I had mine out on a ball field today. I was using a stock coil.
It was running great. It always does with new batteries.
Unfortunately no jewelry got in the way of the coil today.
I put in 2 hours, and came away with 1.50$ in clad.
I took a little break, and thought I could beat that total with the MXT, looking on the sideline areas among the trash.
So I cranked her up, and had the total beat within about 45 minutes.
Since I was trying to get a clad count fast, I skipped at least 5 zink signals of 55-70.
After getting to my goal, I got a 74 signal. I was in the habit of skipping zink today, but I do save copper cents, so I dug.
It turned up to be a small silver locket, about the diameter of a dime. It had a broken link, so I figured to look for the chain.
Within a 4" circle there was a 37, which was a pulltab, and a scratchy foil signal.
I figured that could be the chain, but it was a gold cross, with stones! It was similar size to the locket.
I was pretty jazzed, until I read the stamp. CZ .975. So, it's gold plated silver, with cubic zirconia.
I mention the signals because all 3 targets were 2", maybe even slightly less.
This raises some questions: Why did the silver cross ring in so low? Does the thin gold plating pull it down that far? There isn't much metal to it, but I would have expected a signal in the 20's, anyway. It was the last target dug, and no other masking was present.
More importantly, is the XL Pro out dated for the condition I hunt in? It is good out in the open, and it will tell you the shape of a target, very useful in can slaw. It will also tell you when you are dealing with small bits of foil far better than the MXT can do.
What conditions do you like your XL Pro, or any 6000 series models for? Do they get frequent use, or are there later makes and models you prefer?
It was running great. It always does with new batteries.
Unfortunately no jewelry got in the way of the coil today.
I put in 2 hours, and came away with 1.50$ in clad.
I took a little break, and thought I could beat that total with the MXT, looking on the sideline areas among the trash.
So I cranked her up, and had the total beat within about 45 minutes.
Since I was trying to get a clad count fast, I skipped at least 5 zink signals of 55-70.
After getting to my goal, I got a 74 signal. I was in the habit of skipping zink today, but I do save copper cents, so I dug.
It turned up to be a small silver locket, about the diameter of a dime. It had a broken link, so I figured to look for the chain.
Within a 4" circle there was a 37, which was a pulltab, and a scratchy foil signal.
I figured that could be the chain, but it was a gold cross, with stones! It was similar size to the locket.
I was pretty jazzed, until I read the stamp. CZ .975. So, it's gold plated silver, with cubic zirconia.
I mention the signals because all 3 targets were 2", maybe even slightly less.
This raises some questions: Why did the silver cross ring in so low? Does the thin gold plating pull it down that far? There isn't much metal to it, but I would have expected a signal in the 20's, anyway. It was the last target dug, and no other masking was present.
More importantly, is the XL Pro out dated for the condition I hunt in? It is good out in the open, and it will tell you the shape of a target, very useful in can slaw. It will also tell you when you are dealing with small bits of foil far better than the MXT can do.
What conditions do you like your XL Pro, or any 6000 series models for? Do they get frequent use, or are there later makes and models you prefer?
