1st Time Out - MXT Pro + 18x4 Detech Arrow Coil

[glacialgold]

Hi all!

I've been laid up for about three weeks with a sciatica flare-up, which pulled me off of all detecting activities. Right before it hit, I was playing around with a [new to me] MXT Pro with some success, and I'd ordered one of those scythe-type coils from  https://www.thrace-detectors.com/, the Detech Arrow 18x4. The Arrow arrived a few days ago, and I've been lusting to take it out to play since it arrived.

Except for fiddling around in my own backyard, today was the first time I was able to take the MXT Pro + Arrow coil out in the field. Went to my usual testing spot, an elementary school playground/field I've worked over many times with the Nox 800 and Legend. End result is I'm A) definitely still on the novice side of learning the MXT and it's sounds/signals, and B) I did dig a good bit of trash (can slaw and pull tabs)...BUT, I did pull a Sacagawea dollar and a 1965 quarter. This was in a short 40 minute detecting period.

Like I said, this is my regular testing ground and I've hit it many times over from multiple angles. I think the winning factor with the big sweepr coil on the MXT was covering gaps from prior work -- neither coin was a surface find or recent drop, and they were both 2-4" deep.

Anyways, it was a short hunt but big fun, and I'm really looking forward to using this detector/coil combination in the future. Also, it feels FANTASTIC to be back in action again!

[V3i/MXT Pro]

Great combo with the MXT Pro running the Detech Arrow, very smooth and stable… You can cover an entire open field in a fraction of the time compared to the standard coil.

[Tony]

Nice combo for sure.......and sorry to hear about your sciatica as it's a miserable experience.