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Hot Shot 12'' coil 6.59 khz?

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HaroldILL.

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Well another coil question. Have any used the Hot Shot coil 12'' 6.59 kHz version? This is the one made by Jimmy Seirra. I was wondering if it had much depth increase over the stock 9.5'' coil? Or any other remarks as you don't hear much about this coil. Thanks.
 
I use a Hotshot coil on my DFX alot but that one was specially designed for the dual freq and also the MXT as well,i rate them alot and not only are they deeper than the stock coil and by a fair old margin as well they are so ultra light for the size,one of my favourite coil.Its not only deep on of course larger target but it still retains the sensitivity to smaller items as well.

Anything bigger than 12'' and you start to loose that sensitivity,not only do i use one alot but also have a backup one as well,as the guy who built them for Jimmy Sierra pass away a few years back,so they are a pretty scares coil to find these days.

I still cannot get over the fact of how light they are,they must be i guess foam filled or something like that rather than say resin which would weigh alot more,i rate them very highly on my DFX,the folks who use them on the XLT also rate them alot as well.
 
I feel a little different than Mega B does about the HotShot. In my soil the Hot Shot didn't really perform any better than the 950. It is light for a 12" coil as it weights about the same as the 950 if I remember correctly. The problem I had, was the coil looks at a lot more soil and because of that, I had to run the sensitivity lower than the 950 to keep it stable. This limited the depth to the same as the 950 in my soil ( So. CA). I think in soil that was less mineralized, the HotShot may have a noticeable depth advantage.
 
@Tom Slick ,as i based out of the UK,the ground conditions that i hunt is very low mineralized so i can run the settings higher and of course gain the extra depth.i will add that i dont use it as a general every day coil,but it excels when extra depth is required on pasture land etc.
 
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