D2 and the DFX

elmtree3

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I bought my DFX new about 12 years ago. I think it's a great machine and I've found thousands of coins with it, including hundreds of silver coins. I have always used the stock 950 coil on it, and coinshooting is my main goal.......deeper, older coins preferably. My question is......Will I gain anything by buying the D2? I've read it may be a little unstable to some DFX users. Is it worth my time and expense to invest in this coil? Or another coil? Thoughts?
 
Hello Elmtree3 , welcome to the forum . :wow: you've had your DFX roughly as long as I mine :beerbuddy: . i prefer a double D coil over the standard one for a few reasons .

its a much better coil in the trash (you can isolate some targets in the trash better and hear just them) and mineralized ground .
I personally believe it hits harder on the deeper almost on the cusp "iffy" targets that the concentric one tells you its "garbage" .

the drawbacks to the coils ....
they take a little getting use to find the "sweet spot" on the coil, to pin point where the target is under the coil.
this is especially true when finding small iron like a bent nail which can sound pretty good depending how least amount of discrimination you set.

Now i have never used the D2 coil but i have many close friends who do (on v3i's , mxt's and on dfx"s) and they have all gone through a couple of coils each. Which is the reason i never gotten one , i settled for the detech SEF 10x12 "butterfly" . I can't complain about it , its has great coverage , is deep and has very good separation for its size but if I decide to get a second coil it would be the detech 6x8 "butterfly" for those trashier spots .

Dan
 
I frequented the DFXOnly site quite often back in the day. We have a 9 year old boy which really cut in to my detecting time, plus bought a hobby farm and started 2 huge gardens. Bought my boy an ACE 250 last year, and he loves detecting, so I'm expecting to get out alot more now. Just looking for a little bit extra from my DFX, not that I'm at all disappointed with it's performance, just trying for a little "extra"
Thanks, Jeff
 
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Hey Jeff , I remember and was a regular over at DFXOnly years and years ago . Good luck and have fun with your son .

Dan
 
OK, here my two pennies...... I prefer the 10"DD over the 9" stock coil. It will give you a bit more depth in clean ground and will seem even deeper in iron/trashy sites due to the DD type of sensitivity pattern. You will find more iron masked targets with the D2. I never found the D2 to be unstable. Good all around coil.
 
The 10 DD is my favorite coil whether on the DFX or MXT line. It hits harder and separates better than the stock concentric coil. When I am field hunting or yard hunting it is usually my go to coil.
 
Not much I can add. I got my DD along with the V3i as stock. Glad I did. In my opinion it is much better in a trashy environment. The separation of signals is superb.
 
Ok, thanks guys! Still haven't purchased a new coil for my DFX, and didn't get out as much as I planned. But I do have time to add it to my Christmas list!
 

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