AllenJ

That is a shame, I loved reading about it and fully plan on taking part in a couple years when I retire.

I was able to re-register last Friday and took a look at it this morning.  Hopefully they'll be able to get at least some of the information off the old site, there was a lot of good stuff on it. 

Congrats sir, well done.  

Very nice looking piece, congrats.

Thank you for the reply Mark.  I wish I could be more help to you on this subject but to tell the truth target depth was only one of the things I looked for when I picked the TDI SL and I was willing to give up "extreme" depth in order to satisfy the other requirements.  I have seen the posts you are looking for though and if I'm able to find them I'll post for you.  Good luck sir.

Where did you see 16" verses 12"?

Not sure this is what you are looking for but there is some great info in it:

Welcome, if what everyone says about the NOX is true you should really enjoy it.  Look forward to hearing how you do with it.

Yea, thinking of calling them up and asking what their definition of "Shortly" is lol.

30 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

The truth is all the best machines are very competitive and so it is the operator more than anything that makes a machine shine. Knowing your detector and putting it on good sites is the key. A top notch operator can grab any one of dozens of machines and do well.

That is a great statement and one I agree with.  

Great job, congrats sir.

Just my opinion:  For their price point the AT series are great detectors, they offer many features at a cost that other detectors don't.  I think they still have a place in the market for people just starting out that don't want to invest a ton before seeing if detecting is for them.  

Welcome.

Welcome.

I had read a rumor they were working on a waterproof version. 

Very nice, congrats sir.

Great price on the GM, good find sir.  I just picked up a GM Monday afternoon from my local dealer.  They helped me sell my AT Gold to help fund the purchase and gave me 100% of its selling price towards the GM, so made sense for me to go through them.  I really wanted the 24k but jacking up the price without explanation was enough to turn me away.  

As of today if you try and go to their forum through their Tech Support page it says basically the same thing,

We are currently working on this page and will have it back up and running shortly.

Thank you for your patience!

White’s Team

There is some great information on the 24k on this forum:  https://www.detectorprospector.com/forums/forum/45-whites-metal-detectors/

I don't own either the GM1000 or the 24k but I have been doing research on both as I plan on getting one this spring.  They are both great machines from what I can see and I don't think a person could go wrong with either one of them.  They both see very small gold, they're both affordable and both come from reputable manufacturers.  I would prefer to get the 24k just because it has an adjustable threshold and I'm not getting any younger nor is my hearing getting any better, but as stated I really don't think you can go wrong with either.

That is funny PhaseTech, I've only found the one nugget so far and guess what, I forgot my nugget container in the truck that day!  Maybe we're onto something lol.

I'm thinking I need to return my Nugget scoops and get new ones, to date they have only scoop one nugget between them.  They must be defective, right? ?

27 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

On the other hand a spike or other long ferrous item buried horizontally can throw the signal way off center. When I used my 18" mono coil some targets that seemed dead center would turn out to be a large nail about 9" off center and deep.

Awesome information, thank you.  That actually explains a lot of wide holes I had to dug for square nails last year!

Interesting question but I'm still pretty new to metal detecting and don't have an answer, I do however look forward to what people who have more experience have to say about this.  I've used three coils, a DD, a mono sniper coil and a Miner John's Folder Mono and each had their own way of detecting things.  The folded mono took some getting used to and I still use a test target from time to time to remind me how it detects toe to heel and side to side while sweeping over a target.  I dug enough "large" holes when I first got it to know I'm saving time and effort with my practice tests lol. 

I've lurked, and even posted a few times, I guess I should introduce myself.  I'm Allen and I contracted gold fever in March of 2018 .  I'm 56 years old and a computer analyst for a local law enforcement agency.  I enjoy this and a few other forums, there is so much good information that is helping me in becoming both a better metal detectorist and prospector.  

Hope everyone is having a great day.

Allen

I have two that I use depending on where I'm at and what I'm doing.  I have a green one (like in Steve's pic on the right) that is used for actual nugget shooting, where I'm not going to be digging into crevices.  For crevicing I like to use a smaller Fiskars Transplanter scoop, it is much easier to get into tight spaces.