Ausgoldhunter

Ha nope.

Wouldn't mind an F3 compact.. pricey little buggers though.

Sure, but we have money aspect here too. Many peoples from Australia use old military SD version... and thank you for link

Its true, and they're superior to the SD series, the circuitry is actually based on the GP Extreme (from what I've read)  I own 2 of them myself, one modified one not (I am speaking of the Minelab F1A4) 

Anyway, Its a cheap PI Option... Well down under anyway... SPP Is a solid bet

Okay, in the video, it looks pretty cool.. in the photo's it looks like a toy... also is that coil real life???  minelab you're frustrating my brain! 

So many different GMT boards... this is the 3rd different one I've seen.. minor changes, trim pots, caps etc... 

Great vid Bearkat..  I just purchased the 17x11" NF, it has the same problem Steve mentioned, (or i do) first 3 nuggets took forever to pull out.

"I'd imagine the scd2300 will be a hot unit on small gold, probably on par with the 5000, shame about the fixed mono coil" 

Is what i was told by a guy who got to play with one in Western Australia at a Minelab metal detector demo day over the weekend, run by Gold Search Australia..
I've got an F3, it was built for a purpose, as is the sdc2300 patch hunting small gold. I think It'll be a great one for detecting creeks/streams.. can't see it being worth 4k asking price.

Oh man, not another one! poor credit cards gonna get a workout..