All metal mode - GTI2500 vs CX plus vs .....

[Blockade Runner]

I am thinking of buying a CX Plus or 2500. I only want it for
use with a large coil and all metal mode use. It seems like CX users
have dried up or are secretly digging a lot of goodies. I know by the
weight and balance that I can handle the CX for hours on end much better than the 2500.
Can anyone elaborate on the all metal capability of the two.

Is the 2500 more powerful?

Is the true all metal mode going to get deeper than the NO DISC on
the GTI15 and GTP1350.

If I make the decision on a CX - should I just get an old used CX of any series because the all metal capability is the same as the current
CX Plus ?

 

[Neil in West Jersey]

I am not sure of the internal circuitry, but the CXIII seems like basically the same unit as the CX Plus. I happen to like the graphic ID on the CXIII better.

 

[John-Edmonton]

You might find the CX a little heavy using the large coil on it. The CX uses more of a wrist action to swing the coil. The GTI 2500 uses your arm, elbow and shoulder to swing the coil. The GTI 2500 should give you a little better depth with the all metal mode. I did have the CX model, and found the GTI 2500 better on depth and locking on targets. They are both (CX / 2500) great machines.

 

[Uncle Willy]

All metal is definetly deeper than zero discrimination. They are both great machines but the 2500 has the edge in technology and depth. A few years back I recovered three Barber coins in one hole 14 plus inches down and under a big tree root with the 2500. John has dug some deep targets with his 2500.

Bill

 

[pizzacoil]

I slapped on the DD 14" coil on my GTI for the first time yesterday, and discovered that in all-metal mode it had nearly the same range of detection as the 9" concentric coil. The DD is very keen on pulltabs and bottle caps, no doubt about it.

I've yet to exploit the DD (I imagine it would come in handy at beaches, and highly mineralized areas), and I got it primarily to see if I could get those couple of more inches' depth. Ironically, as I said before, it performed almost identically to the stock coil in all-metal. One advantage though, I can cover a lot more ground and quicker with the large DD. I think this coil will serve best in large, clean fields.

The GTI with the stock coil, in all-metal, goes deep, no doubt about it. In my neck of the woods, all-metal seems to have been so far the equivalent of hunting turkey with an elephant gun; I can now dig up those 200+ years old ox shoes that have settled well below the range of where most coins are (2" to 10" range - the majority of 1800's and earlier coins seem to hover in the 2" to 6" range).

More and more I find myself using Relics and Custom mode, with Tone and Bi-Level, and sensitivity at factory preset.

The more I use the GTI, the more I'm convinced it is a truly great machine. I recently went on a hunt with two friends, both of whom pounded a small area where other coins had been found. Followiing in their footsteps, I found a 1907 Half Dollar. How did they miss it? Maybe just by an inch? I don't know. What I do know is that the GTI, without having to use all-metal, has been spot-on on every single hunt.

HH

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah in regular ground the standard coil or the 12.5 concentric will do just as good as the DD. The DD is designed for mineralized ground plus it covers more area due to its big footprint of 14 inches. It does love bottlecaps and doesn't discriminate nearly as well as a concentric. I have a field test on it at losttreasure.com

Bill