Mike C... Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 34 minutes ago, matt said: The talk by most "in the know" has been that it's going to be great for beginners. Most of the people on these forums are far from beginners. I am purchasing this detector for my 9 year old son. I bought him a 2300, but it is just too heavy for him. This new VLF should be a lot easier for him to use. When he gets stronger, he can use the 2300 more often. This is a very reasonable price for what you get. Hi Matt I have a 2300 as well that I got not just for me but for my wife as well and its the same problem its a bit heavy for her which is understandable-to me its not that its heavy but very unbalanced so it does wear on you after a while unlike my 5000 which is way better balanced so when ML introduced this turn on and go beeper thats way lighter and beginner friendly I thought it would be a better fit for her plus Im very curious about it As far as testers go I really didnt see anything negative about the GM but for a free beeper who knows for sure unless you do it yourself Mike C... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 If we are going to discuss reviews please link to them. I assume this is about argyle's post here. There will always be those who want a detector to be something it is not. Maybe if the words "entry level" are just repeated over and over.... Here are some better reviews http://golddetecting.4umer.net/t25227-gold-monster-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnedoe Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I would still like to see a side by side with the White's GMT. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
principedeleon Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Okay. . So i have been able to read a review where the GM1000 have gotten a good signal on a 11grain nugget a 6" in hot dirt and a 5 G nugget at around 10 inches screaming. . This test was done in a hot pi test bed and the 11 grain nugget was pulled out in the field on wet soil. Heres the review. http://www.goldprospectors.org/News/News-Details/ArtMID/3269/ArticleID/201/A-Field-Test-MINELAB-GOLD-MONSTER-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 3 hours ago, matt said: The talk by most "in the know" has been that it's going to be great for beginners. Most of the people on these forums are far from beginners. I am purchasing this detector for my 9 year old son. I bought him a 2300, but it is just too heavy for him. This new VLF should be a lot easier for him to use. When he gets stronger, he can use the 2300 more often. This is a very reasonable price for what you get. Perfect use I would say! Light and simple ... the 2300 IS a bit hard for my wife to handle and she needs a bungy. Now you have me rethinking ... maybe I need to get a Monster for her. hummmmmm (I promise I'll never use it! haha) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 3 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said: If we are going to discuss reviews please link to them. I assume this is about argyle's post here No surprises there given the source. There will always be those who want a detector to be something it is not. Maybe if the words "entry level" are just repeated over and over.... That blog appears to be much to do about nothing. Where's the real review? It seems to be a STRONG opinion in Aussie speak. I can't follow the terminology. How can I learn what he really means? Give me Kevin, Steve, Lunk and JW's reviews about actual finds and use in the field. We need a few city folks to go back out in the deserts and mountains so they will know what we are voting for in the future to keep lands available. (I'm a city folk based on where I live!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 All this speculation about the Monster, the bloody thing is a switch & go VLF it is not meant to compete with the PIs or the Z, can`t wait to get mine I`m going to have some fun with it, but I know the Z is THE machine. $1000 machine`s going to compete with a $10000 machine?????????? MLs bloody good but................... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 3 hours ago, johnedoe said: I would still like to see a side by side with the White's GMT. Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jonathan Porter Posted June 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2017 Wrote a reply and supplied a link to the blog I have up on Treasure Talk. Had two people out with the Monster yesterday for training, broke my record and pinged a piece of gold in 10 seconds. One buyer will be selling, he's just not a VLF fan and has no intention of trying to learn even though I told him all this prior to making the purchase (he came into the game on PI's, so has no real concept of hot rocks and ground noise. Hes not angry at me or bagging Minelab, he's just decided VLF'ing is NOT for him), the other guy is having a blast and enjoying his experience. For people reading this thread who have never used a VLF before especially in Australia, they take effort and patience, that's the nature of VLF's even in quiet ground.......BUT they can be a lot of fun so long as your realistic. If your not prepared to put some effort in I suggest you opt for an SDC instead. I would love it if Minelab made an SDC with MPF in a Monster housing!!! Imagine that? JP 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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