Lead Detector

A little late reporting on the trip, but here it is. We got a late start (did I mention my wife was coming with?) . First spot we tried was a dry tributary creek. I quickly gave it the proper name of "can slaw creek" I was using the atx, so there was no cherry picking targets. After about an hour, and 5ft later, we abandoned that spot. Next spot was a small tributary creek running about 3ft wide. Took the gold kruzer out and grabbed the gold pan and put the coil in the water. Got some targets behind a bigger rock, and just scooped what I could out into the pan. Every pan had several specks of gold. I forgot my snuffer bottle in the truck, so most went back to grow bigger. My last pan I decided I better save something, so I went and grabbed my snuffer bottle . These were the biggest pieces of the day ... Nothing to write home about. We finished off the day checking some tailings piles that the rancher used as his gravel pit. No luck there. The main creek in the area was running like a river. I will definitely be hitting that later this year. I wasn't able to get back to where I wanted to be on that trip. The roads (and my wife) would not allow it lol I'm hoping to find some bedrock in that area. It's a big place. We didn't even scratch the surface. I'm still very optimistic about the area. I might even sneak out there tomorrow without the wife lol

That's a great price! If I didn't already have one, I'd be seriously considering it.

Nokta seems very innovative and puts out good products. As long as they don't pull "a storm is coming" time frame, they have my interest on this one. I was leaning towards an axiom for my next purchase, but finances are giving me time to lurke a bit longer. Hope it's a quick release, and someone on this forum can fill us in on their time with the test model! 😁

I've been curious about how lead compares to gold in depth testing. This was done with my garrett atx with both the 11x13 DD and the 8" mono coils. On a 3.8 gram gold nugget, both coils maxed out at 7.75". On a 10.25 g lead slug, maxed at 7.8 ". On a 19.5 g lead slug, max was 8.5". The 11x13 maxed at 2.6" on a 0.23 gold nugget, and 2.25" on a 0.25 g lead shot. The 8" mono maxed at 3.1" on the 0.23 gold, and 2.95 " on the 0.25 lead shot. The 8" mono also maxed at .295" on a 0.13 gold picker. Conclusion = when testing with lead, expect to get better depth on gold. It does show me that the 8" mono out performs the 11x13 DD on gold up to 4 grams and under. So the 8" mono is going to live on the ATX most of the time. The dirt was moderately mineralized, and targets were buried. It's not a perfect experiment, but it's information I didn't have before. Hope this information is useful to someone.

I'm guessing they will be basically the same detector, but come with different size coils, and programming. It would be easy enough to just program them for the name they need to slap on the side, and produce coils according to sales. I could be, and probably am wrong, but it's my guess anyways. By selling 2 Detectors, with specific jobs, they will please more hobbyists. When the more experienced realize either detector will do both jobs with the right coil and settings, it will be a win win.

I'm finally going to spend a day on this permission tomorrow. It will be my first time out in a known gold bearing area. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm heading there with high hopes, and will probably leave with a big dose of reality. Either way, my wife and I will have a great time. I'll update with any good finds.

Great, now we're waiting on 3 new Detectors in the US. Any bets on what becomes available first.... af1500, garrett storm, or the new nokta PI? It'll keep everyone guessing for a while for sure.

I would name it according to its release date, therefore nokta, I will need some more info 😁

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I'm actually still dealing with them. I ended up buying a second hand gold kruzer from a member here, just so I could trouble shoot it myself. I swapped coils and the used coil performs perfectly. I made a video of how both coils performed on both machines. The used coil worked great on both, and my original coil would overload both at a gain setting of 80. I sent the video to Andy, and his response was "I find it odd". I emailed him 2 weeks later asking for an update on a new coil, and no response. After 10 days of no response, I emailed Dilek. Sounds like according to Andy the case was closed. I think I got the ball rolling again, and made it clear, I have no interest in nokta products anymore, until they expand their US customer service. I will not deal with Andy any more. I started this process Dec 4th of 2023. I had to buy a second detector to trouble shoot and figure out the problem myself. I bought a gopro with chest mount so I could make an uninterrupted video of the issue. Non of this should have been necessary.

In the US at least, it seems if you call customer service, there is a 99% chance you will speak with Rusty. He is very good at his job, and I'm pretty sure he's got about as much pull, as any situation requires. I rate him a 10 at his job and problem solving.

Just curious on how many people were dead set on getting the e1500, but now are having 2nd thoughts or change of plans. I personally think I've decided to focus more on an axiom over the e1500 now. I however am not vested in gpx coils at all, so it would be a larger investment than alot of you who have many in your collection. If you've changed your mind on the e1500, what is the reason? Not available? Seeing results and reviews your not impressed with? Or did you see a squirrel and lose focus "one of my faults for sure" ? Talk sure has slowed down about it, but it maybe just because your all just waiting for it to become available.

I too had that issue with a coil cover not coming with a new coil, when it was clearly stated to be included. It's frustrating for sure. Garrett has great customer service. I like them alot. Unfortunately it doesn't sit well when you have to keep calling them to fix mistakes they made. Hopefully they start seeing this soon, and keep loyal customers coming back.

Curious if anyone has experience with both, and if there is any performance advantage to either of them.

Has anyone actually confirmed that a new detector is being released? Lots of speculation and anticipation, but I have yet to see anything official of a new detector coming. Maybe I missed something?