Lead Vs Gold Depth Test Using Garrett ATX

[Lead Detector]

I've been curious about how lead compares to gold in depth testing.  This was done with my garrett atx with both the 11x13 DD and the 8" mono coils.  On a 3.8 gram  gold nugget, both coils maxed out at 7.75". On a 10.25 g lead slug, maxed at 7.8 ". On a 19.5 g lead slug, max was 8.5".   

The 11x13 maxed at 2.6" on a 0.23 gold nugget, and 2.25" on a 0.25 g lead shot.

The 8" mono maxed at 3.1" on the 0.23 gold, and 2.95 " on the 0.25 lead shot. 

The 8" mono also maxed at .295" on a 0.13 gold picker.

Conclusion = when testing with lead, expect to get better depth on gold.

It does show me that the 8" mono out performs the 11x13 DD on gold up to 4 grams and under. So the 8" mono is going to live on the ATX  most of the time.

The dirt was moderately mineralized,  and targets were buried. 

It's not a perfect experiment,  but it's information I didn't have before.  

Hope this information is useful to someone.