5 1/2 inch widescan coil

yelnif

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Hello Cal G., I have been using the 5 3/4" concentric and to get good coverage with depth, you have to take baby steps so you get good swing overlap at depth. Tennis ball to golf ball target area at a depth of 8"-12" resp.. slow hunting.

For that reason I'm getting the 5 3/4" wide scan (DD)- I have seen on other posts that it has good depth and because of the coils design it looks at more of a 'slice' rather than a point. I have a "V" also and have not found any gold yet but I did bury a 14K nugget ring at 10" and couldn't find it-thank god I marked it. I did find it the next time I buried it but was only 4" deep this time.

Hopes this helps- HH yelnif
 

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loneranger23

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To be honest in my years of detecting never stray to far away from the original coil the machine was shipped with because alot of coils take the delecacy of a machine away
 

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Cal G.

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I leaning toward the 5 3/4 wide scan myself. I really like the 8x9 for open areas and for quick hunting, but I would like a smaller coil to get around in areas with structure such as bushes, between rocks ect; Is the 5 3/4 a true size or is it closer to 6 inches? Thanks for your help! HH
 

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Cal G.

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Ranger I know what you mean. Sometimes changing equipment is expensive and worthless.
 

yelnif

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Mar 2, 2013
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I leaning toward the 5 3/4 wide scan myself. I really like the 8x9 for open areas and for quick hunting, but I would like a smaller coil to get around in areas with structure such as bushes, between rocks ect; Is the 5 3/4 a true size or is it closer to 6 inches? Thanks for your help! HH

Cal G., The 5 3/4" concentric actually measures 6" across without the scuff cover- with scuff cover, 6 3/16" dia. Wonder where they came up with 5 3/4"/ advert.
HH yelnif
 

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Cal G.

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I'm glad you brought that up,yelnif. I was curious about the actual size. The 8x9 is a 8.5 in x 9.75 or close to that. I am guessing the 5 3/4 widescan is probably the same size as the concentric. Thanks of the Information. HH Cal
 

atomicscott

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Current: Nokta Makro Simplex+, Teknetics Patriot, Fisher Gold Bug (original), GP Pinpointer (Garrett Clone) Lesche. Owned: Omega 8000, Minelab X-Terra 505, Fisher F2, Tesoro Vaquero, & Compadre, Whit
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To be honest in my years of detecting never stray to far away from the original coil the machine was shipped with because alot of coils take the delecacy of a machine away
Delicacy? I have had many detectors, and none of them tasted good to me at all! Lol. Oh BTW, a different coil can sometimes turn it into a whole new machine! Once I put the 5.75 DD on my Vaq, I liked it so much better I never took it off.
 

loneranger23

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Some coils do great things to machines not denying that but alot of them ruin the stability and sensitivity of a machine after 20 years detecting and and 15 machines under my belt most of which I still have coils are a topic of love/hate
 

SpiritRelic

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If you plan to do any gold hunting at all the 5.75 DD is the way to go for sure.It would also be a get coil for trashed out areas.In any bad ground one should choose the smallest DD possible.
 

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Cal G.

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SpiritRelic, thanks for the advise. How do you think it would do in tot lots and gridding in trashy areas for gold jewelry? My nugget hunting would be limited to a occassional vacation in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado.
 

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