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Owners of the 6" HF DD
- Thread starter John61boy
- Start date
I have had good success with the 6 incher in shallow creeks and areas that are populated in the summer, swimming holes ect. Along footpaths and street curbs this little coil is outstanding and if you can hack the odd stares from people these places give up amazing targets. The best thing I love about this coil is the ability to seperate close targets, like bill_s says in trashy areas this coil excels.
Cheers!
Cheers!
dirt doctor
Well-known member
It was well worth the wait and I'm glad I bought one . All the good stuff that is said about it is true !!
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George
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George
nero_design
New member
Just remember that the 6" coil is SO sensitive, that you can't really use it for scanning super-large areas or really hot soils. unless you figure out the sensitivity settings ....otherwise you'll be pulling up tiny pebbles the size of plankton all day long. It's a "must have coil" for some jobs. It's almost stunning to find how sensitive it is to smaller, deeper targets. The emission field (that the coil puts out) on this coil is quite thin (very much like a knife blade) yet it projects deeper into the ground than anything else in most cases. The field on this coil is sharp rather than "soft and fuzzy" like the DD Elliptical coil and the Concentrics.
How easy is it to use it for sizing up your target? I know that with a larger coil I can usually use pinpoint to figure the rough size, between larger (soda can size) and smaller (potential coin, bottle cap, etc.). Because this is small coil can you get an idea if its a real small target vs. a coin or button, to avoid digging those metal specs that its going to pick up? I know that its not something that's easy to do, but if its doable then this coil is definitely for me.
nero_design said:
Agreed. I did my first half of a hunt with the 6" HF in a low trash area. Then moved on to a very trashy section and the signal responses I got where overwhelming me. Mostly deeper targets but I had a hard time discerning targets.
I switched to my 10" DD HF coil which I really liked in taller grass and weeds area. I think I'll stick with the 10" DD until I get most trash dug up. Then search deeper with the 6" HF.
In Coinshooting,
It really makes the nickles stand out @ 12, sometimes a 10/12 but you have to be careful as a 10 is usually a beavertail off a pulltab,12/14 combo usually turns out to be a pulltab.
Just my experience in my neck of the woods.It sure is a good piece of kit,as the minelab guys say.Someone once told me if your hitting nickles,your on the road to rings and things.
Go for it, you won't be disappointed.
Good luck
It really makes the nickles stand out @ 12, sometimes a 10/12 but you have to be careful as a 10 is usually a beavertail off a pulltab,12/14 combo usually turns out to be a pulltab.
Just my experience in my neck of the woods.It sure is a good piece of kit,as the minelab guys say.Someone once told me if your hitting nickles,your on the road to rings and things.
Go for it, you won't be disappointed.
Good luck