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First was a GMT, then TDI SL, GB2, T2, ATX, GPX 4800, SDC 2300 (my favorite), GPZ 7000, CTX 3030. Sold GMT, TDI SL, ATX, and have been tempted several times to sell 7000?.

Recently read Lucky's post about his Rye Patch adventure. Nice job guys and gal. He mentioned "we cover hundreds of acres with our coils a day". I'm pretty sure he didn't mean that literally, it just felt that way. Anyway, it got me wondering how much ground are we covering with our coil in day. For the sake of simplicity let's assume we are swinging a 12" coil in a 6' arc. Therefore we cover 6 sq. ft each swing. To cover an acre (43560 sq. ft) we need to make 43560/6=7260 swings. Also let's assume we are taking 3 sec./swing. Then 7260 swings x 3 sec/swing=21780 sec or 21780/3600sec/hr=6.05 hrs. So to put your coil over an acre of ground with a modest swing rate takes about 6 hours excluding any digging, eating, or whatever. You could cut that time by swinging faster or using a bigger coil, but covering an acre takes a fairly long time. You also could move faster and pass over ground between each swing, but your coil is still only seeing one acre. Food for thought. Damn, I got to get a hobby.

Nice gold. Can you say whether it was scrape and detect, or straight undistributed ground detecting. Either way I think it is just freak'n amazing.

I hope you find what you are looking for on your adventure, in addition to the gold. I, for one, will be looking forward to reports.

An April 1 review. ?

Yes sir, Happy Birthday!

My view, 1. They find good ground through research, local knowledge, experience in a given area, and boots on the ground. 2. They spend many hours detecting. 3. They have good detecting technique. 4. They know the language their detector speaks. 5. They are persistent and positive. 6. They aren't 77.?

Nice, very nice. I am pretty sure you put in many hours to make those finds. Have you ever kept track?

Interesting. Looks like one can go too slow and miss a target. When one hears a faint target at normal speed and goes over it carefully and too slow you may walk away. Food for thought.

Another nice feature of these coils is the center mount. When I had my ATX it was a PITA to keep pushing the front of the coil with my foot to level it. Nice improvement all around.

I found it interesting watching the video from the perspective of a nugget hunter that one man's treasure is another man's trash. No offense to relic hunters intended.

Same song, second verse.

Lucky, no problem, you are packing a large medicine cabinet. ?

Fred, this is what I suggest. Save all your files (documents, downloads, photos, etc) to a portable storage device. Buy a new PC based (Win 10) computer. It will be simpler for you to adapt to than an Apple. You can get a good computer for your needs for under $500. Let the computer geeks at Best Buy and Staples suggest models based on what you tell them you need. You basically just start over developing files and bookmarks as your needs demand. Throw the Studio 17 in an appropriate recycle bin. This is a pain in the ass, but ultimately better than trying to save your old computer. I have had good luck with HP computers.

WTG Peg!! Anyone who can go to the Rye Patch and find that much gold has my respect. Great detecting.

Ditto what Bob said.

Dave, I watched 6 episodes on the link you provided. I found it entertaining. Lots of detecting, lots of nuggets. No big drama, no psycho's. Thanks for the link.

Condor, Last October I put in 40 hrs of detector time on that area you mention above. Found one very small nugget. I am impressed with your results, and beyond impressed with Lucky's. I know it is more than luck.

Unfortunate, but I think we could see that coming.

Tom, Great story, happy ending. Check this little fellow out for a companion on your adventures: https://www.amazon.com/Delorme-AG-009871-201-DeLorme-inReach-SE/dp/B00BX7TJ2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1471363146&sr=8-1&keywords=In+reach Be careful out there.

You guys are the smart ones. I am shame faced this morning and just an ass. Yeah, I should have known better regarding Troy oz. Thanks for the boot in the butt and schooling.

Actually 1 kg (1000 grams ) equals roughly 35 oz. as 1kg equals roughly 2.2 lbs. I know, nobody likes a smart ass.

This doesn't really answer your question, but check this website. Lots of good info on rv parks in the area. http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/arizona/wickenburg

McCrim, I recommend you seriously consider a Minelab SDC 2300. It is proven gold getter (especially small nuggets) and is very simple to use. Right now you can find two real good deals in the classified section for about $600-700 more than your current budget. You will be glad you spent the extra $$.