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Maybe they are reformulating? Since their coils are not better than stock ones?

How deep can you get on this??? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/possible-military-explosive-device-washes-ashore-on-florida-beach/ar-BB1fikoa?ocid=msedgntp

As a beach hunter, I am wondering what you mean by pull tabs getting detected correctly??

Bet I could break that in two days at the beach!!!

Well good thing!!! Was getting ready to start a go-fund-me page for you. 😁

I don't think you understood my first response/question earlier. So I will rephrase it. Since the Equinox has a signal that is so processed how are you going to tell the difference as to what a target is? As in, if you have 5 different items in size and shape that all ring in at 14. Tell me how you are going to call out what those items are before they are in your hand? What can you tell about those items that will make a difference with the Equinox?

Easier to just train the ears on what??? The equinox signal is so processed what are you going to be able to tell the difference of in non-ferrous targets???

It has a different look in different detectors. But to make it simple [for me] It is iron targets that come into the non ferrous zone of the detector either by sound or VDI presentation.

It seems as everyone looks to Nails and Bottle caps as a standard for reducing iron targets. While this debate will NEVER go away, I think there was a planned use for the the FE and F2 mode for modern times. We all see many countries turning to coins that are mainly Ferrous due to the cost of alloys that are non ferrous. So pictured below is the Mexican 1-2 and 5 peso coin. Above is a US penny. These coins are actually not totally ferrous. The gold center portion does contain some sort of low grade non ferrous metal. What is completely unbelievable is the Equinox will identify these coins as Ferrous 100% of the time and when running in IB 6 Very little Iron wrap around occurs. I find this hard to be a coincidence. So maybe there is a train of thought of what engineers are looking at when Iron Out modes are used. Not sure how many other people have tested ferrous coins and those results but maybe some of you can chime in. Anyway the ability to look through/around ferrous coinage is fantastic in my opinion.

I don't know about a problem per say, but there is disappointment in the pin point. After almost three years now recovering targets in Horseshoe mode I just can not see another way. I already hunt in recovery 6. I just wanted to point out for some who hunt lower recovery there are options to narrow that target you are looking at by bumping recovery to 6-7-8. A real game changer for the larger coil too.

Here in lies the problem. You just posted 19 lines of words and three paragraphs for something that should take 4 lines of print. I hunt salt water only. The pin-pointer is completely unusable. So If one were to put objects on the ground and practice pinpointing in horseshoe it can easily be done and accurate. I dig off the rear of the coil, so I will find center and keep moving forward. Two tricks: To narrow the location once you have found the target bounce the recovery speed up to 6-7-8. [horseshoe mode] If you really want to dig iron??? Move around the target until it does not double ring [horseshoe mode] Then the iron will be centered. Done! Dave

The pinpointer on the Equinox is a huge disappointment. Learn how to pinpoint with the Horseshoe mode and stop all your headaches.

I trust that my trusted friend, trusts his own instincts and would trust another known trusted detector in those untrustworthy conditions.

What is a black sand indicator??? Do you mean the overload symbol? Need more of an explanation.

If your a salt water hunter those twist locks can cause lots of grief.

When your ready to sell it Dan let me know!!! 😁

Why the forum? I am out for a 4 hour salt beach hunt again tomorrow. Why not join?

A trusted source has one in salt. He even sent me small segments of wave examples in video where the machine would not be usable. I am good with that. For the record it is about the same movement that makes the Equinox fall on it's face as well. Thanks Dave

Are you referring to fresh or salt water??? All moving water is not the same? Right now this machine is a flop in moving salt!

I too have seen older gold come out of the ocean VERY brittle!

Well these "gotcha" type moments, everything is important. Your coil speed relative to recovery and even how close you are to the targets. A few inches away?? I can tell you the odds of finding that set-up on the beach as you laid it down there is slim to none. Also difficult to hear really the audio response.

Whats your recovery speed again?

Hey Dew. Do you think this new 12" coil will give a different range of Tid numbers for gold??

Well if it's really hot out getting wet is not a bad thing!!!! LOL......

I just want to elaborate, some. I doubt many here have the experience with iron targets on a salt beach, as the Mexican 1-2 and 5 peso coin are ferrous. I can easily run into 70 of these a day. So here is what I have learned. The higher the sensitivity and lower the IB the more iron wrap around occurs. I have learned to hunt in one tone. I think there are multiple advantages [for another thread] But for this thread I will discuss one. One tone allows for the best way to identify iron. With the detector in beach 2, IB FE6, and recovery 6. It is beyond easy to almost identify iron 100% down to depths I have never seen. I repeat, down to depths I have never seen. I do hunt mostly in Discrimination but any kind of a tick gets investigated in the horseshoe mode. Here looking at the target from all directions for ANY breakdown of the target or double sound will be your indication of Iron. For me the TID is only a small part, how the target sounds in horseshoe mode is the bigger part. ANYTHING and repeat anything that single rings is getting dug, PERIOD. A single ring is non-ferrous 99% of the time! I guess to the OP, never have I had a surprised masked target. Not saying it could not happen. But there are so many variables. Checking your targets from different angles can tell a story.