Coil you most use for the CTS3030

[pulltabfelix]

I am in the process of purchasing a CTX3030. I have a Vanquish 440 and Nox 800. Will be selling the nox 800. Not really pleased with the target identification abilities of the 800. I am older and digging so many signals only to end up with a high ratio of trash to good targets is very tiresome.

I am wondering what would be your "go to" coil for civil war relic hunting and park ring and coin hunting. I am considering adding the Coiltek 10 x 5" for the CTX3030 to give me even better separation abilities while still giving me decent coil area coverage.

I hunt in an urban environment both for civil war relics and parks. Lots of modern trash. These urban trashy parks and civil war relic areas are a real challenge for the Nox 800.

 

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[ColonelDan]

I used the stock coil 99% of the time and it has served me well. All artifacts from the Second Seminole War shown at the link below were found with the CTX stock coil.

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[MidMoTreasure]

Welcome to the CTX club! You will use your stock coil in most of your trashy urban areas in Atlanta. If you hunt VERY trashy places, I would recommend one of the smaller coils, either the Minelab 6" or the Coiltek 10x5. I had both, and kept the Coiltek because it "fits" my detecting style better than the hockey puck.

In areas with moderate to no trash, I use the big-'ole Minelab 17" monster AND I use a swinging harness. No matter what your age/health level is, if you are going to swing the 17" you must have a harness. I got the CTX in 2012 when I was 30 and in the best health of my life. I hunted Civil War camps with the 17" for hours, and developed a whole host of orthopedic problems in my dominant arm within a few years. The harness has saved my arm.

If you do get a 17", please start with it in low trash to help you learn to pinpoint with it. It took me several months. Learn the Minelab FBS "wiggle-back" technique because it helps a lot with the 17" coil. I had a buddy who got frustrated with his 17" due to the pinpointing being off, and he was too impatient to stick to low-trash fields before figuring it out.

This is a great machine, and you will not regret the switch.

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

The stock 11" is a GREAT place to start!