Went over schoolyard hit heavily with my E-trac with the Excalibur

[Steve from Ohio]

I had a chance yesterday to go over an abandoned schoolyard that I have hit hard in the past with my E-trac with my new Excalibur II 1000. The school system still owns the property and they still cut the grass. I used a grid in the yard hitting every square inch of the yard as I did with the E-trac. The yard is full of that black backfill that is iron infested. A tough place to hunt for sure. The school building was built in 1908 and had been hit by many others.

I used all metal (wide open screen) with the E-trac and used all metal (pinpoint) with the Excalibur.

The first thing I noticed was that the Excalibur was hitting coins on edge that the E-trac must not have ever seen. I hit several clad quarters and dimes that were on edge. Most were in the 7 to 12 inch depth range. I also noticed that I was hitting lots of nickels. After just two hours of hunting I had 23 nickels that the E-trac missed. Three of the nickels were Buffaloes. No dates can be seen. I also noticed that the Excalibur II was a bit more stable in the iron infested backfill.

Now I know for a fact that this schoolyard has been hit by Fisher f-75's.....Garrett machines and the White's DFX. I've seen guys detecting there quite often. I would have thought that there was almost nothing there. But the Excalibur II 1000 hit many targets. I ended up with a little over 6 bucks in change.

Not sure why the E-trac did not hit that change but the Excalibur in all metal sure was beeping pretty good.

If you are thinking of getting an Excalibur and think it is only good for the water and the beach, don't short change the Excalibur's use as a land machine. The BBS system is hard to beat and is pretty deep. And by using it on land, you will get to know it really well for when the water beckons and you want to find all that bling that is lost.

 

[helix-2000]

Nice to know. Would have never thought you could use the Excalibur in dirt hunting. WTG on all the finds.

 

[Nauti]

A member of our club uses one exclusively for inland use and has great success with it....after all,it's basically a waterproof version of the sovereign.I think it was bought because it could be taken out in all weathers without risk of damage.Like you say steve,it's a machine that can be used in all hunting situations very effectively and not just for the beach.

 

[hershey1]

I have used mine often on land it is just heavier. You are dead on about nickles. The tone is simular to gold on the beach. Don't have to worry about getting caught in a rain storm either. But Steve have'nt you read, you can't run in PP. HH

 

[Critterhunter]

This one gets printed out and once again read over a smoke. Thanks.

 

[Steve from Ohio]

I have used mine often on land it is just heavier. You are dead on about nickles. The tone is simular to gold on the beach. Don't have to worry about getting caught in a rain storm either. But Steve have'nt you read, you can't run in PP. HH

Yeah I know, PP is just not what it was designed for!!!!

 

[OldBeechnut]

Good compare! Enjoyed........... Now the secrets out it's going to be harder then every to get a Excal II,...........thanks for sharing.....joe

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Steve interesting post.The new Excal II uses a 10 Slimline coil? Thanks Ron

 

[Steve from Ohio]

Hi Ron. Yes it does. I found the new coil is just as easy to move in the water as the older 800 coil. It is thin enough to cut through the water fairly easy.

I've been in Florida water hunting lately and I can swing the 10 inch coil for hours without getting tired. The new 10 inch coil is great in my opinion.

 

[Neil]

Steve interesting post.The new Excal II uses a 10 Slimline coil? Thanks Ron

Ron the new excal IIs use the tornado coils that are on the gt and elite.

 

[Willee - Texas]

just a Sovereign in a different package.
Not too surprising you found what you did.

Just goes to show that a good detector is a good detector even years after it was made.
Sometimes I wonder if the latest and greatest is really any better or just the same old electronics with new bells and whistles.

Willee