Official Minelab GPX 6000 Page

[Steve Herschbach]

Every Vanquish coil I have seen, and I've seen a few, came with a skid plate / scuff cover. I think Gerry nailed it.

[Gerry in Idaho]

2 hours ago, alaska detector said:

I’ve liked everything I’ve seen for the 6000, light weight, powerful, easy to use, water resistant. My main concern is the option for coils, I’m patch hunting with the potential for deep, big nuggets and have a bigger coil would be great. Not that not having it would stop me from purchasing, since this detector checks like 80% of my boxes, it’d just be nice to have.

I see you like to chase big deep gold and if that's the case I think a GPX-5000 with the 30+ coils options out there might give you more diversity and at a lower price.  

Now if you are like me and prefer lighter weight and better ergonomics and as a bonus, the GPX-6000 is said to perform better on smaller gold (the majority out there), then the 6000 is the way to go.

You have a dealer in Anchorage that might be able to help you out.  If for some reason he does not have the inventory when you are ready to purchase, or you'd like to get from a dealer who offers Field Training, just look me up.  But give him 1st offer as he is in your area.

I see you swing a 24K, how you like it?  It was one of my favorite VLF gold only detectors.

[Gerry in Idaho]

44 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

GPZ coils... all Minelab coils... come with skid plates. But on GPZ people were wearing them completely out before you could get a spare. In a nutshell, 100% of production goes to building units. Minelab is not in the business of selling anything but detectors, so accessory coils, and even the most basic accessories, are often in very short supply for the first year. Unless something has changed, I expect the same thing again.

On my Meteorite Hunt to AZ 2 weeks ago (yes I'll post about it later) I put a new coil cover on my GPZ-7000.  That trip put me in the field chasing meteorites for 2 days and gold nuggets for 2 days.  When the trip was complete, I removed the 4 day old GPZ and the stinking $50 cover had 2 holes already in it.  

The X-Terra stock 9" round coils, the FBS series detectors, the Gold Monster Coils and the GPZ coils are all a softer plastic that easily wears out.  The previous SD/GP and GPX detectors have the covers made of a harder plastic and it slides across the ground easier and last longer.

I'm most certain the GPX-6000 will have coil covers on the coils when purchased.

Heck for many years in the USA, Minelab was the only company that provided coil covers already on the coils.  To be fair though, their detectors were 2 and 3X the price of American units.

[VicR]

Hi Gerry & Steve - i kept the Vanquish 340 box (see attached) - clearly states that the skid plate is a optional extra. I double checked with Miners Den here in Adelaide and they also confirmed that the 340 does not come with a skid plate - you have to buy it as an extra. To their knowledge this is the only detector Minelab has released that does not come standard with a skid plate. The other Vanquish models come as standard with skid plates. This maybe different for other markets.

 

[Gerry in Idaho]

6 minutes ago, VicR said:

Hi Gerry & Steve - i kept the Vanquish 340 box (see attached) - clearly states that the skid plate is a optional extra. I double checked with Miners Den here in Adelaide and they also confirmed that the 340 does not come with a skid plate - you have to buy it as an extra. To their knowledge this is the only detector Minelab has released that does not come standard with a skid plate. The other Vanquish models come as standard with skid plates. This maybe different for other markets.

 

You had me wondering Vicr so I just opened my box of Vanquish 540's and all coils have covers attached.  I do not have the 340 in stock to check.  

Now that I think of it, possibly the early Go Finds may not have had coil covers either.

Thanks for educating us and I guess I owe you $5.

[Aureous]

40 minutes ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

 

I see you swing a 24K, how you like it?  It was one of my favorite VLF gold only detectors.

Best high frequency VLF gold detector ever made....and Ive used em all. Close 2nd would be the Nokta Gold Kruzer and the Gold Bug 2.

[VicR]

Hi Gerry -  a hearty handshake would suffice should our paths cross.

[VicR]

Two independent local sources (in Adelaide) have said that the price for the GPX6000 will be $7950 to $7999 AUD in Australia. Using the current exchange rate in (AUD to USD) would make it $6080 US but as i have noted the exchange rate is not a good indicator of the US price - it is usually more than the exchange rate - So i am guessing it will be more likely to be in the $6499 US to $6999 US price range for American buyers.

[alaska detector]

1 hour ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

I see you like to chase big deep gold and if that's the case I think a GPX-5000 with the 30+ coils options out there might give you more diversity and at a lower price.  

Now if you are like me and prefer lighter weight and better ergonomics and as a bonus, the GPX-6000 is said to perform better on smaller gold (the majority out there), then the 6000 is the way to go.

You have a dealer in Anchorage that might be able to help you out.  If for some reason he does not have the inventory when you are ready to purchase, or you'd like to get from a dealer who offers Field Training, just look me up.  But give him 1st offer as he is in your area.

I see you swing a 24K, how you like it?  It was one of my favorite VLF gold only detectors.

I really like the 24K/Sport, extremely easy to use, and great at picking up deeper small targets. Some of the areas I detect have a lot of iron trash and the discrimination is great.