problem!! help please!!

[mike_wrub]

I am stuck between the whites 5.3 coil and their mini shooter eclipse.
I have heard some people say that the small shooter is better because it sends out a thinner profile signal were as the concentric coils shoot out a tammering cone. I hunt in hard ground that only reads 53 but is littered with trash. Please help me choose between only these two coils.
Thanks,
Mike

 

[daydreamer]

I DONT KNOW ABOUT THOSE 2 COILS BUT I USE THE 5 INCH EXCELERATOR FROM KELLYCO. IVE HAD PRETTY GOOD LUCK WOTH IT.

 

[Richard@BackwoodsDetectors]

Mike, I love the mini-shooter in the extremely trashy areas.. It can litterly make a non-productive site "come to life" Best to you, Richardntn

 

[Anonymous]

N/T

 

[Monte]

5.3 Eclipse. I have owned 4 MXT's, 4 of the 5.3 Eclipse coils, and 3 of the 'Shooter' DD coils, as well as other coils from White's and second-party suppliers.

I generally hunt with a smaller than stock coil due to the fact that most of my detecting is at sites that are brushy, often have some building rubble, and they fall into the category of 'trashy' to 'very trashy.' Some of the trashiest are the old railroad ghost towns with their abundant trash, of all shapes and sizes.

Will the elliptical DD 'Shooter' coil work in-between close targets a little better? Yes, and no. It depends. IF I know that there are three targets very close and IF I know that they are laying left-to-rignt in a straight row, and IF I know to sweep across them in the proper left-to-right direction, then YES, I might be able to get a little better performance on a good target between two trash targets.

But, I would only know that arrangement of position if I could actually SEE THEM and, if I could do that, then I wouldn't need a detector in the first place!

The mini-shooter is about 3+" x 6+" and I don't have one handy to measure. The 5.3 Eclipse, like the lower-frequency Blue Max 600, 5.3 Black Max and 5.3 BullsEye, is housed in a 6

 

[Scott in PA]

Hey Mike, I did a lot of research prior to buying the 5.3 eclipse, also talked to the local distributor for White's. I LOVE IT !! I have been detecting with the 5.3 for a few months now and my stock coil hasn't been back out since. Most of my ground has been between 49-60 and I've pulled cuff buttons at about 7- 8" no problem, you do need to watch the minor change in the ID # range for targets.
hope this helps, just my opinion!
Scott

 

[mike_wrub]

THANKS