A ? about the Minelab Sov.GT for field hunts

[Deepdiger60]

I do a lot of old field hunting out here on the east end since it goes back pre colonial times i have no trouble getting down 8 to even 10 inches with my DFX with a custom program and finding KG I and KG II coppers lots of old silver coinage buttons etc. i was wondering if anyone here ever used a Sov.GT with a S-12 coil to hunt fields dry dirt i know its mainly used in wet sand and its a monster the soil here is a 50 50 mix of dark dirt and beach sand since all the fields are mostly on the shore line .Any repose is helpful in a few weeks ill be getting that Sov.GT with S-12 coil and Black Widow head phones and i will be using it on the bay and ocean beaches to there is absolutely no black sand out here just pure white beach sand .Dd60 Thanks

 

[Sandman]

My Sov GT only has the 10 inch DD coil and I have not trouble with depth. I too use the Black Widows as I think they are the best for me. The Black Sand everyone refers to is Heavy, dark, sandlike minerals found on beaches and in stream beds; usually magnetite and that is what the fuzzy iron stuff is that sticks to our magnets in our scoops.

 

[Deepdiger60]

My Sov GT only has the 10 inch DD coil and I have not trouble with depth. I too use the Black Widows as I think they are the best for me. The Black Sand everyone refers to is Heavy, dark, sandlike minerals found on beaches and in stream beds; usually magnetite and that is what the fuzzy iron stuff is that sticks to our magnets in our scoops.

My Sov.GT also has the 10DD besides the S-12 and iam ordering the 15WOT coil ill use that on beaches the 10DD and S-12 should get good depth in the fields out here i never had a problem with hot rocks or black sand on my DFX just once my gain was to high and i hit a pile of buried coal nearly blew my head phones off !! ,you use your GT mainly in fresh water lakes right? but have you used it in fields or woods ? i just never hear anyone saying they have, In those 2 places i dont care about iron because i dig all iron i just dont want iron on the beaches . Dd60

 

[Sandman]

I use the Sov Gt in the woods too now that I am inland. When I traveled the coast I didn't have the Sov GT and mainly hunted the wet sand and water with the Excal. I have a DFX also and don't like it for the fields or woods and only play with it in the tot lots or parks as there is more trash there and I have gotten used to looking at the screen. (mostly lazy to dig now that knees aren't working well.) But when I do use the DFX I miss the Iron Mask feature. I carry Sov in a bag from my neck and have the S-1 inline probe for it, but don't use the meter anymore.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Here is a link for a field test on the Minelab Sovereign GT used in England......


http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/sovgt.htm

Sov GT rocks, you will not have a problem with it....

 

[Deepdiger60]

I use the Sov Gt in the woods too now that I am inland. When I traveled the coast I didn't have the Sov GT and mainly hunted the wet sand and water with the Excal. I have a DFX also and don't like it for the fields or woods and only play with it in the tot lots or parks as there is more trash there and I have gotten used to looking at the screen. (mostly lazy to dig now that knees aren't working well.) But when I do use the DFX I miss the Iron Mask feature. I carry Sov in a bag from my neck and have the S-1 inline probe for it, but don't use the meter anymore.

I never used the DFX in tot lots if i could i would turn the screen off and just listen with the mixed mode custom program i have it i know all the sounds of different metals same with pinpointing i dont need the screen so i should not have any problem getting used to the GT ,thanks for the help ,i got bad knees to before i go out hunting i take a long hot whirlpool i find that helps a lot when i get back thats a different story Good hunting Dd60

 

[Deepdiger60]

Here is a link for a field test on the Minelab Sovereign GT used in England......


http://www.garysdetecting.co.uk/sovgt.htm

Sov GT rocks, you will not have a problem with it....

Thats a good link thanks it will help Dd60