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Metal detecting beaches, rivers and other water related areas.
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Not in the river but on the beach. Either way the ctx reigns over the excal due to the recovery speed near iron. If your river had no iron the excal would be ok but I wouldn't chance it in case you miss the find of a life time.
I would say the excal excels on a clean beach for punching through the sand but to tell the truth I didn't notice any difference in depth between the two.