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  1. Late this afternoon I snuck in a beach hunt. It was very disappointing in the beginning. The conditions were just great with a low tide but there was nothing much down low. I began following the advice I gave Adam about Zig Zagging and it was only producing odd targets. Sometimes the beach just doesn't have much to give you I began to say. When I reached one of my good beaches after about a mile walk and the conditions weren't right it was time to return on the high side. This I did and I worked my way into a few coins rather than just trash and by now I had 3 cheap rings which I would have been 'satisfied' with had I gotten back to my car then but it was a great sunset again. This time I didn't have my phone so no pictures of it. I worked the high side for a bit with a grid and then I heard a little 1. When I say 'little' I mean it was not very loud. It was consistent and I was hopeful. I don't get many 1's so in my first scoop I could see something sandy hanging from it and it had knots. It wasn't exactly balled up but I could tell it was a chain and I was hopeful. I could see it ... GOLD! And when I got it home I was able to measure it. It is 30 inches (a delicate link) that weighs 8.4 grams. That gives me some pause but I'll get it checked and modify the post if it is a fake. Here it is with the other junk from the hunt. Here is a hunt from 4 days ago when there was a lot less than today. Mitchel
    17 points
  2. If the number of controls had anything to do with how well a detector works, the Whites V3i would be the worlds most powerful metal detector.
    10 points
  3. I'll be adopting a wait and see approach to this one. I'm after a third detector to always have a spare when we are miles from nowhere. However, this might have too much irrelevant crap on it for my liking, such as wireless headphones, which I will never use, and possibly too much " automation ". I'm expecting it to sit midway in pricing between a 5000 and ZED, so it won't be cheap either ! A good used 5000 might be in order, to complement our 4500, and ZED with X coils ! Cheers, Rick
    6 points
  4. Hi guys! Well, I just this couple minutes ago on Facebook! Looks awesome!
    5 points
  5. Took my Gold Racer out for just over an hour to an area I had picked up the barber earlier this year. There is a lot of brush and the GR solid coil works well for poking around. Along the shore of the lake I noticed a stretch of bog iron, the lake bottom is usually a light gray. Ran my coil over the area and hit some coin sized objects but numbers bit low which I expect and just under the bog iron was these coins, 1883 IH, trashed IH and an 1873 seated dime. The pond is pretty hard pack gravel so old stuff isn't that deep. Oddly that stupid sinker was about 6" down in the rocks below and tough to dig out and find. Will hit this side of the lake in the spring when it thaws.
    5 points
  6. 5 points
  7. Damn it....I want one! NOT Reeses' garbage can lid, one of those 6000's.........
    5 points
  8. I no longer remember the name I gave the detector 🤔
    4 points
  9. With the Mono coils provided as standard equipment and no mention of iron reject, I suspect iron reject is not an included feature and possibly also not compatible with legacy GPX coils (ML or 3rd party). If that is the case, it won’t be very popular with the relic hunter crowd other than the fact that it does appear to be lighter, weatherproof, and no cables flopping about. If it had/has iron reject and legacy GPX DD coil compatibility - no brainer for me, there would be a used GPX 4800 up on the classifieds board tomorrow. But without it, would have to wait for a highly discounted, lightly used “oops why did I buy this?” unit. But Simon, it has a built-in loudspeaker!
    4 points
  10. Hello, everyone. My name’s Greg and I’m a metal detector in Catawba County NC. If anyone else is from the area I would love to meet up for a hunt. For your viewing pleasure, I’ve attached a nice little flat button I found yesterday at an early 1800s site I have permission on.
    3 points
  11. After seeing a new post from others and NM about some new accessories, I started to ponder the old naming contest about a new multi freq. detector. We all have posted our thoughts and hopes on this new multi and a PI. First question, Did anyone win the contest? The date of start for said contest was September 21, 2018. That's 1014 days since its start. I'm not the smartest, But you would think you had the product developed and ready for the winning name, To give you some time for marketing. Lets say a year for printing, adds and a selling platform. (Frustrated) I know we all have said it just takes TIME, We want to see what the competition puts out first so we can make a better product. Blah, Blah. A lot of people participated in the contest hoping to actually name a new detector. (How cool would that be). It feels like NM left a lot of people hanging with a great marketing idea that just won't happen. I'm hoping this is not the case, I would love to see one of our members name a detector. I love my Kruzer and wouldn't trade it for anything,But after drifting through some of NM's Time lines, I'm wondering how much longer? September 21, 2018 - Naming Contest October 8, 2020 - Missouri service center February 28, 2019 - Georgia service center October 26, 2020 - New thermal thermometer April 2, 2019 - pulse dive scuba November 26, 2020 - Sand Scoop July 31, 2019 - Simplex + January 11, 2021 - back pack and pp holster (no pricing) July 7, 2020 - mini and midi hoard I was just wondering out loud here, Has anyone heard any vaguery, innuendo, hints, insinuation, or whisper of any new detector coming from NM? To quote Simon (How long is too long) . AFTER 1014 DAYS I think it might be time to give some answers. Your thoughts and whispers are welcome to my ears
    3 points
  12. Simon - There are good detectorists in any part of the world, no one disputes that, that's missing the point though. The country-wide literacy rate in some of these African gold rush areas can be very low. 60% in Sudan, 40% in Somalia, from a quick Google. So, English, Arabic or other native language driven menus and manuals might be a barrier to learning and operating a machine. The obvious solution is to make machines as simple as possible, reduce controls, and use symbols instead of language in order to be usable by as many potential customers as possible. I know native English speakers that have been running a 5000 for 10 years and still don't really understand what the settings do as well as they could. Imagine the struggle for a potential new customer in rural Sudan who cannot read, has never owned a detector, and might not even own a computer or other technology which they can abstract understanding from to figure out the detector? The GM1000, SDC, and to a lesser extent the GPZ all show a pretty clear trend towards simplifying operation. Clearly with the early Middle East/Africa releases and stuff like the Arabic script on the GM, these machines are being marketed with an eye towards these markets and the customers that live and work there. The no-threshold option and the auto adjusting sensitivity seems to fit in with those patents I posted in the other thread. It appears some stuff from the patents is not in this 6000 though too, so we might have a very early look into some features of the next GPZ as well, who knows...
    3 points
  13. I'm not overly impressed to part with my gpx5000. I like detectors to have ability to fine tune for various conditions, not overly simplistic such as the monster. Don't get me wrong, I love my monster but I do wish it was more adjustable for different conditions. As for me, I will take the versatility of the 5000 with this beast.lol
    3 points
  14. OK, 4.6 lbs or 2.1 kgs with battery per the brochure shared above. Just for reference, the SDC 2300 weighs 5.7 lbs The GPX 5000 without external battery weighs 5.3 lbs on arm. I tend to measure on arm weight, but the battery alone is another 1.7 lbs, and if we add a couple pounds for the harness and battery cable, a person is hauling about 9 lbs of gear around when using a GPX 5000. And of course the GPZ 7000 at 7.32 lbs This page fully updated constantly at this point..... Minelab GPX 6000 Data & Reviews
    3 points
  15. Stay out of the casino's bro, whatever you do! Don't worry eveything changes things will get better. ht 👍
    2 points
  16. Awesome Mitch, that's the 1 we hope to hit. 😃 ht
    2 points
  17. I wonder if the "experienced" detectorist always needs that many settings to play with. Take a look at the SDC. Practically no settings and yet it is being used by beginners and advanced detectorists alike. This is because the SDC is a specialized detector that is nearly perfect for certain ground and terrain conditions. Who knows, perhaps the 6000 outperforms all other machines under certain conditions (that yet need to be revealed....). One never fits all 🙂
    2 points
  18. The early bird catches the worm but also its the second mouse that eats the cheese. Always a bit of a conundrum when new technology comes out as to whether you should jump in straight away or wait and see. My swinging shoulder is not the best so the light weight would be appreciated. The 6000 headphones look good and i really like going cordless. Automatic tuning is a big bonus for me - will save a lot of time in field trying to optimise set up of the GPX - and i am happy with the technology doing this. I will be keeping the GPX4500 as a spare so im not too fussed if the old coils do not fit. I think the GPX6000 will bring some fun back into my gold prospecting - light weight & easy to use. I'm in.
    2 points
  19. I'm not going to jump on this one on day 1 of release either. But I am going to try to get a dealer to let me give it a test run, and if I like it and it's affordable, I may pick one up. I'd really like to see how this machine does in salt. I'm kinda tired of my 4500 but I keep it for wet salt areas. Can't help but notice the complete lack of a bungee in the unboxing. 🙂 And like SImon, I love the speaker.
    2 points
  20. I guess we can slap a name on the backpack or leg holster in the interim!🤣 I'll now put that into the same category as waiting for more coils for the Nox! 👍👍
    2 points
  21. My understanding is the USA marketing meeting with Minelab is next week and it'll still be a month before 6000's go on sale here. Take with as many grains of salt as necessary... Also: the knob literally goes to "11". Nigel Tufnel approves. 😄 This appears to be a machine designed directly for the African/Middle East markets. Easy to use and learn without English menus, the manual appears to be tiny, and basically a turn on and go machine? Like the GM, I assume it will have uses here though too.
    2 points
  22. Looks nice. Weight? Price? I list such things at the link below as soon as I can find them. Minelab GPX 6000 Data & Reviews Minelab GPX 6000 Accessories and Spare Parts
    2 points
  23. First things first, The ring is awesome. As for the aluminium tokens. The DeSoto Square token is from a Mall in Manatee County Florida built in 1973. The Venus token (Krewe of Venus) is from a cultural awareness organization founded in 1965. They are based in Tampa, and as far as I can tell still operating on very little funds. Hope this can help solve the mystery
    2 points
  24. This is my first. No one to my knowledge has found one of these. Seems to be more for sleep patterns. $299.... so it’s pricy too. Ouraring.com is the site if u want to check them out. Going to cost me $59 to buy a charger if I want to keep this novelty. Many of the fitness watches are cheaper... but aren’t this waterproof. Down loaded the app but it appears the battery is down on it... or at least I hope. 1 scoop so pretty shallow .... came in loud like a TI ring. Ceramic so it’s light as a feather.
    1 point
  25. Yep the gray lines are a common problem for the gpz screens. If you're in warranty, send it in to Minelab USA. If not, I wouldn't stress too bad, as it wont affect your detector in any way other than being an annoyance.
    1 point
  26. That chain sure looks good to me and with a 1 sounding off I’ll bet it’s gold.
    1 point
  27. Link to the STLs: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4721648
    1 point
  28. Swiss alps are beautiful. Did not know they have gold deposits there. Awesome place then to "test drive" the 6000. 😁
    1 point
  29. If the new GPX 6000 will replace the two previous PI detectors for sensitivity and range on small and large gold ... then I see some good progress in that ... Automation of settings according to the terrain .... that's the future of detection ...- who would did not want the excellent PI detector "Turn on and Detect"? The construction of the detector looks like it is durable, in the specification it is called waterproof against rain .. ... Finally, the first tests show ... what detection results can show GPX6000 .. I think it will be the most important ..
    1 point
  30. They main aspect for me is performance. Does Geosense-PI have an advantage over MPF or ZVT, and if so, in what situations? I don't mind the reduced settings options, got used to it with the SDC and the GM. The GPZ will remain my ultimate machine in the open field and I would never give it up, neither the SDC. But perhaps the 6000 will fit into a niche that is complimentary to both. But one thing is for sure, I will keep the threshold on. Reduced weight is a huge plus! 🙂
    1 point
  31. I'm expecting it to sit between the GPX5000 & GPZ7000 also Rick but hopefully not to much above a 5000! It looks to have lost a lot of functionality (to much automation) to me to be priced much over a 5000? But it's early days yet & I'll be watching intently as more info comes to light. I know the GPX4500/5000 are old school in design but I hope they keep the GPX5000 in the line up for a while yet. If the current DD, Mono & Concentric coils can't be used on the GPX6000 then I can see a fair few not wanting to upgrade unless it was something very special performance wise. The modernisation is nice but not essential IMO. I'll be keeping the 4500 for now at least. Might change as more info is released? I think Minelab have shown us their future direction in PI/ZVT detectors with a clear break up of their "modernised", but in a lot of areas still could be better, machines: - Basic/entry level SDC2300> future models could be improved on. - Mid-range GPX6000> ?????? - Advanced GPZ7000> future models could be improved on.
    1 point
  32. Everyone has pretty much covered the basics here! That should be plenty to keep you busy that week! Hopefully you will have some eroded areas to get past the softer building beach sand! I generally run 5 tones, beach 1 on dry sand, and beach 2 in wet sand and water! But try different programs like the gold 1 or 2! Alot depends on sand composition! I run the highest sensitivity i can, with no interference! And dig it all! Look and feel for firmer sand in the wet, and shell or rocks lines! Lead and gold are obviously good bedfellows! Generally if you are finding can slaw, and pull tabs, (light items), that will be the high tide line! The good targets will be more toward the water line, and may be sorted by a combination of weight and shape, on the ocean side! Any combination of items can be found in dry sand! Very little to no sorting happens there! The bay side with no real tidal and/or current action, can find targets almost anywhere that they were dropped! They will move very little, just get covered! (Sort of like dry sand)! Very different than the active tidal/current side! Good Luck! And enjoy the trip!!👍👍
    1 point
  33. I'm out of likes Joe, I guess we have to settle for the little things.
    1 point
  34. Keeping my 4500 for now, perhaps in time and more field comparisons I may change my mind.
    1 point
  35. Good load Resse, does that coil come with a track ball mounted on bottom to roll it along the ground instead of lifting it? 🥴
    1 point
  36. That is a very nice piece of ore Steve a true specimen for sure.
    1 point
  37. Since I like to use the polycarbonate skid plate as per goldhound, I go for the solid. With spoked you just get a bunch of stuff under the edge on top. IMO the regular skid plate for the spoked is a pain to tape off, but maybe I wasnt doing it right
    1 point
  38. I've had both, as for which is best? No difference. As for which I prefer? I've always preferred a spoked coil. I like to see what is directly under the coil and always found them easier to pinpoint I think for the same reason. Never really had a problem with them even in stick hangeruppy type places
    1 point
  39. I have been trying to locate a school house site in a small farming settlement that was abandoned by the late 1920's. The settlement had a few houses scattered about, a rail stop/ post office and a 1 room rural school house. Everything was razed years ago. Yesterday I located a privy hole that was cased with an iron pipe so I figured that must be the area. Meager finds that are par for the course here where I live with the exception of the Chinese coin. It is the first I have found, so I was pretty happy with that.
    1 point
  40. I have found that when I go the the county building and go through the OLD PLAT books, they will have good information on who lived where and what the old buildings were. I have found that several old buildings that have since been torn down in a small town near me had 16 stables and a hotel. When I get a chance later this year I plan on hitting all of them. Do your research and then re-do the research and ask questions with the oldest people in the area to see if they remember those sites. Good luck and happy hunting.
    1 point
  41. Hello all! First of all, I just wanted to publicly say thank you to Steve and the rest of the members on this site. Although this is my first post, I have been using the wealth of information gathered from everyone here for a while now. It's that time of year up here in Alaska where the days are dark and the memory of summer seems like a distant past. To cure my deep seated winter time blues and my sense for adventure, I decided to check out a spot I have been wanting to try for a while now, but let the myriad of summertime activities get in the way. But perhaps the real underlying driving force for this trip was my new highbanker waiting patiently in the garage to process dirt. Whatever the REAL reason, I looked at the forecast and saw a balmy 26 degrees forecasted and knew it was time to shine. So I drove North of Anchorage with my back country cross country skis (say that ten times fast) in tow, looking forward to a day out in the back country. I have found that if my main objective is to get out and enjoy the outdoors with a side chance of pay dirt, I am rarely if ever disappointed. And this day was no different. I arrived and strapped on the skis and my touring sled and set off into the snow. I quickly found out that hauling equipment by skis should be an Olympic event. The powder was easily three feet deep and probably pushing on four, making me earn every "stride". In reality, the snow was so deep and the sled so heavy that my skis weren't gliding at all, but being used more like elongated snowshoes, trudging through the snow. But the temperature was warm and snacks aplenty, so I trotted along the creek ahead encountering open water in places and crossing precarious snow bridges at times in order to make my way along. Just around the moment where I realized that I may be in for more of a workout than I intended, I had arrived. Located a few miles downstream was a section of the creek forced into a ninety degree bend by an outcrop of ancient gold bearing glacial till. During the summer months this "creek" (creek only in name) produces too swift of a current to properly explore this bend. But thanks to mother nature, winter freeze up reduces this section to a little more than a shin deep trickle. (The section of glacial till forcing the creek into a perfect ninety degree bend. The creek erodes alongside this till and prevents any debris from accumulating at the base.) (The creek encountering the glacial till and being turned at a sharp ninety degree angle, causing a major drop in water velocity.) As I considered this to be more of an exploratory trip on skis I had left my waders at home, preventing me from properly getting out in the channel. What I settled for instead was balancing myself on the edge of the ice as close as possible (not recommended) and shoveling a few scoops of dirt from the pool formed at the base of the till and into my bucket from the area that I could reach. Realizing that I had all that skiing back left to do, with darkness quickly advancing, I hurriedly filled half a bucket from mostly surface gravels and raced the darkness back to my car. Now for the fun! With dirt in hand and back home in the comforts of a heated garage, I was ready to test out my new 6 inch highbanker. Now let me preface this with some information. This highbanker is not meant to be loaded into a vehicle and dropped off at your spot of choosing. This highbanker is made to tear down and fit inside your pack and hiked into your spot of choosing. Weighing in at only six pounds, this highbanker fits a niche group for those wanting to pack out their operation on foot. And let me tell you what, I am extremely excited to do just that this summer with this bad boy. Made by Gold Rat Engineering out of Australia, this highbanker tears down to nuts and bolts and runs off of a 2,000 GPH electric bilge pump. Coupled with a lithium ion battery (less weight), you can have this set up packed out in the backcountry at 10lbs. While I realize that using an ultra lightweight 6 inch backpack highbanker out of your garage is like using a Ferarri to drive to the corner store, that's exactly what occurred. Running the half bucket that I brought back, the highbanker took it in stride and I soon found myself wishing that I had brought more back (the soreness in my quads reminded me otherwise). I panned out the concentrates from the lower mat (which can be detached and not brought into the field, making it even smaller and lighter) and found it LOADED with black sand. But not a single speck of gold. (The highbanker uses a matting called the Dream Mat) Feeling a little disheartened I ran the top mat, not expecting much after the lower mat didn't produce. Again, LOADED with black sand. And as I panned it back, gold! Now I realize it's not much (it was only half a bucket and ten minutes of digging in all fairness) but what I was really impressed with was the capture rate of the highbanker and the fines of the gold it was able to capture. Some of this stuff was the definition of fly poop. And for it to capture all of that in the top mat without any getting to the lower, I'll take it. So overall, I am extremely happy with this new highbanker and look forward to using it this summer out in the backcountry of Alaska. I am happy with the quick results of the spot I tested out. With a little more effort I believe it will produce some decent results. Once it hits 33 degrees I am taking the highbanker out there to really run some dirt. (Although a suction dredge would be the best tool for this location). But the biggest takeaway was being able to shake the wintertime blues, enjoy the outdoors, and remind myself that springtime prospecting isn't as far off as it sometime feels. Once again I want to thank this community for the knowledge and expertise you all have shared and hope that my short trip report reminds everyone that better panning days are ahead (looking at you 2021). Happy New Years, -Brandon
    1 point
  42. I actually live half way between Hendersonville and Bat Cave. But a family member has property close to Burnsville.
    1 point
  43. Can't help thinking that most hunters would have a much easier time if they had done some time with a pulse. I think that's why you do so well with the Excal--you have learned to run it like a pulse--and assess your targets with a wider set of metrics. By pulse hunter standards any discrimination spoils you. There's just as much info to be got from the context. Its true though a narrow deep pulse signal is always going to be non-ferrous--simple physics. The TDI is bad for one ways--jury still out on the AQ certainly seems more consistent in that once its "caught" a target it keeps it. cjc
    1 point
  44. Nice little high banker.... However I can not share your enthusiasm about the dream mat .... Something else you might consider is a smaller pump. 2000 GPH is a bit much for a 6" sluice. Try an 1100 GPH pump with some test material and see how it handles it. You are classified to what appears to be 1/4" which is good so water flow and sluice angle is all you need to dial in. The other advantage of an 100 GPH pump is they use considerably less power than the 2000 so you won't need as big a battery... Not trying to tell you how to do it just offering some suggestions for you to consider.... Heavy pans.
    1 point
  45. My proposed scale(s) actually are logarithmic, there is a fixed ratio between every value on the scale, so a mathematical formula absolutely exists that converts from one to the other. And it's surprisingly simple. Notice how I chose '40' to represent 10000 ? Well log (base 10) of 10000 = 4. Multiply that by 10 and that's the displayed value. So a susceptibility value of 40 (x 10-6) displays as 10 log (40) = '16'. And to convert back: Susceptibility = 10 ^ ( display_value/10 ) hence a display of '34' = 10 ^ 3.4 = 2512 ( x 10-6 ) units (cgs metric) And with a bit of practice and a memory mnemonic, it's not hard to learn the conversion. The decade displayed values 20, 30, 40 etc are the round-numbers 100, 1000, 10000 , and the mnemonic that "30 has 3 zeroes" "20 has two zeroes" etc. defines which is which. Having sorted out the basic decades, the 4 'fill-in' numbers 16, 25, 40, 64, well, they can be 'fudged' to 15, 25, 40, 65 with no practical loss, that makes them a bit more memorable. So.. you've got a reading of '28' ? You know '30' is 1 and 3 zero's = 1000. 28 is one reading lower, so it's the "65" value, which means it will be 650 as that's the next value below 1000. so: 650 x 10-6 susceptibility (cgs) ... or 650 ppm magnetite concentration if you're using that scale. A better way is to have an '888' display. Even if it's not used for much else on the machine, it would be great for a Fe3O4 meter. Just use the 3-band resistor code, as mentioned previously. '161' = 160 x 10-6 units. '103' = 10000 x 10-6 units. (It would be a good battery voltmeter, too. '391' = 3.91 Volts) As far as 99% of people won't use it, you're probably right .... however Tom D has observed that since Fisher/Tek started putting Fe3O4 meters on their machines, people have been mentioning their readings. I think if a decent capability meter was available, the uses for it would encourage more uptake. Tom D would actually be able to measure his sandy Florida dirt. You could probably use it to locate fire pits. I think old tracks in woodland have different mineralisation/iron levels to the surrounding land. A good meter may give evidence of this, even when other evidence, like a depression in the ground, are not visible. US park hunters often talk about 'fill dirt' , it's possible a good meter may indicate older vs.newer areas, thus enabling you to hunt more intelligently. I've noticed fields change their 'character' as you move across them. The reason being that old hedgerows have been removed. When the hedge was present, there was more activity on one side than the other. Now it's gone, this historic difference may show up in ground strength.
    1 point
  46. I am extremely happy with the Equinox 800. Asking for improvements is almost like tempting fate. Threshold based all metal mode on a simultaneous multi frequency detector may be impossible. The Gold modes are already pretty incredible. However, like phrunt, I would love to have a 10X5" or so coil. I would also like to see the side buttons moved to the control panel. I would like to be able to move forward and back with modes and other settings instead of having to scroll all the way through the menu. I would like more user profile slots. Better stock Bluetooth wireless headphones. The ML80s sound muffled and very bass heavy to me. I have already upgraded the shafts so keep the cost down and let that be the users choice.
    1 point
  47. the price of transport from the Czech Republic to Slovakia is 8.08Eur, so I usually order something for example what I need, let the costs be divided into less ....
    1 point
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