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My Walco Pick Finally Arrived!


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GS,
 I mailed a letter from Alberta to Phoenix area that took 2 weeks, so all things considered a month from OZ ain’t too bad.  Be careful with that bad boy pick.  Wouldn’t want to trip and fall on the pointy end.  

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Really easy to get one from Lucky Strike Gold Prospecting.

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Hey Reese,

   The Walco's are awesome picks.  I sold hundreds of them here in the US many years ago when Doc (Doc's Detecting Supply) was the US Distributor.  However, not getting into any details, but there was a parting of ways and no US Distributor after that.  

They were a little pricey back then, but are well built and worth it.  That being said, all picks are expensive today, Apex and other brands can run into the low $100 range for the larger picks.

Rob

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For sure! Sure wish someone would carry them here in the states again.

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Love my walco picks,first thing I do is sand back the handle and oil with outdoor furniture oil,stops the handle from splintering when dropped and just dents instead,look after the handle it will look after you

 

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Hey Reese,

   Ya, I'm sure they would sell well, but the price of steel and material in general has jumped.  It's funny, people will spend up to $8000 or more for a detector and accessories, but bitch about a high quality $100+ pick.  

I have high quality picks sitting in the garage that are an easy 10+ years old, well worth the investment and all the gold they dug out of the ground.  

If you're going to purchase a high dollar metal detector, don't go cheap on all of your other gear that is just as essential. 

Rob

 

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Quote.....Ya, I'm sure they would sell well, but the price of steel and material in general has jumped.  It's funny, people will spend up to $8000 or more for a detector and accessories, but bitch about a high quality $100+ pick. 

And yet they are not happy with the selecting the pick that is only $25 dollars less expensive, as you say their total investment is $10,000 plus a very small saving in the overall  cost.

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I like this style of pick, see below, my pick is made out of a Plow disc (super strong and thin),  On my pick I have welded a Gal Tube 600mm long to the head and flattened the handle to an oval and taped it up. The pick is carried on my Back on my Z harness  above the V  see below for the carrier…( but without the fabric attachment)

Pick Holder

https://www.bunnings.com.au/toughbuilt-modular-hammer-loop_p5820995

 

Off the shelf purchase in Oz, US? ( Longer/ bigger picks are available)

https://www.gold-diggers.com.au/cc-picks-faith

and

https://www.gold-diggers.com.au/cc-picks-discoverer

( no commercial involvement with  this company or manufacturer)

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