Ethan in Adelaide Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Hi team, Just wonder what are your suggestions or personal perference if you go WA to prospect with what X coils? I have a GPZ and GPZ 6000. I am interested in the 22" tbh but afraid it can be too heavy? Thank you, Ethan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phrunt Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 The 22" is 1500 grams with skid plate, only a couple of hundred grams heavier than the stock 14x13" I believe, I can't remember the 14"x13" weight. It's significantly lighter than the 19" Minelab coil. The 22" although a big coil isn't designed for ground coverage, none of the Concentric coils are, they're for depth in known gold areas and you have to overlap your swing by 1/3, a little less if you're able to use normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dig4gold Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 5 hours ago, phrunt said: I can't remember the 14"x13" weight. Just weighed my ML 14x13 & it is 1239 grams. That is just the coil with skid plate & curly cable. D4G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davsgold Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 On 4/5/2024 at 9:57 AM, Ethan in Adelaide said: Hi team, Just wonder what are your suggestions or personal perference if you go WA to prospect with what X coils? I have a GPZ and GPZ 6000. I am interested in the 22" tbh but afraid it can be too heavy? Thank you, Ethan Any of the spiral wound x-coils are excellent for patch hunting, and the Concentric for know patches to look for deeper missed ones. The 17x12 spiral is great if you want a bit bigger but not to big, and I used the 17"cc x-coil as well in WA for good results. 17" sizes is about as big as I bother to go, but this year I'm giving the 15"cc x-coil a good work out in WA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
araratgold Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I use a 17 inch round spiral for patch hunting in WA. No heavier than the standard coil, but 40% more area in the coil, which equates to a lot more ground covered, and more sensitive than the standard. Follow up on patches with the 17CC or 22CC ( I now solely use a 22CC ). Even the big 22CC is super sensitive, got an 0.14g crumb at 3 inches with it last week. 😁 Last time in WA I was getting crumbs that would not even register on my scales that read to 0.01 grams, with the 17CC. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan in Adelaide Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 On 4/6/2024 at 2:31 PM, araratgold said: I use a 17 inch round spiral for patch hunting in WA. No heavier than the standard coil, but 40% more area in the coil, which equates to a lot more ground covered, and more sensitive than the standard. Follow up on patches with the 17CC or 22CC ( I now solely use a 22CC ). Even the big 22CC is super sensitive, got an 0.14g crumb at 3 inches with it last week. 😁 Last time in WA I was getting crumbs that would not even register on my scales that read to 0.01 grams, with the 17CC. Rick Hi Rick, If I d only buy 1 coil, as I have my dad use GPX 6000, then maybe 22 coil is good? BTW how you feel 22cc weight? Too heavy and clumsy to use? I did hear someone saying 22cc is not recommend as it misses many small nuggets. what you think? Many thanks, Ethan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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