The cz3d is a beast on salt beaches because it can be set wide-open just using tone ID, and it beats the Tejon and the Vaquero there too. The differences are even more pronounced when the soil has a lot of black sand in it. But in light soil the Tejon will get more depth, cz modified, or not. The Vaquero is not as deep a machine as the Tejon, but it does handle harsher, heavier Fe type soil better than the Tejon, and it runs a lot smoother and quieter too. I kept my cz and traded my Tejon for a Browning A-bolt 338 mag. I almost felt like I committed a felony, the A-bolt was worth $1,000 new, and more than half that used. I too would have chosen the cz3d, it is my go-to for high black sand salt beaches and open fields here on the west coast. The Tejon here ran like a race horse on steroids with DT's and relieving itself of the broken razor blades it ate the night before. It would do 17" on a quarter in an air test, and the same in white sand (gypsum, quartz, or pure silica, no salt), or wood chips. In your soil the cz will give a cleaner, more distinct signal than the Vaquero, and the Tejon will produce a really tough signal to read at extreme depth - since its super-high gain distorts the signal so much.
