First run with the X-terra 50 was to the beach to make sure it would handle the salt water beaches. Very smooth and love the volume control, only had to bring sensitivity down 1 notch to a 10 to go in the surf. On the wet beach I could keep the sensitivity at a 12. So light weight I could've gone into the evening hours. Used in a competition hunt on Sunday with our club and found that recovery can be done very fast with ease. Afterwards, I experimented in a well hunted park where I recovered the two locks and more coins. Depth, I found to be also very accurate with the depth indicator, hitting targets at 10+ inches easy. When identifying coins.......if it is a 42 you know it is absolutely a quarter, 36 will bring you a dime. I really love this machine!! Great hunting time everywhere!