Had a beautiful fall morning so I took the Apex for it's first hunt. The first park had knee high grass. I really wanted to use the Apex here because it is not heavily hunted and there are usually scads of clad coins. A good place to get the feel for a new detector. I did find five copper memorials before I left for shorter grass. Next stop was my all time favorite park with a good day finding five or six coins with maybe a wheat or late silver in the mix.
I tried hunting in zero mode, but this super sensitive detector bombarded my hearing. Reluctantly, I switched to US Coin mode. Usually the detectors I use lose depth with discrimination, but the Apex really surprised me. I was getting clad coins in the heavy trash with near perfect signals. I could slow the coil down and barely creep through this modern trash. I got a mixed signal that was 70 to 82 but I finally figured out it was what I thought to be two targets. I dug a 4 inch deep plug and found a crusty zinc penny. I was sort of bummed because low 80's were usually copper coins. Before I covered the hole, I stuck my carrot in the hole and heard a slight beep. I figured rusty iron, but when I got the target out from about 7 inches I saw a green wheat. 1920. A few minutes later I got a 78-80 perfect signal and another wheat from 7 plus inches. I ended up with one more wheat and 23 coins total.
This particular park has four bar mineralization on the Fisher F75's I have used there. Most single frequency detectors struggle with both depth and accuracy here. The Apex ran smooth and quiet at one bar from max. The ground balance number was 95 so I am assuming that that was indicating high mineralization. The Apex is jumpy with it's numbers, but I quickly found that coins would hold pretty steady with the tones and numbers when I checked from different angles. I use the iron audio to only check questionable signals. When iron was present the iron audio quickly identified it. The iron volume worked like a charm. All in all, I am pleased with the Apex's performance. It is an extremely easy detector to use and adjust. I am sure that the more time I spend with it, things will get even better.
I tried hunting in zero mode, but this super sensitive detector bombarded my hearing. Reluctantly, I switched to US Coin mode. Usually the detectors I use lose depth with discrimination, but the Apex really surprised me. I was getting clad coins in the heavy trash with near perfect signals. I could slow the coil down and barely creep through this modern trash. I got a mixed signal that was 70 to 82 but I finally figured out it was what I thought to be two targets. I dug a 4 inch deep plug and found a crusty zinc penny. I was sort of bummed because low 80's were usually copper coins. Before I covered the hole, I stuck my carrot in the hole and heard a slight beep. I figured rusty iron, but when I got the target out from about 7 inches I saw a green wheat. 1920. A few minutes later I got a 78-80 perfect signal and another wheat from 7 plus inches. I ended up with one more wheat and 23 coins total.
This particular park has four bar mineralization on the Fisher F75's I have used there. Most single frequency detectors struggle with both depth and accuracy here. The Apex ran smooth and quiet at one bar from max. The ground balance number was 95 so I am assuming that that was indicating high mineralization. The Apex is jumpy with it's numbers, but I quickly found that coins would hold pretty steady with the tones and numbers when I checked from different angles. I use the iron audio to only check questionable signals. When iron was present the iron audio quickly identified it. The iron volume worked like a charm. All in all, I am pleased with the Apex's performance. It is an extremely easy detector to use and adjust. I am sure that the more time I spend with it, things will get even better.
