Equinox 800/600 on black sand beaches

[SurgTech57]

I have an trip coming up and the beaches there are all black sand. Has anyone used the 800 or 600 on a black sand beach and if so how did the detector perform on it and in the water? Might my Excal II be a better choice there?

 

[Terry Soloman]

Excal will not be better. The 600 is very good in heavy black sand here on the East Coast.

 

[SurgTech57]

Good to know as the 800 is easier to pack than my Excal.

 

[Rick K]

My 600 detected a nickel on the surface with 12” between it and the coil. The same nickel buried here gots max of 7” with a low VDI just above iron.

 

[cudamark]

I find the Equinox is a bit better than the Excal in our black sand. You can pretty much ignore the target numbers however. They range all over the place. In areas with iron sand encrusted targets, you even have to dig iron tones. Not fun if it's also an area with lots of solid iron targets.