Gold Ryder

Hell yeah buddy!  Looking forward to putting the smackdown on the claims this summer.  Its such a smooth running coil, the gold is not gonna stand a chance in the digs. I might have to rework some tailings for itty bitty ones the 11" missed.  Fingers crossed when the big coil comes out its this smooth. 

Also with the Torus you dont lose the ear buds.  And Ive dug in 100 degree heat with the neck collar and its very comfortable. 

Avantree Torus is what I and many others use. Low latency good comfort earbuds on retractable cords from neck worn unit. Love mine

I think either somebody steps in and fixes things or the GPAA is done. Our club in Butte, Montana just voted to leave the GPAA and go our own way.  There just wasnt any benefit for us to have to go that direction other than buying a few things for the Christmss party or summer functions. 

2 hours ago, jasong said:

Good vids on the coils, but a great demonstration of the power (or lack thereof) of the 6000 itself though. Struggling at 6-7" on a 5 grammer with both coils. 🙂 6000 is just not a deep machine, it's the modern day equivalent of the Fine Gold Effect (for those who understand what I mean), and it's leaving a ton of gold behind by those who are swinging it as a primary machine now. Awesome exploration machine, but absolutely won't replace a GPZ for anyone who detects areas where gold is often, if not always, beyond 8-10" deep though. Many of us have mentioned this already, but this video shows it in living color. 

Even at the edge of detection though, I believe the vid author is almost certainly confusing EMI and ground noise in a few parts of the vids for the target (especially at 200mm and towards the end, as his patience thins) so I'm not even fully convinced it's as deep as he thinks in some cases. But not bad videos really for some rough ideas between the coils. 

I agree with his conclusions too, the NF seems a small bit quieter, and the stock coil seems a bit deeper on non-flyspeck stuff. Exactly what one would expect based on the coil geometries alone though, nothing surprising. If the coils were expensive I'd personally be giving it a pass, but since they are reasonably priced I might give one a try for the geometry and slightly improved EMI, but I'm not in a rush as I still find the 11" to be a great balance due to the slightly increased depth on a machine hungry for any fractional depth gains it can achieve.

 

Somebody forgot to tell your synopsis to my 6000.  i found at least a half dozen 1 gram plus nuggets over 15", multiples over a foot and a 13 gram well over 2 feet.  And deadly on on itty bittys under 10" where the 7000 takes a crap. And I only got it last July.  But then again my hearing is pretty sharp stil 🤣No knocking the 7000 at all because I have never swung one.  But unless your talking 20+ inches I have no use to swing a club. 

13 minutes ago, Rob Allison said:

Hey Guys,

   Being a dealer for over 20 years, you would think with some of these prices the units would be flying out the doors.  The price of gold is nearly $2000 per ounce, but the sales are in the tank across the board.  If you noticed over the last 6 months, they have dropped prices on the Gold Monster 1000, Equinox series, CTX 3030 and now for a limited time you can get a GPZ 7000 or SDC 2300 for 25% off MAP. 

What about the recent, purchase a GPX 6000 and get a FREE Gold Monster 1000 included.  I've never seen this from Minelab.

There has been some new detectors like the Equinox 700 & 900 to reflect the price drop in the prior Equinox series and the new Manticore (if you can get one) for the price drop on the 3030.  Maybe we can expect a new GPZ 8000 to pop out this season, but if it's not much lighter and priced no more than $7999.00 I'm not sure it's going to be a huge seller either.  

Just my personal thoughts, kind of crazy times right now.  Inflation is super high, prices of most good are double if not triple and gas is no cheaper.  I think most people are holding close to their money due to the uncertainty in the World economy.  

Correct me if I'm off base ....

Rob

Your not wrong. Inflation is worse than being reported.  CC interest rates are up. Peoples savings accounts are dwindling as are their budgets.   If the 8000 comes out thats a big if because of the FAA problems. It will have to be pretty stellar in my book.  And not MSRP at 10k as rumored.  I for one will stick to my 6000 unless the 8000 completely blows it out of the water.  All up to minelab at this point, fancy marketing wont get them far.  If it was my company I would delay it and leave it in R&D until this mess subsides. 

21 minutes ago, Lynk said:

Congrats! Where did you order it from?

Chris at Arizona Outback. First shipment to US.  Aussies are loving them. Sweeter tone (similar to 5000) and sharper signal response. 

The Gold Seeker strikes again

Thats beaut!  Someday Someday

Nice nugg

Nice work

Keep using them. Ill come along behind with my 6000 and clean up.🤣🤣

Would rather wait patiently than them get it wrong.  That 12x7 is gonna be money on our claims. 

Ive had zero problems with mine. Love them

All seems fishy

Nice work buddy.  You will get better at the editing.  Maybe add a tripod too.  Hannah and I cant wait to come down and add to the "trash" 🤣🤣

Avantree 

This one I found with Reese this summer. Im gonna call it Smaug's Tongue

Looks slow.