Hi folks, new here, hunting in Pensacola Fl area. I bought an MXT back in 2008. Then some things happened and long story short, I didn't pull it out of the closet until recently.
I took it out the other day to a very trashy area wooded area, with my factory coil. More times than not, there was more than one target under the coil footprint. I also took it to a sandy beach and located many fishing lead weights, pull tabs, etc. I've been reading about mineralized soil, and I *think* we do have that. I know when I was a kid we had a lot of iron in our well water. And obviously, we have saltwater beaches. Our soil is very acidic. ( Front yard is ph 5.9 - 6.0 )
The beaches obviously have potential for coins and jewelry, but we have a lot of history here, so relics are a potential target at some point. I remember before I stopped using it, I did find a civil war lead bullet and an 1800's era dime.
I am definitely looking for a smaller coil for trashy areas, and I've been reading opinions about dd vs 5.3, and honestly just as confused as ever, though I'm thinking that either would probably be fine , or at least better than what I've got ( factory coil ). I've read that pinpointing is better on the 5.3, which for a newbie, would be helpful, but also have read for high mineral soil, the dd is better.
Any input would be helpful!
I took it out the other day to a very trashy area wooded area, with my factory coil. More times than not, there was more than one target under the coil footprint. I also took it to a sandy beach and located many fishing lead weights, pull tabs, etc. I've been reading about mineralized soil, and I *think* we do have that. I know when I was a kid we had a lot of iron in our well water. And obviously, we have saltwater beaches. Our soil is very acidic. ( Front yard is ph 5.9 - 6.0 )
The beaches obviously have potential for coins and jewelry, but we have a lot of history here, so relics are a potential target at some point. I remember before I stopped using it, I did find a civil war lead bullet and an 1800's era dime.
I am definitely looking for a smaller coil for trashy areas, and I've been reading opinions about dd vs 5.3, and honestly just as confused as ever, though I'm thinking that either would probably be fine , or at least better than what I've got ( factory coil ). I've read that pinpointing is better on the 5.3, which for a newbie, would be helpful, but also have read for high mineral soil, the dd is better.
Any input would be helpful!
