Nugget Detector Weights Compared

[Steve Herschbach]

Here is a list of nugget detectors sorted by weight with my own somewhat arbitrary categories. Weight is not everything as balance is also very important, as is the handle design. Obviously the ability to hip mount counts for a lot. Properly designed bungee systems can render even heavy detectors weightless on the arm.

ULTRA LIGHT

XP DEUS - 2 lbs with built in batteries, one ounce less with control box dismounted from rod.

Fisher Gold Bug / Gold Bug Pro - 2.5 lbs. with 5" coil and one 9v battery (2.7 lbs with 10" coil)

Teknetics G2 - 2.8 lbs. with 11" coil and one 9v battery

Fisher Gold Bug 2 - 2.9 lbs. with two 9v batteries (may be hip mounted)

Minelab X-Terra 705 Gold - 2.9 lbs. with four AA batteries

VERY LIGHT

Garrett AT Gold - 3 lbs. with four AA batteries

Garrett Gold Stinger - 3.2 lbs. with three 9v batteries (may be hip mounted)

White's GMZ - 3.4 lbs. with eight AA batteries

LIGHT

Tesoro Lobo Super TRAQ - 3.5 lbs. with eight AA batteries (may be hip mounted)

Fisher F75 - 3.5 lbs. with four AA batteries

Teknetics T2 - 3.5 lbs. with four AA batteries

White's TDI SL - 3.5 lbs. with eight AA batteries

White’s GMT - 3.9 lbs. with eight AA batteries

MEDIUM

Nokta FORS Gold - 4.3 lbs. with four AA batteries

White’s MXT - 4.3 lbs. with eight AA batteries

HEAVY

Minelab Eureka Gold - 5.3 lbs. including rechargeable battery pack or optional eight AA batteries (may be hip mounted)

Minelab GPX 5000 - The GPX weighs 5.3 lbs. not including the harness mounted proprietary rechargeable battery, which weighs another 1.7 lbs. Detector weight normally supported by bungee.

Garrett Infinium LS - 5.6 lbs. including rechargeable battery pack or eight AA batteries (may be hip mounted)

White's TDI and TDI Pro - 5.6 lbs. including proprietary rechargeable battery (may be hip mounted)

Minelab SDC 2300 - 5.7 lbs. including four C batteries

VERY HEAVY

Garrett ATX - 6.9 lbs. including eight AA batteries

Minelab GPZ 7000 - 7.2 lbs. with standard rechargeable battery