looking for input on gpx4500

beekbuster · Apr 7, 2017

im trying to do a comparison between gpx4500 vs 5000. old subject i know, but i was wondering how good the sensitivity and depth would be with a joey coil or coiltek 6" mono. would that be competitive with a 5000? for a 2k price difference im leaning towards the 4500. i want a machine that can pick up 4-6 grain pickers deeper than a vlf.

Terry Soloman · Apr 8, 2017

The 4500 is a BARGAIN! It really is so much better than the 4000, which found me over a pound of gold nuggets during its life with me in the gold fields, then sold for $2,500.00 !!! If you are a prospector in a state with nuggets - Buy it! :occasion14:

MXT SNIPER · Apr 8, 2017

Terry is right the GPX4500 is a bargain for what you get. Then for grain size nuggets buy the Nugget Finder 8X6 Sadie coil. It will get into tight spaces as well. The larger 14x9 Nugget Finder Evolution coil will also pick up grain size nuggets but not fit as well in tight areas.

beekbuster · Apr 8, 2017

thanks guys :icon_thumright:

bug · Apr 9, 2017

If your chasing small gold, the SDC2300 is your detector. The 45 or 5k run comparable on small gold using the 8x6 coil, but the 2300 smokes them both on sensitivity with low conductive, tiny, porous, thin flat, or crystalline type bits.

beekbuster · Apr 10, 2017

bug, i think you may have sold me on it. a little research and i like what i hear. the 4500's sure are a steal of a deal though. but i want to find gold consistantly, any gold.

beekbuster · Apr 10, 2017

bit the bullet. sdc2300 it is. not even rain can stop me now. im sure the ducks will appreciate my decision. got another picker with the fors+. the two smaller ones were next to bird shot that the detector found. i am so sick of positive hot rocks, been running in boost mode for the last 5 outings..... 4 times have come back with gold found with the detector. cranked the sensitivity up to 94-96. this one was 2-2.5 inches from the coil and i had consistant signal. found dozens of bird shot. things are looking up!

beekbuster · Apr 10, 2017

californiagold · Apr 19, 2017

Make sure you try to get one of the new age mono coils. I use both the 14" and 18" coiltek mono elites. Or some prefer the nuggetfinder evo coils. They pretty much seem about the same performance. But they are definitely better and deeper then the stock commander coils. . And also having a booster/ battery setup like docs gold screamer makes it easier not wearing a harness and wires going everywhere when u go crashing thru the brush.

beekbuster · Apr 19, 2017

ordered the sdc2300 about a week ago. seller was giving classes out of state, but is back and ships today. if i am successful with this machine, 4500 is next. but that wont be for a while. maybe ill bump into you one of these days out in the manzanita cg. happy hunting

beekbuster · Apr 21, 2017

sdc2300 is in my hands, now if i just had the time to use it. its nose heavy, but the unit itself is not too heavy. itll be easy to keep the coil on the ground right? lots of work and the pay is good so im complaining, but ill post some pics soon as i have it on the hunt!

Terry Soloman · Apr 22, 2017

Big Gold with the new machine! :occasion14:

minerjosh · May 15, 2017

beekbuster said:
sdc2300 is in my hands, now if i just had the time to use it. its nose heavy, but the unit itself is not too heavy. itll be easy to keep the coil on the ground right? lots of work and the pay is good so im complaining, but ill post some pics soon as i have it on the hunt!

Have you tried the minelab out yet? I'm curious how it compares to your vlf? I'm in the same area, there is one spot that I have in mind where I have tried my lobo in the past and I could not smooth out the threshold no matter what I did. I haven't tried my gold racer there yet. Maybe a pi machine would shine there? It's potentially a good patch I think...lots of old drywash piles.

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beekbuster · May 16, 2017

i got out for literally about an hour with the family on a walk at cloverdale. i was expecting to be able to crank it up to at least 4 and have a rock steady threshold. such was not the case. even at 1 it had a real bad warble. i didnt get to frustrated being such a short time frame, distractions, and the first time running a pi, much less a new machine. i went back out to the same spot the other day(for which i already asked forgiveness) for about 2 1/2 hours and found some nice looking ground, some of which had been recently plundered. i need some more time to learn the machine. a whole day with both machines in one location. one thing i have noticed is at the end of a swing i get a bad warble, but i have less than four hours on the machine and i have been running it mostly in 3-4 with 2 being moderatly steady. all this work is killing me! need to scratch the itch... and i dont mean the poison oak

Lanny in AB · May 19, 2017

beekbuster said:
i got out for literally about an hour with the family on a walk at cloverdale. i was expecting to be able to crank it up to at least 4 and have a rock steady threshold. such was not the case. even at 1 it had a real bad warble. i didnt get to frustrated being such a short time frame, distractions, and the first time running a pi, much less a new machine. i went back out to the same spot the other day(for which i already asked forgiveness) for about 2 1/2 hours and found some nice looking ground, some of which had been recently plundered. i need some more time to learn the machine. a whole day with both machines in one location. one thing i have noticed is at the end of a swing i get a bad warble, but i have less than four hours on the machine and i have been running it mostly in 3-4 with 2 being moderatly steady. all this work is killing me! need to scratch the itch... and i dont mean the poison oak

You might want to visit the Minelab official forum and ask someone there about that warble issue to see what they recommend.

All the best,

Lanny

beekbuster · May 19, 2017

i read into it and seems in a nutshell the machine is fixed to run hot, therefore it will be noisy in any setting. so next trip im going to treat it like my fors. crank it up and learn the sounds. finally got some time off, and the ocean will be flat monday and tuesday, so i must catch fish. rip a lip.

californiagold · May 19, 2017

Guess you ended up with the sdc. its a good detector. only I don't like is being stuck with only one coil. it is very good on tiny gold. maybe someday you can get a gpx. I love mine. just got another coil. I hope to get out again soon.

beekbuster · May 23, 2017

the fixed coil is not a benefit to the machine, but will keep me from spending ridiculous amounts of money on the machine. some day i will have a gpx, already thinking saving a grand would have been nice, but i am no expert detectorist as of yet, and with the simplicity of the unit i thought it was the right choice. plus no cords to hang up, man do appreciate that

beekbuster · Aug 4, 2017

Lanny in AB said:
You might want to visit the Minelab official forum and ask someone there about that warble issue to see what they recommend.

All the best,

Lanny

i figured out why the machine was going crazy..... i blamed my wife's cell phone at the time :tongue3:

... come to find out it was the garrett carrot in my pocket. :sadsmiley:

its so bad i leave it at home now, dont even trust it being in my backpack. bummer. now i have 200 yds of bedrock i need to re check

Goldwasher · Aug 4, 2017

garrett carrot thats good.

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