which larger coil for AT pro should i get?

calabash digger said:

I had a at pro and went thru the nel coils .. I bought the tornado, and attack coils and swung them for awhile and found stuff with them but they were heavy.. If I had to do that part of my detecting career again I would not have sunk all that money into the coils and AT PRO I would have simply just upgraded my detector and that's what I wound up doing anyway. I now have a detector that's deeper than the at pro and seperates 10x better in iron than the pro. BTW its deeper with a 9 inch coil than the pro is with a 15 inch attack coil. I was under the impression bigger was better and I don't believe that anymore , you give up separation with a big coil and in the relic game that s 99% of the battle! The hoover boys sold me on those nel coils back then.... I know that's not what you asked but at least think about it BEFORE sinking more money into the pro.. Some of the garrettt guys will come come along and tell you how I'm wrong and such, just remember I used to be a garrett guy myself....

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maxxkatt said:

I am hunting with permission on a 300 acre farm that about 60% of the now wooded areas were plowed terraced fields in the 1930's. So far I have found a harmonica reed, mid 1800 copper spoon, lots of square nails.
There were several old homes one dating back to mid 1800's and multiple out buildings. So I feel that there is likely to be more relics to be found. Now the old fields are grown up with trees but not too close most about 6-10 feet distance between them. These areas have not been detected.

I am currently using the AT pro stock coil. The soil is sandy dirt.
I feel that I am missing deeper targets using the AT Pro stock coil.

Looking at the NEL Storm 13x14" Search Coil to get me some more depth.

any comments on this choice?

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twizzlerlord said:

Sounds like a job for 2

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maxxkatt said:

I am hunting with permission on a 300 acre farm that about 60% of the now wooded areas were plowed terraced fields in the 1930's. So far I have found a harmonica reed, mid 1800 copper spoon, lots of square nails.
There were several old homes one dating back to mid 1800's and multiple out buildings. So I feel that there is likely to be more relics to be found. Now the old fields are grown up with trees but not too close most about 6-10 feet distance between them. These areas have not been detected.

I am currently using the AT pro stock coil. The soil is sandy dirt.
I feel that I am missing deeper targets using the AT Pro stock coil.

Looking at the NEL Storm 13x14" Search Coil to get me some more depth.

any comments on this choice?

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