Minelab SD2100V2 for Iron relics?

[VaRelics]

I am looking at the Minelab SD2100V2 for finding deep civil war cannon balls. Will this detector pick up deep iron and if so how deep would it pick up a cannon ball?

thanks,

VaRelics

 

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[lamar]

Dear VaRelics;
I'm sorry, but I only now saw your question, my friend and to answer it, my SD2100 generally goes deeper than I care to dig. It'll pick up a tin beer can at depths of up to 2 feet with an 18" round mono coil.

Also, a PI detector does not detect the total amount of the metal in the ground, it only detects the surface area of the object. in other words a garbage can lid lying on it's side can be detecting at a very extreme depth whereas on lying on it's edge would reduce the depth of the detector significantly. A cannon ball should be no problem at all for an SD211v2, my friend, even though it has a very smooth rounded surface.

Offhand, I'd say that an SD2100v2 with an 18" round mono coil you should be able to clearly and cleanly detect a small cannonball to a depth of at least 24 inches in lightly mineralized ground. My deepest find with my SD2100v2 thus far has been a burro shoe at 27" in highly mineralized ground. This was also using an 18" round mono Coiltek coil. It was a fairly strong signal and it was disappointment. A backbreaking disappointment at that.
Your friend;
LAMAR

 

[gary in idaho]

I had an SD2000 about 15 years ago and I found some deep targets with it. I'd say you'd have no problem hitting a cannonball with a 2100 up to 3'.

 

[lookhard]

I bought a 2100 5 months, the first week I found a 36cal lead ball @ 12'' then a papper clip at 11''. just last week I was on a beach and found a capri sun drink thing standing straight up about 20'' with a 11''DD coil. So a cannon ball should be no problem but have a good digger with you!

 

[Iron Patch]

How clean is the area of other iron where you will be looking for the balls? Having great depth is one thing, but if you are fooled by a ton of smaller iron then you will waste more of your time digging junk than looking. I never would have guessed it, but once I got really into wanting to find big iron I realized my explorer is a great tool for it. I can basically cherry pick the the high % iron hits and not be fooled by deep smaller stuff. Most of my older sites don't seem to have many large iron hits so it's great just digging a few, but knowing at the same time I'm not missing any because the sound for large iron is just too obvious. In the Fall I detected an undisturbed pasture and dug a 6 pounder at 3 feet... and it was definitely 3 feet. That's pretty good for a detector that's still using a small amount of discrimination. Had it been a large CW ball or shell who knows how deep it could have been. Even the 6 pounder was obvious, and I was pumped hearing the signal having been told just an hour before several balls were dug in the area. So I say depth is good, but time well spent is often better, and for a good iron getter you need both.