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Any one have any experience with the SEF 18x15 monster to share with the rest of us??? to share
- Thread starter Ray-Mo.
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It's a heavy damn coil but seems to pull some silver. I used it on a really old park that had produced but had started to dry up and found 4 silver in about a 2 hour hunt. I hadn't found a silver coin in the last 2 hunts before using it. It definitely changes the equation and can give new signals where there were none previously. That said, again, it's heavy and awkward to swing and I generally stick to my 8x6 and 10x12 for most things.
Depths varied somewhat. I got a barber dime at about 10-11 inches but the rest were maybe 4-6 inches (2 rosies and a merc).
The thought I had was that the larger coil size may have allowed some silver that was being obscured by trash to give a signal where there had been none before. I don't know a ton about the science behind the signal differences (other than depth) but I swear that I had been over these areas repeatedly with other coils and not heard any high pitches.
I also got a really nice indian at about 12 inches with the 18x15. Full liberty 1902 with no corrosion.
It's a great way to kill the clad and easy surface targets also. I get more quarters using it than any other coil because of how much ground I can cover with it.
The thought I had was that the larger coil size may have allowed some silver that was being obscured by trash to give a signal where there had been none before. I don't know a ton about the science behind the signal differences (other than depth) but I swear that I had been over these areas repeatedly with other coils and not heard any high pitches.
I also got a really nice indian at about 12 inches with the 18x15. Full liberty 1902 with no corrosion.
It's a great way to kill the clad and easy surface targets also. I get more quarters using it than any other coil because of how much ground I can cover with it.
EladSwerdna
New member
I would love to own one, but the price tag OMG. I am currently saving up for an X12.
utahshovelhead
Active member
OK just me sayin...But here goes...The 14inch excellorator works supper dupper and (this depends on your specific hunting area) I see no results any better with the bigger coils. Now my experience with the bigger coil 18inch and the 14 inch is in a heavily mineralized iron trash heap of a ghost town with black sand to boot. Tons of Iron every-things. A bigger coil might work better if there were not so much iron and trash. For that situation you would suggest a smaller coil but the problem is the targets are not shallow they are deep deep deep. A bigger coil will pick up all the iron and all the iron...did I mention iron? If I hunt where the trash is not as bad then the targets are not as deep and I don't need the bigger coil. I have had my best results with the 14 inch at being able to separate iron from targets and get down to the level I want. Now I am not in a park or lawn area and have only tried the 14 inch there...and personally like the 10x12 sef at the parks. Not trying to start anything just puttin it out there.
good luck,
utahshovelhead
good luck,
utahshovelhead
jackkell1963
New member
Ive got one, and I use it only in very low trash areas and at the beach. Diggin beaver tails at 10-12 inches is just not my thing.