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any one ever use the sniper coil on the ace 250
- Thread starter jensman86
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I had the sniper coil for a year AND NEVER USED IT so I was getting ready to sell it...then I hit a park that was loaded with multiple targets. Never had a problem with my stock coil before but this was different. Finally put on the sniper coil (for the first time) and everything settled down. Found: $3.78 + 2 rings (+foil, pull tabs, bottle caps, etc) but at least they all read as individual targets. And I'm definitely keeping the sniper coil. You do lose some depth...dimes are scratchy at 7" but loud and clear at 6" with the sniper. And I've NEVER found a ring or any other piece of jewelry deeper than 3".
The sniper coil is an amazing coil.
It allows you to get close to fences, play ground poles and it's great for trashy areas.
With the sniper coil you can raise the sen all the way up and not false. It allows you to cherry pick in trashy areas and recover more then the stock coil would.
I've pulled coins, and rings at 6" to 7" inches deep. It's not a coil for open areas due to its size, but when working a medium area you'll be surprised at its ability to recover coins, jewelry.
For many once they put it on they never take it off. I have the stock coil, sniper coil, and the 10" x 14" Excelerator DD coil for open fields.
Pin pointing with the sniper coil is always under the center of the coil. Many don't even use the pin point and just x the area out and dig.
Once you have it on you may wonder why you didn't' have it sooner.
Happy Hunting and a Happy New Year.
Bruce
Garrett Ace 250
Sniper coil
Stock coil
Excelerator 10" x 14" DD
Minelab Xterra 305
Stock coil
It allows you to get close to fences, play ground poles and it's great for trashy areas.
With the sniper coil you can raise the sen all the way up and not false. It allows you to cherry pick in trashy areas and recover more then the stock coil would.
I've pulled coins, and rings at 6" to 7" inches deep. It's not a coil for open areas due to its size, but when working a medium area you'll be surprised at its ability to recover coins, jewelry.
For many once they put it on they never take it off. I have the stock coil, sniper coil, and the 10" x 14" Excelerator DD coil for open fields.
Pin pointing with the sniper coil is always under the center of the coil. Many don't even use the pin point and just x the area out and dig.
Once you have it on you may wonder why you didn't' have it sooner.
Happy Hunting and a Happy New Year.
Bruce
Garrett Ace 250
Sniper coil
Stock coil
Excelerator 10" x 14" DD
Minelab Xterra 305
Stock coil
Guess I'm slipping.Makes it feel like a totally different machine. It's a lot smaller, so it does help a lot when
weeding through the trash. Say you are in a dense area, where you might have six targets
under the stock 6.5x9 coil.. You get merging and masking of the targets, and it's harder to
pick out what is trash and what might be a goody.
With the sniper coil, you can more easily weed through the targets and tell what is good
and what is not. And you pinpoint differently also. Instead of the usual pull back till the
signal quits method you use for the stock and 9x12 coil, the sniper is small enough to
just center it on the target and dig. It has an "X" right in the middle of it. You just move
side to side and for/aft for maximum signal, note the X, and start digging.
And even for general hunting, it's a fun coil to use in areas where you don't have to
cover a lot of ground. You can pick out the coins or whatever, pop, pop, pop..
I have all three of the stock coils for the 250, and the sniper coil is probably the most
fun to use. But they all have their good points depending on where and what you are
hunting.
You can use any of the coils to do what you want to do, but the sniper might make
it a little less aggravating. With the big coils, about all you can do is clear out the trash
piece by piece so you don't mask the good stuff. Or that's what I do anyway.
If I hit trash, I pull it up so it's one less problem if I pass over it again later.
You should be able to find that ring sooner or later, so I wouldn't give up on it no
matter which coil you use. The hard part is rings often ring in the nickle/pull tab area.. :/
So you really almost need to dig everything that is a possible ring target. Look for targets
that ID one place and not bounce around. Rusty caps, etc will bounce low/hi due to the
rust. But tabs will be fairly stable unfortunately. So I'd dig up all targets in that ID range.
One could be the ring.
weeding through the trash. Say you are in a dense area, where you might have six targets
under the stock 6.5x9 coil.. You get merging and masking of the targets, and it's harder to
pick out what is trash and what might be a goody.
With the sniper coil, you can more easily weed through the targets and tell what is good
and what is not. And you pinpoint differently also. Instead of the usual pull back till the
signal quits method you use for the stock and 9x12 coil, the sniper is small enough to
just center it on the target and dig. It has an "X" right in the middle of it. You just move
side to side and for/aft for maximum signal, note the X, and start digging.
And even for general hunting, it's a fun coil to use in areas where you don't have to
cover a lot of ground. You can pick out the coins or whatever, pop, pop, pop..
I have all three of the stock coils for the 250, and the sniper coil is probably the most
fun to use. But they all have their good points depending on where and what you are
hunting.
You can use any of the coils to do what you want to do, but the sniper might make
it a little less aggravating. With the big coils, about all you can do is clear out the trash
piece by piece so you don't mask the good stuff. Or that's what I do anyway.
If I hit trash, I pull it up so it's one less problem if I pass over it again later.
You should be able to find that ring sooner or later, so I wouldn't give up on it no
matter which coil you use. The hard part is rings often ring in the nickle/pull tab area.. :/
So you really almost need to dig everything that is a possible ring target. Look for targets
that ID one place and not bounce around. Rusty caps, etc will bounce low/hi due to the
rust. But tabs will be fairly stable unfortunately. So I'd dig up all targets in that ID range.
One could be the ring.
And often times take it along on a hunt when using the GTI 2500 or AT Pro with the larger coils. That little coil gets great depth, and has found me some nice silver in the woods where larger coils won't fit. To me it's a "MUST" have. It also works great along chain link fences and playground equipment, getting very close to the metal equipment, where other metal detetectors can't. 
And you don't really need a pinpoint mode to find the target with such a small coil!
And you don't really need a pinpoint mode to find the target with such a small coil!
hammer0419
Member
I never had one for my 250. I did however have one on a whites IDX pro years ago. It was my absolute favorite coil. I am inthe process of saving for an AT Pro and will def get a sniper coil for that.
I use the sniper coil on the AT Pro and prefer it greatly in trashy areas.Others here have coverd the bases pretty well, but the main thing with this coil is to use a very slow sweep speed of about 1 ft. per second.Also do a good ground balance and try to increase sens.while maintaining stability.