Thinking about buying a new Ace coil, but which one???:shrug:

[Roscue2]

For a while now I have been thinking about updating the 250s arsenal. I know I need to get the stock coil cover, but I would also like to get a new coil for my birthday. I am a coinhunter so I would want the coil that would help me the best with totlots, fields, front yards, ect. The 2 Ace coils I am considering are the sniper coil, and the 9.5X12 coil. Unfortuanely, money is an obstacle, so I CANNOT get the more expensive coils for the Ace, such as the DD and butterfly coils.

So, the question is, which of the 2 coils I can afford should I get for the Ace 250? Can you please also tell me the pros and the cons of each coil.

Thank you,

Kyle

 

[darrenb]

The sniper coil is a great coil if you are hunting in trashy areas or near playground equipment. On the other hand, if you are hunting large open areas, the large coil will definitely help you cover more ground considerably faster. The large coil is also probably a little bit deeper.
Hope this helps.
Darren

 

[TreasureHuntersSupply]

without question you want the sniper coil. That's the best add pn you will ever get for what your wanting to hunt with the 250

 

[16penny]

I haven't got a sniper for my 250 yet but from all the talk on here that seems to be the best choice for the coin shooters. I am probably going to order me one this weekend. Should help me out in the tot lots. I am new to this hobbie but am already addicted to it. I wish I would of done more of this when I was younger.

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

If you are going to do a lot of tot lots, then the sniper coil is the best. It can get closer to metal equipment than most other coils on the market (any brand for any detector). Being a coaxial coil (double shielded) means that when you are holding down the pinpoint button down, the coil will not pick up metal that is beside or above it. You do need to tilt the coil slightly away from a vertical pole, which allows you to get within an inch of it and pick up a target that is up to about half an inch away from it, at it's closest. I've detected a $2 coin while in pinpoint and with the top of the coil in direct contact with the metal above. The downside of doing this, is that while in pinpoint mode, you have no discrimination. I'm not a fan of using the sniper coil for hunting open areas, even if it's trashy. That's due to the lack of target information that I can get out of it. I find that the standard coil does pretty good, even in these situations.
If you intend to hunt open areas a lot, then the the large 9x12 coil is the best. It's best qualities are that it can cover large areas very quickly. It's a lot lighter than the large DD coil. The other real cool advantage, is that you get noticeably better target feedback (than the standard coil)when you are pinpointing with it. Listen to how the audio signal breaks off as you pull the coil towards yourself Unless the target is within 2 inches of the coil, the length of how long a targets takes to break off, gives you a strong indication on how big the target is (Ace imaging) It's not a 100% accurate, but pretty reliable. The downside is that because of it's size, if you are hunting in trashy situations, you are more likely to miss targets due to target masking. If it gets real trashy though, just put the standard coil on.
Because I live in a country town, tot loting is not something I get to do. Pretty rare actually, so for me, I didn't get to use the sniper coil much. So the 9x12 coil was the one I used the most. It's a great park hunting coil.
Mick Evans.

 

[Roscue2]

Thanks for all the info on the coils guys, they are definitely helping make up my mind. Right now I am leaning a little bit more towards the 9.5X12, but still have some time before I have to make a final decision.

 

[andrew9091]

I love the 9x12 coil for the ace 250 and 350......its a very solid coil...Ive never used the sniper coil. I do like the 9x12 coil alot.

 

[glb]

I have an 9 by 12 and sniper that i do not use give me a email geraldblakley@att.net

 

[Muddyshoes]

I think a sniper coil for my next detector is a definite down the road purchase.

Garrett used to have an 8 Inch Coax coil for its Deepseeker and Groundhog models. It had a little plastic arrow inside the hole of the coil that marked the center of the coil. That coax coil could let me get right up next to parking meters and even hunt medians right next to parked automobiles at the edge of the curbs and wouldn't pick up the metal right next to it. I picked up a ton of coins because other detectors with standard coils could never get that close.

I'm wondering if the sniper coil works the same way.

- Muddyshoes

 

[NM5K]

Having both would be nice.
I've got both here, but hard to really recommend one over the other,
being as his needs seem to overlap a bit. He's got to decide on which
type of hunting he does the most I think.
In general, I recommend the sniper first as an add on coil.
Mainly because it's a totally different animal vs the oval coils.
It's like running a different machine, and to me, is probably the
most fun to use coil out of the bunch, even if it's not the deepest.
But if one never hunted in trashy or tight areas, but tended to do
large fields more often, the 9x12 would make more sense.
The 9x12 is just like the 6.5x 9 stock coil. It's just bigger.
So it's not a big change in feel compared to say the sniper coil.
It acts just like the stock coil, except covers a larger swath, and goes
2-3 inches deeper on coin sized objects vs the stock coil.
Having both is the best scenario, and maybe he'll be able to jump on
your offer. The 250 with all three coils is pretty versatile.