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Gpx-6000 1 Year Anniversary. Is It The King?


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On 6/19/2022 at 3:21 PM, Gerry in Idaho said:

NV-OR-ID-CA-Au - GPZ-8000?  Why not a GPX-6500 with Updated Software and Iron Disc.  Or better yet, why not another manufacture give us users another high end PI?  Yes, getting the kids out to enjoy what we did as young ones, is priceless.  Thanks for adding content.

Gerry,

I believe other manufacturers might come out with a good PI once Minelabs PI patents expire, might even be under $2,000 for these detectors at that point.

Minelab is paving the way on technology and a lighter weight Zero Voltage Geo-sense with CTX 4040 imagery would make the goldfields come alive again, hopefully this will occur within my lifetime.

The last 8 years has had some amazing electronic engineering breakthroughs on metal detectors though.

The picture is of a new Apex digger tool needed for your 5’ holes you’ll be digging with your higher performance GPZ replacement. ?

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3 hours ago, Gold Catcher said:

Beautiful pictures! Does the snow ever melt?

GC

Yes, it's hot and dry in summer so the snow melts off those smaller mountains in the photos there, the bigger ones further in keep it.

I bought the 6000 for the purpose of backpacking, the GPZ isn't ideal for that as it just doesn't shrink down enough and its hanging out the top of my backpack, the 6000 is ideal that it shrinks down small and quickly.  To fit the GPZ in I really need to pull it all apart.   I don't see either detector as being "King", they each have their benefits although I do prefer the 7000, perhaps the GPZ 8000 when and if it comes out will be king as it might combine the best of both detectors and offer a coil selection like the GPZ has available from the aftermarket.  As people say already the 7000 with the aftermarket coils already fells like an 8000, only an 8000 very few people have.

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Simon,

I see workouts, a gym and keto diet in your future!

Mitchel

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On 6/21/2022 at 2:57 PM, jrbeatty said:

Yep! That was the mantra when I started in the late 80's

Early in the 80s too JR. Below is another reason the 6000 is King to this old fart, you need lightweight, compact gear to get into the billy goat country I prospect, you make tracks every Tom, Dick & Harry will follow, tis shanks`s pony all the way. Come on Phrunt forget choppers the old fellas didnt have them, get out of your comfort zone and live butterfly. ?

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21 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Do you have access to another GPX-6000 to try the same day/site/time?  I feel like there might be an issue, but hard for me to know without testing it myself or one of my Staff.  If you want, I can send you my own unit to compare or I can have you send your unit to one of my nearest Field Staff and he can compare.  Sorry it has not been working out for you like the rest of us.

Thanks for the offer Gerry.. I loaned this machine out for several months 3-4 serious prospectors had the chance to play with it none of them really liked  it....Thinking of just sending it to Minelab for evaluation...I only get out a few times a year to the gold country...So lack of user time to find faults is on me...yes the coil cord is plugged in solid...first thing I made sure of...I’ll pm or call you if I need to.  

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1 hour ago, strick said:

I loaned this machine out for several months 3-4 serious prospectors had the chance to play with it none of them really liked  it.

And everyone that’s used my machine immediately bought one. The coils are not knock sensitive, period. There is something wrong with the detector.

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2 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

And everyone that’s used my machine immediately bought one. The coils are not knock sensitive, period. There is something wrong with the detector.

That’s what I’m thinking...I have found gold with it but it needs to be looked at. Thanks Steve

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8 hours ago, Norvic said:

Early in the 80s too JR. Below is another reason the 6000 is King to this old fart, you need lightweight, compact gear to get into the billy goat country I prospect, you make tracks every Tom, Dick & Harry will follow, tis shanks`s pony all the way. Come on Phrunt forget choppers the old fellas didnt have them, get out of your comfort zone and live butterfly. ?

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Nice set up, Norvic! I thought of doing something similar but I am worried that if I take a dive during hiking the detector might get a brutal beating. Where I hike at times dives are not uncommon ?

GC

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Sounds like you've got a bad coil strick as mine are not bump sensitive in any way, neither was JW's coil right up until it died, fortunately the aftermarket ones will be out soon and should be better build quality, they're hand made too so at least it means they're tested before leaving the factory,  Be sure to add yours to the poll when you know if its a lemon or not ?

I'm starting with the NF 12x7" and if I like it I'll get the 8.5x6" too.  I didn't want to start with the smallest as I'm satisfied with the sizes of small gold the 11" finds, I just want some more depth on it and if a smaller coil provides more depth on small gold I'll be happy, it should do, it's how it normally works for me.

In the World in which we live now you don't need a King and a Queen, two Kings is very acceptable these days so who knows, maybe once I get some more coils the 6000 might move up the ranks for me too.

Novic, I am just not the kinda guy to make it into the back country like that on foot, I would need to hike for weeks to get in there, and climb over many mountains on my way, these are not the little humps in the ground you Aussies call mountains ?

I really am amazed at the work the old timers have done here, and the distances and ground they covered to do so, it's truly amazing what they did.  I guess they just kept walking and climbing to get to new places and followed the gold, I couldn't survive if I was doing what they did.

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