Tesoro vaquero

[jangles]

Can anyone tell me how small of a nugget the vaquero would hit on. I was thinking about the whites GMT but I don't want to dig for gold I can't see, I figured the vaquero at 14khz would be higher than most vlfs but lower than most gold machines.
Thanks...John

[thompy]

never tried one, should work. i think you would be better off with a mxt with a DD coil for the mineralized soil, or xt or t-2, about the same freq. i don't know if tesoros have DD coils

[TonyinCT]

The MXT is fast becoming a great gold hunter. I have talked to many who are now exclusively using one. A bit more in price than the Vaquero but better at finding the gold. Let me know if you need any more assistance.
TonyinCT
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[jangles]

Had an MXT traded it back in (too noisy) for the IDX Pro got the Mr Bill mod, I would have kept it had I known I was going to get into nugget hunting, and yes it is good on gold I read. I'm looking at the Vaquero for it's light weight. I will use the Vaquero in the mountains here in CO while riding around on my ATV and I'll use the IDX in the parks and ghost towns, I know I know get a LOBO!
But I'm wondering about the vaquero, I was going to look into the GMT but at 48khz I'm too lazy to p/u gold dust particals I can't see. Do you think the Vaquero would sniff a nugget the size of a grain of rice at 4-5"
Thanks ...John

[TonyinCT]

Maybe !! Depends on a lot. And I'm not so sure the GMT would sniff out gold dust either