Well finally got to use the new 12x10 today. We hit an old park in Albuquerque for about the umpteenth time. But, this was first time with the new coil. The separation abilities of this coil and pinpointing are really something to see. I also dug quite a few poptops. Some I got fooled on and others I called before I dug them. I also used zero disc'. and sensititvity just past the auto mark. Two of the pennies were an honest 6" deep. One of the nickels a 1952 was at a measured 7 1/2". Coil was quiet running at "max". Also one of the nickels was about 2" from a piece of slaw. Thought I had been fooled when I dug the slaw up. Then I fired up the Pro-Pointer and it said there was something else there. The nickel was there about 3/4" deeper to the side. That was my most satisfying find as I was able to successfully detect the coin next to the slaw . My hunting partner was simply amazed at the separating abilities of the coil. He had thought for sure that the coil was to big. Even with my limited time on the coil and the GT...This setup is a definite keeper!!! Last but not least, Ron's meter was the cat's meow.
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12x10 SEF 1st outing
- Thread starter xwyokid
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John,miss those old Albuquequer parks,great post.By the way a pic I took at Madrid when it was a ghost town 1975.Thanks Ron
Critterhunter
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Thanks for the report. Haven't read yet as I'm printing it out to savor and read over a smoke. Remarks later if I have anything to say. Thanks again! 
Critterhunter
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Just read your post. Great report, thanks. I see you and your friend are impressed with it's left/right separation as I've been raving about for a long time. Just blows my mind, and in fact I *think* the DD line on it *might* even be sharper than my 5.5" S-5. For that reason if you grid a spot two different angles 90 degrees to each other I think you'll get a ton of stuff that otherwise a smaller coil might have been needed for. That said, of course a smaller coil like the S-5 will find even more, because it's length is only 5.5" as compared to 12, and regardless of how many angles you grid a site there are going to be deeper coins masked by the length of the coil from any direction if they are surrounded by trash in certain angles, so not saying a tiny trash coil isn't still a good second coil to re-work a spot.
Just saying the 12x10's left/right separation makes it fantastic at finding coins right up against junk. And I mean RIGHT up against junk. Now, will the stock 10" Tornado also find coins right up against junk left/right wise? Sure will. Best stock coil I ever owned on a machine, and with outstanding depth. But, the 12x10 makes that left/right separation even easier. Like trying to cut a loaf of bread with a butter knife (10" Tornado), versus using a razor sharp bread knife. The 12x10 just makes it more "effortless".
I see you also saw the sensitivity was able to ride at full. I find that true with my 12x10 too at many sites. I've compared it to the Tornado at a site and always the 12x10 will ride higher sensitivity. It's a very stable coil. Most stable I ever owned, but again the Tornado is no slouch at stability either.
PS- Yes, Ron's meter is a fantastic one! You can mount it in the stock location and still see it easier thanks to it standing up. It'll also mount on top of the grip if you want, and I've seen some guys have done that.
PS #2- PLEASE post future field reports on this coil as you get to know it more. And you haven't seen anything yet, because this coil makes 8 or 9" silver dimes or pennies much easier to ID and hit hard in dry soil for me. That might not sound fantastic but remember we are talking my mineralized ground here. The Tornado will hit them in dry ground that deep too but *usually* (not always) requires more work to wiggle them up. Buy I'm not knocking the Tornado, as I've dug 11" coins in wet conditions with that awesome stock coil. UNHEARD OF in my ground with ANY machine I've owned, and I've owned just about most of them.
Just saying the 12x10's left/right separation makes it fantastic at finding coins right up against junk. And I mean RIGHT up against junk. Now, will the stock 10" Tornado also find coins right up against junk left/right wise? Sure will. Best stock coil I ever owned on a machine, and with outstanding depth. But, the 12x10 makes that left/right separation even easier. Like trying to cut a loaf of bread with a butter knife (10" Tornado), versus using a razor sharp bread knife. The 12x10 just makes it more "effortless".
I see you also saw the sensitivity was able to ride at full. I find that true with my 12x10 too at many sites. I've compared it to the Tornado at a site and always the 12x10 will ride higher sensitivity. It's a very stable coil. Most stable I ever owned, but again the Tornado is no slouch at stability either.
PS- Yes, Ron's meter is a fantastic one!
You can mount it in the stock location and still see it easier thanks to it standing up. It'll also mount on top of the grip if you want, and I've seen some guys have done that.PS #2- PLEASE post future field reports on this coil as you get to know it more. And you haven't seen anything yet, because this coil makes 8 or 9" silver dimes or pennies much easier to ID and hit hard in dry soil for me. That might not sound fantastic but remember we are talking my mineralized ground here. The Tornado will hit them in dry ground that deep too but *usually* (not always) requires more work to wiggle them up. Buy I'm not knocking the Tornado, as I've dug 11" coins in wet conditions with that awesome stock coil. UNHEARD OF in my ground with ANY machine I've owned, and I've owned just about most of them.
I can hardly wait until I can hit the private honey hole I have waiting for me, (10 old homesteads). I have detected 4 of these sites and found nothing with the MXT. Well, I did find an old cartridge case!! The present land owner showed me which house was the original owners house,(my rancher friends grandfather bought the property in 1918. This particular house has 3 rooms and a big yard around it. I still feel there has to be something there. The GT will surely get a real work out there for sure. However, I have to wait until at least the first frost hits,( such as they are here in the desert) because of the rattlesnakes! What makes it even, "tougher" is that the landowner will not allow me to bring anybody else with me. You never know what can happen out in the desert. I've posted before on how overly fanatic New Mexico landowners are at keeping people off their property. The first time I hunted this property I was approached by an another rancher who told me he had been watching me with binoculars. Good thing I had written permission to be there. Hopefully by then I'll also have a smaller coil to work around the clumps of prairie grass. So sooner than later I'll be asking on info on small coils for the GT.