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Tell me your thoughts on the Legend 6" coil...
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Ronstar
Well-known member
I bought the ProPac which has the 6” coil included. Im still trying to learn all the settings on the Legend and learning the sounds and numbers as well. Thus, I am walking a huge intramural sports field to do this and using the 11”. Not an area a 6” would be advised to try and do.
I do know I use both my 9x5 Sharpshooter and occasionally the 5” factory on my F75 so it made sense to get the 6” on this.
I seriously doubt there would be any difference in how to use it, just how you attack the area its designed to excel in.
I do know I use both my 9x5 Sharpshooter and occasionally the 5” factory on my F75 so it made sense to get the 6” on this.
I seriously doubt there would be any difference in how to use it, just how you attack the area its designed to excel in.
I like the 6 inch coil and use it pretty much exclusively in places where it works, curbs, fence line, against structures, ect. The stock is OK, but too heavy for my needs in sports fields, wide open parks ect. The Vanquish 12 in takes care of these places, simply because of weight. I am 68 yrs old and waiting for a medium size coil to take up 70 % of my detecting. The legend is my premier detector of the 5 detectors I have and use.
The 6” coil is quite nice! I hunt a lot where the weeds come up quick and it just a nice size to power through and get between them! It has good separation abilities too! I wouldn’t want to be without it! Seems plenty deep for the size of the coil it is too! The only real issue I see is on the rusty bottle caps but I’m probably just spoiled from the 7” concentric they made for their other machines!
Ronstar
Well-known member
Put the 6” on today for a hunt in the university arboretum so forest floor is low plants and limb debris. Hit on a old rifle case (late 1880s) and several lead bullets weighing at 395 gr 45 cal (33 vdi and full non ferrous, rifle case was 46).
Did manage a high repeatable 52 so dug that and at 9” thought I had a wheatie but the Indian on the front said No!!!! With that 6” on it was light and maneuverable and pinpointing was dead on.
Did manage a high repeatable 52 so dug that and at 9” thought I had a wheatie but the Indian on the front said No!!!! With that 6” on it was light and maneuverable and pinpointing was dead on.
Ronstar
Well-known member
Went back to the arboretum today, mainly combing the area for those big lead bullets and old 45 cases. All bullets were in the 5” range and I ended up digging a butt load of 50s era 30-06 blank cases. The cases were all 3-4” deep and rang in the 43-44 range. Problem tho, was the old style pull style ring with beavertail attached hits the same numbers. I might ax well save those and drop in the aluminum can sack, or wait for it……start a chain with them and see if I get it all around the room like we did in the early 70s!!!
Anyways, one surprise was digging up a couple 22 casings that were 7-8” down and a bird leg band at about 6”. They all hit 42-43 so dug just to see. Pinpoint hit them dead on.
Legend on Field mode in M1, Sens at 15 (for depth) in 6 tone.
Anyways, one surprise was digging up a couple 22 casings that were 7-8” down and a bird leg band at about 6”. They all hit 42-43 so dug just to see. Pinpoint hit them dead on.
Legend on Field mode in M1, Sens at 15 (for depth) in 6 tone.
I like finding bird bands and finding out where the bird was banded and what kind it was. Haven't found that many, but alway an interesting find. That Legend is sounding pretty good. HH jim tn
Ronstar
Well-known member
Manual advises to set as high as possible where no major popping sounds are heard to avoid missing smaller and deeper targets. I think they are right about that as I’m hearing deeper targets (depending on location its either set at 15 or 20) but the VDIs are not always registering either. I’ve dug a couple targets with higher tones that do not register numbers but the pinpointer still locates and pinpoints and basically thats how I located the deep IH.
Arboretum is located next to the university television studio so there is some chatter as a result.
Arboretum is located next to the university television studio so there is some chatter as a result.
Just for giggles…….did you raise the sensitivity higher to see if the target would come in louder/stronger ?….In general and in a lot of cases, when the targets I hit are somewhat quiet, raising the sensitivity is the first thing I reach for…..Of course there is always the headlights in fog scenario…..Thanks
Ronstar
Well-known member
As close as I am to the television station the more popping and EMI like noise I was getting. It was right at 15-16 Sens that the deeper target hits were distinguishable from the other pops. The farther I moved away the more I could raise the Sens. I’m thinking maybe switching to a single freq might mitigate this more. Just need to go play more in that area. This is all new for me so slow and even wind the race!
percy gibson
Active member
I really like the 6 inch coil. I'm use to the 5 inch coil on the F75. Found a 1894 Barbar quarter and a 1942 Merc recently using the Legend small coil. Found in a area that the Equinox and DFX had been used quite a lot in that area. Quarter was only 6 inches.