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Swingit

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• Dec 8, 2006

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Hi guys, I'm kind of new to the hobby, I have been metal detecting off and on for about 4 years. I have a Whites IDX, Whites Sliver Eagle, and Tesoro DeLeon. I have been thinking about a smaller coil for the IDX "the Blue Max Shooter DD" What kind of advantages do they have over the other small coils? Thanks Swingit

 

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TonyinCT

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• Dec 8, 2006

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Generally considered a nugget hunting coil it has the advantage of better sensativity to smaller targets and works very well in trashy areas. Disadvantage is it loses depth over the others.

 

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Jason

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• Dec 8, 2006

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I had a 4" coil for my DeLeon. It worked great under metal bleachers and places where a house was torn down. But I got it mainly for under the bleachers. Check out your local High School football bleachers the morning after a foorball game. You'd be surprised what falls out of peoples pockets.

 

mxtswinger

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• Dec 8, 2006

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I have the Shooter for my MXT and adore it. It is my primary coil since I usually am hunting nail infested areas, and working around obstructions like brush, foundation stones etc. I can run the gain wide open in a lot of places which negates some of the loss of depth caused by going smaller.

 

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• Dec 8, 2006

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Welcome to the forum! Good luck on your hunts

 

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• Dec 9, 2006

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Thanks for the info guys. HH