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The holy grail JR!! Congrats to you

Very, very nice jr! Deep? shallow? Obviously water worn. It actually looks like more than 88 grams worth. The size of the scales must be deceiving. And yes, we love seeing gold so bring on the pics

Coming soon...but not soon enough RR?

'Ello, ello, ello, what's all this then???

A bit like buying a gold monster and then finding out this was soon to be available However, I know extremely little about the identification numbers, different tones and all the other discriminating features the coin/relic mob use, and even if the equinox will work in hot ground or with various hot rocks. And the GM has been doing what I wanted it to. But if the Equinox will work in trashy gold ground then there'll be an upgrade

Don't know what it is...but I'd be happy to find some ? Good luck, hope you find heaps ??

Gunna be reeeeeaaal interesting... Especially the gold mode on the 800 and how it manages hot ground. Anybody keen on a slightly used Monster? I'm just not sure when it will be available Thanks for the vid link Randy.

Hi beatup, I bought a pair of Keens (very similar to yours) about 14 months ago and although the top half is good, the soles are quite soft and scraping dirt shreds them. They are almost dead now and I only wear them about once every week or two. Olivers in Australia apparently do a very good, non metallic boot.

Now I'm going to have to watch croc Dundee - again! Old mates form is very impressive. Jen - heading to the Whipstick this weekend for a 2 night camp with a couple of others. Check Qantas and let me know if I need to pack another swag and a can of soup ????

Gunna need some help Col. No, no. Got it now ??. Nice one.

WTF does that mean ??? We fromma de same country but we not speaka da same language

Yeah, this is the first detector I've owned that the cable doesn't go up the middle of the shaft so it's new territory for me. I did think it was standard procedure to secure the cable on any detector as it is metal and if it moves the coil picks it up? But I'm only guessing Falsing coils is a different kettle of fish I assume and is related to something else. I hope you're keeping up with my brilliance . Obviously the coil shouldn't false when touched against grass, etc as some people are finding. I reckon it would be interesting to put your coil on my machine and vice versa. I think we are all thinking it is a coil issue. But that would mean you have had 4 dud coils. Maybe it's actually a detector issue?

I'm waiting for the third post on this topic mungass - echo, echo, echo...

Having a bit of fun with the GM 1000 so thought I might chronicle my finds in the one spot (if that's allowed??). Went out this afternoon with the literal dog, the figurative dog and the 3 hounds (the kids ). Took the GM to a spot where I had been before with the SDC and the Zed and had never found anything but rubbish. Old quartz vein site that had been pretty well smashed by the old boys. Lots and lots of targets with a little bit of sign of previous detectorists but I am assuming they were put off by the rubbish too. Today I strapped on the big coil for a bit of a change. Have almost exclusively used the little fella as I think it's a bit more stable and sensitive - although I have absolutely nothing to back that up with. A few small pieces of lead and a bit of ? tin. And one nice little specie ?? Also had a bit of a noise in the quartz wall but it was hard to get close enough so will be heading back there with the little coil to get a better swipe at it. Only out for about 45 mins so plenty more to this story (hopefully )

Tend to agree with you Norvic. I gave the larger coil a run this evening and no issues. Have the cable taped but with enough flex to adjust the coil angle. Hoggy, if my cable moves it does make a noise - as Norvic said it is wire moving near the coil. What I don't have any of is coil touch sensitivity. If I really knock it against a rock it will make a noise but generally it will lightly scrape across rocks, grass, tussocks, etc, without a prob. Maybe we need to meet up and compare machines, swap coils, etc, before you worry about sending things back again? Cheers.

You didn't catch his name by any chance Fred...Pooh Bear perhaps?

Popping this in here because it's not really worth a new topic and it's gold monster related. Going to try and do a KiwiJW type thread Had a couple of spare hours a week ago and went to an old mine site. Records say that 1000 ounces came from 1500 tonnes of ore. It's 5 minutes from home and on the usual route that I take the pup for a run. This is one of the places that I wanted to take the GM because it has lots and lots of trash and after several digs there with the GPZ I just gave up. It was all trash amongst big quartz piles. But surely some it must have some gold?? So in the hour or so there I found these two bits that sounded off as non-ferrous. Note on both of them that they have quartz, then a layer of mineralised 'stuff' and then a layer of grey stuff - very technical write-up this I also found 2 pieces of what I think is graphite. It also sounded off as non-ferrous but I was really dubious that it had gold in it. Here is the smaller piece. It sort of marks like charcoal or (funnily enough) a pencil. Smashed up the bits and pieces individually so I knew what came from what. The graphite (if that's what it is) had no gold at all. No surprises there but geez it made a lot of noise on the GM on the non-ferrous side. On the quartz pieces it was at the grey end that they were both sounding off so I initially wondered if it was just the grey stuff that was mineralised, maybe it was graphite, maybe it was something else...but no, it was gold I have previously mentioned that the Z could find fly shite - well the GM can find fart particles I have no idea how the GM sounded off on this stuff as it is SMALL!! And it was in the rock - nothing visible at all prior to breaking bits up. So my 4 legged dog that I always take detecting with me is called Lace. I think the 1 legged 'dog' shall be called Lassie. It is 50/50 so far about which one is more useful A bit of fun for the afternoon anyway.

Hi Robbie and welcome to the forum. Big coil for deeper/larger targets and small coil for smaller/shallower targets. I've been using mine quite a bit lately when I can get out for an hour or two. Mostly trying to hit trash infested spots and utilize the discrimination which is essentially why I bought this machine. Are you expecting too much from it? Well, my answer is that the HM will find small gold and it will also find larger, deeper gold IF IT IS THERE. And I think that is the key - the gold has to be there first. I have dug about 30cm for a really large bullet projectile (unsure of caliber) and about 50 centimeters for a large bit of pipe (showing as non-ferrous). So I don't think you are expecting too much of the GM but maybe too much of the goldfields - the yellow stuff is pretty sparse. Is it the bees knees for beginners? Well, it is easy to use, there aren't many settings but there are still some things you can tweek for the location you are detecting. Also, considering you are in quite mineralized ground (Australia) a VLF may be a bit trickier to use than in the US, NZ, Africa, etc. Personally, I think the bees knees for a beginner is the SDC. It is very, very forgiving in hot ground, extremely sensitive, basic to use, waterproof, has reasonable depth, lightish, good battery life, compact, etc, etc, etc. You mentioned the GPX. The GPZ, SDC and GM I have or do own, a GPX I have not so it is a bit hard to comment and someone can correct me if I am wrong. The one thing that I am told constantly is that the GPX series has a mirriad of setting combinations and has a really long, steep learning curve. And then add in the tens of coils that you can utilize and the choice just gets mind boggling. To my mind it is not a beginners machine unless you have the time, understanding and patience to really get the best out of it. For those that can do this the GPX series is super versatile. I hope that helps and doesn't confuse you more Edit: and what minesweeper and orphirboy said above

Hey Jin. Tuesday looks the worst but you'll be right. Best of luck to you. Hopefully we'll get to see another yellow haul like the last lot you put up

Haven't had an issue with it and have almost only used the 5" coil. Can actually scrape the coil on the ground and amongst stuff without much issue. I have taped the cable up the shaft a little bit with electrical tape. I do get some noises but only when I'm putting the coil under ledges, bushes, etc and the actual cable gets knocked. Just lucky I guess

2.5 years in the NT Norvic and about 8 months in Broome/Derby in the west. Reasonable schooling and a couple of family members are the only things keeping us in Vic. We nomad'd with the kids for a year. We all loved it but no stable friends was an issue for the kids. My wife and I would live on the road if we had the chance. I haven't had a chance to catch up on reading any of the stuff you've put up SH but it looks like it'll keep me entertained for a bit. Thanks (edit: read it now. That ground balancing in difficult conditions was good. I don't think I'd seen that one before. Thanks again).

I had to Google it but just a bit East south east of where they are - cool. Yeah, they are seasoned travelers so they'll be holed up somewhere. I must say, when looking at that area on Google maps/satellite view it is really just many different shades of brown. Our good old wide brown land

Mmmmmm, that's what I'm starting to wonder. And if in a new location and I do quick track maybe the walk-and-sweep method might be more betterer...

Where are you Jen (roughly)? My parents in law are in the shire of Sandstone slowly making their way back to Vic - wonder if they are getting the same? They don't seem to have any phone/net coverage though.

Thanks Steve. A few of us were postulating this question over on PA. Do you mind if I paste the link on there for this thread? I'm almost more confused now though In auto mode: - my Australian ground has naturally occurring ferrite (I assume) - but I ferrite balance with the ring. - during the session the Z slowly auto balances to the ground ferrite. - I am diligent and check X balance every hour or so, and if out, I X balance with the ring and a Quick Track again. Why wouldn't I just let the Z utilize the ferrite in the soil? Wouldn't that actually give a more specific X balance to that particular spot than a broad spectrum ferrite ring?