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about how good excalibur ii is good for gold?
- Thread starter cypearl
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bootyhoundpa
Well-known member
great on gold rings..... a little weak on small gold and chains....but for in salt water its hard to beat for a discriminating machine....
Critterhunter
New member
Nothing deeper for gold rings, but not as good for smaller gold jewlery than other machines. But think about it...What kind of jewlery is mostly lost at the beach? Gold rings, of course.
Birdseed
Member
Cypearl
After four years, or is that five? I find the Sovereign GT surprises me more and more often. Nothing will beat it on the beach for coins. Small gold? I have found several gold rings, the smallest .95 of a gram and was broken at the solder joint, thus eliminating the shorted turn effect.. I have also picked up many tiny silver objects like sections of earrings etc, all with good repeatable signals.
What has astounded me most is the sensitivity to tiny copper objects. In one area where I search a boat has been burnt or just rotted away, leaving a legacy of copper nails screws etc. Amongst these are tiny copper roves. Roves are small copper discs placed under the heads of copper nails to increase their purchase in soft wood such as King William pine often used in boat building in Tasmania. I have detected roves 3/16" dia with a 1/16" hole at 10 to 12 inches. sitting under the sand on top of clay. They are devils to locate in the sieve when covered in mud, sand and clay.
That said, I'm sure the Sovereign GT is as good as you can get for the cash outlay. Also remember it is a pleasure pursuit, not a living. You probably won't get rich.
Peter down under
After four years, or is that five? I find the Sovereign GT surprises me more and more often. Nothing will beat it on the beach for coins. Small gold? I have found several gold rings, the smallest .95 of a gram and was broken at the solder joint, thus eliminating the shorted turn effect.. I have also picked up many tiny silver objects like sections of earrings etc, all with good repeatable signals.
What has astounded me most is the sensitivity to tiny copper objects. In one area where I search a boat has been burnt or just rotted away, leaving a legacy of copper nails screws etc. Amongst these are tiny copper roves. Roves are small copper discs placed under the heads of copper nails to increase their purchase in soft wood such as King William pine often used in boat building in Tasmania. I have detected roves 3/16" dia with a 1/16" hole at 10 to 12 inches. sitting under the sand on top of clay. They are devils to locate in the sieve when covered in mud, sand and clay.
That said, I'm sure the Sovereign GT is as good as you can get for the cash outlay. Also remember it is a pleasure pursuit, not a living. You probably won't get rich.
Peter down under
I bought my first Excalibur 11 a couple of weeks back. I hunt with a friend who has a Sovereign GT with a 15 inch WOT coil, The Sov being basically the land version of the Excalibur.
We have been comparing targets on the beach before digging and only on a couple of targets could I not hear them, given I have a 10 inch coil and he a 15 inch. So there is no problem with the Excal finding deep targets.
I have found a coins deep in the wet sand and the other day got my first gold ring in the surf which took a couple of scoops to recover. It will find coins and rings deep!
If you are planning on going into the wading then get an Excalibur, you won't regret it. But mount it on a straight shaft!. If you are planning on hunting down to the waters edge then get a Sovereign. Both are top machines.
We have been comparing targets on the beach before digging and only on a couple of targets could I not hear them, given I have a 10 inch coil and he a 15 inch. So there is no problem with the Excal finding deep targets.
I have found a coins deep in the wet sand and the other day got my first gold ring in the surf which took a couple of scoops to recover. It will find coins and rings deep!
If you are planning on going into the wading then get an Excalibur, you won't regret it. But mount it on a straight shaft!. If you are planning on hunting down to the waters edge then get a Sovereign. Both are top machines.
