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  1. We have seen a few videos on the GPZ7000 nugget digs on a range of nuggets, but no really deep ones have come as yet on video that I have seen. Still, even though the detector has only been available for one week, I believe there can be some general comparisons made from the Youtube videos that are currently available, and feedback from my customers provide other details. I see it written against some of the videos that “My 5000 would have got that with a 20” coil”, or “The SDC would have got that”. OK. But would they have? Some of our local operators are picking up nuggets and specimens on ground that they have detected (to death in some cases), and comparisons made with the other detectors show that these finds are not available to previous technology. Some of the finds also may have been missed but you would need to have been there at the time to draw any firm conclusions either way. If you consider after watching the available videos, that the GPZ7000 with the one and only coil currently available (14”x 13”) can find the small bits down as small as the SDC2300 using an 8” coil, can also find the mid-range nuggets that a more conventional PI like the 4500 or the 5000 does with a 14” coil, and also find the deeper bits that the 4500 and 5000’s need an 18” or a 20” coil, and as an aside can find bits that the current range of detectors cannot get with any coil combination. For some people that will mean that they can cover the ground once and be reasonably sure that they got the lion’s share of what was available. We will always leave gold behind no matter how good we are, or like to think we are and that is a fact, but I see the GPZ as being the tool that minimises that. Another consideration is that just because we have a detector capable of punching deeper than previous machines, it won’t necessarily follow that we will get huge amounts of nuggets. Some ground just may not have any gold left, or very little gold left, but I suspect the larger patches will still yield nuggets for the operator prepared to take the time and effort to learn the machine, and put in the time using it, and I guess that also applies to any detector when you think about it. I also suspect that one week is nowhere near enough time for anyone to entirely evaluate a detector that is technologically different to what we have been used to, and although some general comparisons can be made, the full picture I expect, will take a while longer to emerge. Cheers.
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  2. mineralized We have had a few storms over the last few months which I think helped. This 1.7 gram nugget I detected at around 5 inches deep where a large tree had fallen over. The roots had been torn out of the ground at it's base and there she was. Where I hunt the ground is really hot BTW ( Highly mineralized ) Gold mode : High Yield Ground type : Difficult Volume :18 Volume limit :18 Auto Smoothing : off Sensitivity : 4 Ground Balance : auto Threshold Pitch : 53 Threshold level : 27 Using WM Wireless module speaker with GreyGhost head phones plugged in. ad...
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  3. Back down here in Australia I'm reading and hearing a lot of negatives on the GPZ 7000. I don't mind at all because I'm just going out and finding these with mine I will admit however there is much to learn. ad...
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  4. A friend of mine has some property. Dug lots of nails, bird shot and a few other goodies for three bits. Anyone know what type of gun the trigger came from? The relics were all found with the ctx. Gold with the sdc. I'm getting in shape because I'll be digging deeper holes soon. See ya at the gold show in Stockton. strick
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  5. The more I look at this detector the more I want one just for the cool factor! Rick
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  6. Below is a picture of a nice 30 gram piece I found in Victoria during recent field trials..... I only have a basic working knowledge of patches and locations down there so was pretty happy when I plucked this chunk out of a patch I took a crew of Minelab guys to a few years ago on a training session with the GPX 5000, I can assure you all of us had our coils over it at one time or another because it was right in the guts of the main run. Gold mode and Ground Type was General/Difficult, Sensitivity on 12 and Audio Smoothing at OFF. These are the best settings for large deep gold (1 oz+) in the noisy ground in Victoria's Golden Triangle. JP 30 gram slug at a depth of 16" under an old boys throw out heap
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  7. Nice little nug today. This one has a pick or tool mark in it.
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  8. Hi Bill. I see it the same way, but there is far too much negativity on them to have any sort of discussion at the moment. Maybe when the dust settles it might happen. I am at the stage of life where I prefer to not be a part of all that, and would rather concentrate on the good or beneficial features. Cheers.
    1 point
  9. For proper balance the GPZ rod should be run as short as possible. I keep it just in front of my meet and at 5'11" I have nearly a foot of adjustment left on the rod. If you did same you should have no problem. However, I observe that most people are determined to run could way out front and if you are one of those people it may not be as long as you like. Only way to know is to get your hands on one I guess.
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  10. Hello Steve, I was going to wait until March 1 to see if Whites was going to come out with a water proof TDI or TDI SL. Not Going to Happen !!!! So....I purchased a new TDI SL and made a few modifications to make it at least "splash proof". Is it water proof....no. Will it protect against an errant sand grain or two, sea spray and an occasional splash....I hope so. I know it is not pretty, but you do what you need to do. Take Care....Jeff
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  11. Dug this one a few days later with the Zed same settings. But with a lot of ground noise with just a touch of a wirey deep sound if you know what I mean. It was 12 inches down in hot ground first photo is of the clump of clay the Gold Grammer is in. ad...
    1 point
  12. Thanks for the details. It is good to know the settings at the time of the find. But you have to be careful because Paul will be down to visit you after you post a few more nuggets. I want to go to Bendigo. Mitchel
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  13. Thx for sharing with us!!! Just got sat down after running all day,,,
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  14. Nice, you might want to go to an IP68 rating though. Mike
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  15. Great work and thanks for posting.
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  16. Great nugget but Monday gets a bit busy. I looked earlier but have been on the run all day. Can you share any details about the find? Ground conditions, depth, settings?
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  17. Nice nugget AD, thanks for posting!
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  18. Welcome Assiedigger. A fine piece. Keep posting, you'll get responses. Mike
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  19. Aussiedigger, Great finds! No matter what country your in the color looks great! We all are learning the ins and outs of this new technology. And without my normal amount of beer money in my poke, I need to take it out everyday to learn and fill my poke back up! Good shooting and until the next hunt LuckyLundy
    1 point
  20. we're all too envious. nice nuggie.
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  21. Nice article Steve but I disagree with that "We are in the latter days of the electronic gold rush". Heck my old Cat 420 can keep on pushing deeper and I think Minelab will keep getting better. Even if they don't lots of deep areas left to push. Permits and Plans of Operation can be a pain but you get thru it. Cheer up folks!
    1 point
  22. Here you go, this was part of a three way split and the gold has been sold off. 15 ounce, 14 ounce and 13 ounce pieces found with the GPZ. JP
    1 point
  23. "loose lips sink ships" ... indeed!
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