aussiedigger

Did you manage to get all them rings of again 

Marty

Trust you Marty how bout a call you old dog >grin<

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You need some "Redneck Pinstriping" to break it in.

I PLAN ON HAVING THE SIDES WRAPPED WITH THESE PICTURES ( WHERE PLAYING AROUND WITH THE DETAIL ATM ) ALONG WITH A LOST RING RECOVERY SERVICE.

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The perfect Gold hunting combination. Minelab GPZ 7000 & 2002 Mercedes-Benz ML270 CDI 5 Cylinders Diesel Turbo Intercooled Luxury MY2002 Sports Automatic >grin<

Picked up the 4x4 yesterday Roo bar Led light bar Solar and a sleep arrangement up top and I'm set.

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Rick, it is a scuff cover repair - thread here http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/801-i-was-told-once-scuff-cover-repair/

Yeah thanks Steve. I should have made that a bit clearer

*Update*

Went back as I was curious all night thinking about that hole and ran the 7000 over the same spot pulling out another 5 bits. So absolutely trounced my old record of 2 in the same hole a while back.. I'll take 9 nuggets in one hole anytime

Half an ounce so far this trip ( not all from the above ) what will tomorrow bring >grin<

Also great to catch up with a couple of good friends. I gave my GPZ 7000 to them for the better part of the day while I went out Roo shooting. Think they had a great time. I know I did smile there's something very primeval about having a high quality boom stick in your hands with a scope that makes you feel one foot away

You Can 'Discriminate' With a 7000?

The best discriminator I have found with any machine are my ears being a Beachie. On saying thatI cant prove this but I have a gut feeling the GPZ mark 11 might just have a few surprises leaning that way.

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Been working some old Chinese mullock heaps.

A first for me yesterday was four small nuggets in the same hole along with 3 tiny bits of wire .

My first target was a 0.8 gram nugget which I was fairly happy about except it had the craziest signal. On rechecking the hole I at first thought my GPZ 7000 was playing up cant even describe what I was hearing.

So after a restart I quickly realized there was a lot more going on down in that hole.

Picture below shows the .8 sorry don't recall which the other 3 where.

Also happy to report the Coilcover patch up worked a treat.( picture taken before sanding )

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Hi Digger I see your in Brisbane can I assume you found your nice haul was within 2 or 3 hours from Brisbane sort of west?

Nice work well done hope you get many more..............amother Brissy digger.

Assume away >grin< lol

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If your not wearing out a coil cover once a month your doing something Wrong. So Yes I'm a scraper detectorist that rarely lifts the coil.

Well true to form. Not more than a month of owning my GPZ 7000 the Coil cover ( skid plate ) Was in need of urgent repair with heaps of holes worn towards the front edge.I can not buy a replacement for love or $$$$ down here in Australia so I did what I always do and used a two part secret mix we use in my business http://www.suresealshowers.com.au/ to patch it while a replacement is on order. however long that takes who knows.

Below is what I have done ( first stage )before sanding. Works well with beach coils so cant see why it wont this time.

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 Whole different subject but I do love my beach detecting - new thread soon

Struth I was hoping

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For me half the battle in prospecting or metal detecting in general is maintaining a realistic but optimistic attitude. You have to believe the gold is out there, you have to believe in your equipment, and you have to believe in your own ability to use that equipment to go find that gold.

I partner up with very few people, but when I do, they have to be upbeat people with a good attitude. Positive energy and good attitude feeds on itself. It is hard enough being out there at times without having to listen to somebody complain or just be generally negative. I stay as far from negative people as possible. I am not talking about being critical, mind you, which is a different thing.

So yes, aussiedigger, you are most welcome here. The whole idea with this forum was to create a place for the "can do" people who do not let obstacles get in their way or let things get them down for long. And a place where anyone can get help with any equipment they can afford. I know the GPZ is the flavor of the moment but folks with a $500 Gold Bug are every bit as welcome if not more so.

Thanks, and a great handful of gold you have there! Go find some more!!

Mate every single word you say I completely agree with.

I have been a beachie for 15 odd years and night hunt alone which enables me to really get my head into the Zone if you know what I mean.

Being new to Gold  ( since September 2014 ) and wanting to learn as much as possible I had to team up with several AU guys. To learn the ropes and jeez is there a steep learning curve. Out of a hand full  that I teamed up with everyone seemed to get Gold fever or kind of weird about my luck on picking up Gold detecting and doing well so quick. So I know exactly what you mean about (*  people with a good attitude. Positive energy and good attitude*)

So I have made the decision to hunt alone like on the beach as much as I can it just works win win for me learning this incredible Gold detecting gig.

Might add the one guy who is completely different who flew up from South Australia for a few days especially to GPZ 7000 hunt with me described in the above post is everything good about our hobby and a good mate  ( he lives couple of thousand miles away )  Just happens to be one of your select group for Minelab . Mark Williams better known as Marksman a Treasure Talk team member like yourself for those that don't know.

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very nice gold! Of course!

 

There must be something in the water down in Oz...many  contrary folks...that are otherwise hospitable and friendly...

 

like that old commercial- they would rather fight than switch...

 

fred

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>grin<

That's us mate unfortunately. We are on the whole good folks there's just that small element that quite a few of us aussie's  ( detectorists ) don't tolerate.We do like a good fight though especially the country boys

Here's a quote that maybe say's it better.

*NEVER AGRGUE WITH A FOOL!  HE WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO HIS LEVEL AND BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIANCE*

aussie

Been copping too much flak on our Australian forums so I'd rather if Steve does not mind just post on this forum from now on.

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I've now owned my GPZ 7000 30 days with 50 odd grams in the hand.

Works out at 1.6666667 grams per day. A week of that I was just a tad sick ( really sick that is ) with the flu and laryngitis working flogged areas that are not renowned for large nugs.Trying to learn this beast.

I'll take that anytime while I'm still very much a newbie ( 6 months on Gold 15 years as a Beachie )

Also just yesterday was a most interesting time for me everything from hospital ( cut my arm badly on a broken branch needed stiches which I declined as the Doc said I'd have to have the arm in a sling ) to a complete computer crash with heaps of challenges in-between.

Wont bore anyone with too much detail but will say I have been out in the field for a couple of days with two GPZ 7000 with a good mate who just happens to be a Minelab treasure talk tester learning heaps.

Over half an ounce detected using all sorts of settings between us with far to much laughing and drinking in the evening pub mix. >grin<...

After farewells to that hunt the cream on the cake was giving a bit of advise ( and a small nugget ) to a old bloke who was having heaps of trouble stepping up from his GPX 5000 to the ZED. He was so rapped he wandered back about 10 minutes later and literally (* Talk about X marks the spot *) gave me all his maps and pictures where he has pulled a 109 gram and a 89 gram nuggets in the past with many ounces since. Swearing there is plenty more there. So I'm really hopeful on that trip away when I get time and heal up.

What a nice guy

Ps.... That same old bloke rang me not 3 hours later with the news he and his son had christened his brand new GPZ 7000 with a half grammer his sons first ever. That one call has had me happy all day made my day in fact..

aussie

Ugg!!!!!   >grin<

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I'll elaborate more on the suggestions I made to Aussiedigger soon, nothing secret in the settings or anything just simple techniques to get the GPZ purring along in his particular environment.

 

JP

Thanks mate did not think it was my place to say. Unless I got your ok and boy has it made a difference to where I hunt..

 especially the reset when things go pear shaped and the Ground balance procedure

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Nice gold. Sooo...what were the tips? 

Don't eat yellow snow  >grin<

Up to JP to reveal  I would think.

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On 3/11/2015 at 3:35 AM, Jonathan Porter said:

I've seen parts of this comment re-posted numerous times now and feel I need to clarify my remarks on the subject of warming up..... (originally posted here http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/665-my-take-on-the-minelab-gpz-7000/page-2 post 34)

When you first switch the GPZ on at the start of a session, the auto GB electronics require the coil to be moved across the ground to get good averaging data to allow the detector to run as smooth as possible, this is over and above the initial GB which removes the bulk of ground signal. This averaging process can take 10 to 20 minutes depending on the ground you are working in and the Gold mode used (especially High Yield) and also to some extent has a bit to the electronics normalising temperature wise as well (from dead cold start). There are two components to the GB of the GPZ 7000, removing the bulk of the ground signal noise is only one part of the equation (more on this at a later stage).

Hope this explains things more succinctly. 

JP

Mate being an aussie in Australian conditions I cant thank you enough for your free time effort and knowledge. To us that eagerly are trying to master this beast  >grin<

What a gripping read Steve  . I can"t get over how different your Gold looks in that location. I've never found Gold like that  in lower Eastern Australia although I have seen just the one 10 gram piece from further north that looks similar

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I used to be a go fast guy but am really switching gears with the GPZ. How slow and methodical can I go is now the order of the day for me.

*Slow and methodical*

Those Words are worth Gold right there!

As you start to understand what the GPZ 7000 is telling you. You'll understand what I'm getting at.

I've even taken to carrying a note pad and pencil to scribble down what settings why how etc. on many targets.

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On 3/8/2015 at 7:15 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

An 11" coil was mentioned in the draft manual but that mention was dropped from the final manual, as was mention of the 20" coil. The actual size of the accessory coils has yet to be determined. My vote was for an 8" x 11" semi-elliptical.

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 My vote was for an 8" x 11" semi-elliptical

Ducks nuts mate  >grin<.  Your on the money with that suggestion.

Great  read mate you make some very valid points.

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 Another minor niggle. The coil feels and sounds like a hollow drum on the end of the rod. Not too bad when using good headphones but quite loud if you let it ride on the ground, as I often like to do because of the weight. I like being able to use an external speaker but then that coil bangs away loud and clear

As far as the GPZ 7000 coil drum effect. I quite simply being a beachy detectorist from way back wear quality headhones. (*ALWAYS* ) 

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What were some of the depths for these, and what were your settings?

Thanks,

Hound

Varied in depth. the larger grammers where 7/10 inches. sub grammers 3/5

Settings mostly used where.

Gold mode : High Yield

Ground type : Difficult

Volume :18

Volume limit :18

Auto Smoothing : off

Sensitivity : 4

Ground Balance : auto

Threshold Pitch : 53

Threshold level : 27

GB on auto

Using WM Wireless module speaker with GreyGhost head phones plugged in.

I'm trying a few different setting though that are a work in progress as our ground where I hunt is ridiculously hot. ( highly mineralized )

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Will take better photos when I get back home

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Hi folks Went back to where I detected a gram nugget with my Zed beast the other day. Even though we here in Australia are now officially in autumn it was stinking hot out there 40 odd degrees ( 104 °F ) Slogged it out for the day for 6.5 grams.

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