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Hello all. A larger arm cuff would be nice as well, when wearing a jacket it is a bit of a pain getting my arm in and out. Aside from that all the other recommendations you all have made would really nice also, especially the coil options. have a great day every one.

Good afternoon, Bugler. I completely understand, the 2100 and gold bug is a great combo but with the advancements in detector technology it was smart of you to upgrade into a detector (the Axiom) that is very sensitive to tiny gold nuggets, they seem to be way more abundant than the larger ones, but don't get me wrong it will find them too if you do your part. The Axiom can handle some pretty extreme mineralized ground but like most all high-end P.I detectors some magnetite iron stones just can't be balanced out and the Axiom is no exception, I have some iron stones here in AZ that drove me crazy in the beginning of me learning the machine, but I started to notice they gave a distinctive variation in the threshold manly on the low side of the signal response meaning when you go over the target you get a wee(high) - woo(low) response it is on the "woo" side I hear a distinctive warble in the threshold. That is what I mean by the learning curve, you will quickly learn your detectors language. But don't get me wrong the Axiom can balance out some really hot ground and hot rocks but for the ones it struggles with your ear will train to. I hope that all made some since, I can explain better by talking than typing 😁 Happy hunting.

Hi Bugler. I have been using the Axiom now for over 8 months and I am very happy with it, so much so I have not used any of my other detectors since purchasing it, I have had no need to. The terrain I mostly hunt is rugged hill sides full of brush and the connecting gullies, so my main coils I use are the 11in. mono and the 11in focused core DD, the larger coils are great when ground conditions allow. The mono coils have incredible edge sensitivity in my opinion, making target pinpointing and recovery very easy with a little practice and it is nice when working in tight areas around boulders, under brush, bedrock crevices etc. The DD coils are less affected by ground mineralization and are very sensitive at the center of the coil due to the focused core design which make them a killer on very small gold and unfortunately small bits of rubbish also lol. Start with the factory settings and adjust them as needed, be sure to noise cancel as needed and ground balance often if you are in fixed, don't be afraid to turn the sensitivity down to 3 while you learn your machine, she is still very sensitive at that setting. I hope this helps. there is a little learning curve but not nearly as bad as some detectors out there. The pic is of some gold I have found lately. Best of luck and happy hunting.

Hi Bugler. You made a wise choice with the Axiom, I have hade mine for some time now and can tell you it is a very capable detector. Best of luck out there.

Hi phrunt, thank you for your post. I now have hundreds of hours on the Axiom and can say it is very capable on all sizes of gold big and small in all ground types. I went over this same spot many times with my sdc and missed the two smallest nuggets in the pic. I am not saying the Axiom is the best out there but if you learn its language I have no doubt it can keep up with the big dogs. I just wish there would be a selection of aftermarket coils, I think that limits this machine a bit in performance and sales, but that is when you would see the Axiom really shine. I guess I will just keep dreaming lol.

Hi everyone, I have been using the Axiom now for 6 months in Arizona and can tell you it can detect very small nuggets or micro if you will in really mineralized ground, I am not new to detecting for gold, been at it for 25 years and mainly used Minelab detectors and still do, just not recently thanks to the Axiom. The pic of the 0.6 grain nugget was found last weekend in hot ground at about 1 inch and soft but clearly audible in the threshold, I was in manual ground balance and it was reading at 53/60. The pic of all the nuggets range in size from 1.1 gram to the 0.6 grain all found with the 11in. mono coil. Thank you and happy hunting.

I am new to the forum but not to metal detecting for gold. I look forword to posting and sharing my finds and knowledge. Thankyou