have the right machine and that is the fisher 1236x2. When hunting around others there is always interference from other machines. The Fisher has its own control for this problem,the frequency control. Slightly increase or lower the frequency to stop the interference but do not operate at a higher or lower frequency than needed just enough to stop the interference. Also in competition hunts you can set your disc right where it's needed to find only the coins and tokens and it's also a very light machine to hunt with.

The Fisher 1236x2 is a very simple machine to operate. If your not sure of your settings always carry your operating manual with you or bury some coins in the area you plan to hunt and set your machine that way. Happy Hunting.

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Review by: bree morgen

User Experience: 7+ years

Submitted on: Sep 1, 2008

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I was reading the review of the Fisher 1236 X2 and thought I should review it. I've had one for a long time but lost my manual and was trying to find one.

I love the 1236 X2 but I don't get out enough with it. No one in my family shares the same interest in metal detecting. I wish there was a club in our area but it is a great pastime. This is a great detector to buy.

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