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  1. Slade
    6000 vs 7000 people are really missing the point here on the settings they are using. If you run a 6000 in difficult, wiggly lines, however you want to call it. You can miss gold at a certain size and depth. That same nugget two inches deeper and the 6000 will get it. The 7000 in difficult has less of a problem with this phenomenon, although it is still present. I have good evidence to back this up. Look at the last minute or so from this video and it will prove it. this video is testing the algoforce but just by chance I witnessed this exact situation when running the 6000 over the test nuggets.
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    I put my name down 18th Feb. was told four to six weeks. Will have it next couple of days. Pretty happy with the service,
  3. Slade
    I see an Algoforce 1500 has just come up SH for sale on Gold Hunters Victoria FB page
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    The gold sounds similar, but tends to be deeper and bigger. In this one particular area I did get to the point, if it was out in the first scrape I would walk on. I am hoping not to scrape, then I don’t have to leave a big trail of marks on the ground. Eg 50 lead scrapes for every nugget. Got to the point I would walk on simply by the sound alone. Rather miss the odd one than spend time rehabilitating the ground. I am happy to spend time making the ground good if it’s rewarded me😁
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    Fair enough, I guess that was a bit hopeful. I should be able to weed out lead shot as it’s usually the same size and shape. Cross fingers..
  6. Slade
    True, and I hope it would. The 6000 is not much fun in the park though. not that I even like coin hunting. Only new to treasure detecting so haven’t found any thing of value yet, and while coins are nice to find the effort for return is poor. I think the algoforce might ping jewellery better than the VLF as it’s a specific gold machine. back to the goldfields, keen to see how the iron targets look in numbers, if you can pick most of them then old timers workings might be a chance. Especially the rivers (dry) that are literally full of rusted bits of bully beef tins.
  7. Slade started following GPX 6000 Manual Vs Auto Preference , Have Detector Companies Hit A Wall and AlgoForce E1500 Vs The Rest
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    Minelab don’t need to release a new gold detector at this stage. People are buying 6000’s and buying lots of them, despite the price rise. If they produce a better or cheaper one, all it will do is pinch sales from themselves. Once the other manufacturers make inroads into their sales, that’s when they will act.
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    Then 12x8 it is. I wanted to stick with evo coil to give the machine the best chance of shining on the tiny stuff they are promoting it for. I don’t really want to buy a new one at this stage, I am sure there is a few floating around in the bottom of many a 5000 bag.
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    Thanks for the info on the stable ID. We have a trip planned to our lease in late April, after this I will report back the findings on genuine gold finds in heavy mineralised ground. I will throw some videos up on YouTube. In the meantime I can practice with some treasure/junk, detection and buried nuggets to compare with the 6000, Equinox 900 and my surprisingly good Xterra Pro on the junk. I only have one coil to use on the algo atm, a coiltek elite 14 x 9 , I will try and borrow a NF 10 x 5 evo. To me this would be ideal. X coils are a bit hard to find these days.
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    I have ordered one and it arrives in a couple of days. Why did I purchase one? I already have a 6000 and a 7000 for gold prospecting, probably an unbeatable combo. I do not have a coin and relic machine fro mucking about at home in the off season. I was thinking of an Equinox or manticore, I fact I came close to purchasing one. When I saw this a few weeks ago, I thought “that’s perfect” I can use it for coin and relic but in the gold season, I can return to some trashy areas that I have walked away from. I know there is gold there because I have lucked on some nice chunks. Unfortunately the old timers are of the land, so it’s peppered with shot pellets. How ever it works out, I am sure I can entertain myself for many hours trying to work it out. here are a few bits for fun.
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    People are talking auto vs manual without mentioning difficult vs normal unless I am missing something. Also mono vs DD. It’s fine to talk about setting but without that extra information it’s a bit meaningless. I know what setting I run in the different scenarios but it’s not black and white. I find this on YouTube as well when people give out their settings they don’t give the whole picture.
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