laidback4sho
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- Location
- Laconia, NH
- Detector(s) used
- Currently:
XP Deus v4.1
Minelab Equinox 800
Fisher Gold Bug 2
Previously:
Garrett GTA 500
Garrett Ultra GTA 1000
Garrett GTAx 1250
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
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Initial thoughts on the Equinox 6" coil
Initial thoughts on the Equinox 6" coil:
Park 2, iron bias 3, recovery 5, GB 0, sens 23.
Ok, I hate to give it away before I've even written anything, but let me just start off by saying, "Wow!"
I just slid my boots on and stepped outside in the yard for a good half hour early morning hunt, just so I could see what this new coil was all about. I wasn't disappointed in the least. This thing is going to be a cherrypicker's DREAM!
After getting a few less than desirable signals in the mid-teens range, I decided to maximize my time and put this thing in coin mode. I notched out everything 22 and under - gone!
What I noticed is that the machine is incredibly stable with this coil. None of that blip, bloop, bleep stuff going on at all.
Depth is to be expected. I was getting BANGING signals on clad dimes at 3-4 inches. So I'd be willing to bet that you could potentially recover a dime at 6 inches.
With the smaller size of this coil, there's no need for pinpointing at all. When you get a signal, you're over the target, plain and simple. Center of the coil is where it's at.
The weight and balance of the machine is really a pleasure when using this coil. Reminds me a lot of my Deus. Like swinging a stick.
All in all, for around 30 minutes of swing time, I recovered two clad dimes, a clad quarter, and an aluminum arcade token. I dug no trash targets once I had it in coin mode, and every coin i dug, the machine was clearly telling me it was a good target - crisp and clean dropoff on the swing with a steady ID.
Truthfully, I wouldn't want to waste my time going over any trashy site which had already been hit with this 6" coil - not with any machine. This coil really vacuums up what is left behind by the larger coils. So far, I've hit this yard at least twenty times with my Deus with both the 11" and the 9" HF coil, and probably five or six times with the 11" Equinox coil. And I still found forty-five cents even after all that with this coil.
If you're a park hunter or if you hunt any place that has a lot of trash, do yourself a favor and get this coil. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Initial thoughts on the Equinox 6" coil:
Park 2, iron bias 3, recovery 5, GB 0, sens 23.
Ok, I hate to give it away before I've even written anything, but let me just start off by saying, "Wow!"
I just slid my boots on and stepped outside in the yard for a good half hour early morning hunt, just so I could see what this new coil was all about. I wasn't disappointed in the least. This thing is going to be a cherrypicker's DREAM!
After getting a few less than desirable signals in the mid-teens range, I decided to maximize my time and put this thing in coin mode. I notched out everything 22 and under - gone!
What I noticed is that the machine is incredibly stable with this coil. None of that blip, bloop, bleep stuff going on at all.
Depth is to be expected. I was getting BANGING signals on clad dimes at 3-4 inches. So I'd be willing to bet that you could potentially recover a dime at 6 inches.
With the smaller size of this coil, there's no need for pinpointing at all. When you get a signal, you're over the target, plain and simple. Center of the coil is where it's at.
The weight and balance of the machine is really a pleasure when using this coil. Reminds me a lot of my Deus. Like swinging a stick.
All in all, for around 30 minutes of swing time, I recovered two clad dimes, a clad quarter, and an aluminum arcade token. I dug no trash targets once I had it in coin mode, and every coin i dug, the machine was clearly telling me it was a good target - crisp and clean dropoff on the swing with a steady ID.
Truthfully, I wouldn't want to waste my time going over any trashy site which had already been hit with this 6" coil - not with any machine. This coil really vacuums up what is left behind by the larger coils. So far, I've hit this yard at least twenty times with my Deus with both the 11" and the 9" HF coil, and probably five or six times with the 11" Equinox coil. And I still found forty-five cents even after all that with this coil.
If you're a park hunter or if you hunt any place that has a lot of trash, do yourself a favor and get this coil. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
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