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Good job!

Super score! You just never know what’s hiding under those cobbles.

Way to score; that BB is awesome, a perfect sphere of gold. Nice hunting.

Nice finds Gerry!

Way cool! Most don’t get the opportunity to witness an event like that their entire lifetime. Thanks for posting Mitchel.

I haven't made any direct comparisons between the two, but both are very sensitive to the smallest gold. The Monster doesn't have many user inputs other than adjustable sensitivity and volume, whereas the 24k has several adjustable functions, so it basically boils down to how much control you like to have over the detectors operating parameters; some like to fiddle with lots of settings, while others like more of an automatic experience.

Nice haul Rick, your perseverance always pays off!

While I can’t speak for Steve in Idaho, I’m certain I simply didn’t hit that spot with the Monster. The fact that the rock was a shallow screamer takes all the other variables out of the picture...any hot VLF nugget detector would’ve totally banged it, regardless of coil size, sensitivity, etc. I'm really liking the 24k because of what you said there, Kiwi; good point.

Yes I have, Kiwi, but to be fair to the GM 1000, I was using its 10x6” coil and wasn’t running in max sensitivity like I was with the 24k. Additionally, I didn’t grid the area either; the Monster totally would have pegged that rock had I swung the coil over it.

Glenn, Since I’ve been hunting an area that has small gold, I haven’t put the 10” elliptical coil on the 24k yet. But quoting Steve H. from his excellent detailed review of the machine: “The10" DD will be a better choice for really bad ground, but lacks that magic edge on the tiniest bits of gold.” Perhaps he will chime in with any observations he may have made about the VID numbers between the two coils.

Thanks Buzzard. Good luck at GB; when you get your coil over a piece of gold, the 24k will let you know.

I took the new GM24K into the hills this past weekend for its maiden nugget hunt. Although my first time out with it was actually a week prior, it really wasn’t a hunt since I was mainly just familiarizing myself with the features and functionality of the machine and trying out different settings on a small buried test nugget. But after finally getting the 24k dialed in, I did happen to find a subgrainer a mere foot away from the test nugget that day; an obvious zippy target at an inch and a half deep.? This little yellow speck won’t even register on my grain scale! So fast forward to Saturday: I was digging every target or nuance of a target and noting the VID numbers. The occasional hot rocks in the area seemed to lock in at a solid 1 or 2 on the display screen, without deviation, but even the smallest of the subgrain nuggets I found would bounce around into higher registers, sometimes in the 70s or 80s, making it easy to differentiate the gold from the hot rocks. Slow and careful searching yielded 5 of the little yellow blighters. Sunday I continued on where I left off on Saturday, and although I was finding tiny bits of foil and lead, the gold eluded me all day until just an hour before quitting time. I was in a trashy area littered with small remnants of old timers boot tacks that just screamed on the 24k; they were shallow enough so that a quick dig and poke with the super magnet took care of them. One of the screamers however stood out from the others because it was reading much higher on the VID. First thought was something sizeable like a 22 bullet or casing, but it turned out to be a chunk of bedrock. A quick rinse with water revealed it was actually lithified ancient riverbed sediment containing a partially exposed nugget.? Definitely a nice surprise. The 24k sniffed out a couple of subgrainers nearby to round out the day. I’m really liking the new Goldmaster 24k, a very versatile VLF gold machine with innovative ground balancing technology. It’s lightweight, well balanced, very stable at high sensitivity with minimal coil bump falsing, has a pleasant tone, and won’t easily tip over when sitting on the ground. Good work, White’s! ?

Indeed it is; here’s the very first target I got with my 24k, and it won’t even register on my grain scale:

I’ll be using mine in Arizona this winter to search for meteorites and will post my findings.

Good post, Mitchel; way to persevere and get the gold.

I do have a small hand pick for digging shallow targets when swinging a VLF machine, but usually the scoop works just fine unless I get into hard pan or bedrock. I included the scoop in the photos for scale. You may want to invest in a metal scoop before there’s nothing left but a plastic handle and some memories.?

WTG GS4K!

I took the Gold Monster into the hills again this weekend. With autumn well underway now, temperatures are definitely cooler than just a couple of weeks ago, but the resultant fall colors are a sight to see. Only 5 minutes into the hunt on Saturday and I had recovered the first target; a chunky little bit of yellow at a good 4 inches...a nice start. Next was a shallow target, just under the moss, that turned out to be a small flake of gold. After digging a couple bits of foil, I manuevered the Monster’s 5-inch coil next to an ancient river-worn cobble. The detector responed with a broad, deep sounding signal that I really like to hear, as it usually heralds something good. Well, this one was no exception, because by the time I excavated the 4 inch hole I had recovered no less than ten pieces of the good stuff. It was then that I thought to myself, certainly there must be some gold under that cobble, right? And indeed it was so...seven more bits to be exact. The next two flakes were loners off by themselves, again just under the moss. Ahead I spied a small depression in the moss-carpeted terrain - a good hiding spot for some gold. Sure enough, the Monster sniffed out another couple of golden goodies. And the last target of the day was a small chunky bit down in a bedrock crevice. Sunday was even a few degrees cooler than Saturday, with a few rain sprinkles. I hit another spot of old diggings up slope and managed to coax 3 small flakes from their hiding places. All these nugglets combined tip the scales at a whopping 1.2 grams, but oh what fun it is to recover each little bit!

Nice haul with the Zed, Peg, way to go!

Nice bits!

Nice save of a fantastic jewel!

Great finds Gerry, those should clean up nice.

Like you Simon, I rarely use my pinpointer when nugget hunting and have never tried it on small gold; it’s reserved for large, deep nuggets to ensure I don’t mark them with the pick.

Nice lumps!