...I LIKE THE SOLID COILS....OLD SCHOOL..

[John(H)]

...I KNOW that the solid coils are considered Old School today but since I consider myself Old School.............I consider that a good match for me.....I recently acquired a Sidewinder and replaced the donut coil with a solid 8.5 inch coil....I like the solid feel plus feel the depth is the same plus it does Not get hung up in weeds and vines and other what-nots when I am searching in the woods relic/coin hunting.......

 

[BarberBill]

Depending on the size, my coils range from solid thru donut to spider. I'm a bit more partial to either the donut or solid, but the main thing is as long as they work, I can get along with any.
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[GunnarMN]

cant waite to try out my 7" widescan in the real world. like you say it should not get snagged in the sticks

 

[Sven]

I'm short one coil, 4 Tesoros, 3 coils.

 

[John(H)]

...I will evaluate what I have left and will decide shortly...... currently I only have a Sidewinder and a Bandido but looking at getting another Tesoro soon.....

 

[Woodchuck]

I'm old school too love the smaller solid coils. especially the 7" inch coil size to me that is the perfect all round coil size for me.I got Tesoro on its way now with the solid Super 7 coil coming. In general 8 inch coils is as big as I will go if I can help it .

 

[BarberBill]

Woodchuck, I'm a great fan of the 7" coil as well. I generally don't go bigger than the 8" either. When I first began detecting I thought "bigger has to be better, right?" Well, as I became more experienced and as my interest developed more into coin shooting, I've learned that many of the well used areas where coins are the most common also have an abundance of trash. Larger coils in these areas are a liability rather than a help and usually are a pain to swing for longer periods. I seldom use the larger coils unless I'm trying to cover a larger area that is essentially free of trash and/or defininitely need a bit more depth, which isn't often. My advice to newbies considering a new coil is to go smaller rather than larger in most cases.
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[Woodchuck]

Exactly BarberBill couldn't have said it better ! Quote " I've learned that many of the well used areas where coins are the most common also have an abundance of trash. Larger coils in these areas are a liability rather than a help and usually are a pain to swing for longer periods."Unquote you hit it right on the nailhead .