Aureous Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: the famous Pieter H Pieter was the first bloke I ever saw use the RBL coil to good effect. He got a 22oz specie with it at Bob Sargeants patch near Cement Tank in West Oz. He dug over 3ft for it when I was there. He was also the first (I believe) to cut out the plastic in wedges to lighten the weight.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbeatty Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Yes Jerry, personally had wonderful results with that coil, as did many. Here's Ian Jaques with a few colours on the DBL: Reg Wilson commented: "Ian with some of the better slugs that we found with our brand new SD2000's on the first day we used them. Between the two of us we pulled over 60 ozs in 2 days. What a way to break in our machines!" - From the Reg Wilson Gold Album topic: https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/4335-the-reg-wilson-gold-album/?tab=comments#comment-46784 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swegin Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 20 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Would the guys name happen to be Chuck from TX and the other is the famous Pieter H Hopefully I'll see Pieter this weekend at the gold and gem show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Swegin said: Hopefully I'll see Pieter this weekend at the gold and gem show. He's down there somewhere as he purchased a Garrett Axiom from me. 2 yrs ago we detected together for a few days. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 13 hours ago, Aureous said: Pieter was the first bloke I ever saw use the RBL coil to good effect. He got a 22oz specie with it at Bob Sargeants patch near Cement Tank in West Oz. He dug over 3ft for it when I was there. He was also the first (I believe) to cut out the plastic in wedges to lighten the weight.... The stories (and he is one who can back it up) he and his wife and tell is just astonishing. I enjoy sitting around the campfire and listening to his adventures. heck, I thought I was a well traveled detectorist and he puts me to shame. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted February 3, 2023 Author Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 hours ago, jrbeatty said: Yes Jerry, personally had wonderful results with that coil, as did many. Here's Ian Jaques with a few colours on the DBL: Reg Wilson commented: "Ian with some of the better slugs that we found with our brand new SD2000's on the first day we used them. Between the two of us we pulled over 60 ozs in 2 days. What a way to break in our machines!" - From the Reg Wilson Gold Album topic: https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/topic/4335-the-reg-wilson-gold-album/?tab=comments#comment-46784 Most certainly the ones who jumped on the new technology 1st, were paid back handsomely. Everyone says those days are gone and for the most part, I agree. But why do I get this itch to hike the next mountain over just to see? You never know. Thanks for sharing. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakejim Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Wilma Beaumont in Henderson Nevada was the US Distributor for Minelab when the SD2000 came out. I was a dealer at that time and received one out of the first shipment. I paid $2800 + shipping and it sold for $3495. I was probably one of the first to use one at Rye Patch. It was amazing to say the least. Sorry I don't have photos. I was way too busy to think about taking photos. What an improvement it was over the VLF detectors. snakejim 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jrbeatty Posted February 3, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 3, 2023 5 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said: Most certainly the ones who jumped on the new technology 1st, were paid back handsomely. Everyone says those days are gone and for the most part, I agree. But why do I get this itch to hike the next mountain over just to see? You never know. Thanks for sharing. I remain optimistic as well. The not so impossible dream keeps me going (with occasional results) For me, the CC coils have partially revived the good old days for deep larger pieces with the added advantage of pinging deep small pieces which the "dustbin lid" could never hear. Deep 2 ouncer: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbeatty Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 8 hours ago, Swegin said: Hopefully I'll see Pieter this weekend at the gold and gem show. Swegin: Fond Western Australian memories of working with Pieter and Debbie (with the late Jim Stewart) decades ago. Please pass on my greetings! L to R: me, Jim Stewart, Debbie, Reg Wilson, Pieter, John Hider Smith. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Wilson Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Swegin, yeah, say g'day from me as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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