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RONS DETECTORS MINELAB

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  1. I used to live in Warren, Idaho. Here’s a couple pictures of the dredge. The creek they tested is opposite of where they started dredging now and where they stopped dredging after losing the pay streak. Probably why no gold there.
  2. I was able to long in with a Facebook account. Someone found a 14 grammar at 150mm
  3. Same here, the 10 x 5" has the best depth on 2 grain and smaller of all the coils offered and where it starts to lose depth on larger pieces the 11" starts to excel.
  4. Not sure! I would like to understand the secret of Geosense better but have not seen any technical explanation of it yet. I would compare the 6000’s timings to Salt/Gold & Fine Gold for the way it handles conductive ground and the mineralization.
  5. Minelabs definition of GeoSense-PI™ technology analyses and responds to ground signals with great clarity and precision, so you can detect in difficult environments once thought undetectable. It rapidly suppresses unwanted signals via three overlapping feedback systems for superfast detection of even the tiniest gold pieces. Sounds like Minelab did improve on the 6000 handling with Geosense over the previous DVT & SETA systems by adding a third feedback system. Maybe they can add more feedback systems to even better remove more unwanted signals. Still not overly sure how it works as it does not handle the more mineralized ground conditions we have here. It works more like the salt/gold timings on the 5000 as it can handle conductive ground but will still hear the more mineralized ground conditions.
  6. Very Good condition GPX-4000 $1,400 Note: This GPX-4000 has the more desirable toggle power switch over the push button which is a plus and what the other GPX-models went to also. please PM or call for more information. Ron 208-739-8079
  7. The hope for new performance advancements in a new model is starting to feel like it’s not happening. If any old or new company can break through this old tech. barrier then in my opinion it will need to have the ability to greatly increase the performance barrier. Currently, Algoforce definitely brought back the old coils and some new tech. Ideas. But hopefully the new Nokta will also add some performance and new tech. Into the market and just like you said Jason for a decent price, low enough to open the market back up to most detectorist.
  8. Wow, some really good comments on this topic. Yes, the GPX-Pro is what should of been the next GPX series behind the 5000 for sure and not the 6000 which is really an overpriced SDC-Pro land version package upgraded with an extra timing, a wider selection of still mostly small coil options and a very user friendly interface best suited for the entry level hobbyist. The GPX-6000 has had a lot of sales but the competition is getting closer to its performance now at a lot cheaper price point. It’s best selling feature still is its a turn on and go detector which is perfect for the users that do not have the time to learn a complicated device. The GPZ replacement is kinda of like Steve and many others have mentioned that if it’s a knock it out of the park replacement on performance then it would be worth getting, but if it’s only marginally better than the x-coil options already available for performance then no thank you I’ll stick to what I’m already doing and save a half pound of gold by not buying it. The GPX-Pro is what could have incorporated all the features Nenad, Simon, and my original topic mentions as this technology is already out there, just really needing all of this incorporated into one device now. I would pay dearly for it especially if they keep adding a couple of new timings to it every couple of years and calling it version 2, 3 and so on. I also prefer the threshold dial be switched with the digital RX Gain so the threshold becomes digital and the gain control is on the front plate similar to the modded detectors. I would love to keep the iron reject option and add a static target ID for the iron infested mining sites and for the relic/beach hunters. Maybe there’s a possibility that lead vs gold can be somehow separated like Simon mentions that the E1500 static ID does to a limited state. Coil options are what sell a detector! Maybe some semi-spiral or concentric coils.
  9. Totally agree, Probably why they have made every detector with different performance standards that largely do not compromise the other models they make unless you buy there flagship model. I still think Minelab is losing money by not putting new slightly improved models out. Especially now that the competitor's options on the market are getting pretty good and that aftermarket mods and coils are making the Minelab older models better also.
  10. That’s a great point for sure as the electronic gold rush is slowing down here for sure. Just silly that Mick is making the professional detector market about as good as it gets. I guess Minelab is more concerned about the average user and does not worry about the few professionals who get mods or add x-coils to bring in some extra beans to the table.
  11. Looks like everyone is having a different copy version made of all the older Minelab technology. A definite sign Minelab needs to start filling the demand for newer better detector technologies unless of course they have hit a wall. I doubt that is the case as they have the largest electronics engineering team ever known for hobby detector development and have had these engineers on board for a long time now. Surprising they have had no new releases for such a long time in the gold detector series. So what has happened in comparison to the early years when the SD/GP/GPX releases were quite frequent, seems every 2 years or sooner then. Even though they were mostly minor upgrades until the GPX series they were enough to get the buyers interested. The GPX-5000 is about 14 years old and has been still a great selling detector, now it’s not available in the U.S. and you can only get a fake on the knock off marketplace now. SDC-2300 is 12 years old and still no Platypus coil for it. ZED is 9 years old. GM-1000 is 7 years old and still single frequency. So other companies have had plenty of time to make similar designs in a lower price range. Seems like we should have had had an upgraded wide variety and selection of the above mentioned models out by now. Give me a GPX-5500 in a light package and includes the SD2200d or original GPX-4500 depth range and Micks mods incorporated into it and you would have the professional gold hunter market covered. The GPX-6000 should have been called the GPX-auto lite since it has no larger coil options and would of been a great entry level for beginners with a lower price point than the above professional option mentioned. Hopefully things change for the better with the current Minelab corporate leadership and that they get back into the top player market again.
  12. Simon, All good points which prompted me to start a new thread and not take away from Doc’s great post. 😪
  13. Here’s a video of that model being looked at by Detectormods
  14. It definitely will punch down on larger targets. Coiltek even claims 30% deeper than conventional bundle wound coils. Nenad does a good comparison with it on a GPX.
  15. I have owned all three coils and the 10” & 14” are no longer in my arsenal. Having a high frequency detector with a large coil is not the best option. The exception to this is if you only owned the one detector, then it would be good to have the 6” & 14” coils.
  16. The Shasta Miners has a club in Redding. Siskiyou has a mineral society also.
  17. I once broke my one belt mounted holder due to carrying 34” handles. The pick would push upwards off the ground when hiking steep hills and trip me up constantly, so I decided to follow JP’s method with it up higher, especially when using larger coils so I do not hear the pick. But this method was mostly for patch hunting with very few targets to dig, so the pick ends up in the holster for longer periods of time. When on a patch and digging consistent targets I then have it in my hand with small coils and over my shoulder with large coils. I also have been custom making picks for a couple years now and like a really thick plow disk for the pick head to slow down tip wear when breaking bedrock and a thinner disk steel for the scraper end. This gives the pick a well balanced fell. I also like avoiding more oval shaped handles due to twisting of the tool when hitting hard surfaces, so now I also use axe handle that are about two to one in widths where the hand is.
  18. Jin, I was hoping someone had the SD2200D add, thanks for sharing. I see they had a Golden Hawk also, wonder what frequency it ran?
  19. I believe that was about the time I bought my first GB2 from Gerry. Drove to Boise and had him take it out the box. That GB2 is still going strong, still have it.
  20. Just thought I’d share some of the original adds from the old PI adds. Maybe someone has even some older ones they could share. lot’s of familiar names from the hay days. 😃 Even found some Vlf adds.
  21. Here’s the comparison chart for GB2 coils. If you only have the one detector, then maybe a large coil for getting more depth on larger deeper pieces. But if you have a lower frequency detector also then no need to get a coil that another detector will get the deeper targets on already. The GB2 is really a small gold detector for most situations, but not all.
  22. Looks like OSHA has gone after Minelab now for all the injuries caused by theirs heavy detectors. The 8000 now has to have a no body strain safety feature . 🤓
  23. Steve, that’s a great goal, hopefully you have been successful at meeting it. I originally had the same outlook as you and I did meet that goal years ago. My only issue now is I beat my body up working in the woods for a good living and if I stay idol for any period of time my body starts to suffers, so I found I got to keep working hard to maintain my health. Getting older doesn’t make things any easier either, but at least for now it is a labor of love job and I just go detecting now tilling the earth till the day I die. 😃
  24. All days dectecting are better than a great day at a job. The best days are when you’re finding more gold targets than trash targets. The exercise and being outdoors is always the best aspect to keeping our bodies in a healthy strong state. Work till the day you die is what I always say. Elk hunting and fishing is fun, but always has a short season, probably why I put more time into detecting now. 😃
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