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Coiltek 10x5 vs 6 coil vs 11 coil
- Thread starter thebigd81
- Start date
If it's very little trash/iron, I'd go with the 11" stock. Much deeper. (Use the Target Trace magic to assist in moderate trash.)
If it's really trashy, I'd choose the 6" ML round. (The 10x5 wouldn't be in the running.)
I know it's almost sacrilege to say this...but the longer I detect, the less I like Joey coils.
To me, they're kind of the worst of both worlds, for my kind of coin hunting.
They are limited in depth by the smaller dimension, but they can still mask a good target if they get over trash and a good target simultaneously...alone the longer axis.
While they can often work better (than a large round coil) in thick trash, in my experience they typically don't work as well as a small round coil.
I think about the only application they truly excel in, is beach work...where you're still getting decent coverage (swath, per swing) but you have the advantage of the smaller dimension (width) for sensitivity to smaller targets...like earrings, small jewelry and micro-gold.
That's my opinion based on my own testing and experience...that and $2 will buy you a cup of coffee.
Good Luck, and HH
mike
Edit:
There is an application where I do recommend joey coils for coin hunting...and it's this:
---> If you want to intentionally limit the detection depth but still get good coverage.
Either for a beginner, or if you're only interested in shallow and/or surface coins.
My wife has one on her T2 specifically for this very reason...she still gets the 'swath' coverage of a large coil, but the depth of a smaller one. (She hates to dig deeper than 5 or 6".)
I hunt for older, deeper, "iffier" signals...old coins...while she hunts for clad and shallow rings.
At the end of a typical hunt she kills me on total coin count, especially surface quarters...while I'm digging halfway to China for square nails (and the occasional old silver) LOL.
If it's really trashy, I'd choose the 6" ML round. (The 10x5 wouldn't be in the running.)
I know it's almost sacrilege to say this...but the longer I detect, the less I like Joey coils.
To me, they're kind of the worst of both worlds, for my kind of coin hunting.
They are limited in depth by the smaller dimension, but they can still mask a good target if they get over trash and a good target simultaneously...alone the longer axis.
While they can often work better (than a large round coil) in thick trash, in my experience they typically don't work as well as a small round coil.
I think about the only application they truly excel in, is beach work...where you're still getting decent coverage (swath, per swing) but you have the advantage of the smaller dimension (width) for sensitivity to smaller targets...like earrings, small jewelry and micro-gold.
That's my opinion based on my own testing and experience...that and $2 will buy you a cup of coffee.
Good Luck, and HH
mike
Edit:
There is an application where I do recommend joey coils for coin hunting...and it's this:
---> If you want to intentionally limit the detection depth but still get good coverage.
Either for a beginner, or if you're only interested in shallow and/or surface coins.
My wife has one on her T2 specifically for this very reason...she still gets the 'swath' coverage of a large coil, but the depth of a smaller one. (She hates to dig deeper than 5 or 6".)
I hunt for older, deeper, "iffier" signals...old coins...while she hunts for clad and shallow rings.
At the end of a typical hunt she kills me on total coin count, especially surface quarters...while I'm digging halfway to China for square nails (and the occasional old silver) LOL.
thebigd81
Well-known member
Thanks for the reply sir...been having good luck with the Coiltek but did throw the 11 on today for a new permission ... Seemed to be a lot more chatty than the coiltek... I guess I'll have to take the 11 to one of my permissions I've hit a bunch and see how it pans out
You are right about depth because I haven't found anything more than maybe 7 or 8 inches with the Coiltek... I have hit a few places with the Coiltek 8-10 times and found a bunch of Indians and wheaties then threw on the 17 but didn't find anything else
I'll have to keep at it and hopefully the 11 pans out because I definitely want more depth for coins!
You are right about depth because I haven't found anything more than maybe 7 or 8 inches with the Coiltek... I have hit a few places with the Coiltek 8-10 times and found a bunch of Indians and wheaties then threw on the 17 but didn't find anything else
I'll have to keep at it and hopefully the 11 pans out because I definitely want more depth for coins!
This thread is timely cause my stock 11" just developed a short. I have the 6" and 17" but need to replace that middle coil size.
I was thinking a good opportunity to try the 10x5 but for water hunting but I like the stock 11" pretty good.
I can see the advantage of the elliptical in trashy areas but would prob go to the 6" there anyway.
Does the 10x5 have neutral buoyancy? what kind of drag when swinging in water compared to stock?
Is the connection waterproof? Any falsing issues. How well does it handle hot ground?
Leaning toward the stock 11" cause I don't think I can afford both.
HH
I was thinking a good opportunity to try the 10x5 but for water hunting but I like the stock 11" pretty good.
I can see the advantage of the elliptical in trashy areas but would prob go to the 6" there anyway.
Does the 10x5 have neutral buoyancy? what kind of drag when swinging in water compared to stock?
Is the connection waterproof? Any falsing issues. How well does it handle hot ground?
Leaning toward the stock 11" cause I don't think I can afford both.
HH