Hey shane nice to hear from fellow cortes user .I have used the cortes when they came out its great machine to use i have found alot nice coins and button's with the machine. I dont use the factory stock coil on the machine i like using 7 inch widescan for heavy wooded area's . The sum mode work great when want double check a coin signal and the notch mode is good park's. The machine has good depth and very lite and breakdown if you want put in backpack for long hick in the woods .