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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have been considering buying a 4" coil for my MD to help get rid of some of the trash readings when I am hunting. That way, I can discriminate less and maybe find more rings and things. I am using the stock 8" coil right now. Anyone have any input on their experiences, either with a 4" or with a different size coil? Edited by skyshark124
10/10/2013 7:26 pm
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New Member
United States
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Hello,
It really depends on the type of hunting and where you hunt. Also, what size are you using currently. Are we talking about hunting playgrounds? If so a 4' "sniper coil" is good for trashy areas. Although, I like the biggest coil possible as it allows me to cover more ground.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
1109 Posts |
Oops, guess that would help. I am using the factory 8" right now. Usually I hunt playgrounds, parks and residential lots. I discriminate a lot but by doing so, I know I am giving up some treasures. I think a smaller coil would allow me to discriminate less since the coils will be more accurate and whatnot.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Discriminate is a good thing to use but your gonna wanna dig trash targets because gold and silver jewelry ring low tones and can vary depending on how deep the targets are. What kind of detector are you using
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Like I use a whites coin GT and I use the 4" double d for when I hunt at the parade field on post here because there are a lot of empty rifle shells from when soldiers train so if a coin is close to one I can easily find where the coin is with a smaller coil
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have dug rings in trashy areas with my 10x12". Has great separation, normally I use the 6x8", but even that is considered large. A 4 or 5 inch coil would be excellent in really trashy spots.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I learned a long time ago to dig every target. This pays off in two ways.
#1 you might dig a ring that would rang up as a pull tab.
#2 If you hit an area repeatedly and dig a lot of trash, eventually the trash will be gone and the good stuff will start coming out of the ground then.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I got a 4" coil ordered, so we'll see how it works. I figure that, for the cost, it's worth the experiment. And, I will feel a lot more comfortable digging on the hits I get. Feel free to keep adding opinions though, since I can always buy other coils!
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New Member
Canada
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I have a Garrett AT Pro and I'd have to agree. I bought a 5 x 4.5 coil and its great, better than the 8"pending where you go hunting. Wanting to get the sniper coil for more trashy areas and hard to get spots, Their Pin pointers are not that great I have returned two of them and each one I got was worse than the other. it wouldn't shut off on me...anyway good luck with you're new coil.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's too bad you've received defective Pro pointers, I know of at least a half dozen In use, with no problems so far.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Since I dig every target the size of the coil does not really other than to allow me to cover larger areas of sparse targets faster.
I like that the AT pro will pinpoint even when there are multiple targets under the coil. I rarely use my Propointer.
All it takes is digging up one gold ring that rang up as a pull tab and you just have to keep digging everything.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think in trashy areas and areas with lots of nails a smaller coil works better just my opinion.
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New Member
United States
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Daniels....I would dig all of those empty rifle shells...keep them and once you get a big bag full sell them for their brass content...anyway all of those targets are hiding the goodies below and around them....Joe
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Smaller coils are great in really trashy areas, besides doesn't hurt to have a few, especially when hitting a new area.
You will never soar like an eagle if you hang around with turkeys.....
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Valued Member
United States
270 Posts |
I have an AT Pro that came with a 8.5x11 DD coil and a 5x8 DD coil. This is my first detector and, being a novice still, I've just stuck with what works and have only used the larger coil so far. Do you guys think I could be missing good finds? So far, the big coil goes 'beep' and I'm digging up good things. So, how do I know when to use the smaller one?
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United States
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5*8 DD coil for the AT Pro
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