Lets Talk Small Coils

[Michigan Badger]

Let's Talk Small Coils

Do you sometimes use a small search coil? I mean one in the 6-inch range?

I just finished reading several postings on other treasure forums and this was the last comment I read: "After I got my small coil I didn't put the big coil back on for months."

This fall I decided to order a 6-inch coil just to see how it would work at my types of hunting sites. I was very impressed! Per hour I found more and better finds with the tiny coil than I did with my larger coils (10 & 15-inch).

Now it's time for your comments...what do you say?

Is less more when it comes to coils?

Badge

 

[U.K. Brian]

Re: Let's Talk Small Coils

Bigfoot coils allow fast coverage of large areas with the 18" length but can also be used near and in trash as the effective coil width is only just over 2 inches. On the XLT Absolute Value can be selected which turns it into an 8" x 2" so its quite adaptable.

Badge...don't pay to much attention to the European detecting video's. Many only detect ploughed and rolled ground and coins are brought right up to the surface. Those who work pasture have to dig deep which is why machines like the Nexus and high power P.I.'s were developed. Lots of hard work digging but a much better chance of finding items that haven't been damaged by the plough.