Recently I bought a 17 inch coil for my CTX 3030 in the hope of extracting more finds from some of my pasture sites...This time of year most people are restricted to pasture in the UK due to many sites being under crops.....previously I had searched the area with the standard coil but with the ground getting drier targets had decreased.....However the 17 inch coil renewed the site and I reckon I was getting at least 5-6 inches extra depth....I found a door or casket key escutcheon plate at what wasn't under 16 inches down in the soil....I also found a stunning Pipe Tamper in the form of St George killing the fabled dragon and a few days ago a marvellous Elizabeth the 1st silver shilling at around 14 inches down (must remember to take some sort of accurate measuring device)
Since I had been working this small site for 8 months on and off I was clearly getting extra depth.... and as for small targets how did the 17 inch coil perform on these? Well an 8mm.button of the Royal Artillery dating to 1810 answers that one. Build quality and performance what more does one requires for our hobby? Attached are some of my finds, hope you enjoy them. Thank you Minelab as always....
Jules – English, UK
