12X10 widescan Vs 12x10 concentric on the Tejon

[NVmar]

Hi, Im looking towards hunting in old ghost towns out here in Nevada for old coins. I already have the 5.75 widescan (and loving it!). On a dime how much more depth will I get over the stock coil?

 

[Dan-Pa.]

Taking into consideration your mineralization, operators abilities and hunting conditions it would certainly vary.

On the whole larger coils cover more ground, give some depth increase but mask targets more easily are heavier and usually make your unit nose heavy...

 

[Scully]

They make a double D coil for the Tejon, but no concentric. The DD 12 x 10, in my opinion, doesnt get any greater depth than the stock coil, in MILD GROUND. You will gain some depth if you are hunting in mineralized soil. You also get greater coverage but in mild ground, you might as well stick with the stock coil.

 

[NVmar]

I'm a big fan of the wide scan 5.75. It makes the Tejon in my soil so much more usefull. Im some what not surprised that Tesoro doesnt make a consentric version of the 12x10. I was under the assumption that it did make a concentric version and that it might have gone deeper. still, on moderate soil, on a dime, will the 12x10 go 1,2,3 inches deeper? it would be intersting to read a field test on this coil, which Ihave not being able to find online. All tests appear to test the tejon itself.

 

[David]

NVmar, look at getting the Clean Sweep 3.6" x 18" Widescan (DD) coil.

 

[NVmar]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have not really considered the clean sweep. Do you lose depth because of the larger coverage? how would you pin point? I really want depth since those sites are hundreds of years old. Those old coins are probably buried really deep under hundreds of years of dirt. I really don't care much for discrimination. I plan on digging everything

 

[tvr]

I think the theory is that you lose depth with the clean sweep due to effective area of the field with the windings so close together. In air tests it is just a little shallower than the standard coil.

You pinpoint off the center of the tip, either front or back. It pinpoints pretty well.
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