Doom64
Senior Member
How much more depth does the smaller DD coil get than my sniper? Or are they equal?
AT Pro Sniper vs. 5x8 DD
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Grumpysrb
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I have had no desire to but a sniper coil because I have done well with the 5x8 in trashy areas. Most targets I find are 4 inches, but I have found some as deep as 8".
Takes practice, but with the DD you can rotate around multiple targets and pick out the good ones often.
The average depth I have seen/heard of for the sniper is 4". NEL makes one that may get a little more.
Takes practice, but with the DD you can rotate around multiple targets and pick out the good ones often.
The average depth I have seen/heard of for the sniper is 4". NEL makes one that may get a little more.
BeepZilla
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The 5 X 8 is about 2x deeper-but they are entirely diffrent coils
And the little hockey puck is great at micro gold and along fence lines I do not know of a better coil.
Whereas the 5 x 8 has a very good response on smalls-the sniper coil gets things like broken rings & chains that won't emit a peep on the standard coils.
And of course it is a concentric so it does bottle cap remains & rusty stuff even better than a DD variety.
But for depth-no doubt the sniper is far behind. IMHO the AT can be used with a larger coil & still snipe well using the edge of the DD as needed. Better depth is a bonus. My standard go to coil is the NEL Tornado.
But it is lacking in mineralized soil on silver-fact. Need multi frequency to do better. But for gold & low range conductors it has no equal in my Oregon soil.
And the little hockey puck is great at micro gold and along fence lines I do not know of a better coil.
Whereas the 5 x 8 has a very good response on smalls-the sniper coil gets things like broken rings & chains that won't emit a peep on the standard coils.
And of course it is a concentric so it does bottle cap remains & rusty stuff even better than a DD variety.
But for depth-no doubt the sniper is far behind. IMHO the AT can be used with a larger coil & still snipe well using the edge of the DD as needed. Better depth is a bonus. My standard go to coil is the NEL Tornado.
But it is lacking in mineralized soil on silver-fact. Need multi frequency to do better. But for gold & low range conductors it has no equal in my Oregon soil.
Doom64
Senior Member
Thanks for all the info. Really helpful stuff. So we'll say the sniper maxes out at 4 inches? What about the small DD or the NEL?
coin-op
Full Member
I've retired the sniper and 8" coils for now and only use the NEL Sharpshooter. Depth varies on what's down there, 4 to 6" is about normal. With my F2 the DD takes care of the ground balance issue, covers more ground with way better separation and discrimination. Depth is fine for me, I don't carry a shovel.
ohiochris
Elite Member
Many claim the sniper for the ace 250 maxes out around 4 inches but with the one I had 6" finds were common , you just have to be literally right on top of the target with the target exactly in the middle in order for it to hit on a target that deep....because of the shape of the detection field.
