Question about 4x6 shooter on Beach

[fllawboy]

Has anyone used the 4x6 shooter on the beach? What were the results? Were there any differences in the wet sand? What about the dry sand? How much depth were you getting? Thanks

 

[chumline]

This coil is designed for trashy areas and areas difficult to get into with a larger coil. It will work on the beach but you will cover less ground in a specific amount of time because the surface area it scans is smaller. Be careful how you swing it or u will go around lots of targets. A bigger coil will work better!

 

[slapshot]

I use the DD 6x10 coil on the beach with great success. It can deal with the wet sand better than the 950 coil and is a larger coil than the 4x6 shooter.
I use no disc., c&j mode, ground at salt and depending on the noise between 8 and +3 on the gain. When going into the dry I just flip the switch to ground. When in the wet sand I also balance often by pumping the coil up and down several times over clean ground.

Happy Hunting

 

[tinpanprospector]

I agree the 6 X 10 DD is the only way to go on beaches, It's great in heavy mineralized soils and sands

 

[fllawboy]

I have both, but have not yet tried the 4x6 on the beach. I have only used it in my back yard and was impressed on how well it separated trash from coins. I was wondering what result there would be on beach in South Florida. All of my rings to date have been found with the 6x10. I have found a lot of coins with my 12" Spider. The only thing I have not been able to find is chains, earrings etc. I was wondering if the 4x6 would give me a better chance of locating these items in a trashy beach area. The areas that I am hunting are full of pull tabs, bottle caps, and iron. I also was wondering if the smaller footprint of the 4x6 would do better in the wet sand and along the surf with wave action. Thanks for all of the responses so far.