Pointman
Silver Member
I bought the 6" coil about a month ago. The first time I went out with it, I was with a friend of mine and we both get a little competitive. We had a wide open area and according to the homeowner, they had played a lot of football in this area over the generations. I soon switched out the coil for the larger stock coil because I was getting worn out and moving very slowly, and I felt that he was covering more ground than me.
Fast forward to last week:
I went back to some heavily hit homes that I had used both my AT Pro and CTX with the larger stock coil on. I decided to switch out to the smaller coil and see if I could clean up some iffy signals that I was aware of. The first day I found a 1944 Mercury dime in the first yard along with 4 wheat cents dated in the 20s' along with some older clad. I went back a couple of days later back to the same yard and then to a second and found a 1956 Roosevelt dime and 6 more wheat cents (I managed to play with the tone settings and was better able to hear the signals more clearly).
Today I went out for a few hours to a 3rd heavily hit yard and found a 40s' wheat cent and a 1943 Mercury dime. I then went to a new yard and found 7 more wheat cents along with an older, post WWII Jefferson nickel.
In summary, the 6" coil definitely has a lot of benefit. I am able to get in closer to metal objects such as the side of metal sided houses and fences. It is easier to maneuver and seems to work in better on uneven ground and I am able to pick out jumpy signals with it more. I may be sacrificing depth, but I think that I am going to use it as my primary coil. Probably, the most effective way to use it is to hit the area hard with the stock coil and then change it out with the smaller coil and search the area again.
Fast forward to last week:
I went back to some heavily hit homes that I had used both my AT Pro and CTX with the larger stock coil on. I decided to switch out to the smaller coil and see if I could clean up some iffy signals that I was aware of. The first day I found a 1944 Mercury dime in the first yard along with 4 wheat cents dated in the 20s' along with some older clad. I went back a couple of days later back to the same yard and then to a second and found a 1956 Roosevelt dime and 6 more wheat cents (I managed to play with the tone settings and was better able to hear the signals more clearly).
Today I went out for a few hours to a 3rd heavily hit yard and found a 40s' wheat cent and a 1943 Mercury dime. I then went to a new yard and found 7 more wheat cents along with an older, post WWII Jefferson nickel.
In summary, the 6" coil definitely has a lot of benefit. I am able to get in closer to metal objects such as the side of metal sided houses and fences. It is easier to maneuver and seems to work in better on uneven ground and I am able to pick out jumpy signals with it more. I may be sacrificing depth, but I think that I am going to use it as my primary coil. Probably, the most effective way to use it is to hit the area hard with the stock coil and then change it out with the smaller coil and search the area again.
The two coils compliment each other very well , and the smaller coil will definitely allow you to hear targets that you can't hear with the larger coil in those trashy areas.
