Ordering a Bazooka, problems

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Has anyone tried to order a Bazooka or even call or email them directly? I have been trying to get in touch with Todd for 2 weeks now and don't get a call back at all.

 

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[63bkpkr]

Good Morning Ben,
As it so happens I had a talk yesterday with Todd, very nice fellow gave me lots of info. He indicated he was thinking about making a new model just a little smaller than the Prospector. The videos of how the collection box keeps the materials liquified was very interesting, how simple the cleanups are and zero classifying being needed are what are drawing me towards one. Keep calling and leaving messages and he should get back to you.......63bkpkr

 

[Oakview2]

If you just want to order, you might try their website, Products from Bazooka Gold Company

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

He was doing a custom Prospector for me. I have left him phone messages and the contact on their website and also emailed him. I will be patient he may be busy but posted this to see if anyone had talked to him recently.

 

[Joel1316]

I heard they are releasing some new sizes. I like the size between the Miner and the Prospector, but its not on their website yet?
I'm hoping Santa Claus will leave a sluice box under the tree, LOL.

I wonder if your able to do a pick up of your order in Placerville? I'm sorta local...

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

What I saw is that they have a super mini and a super prospector, same gold trap size but longer slick.

 

[nuggetshooter323]

If you start using the Bazooka Gold Trap, I promise you you'll stop using your Keene. You'll come to appreciate not having to classify. I've got three Keenes that I'm probably going to sell at some point this winter.

 

[NeoTokyo]

Another happy Bazooka owner chiming in here, he will get back to you.
He is making it custom right? That takes a bit longer than the original's, gotta give him some time.

In the end you will be very happy.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Just heard from Todd! He is really a nice guy.

He is cutting down a super prospector to 36 inches for me so that I can use it in the White Mountains National Forest that has a 36 inch length limit. It was a sluice that got damaged in shipping and is creating a custom length for me.
He said the extra 6 inches really makes a difference in the amount it can feed.

He said he can make them any length up to 4 feet that people want. I am very pleased.

 

[NeoTokyo]

See, he has ya covered.

Snap a few pics for us when you get it.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Yes to both.

I shouldn't have gotten aggravated but been dealing with my idiot brother who is 57 but acts like a 2 year old. I need to get away on a prospecting vacation!

I think I will go out back, even though it is 50 degrees and run some dirt I got through my sluice to relax!

 

[Fullpan]

So you've got an "ib" too? Mine's 70 and thank god he lives in Texas!

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

My IB "fell in love" with a girl in France he met on the internet, when she came her she saw what a weirdo he is and told him to take a hike at the same time his daughter told him he is a loser and that she never wants to see him again, so he ran away to the Virgin Islands where he knows someone. He still doesn't have a job there and is dumpster diving to live.

 

[nuggetshooter323]

Unfortunately, you can't pick your family.

 

[Joel1316]

Had an email to Todd that I sent awhile ago, to confirm the existence of the Super Prospector.
He responsed to my email, confirming the existance of the Super Prospector : )
He must be getting some breathing time to answer phones and emails : )

Now I need to decide? Miner or Super Prospector?

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

Had an email to Todd that I sent awhile ago, to confirm the existence of the Super Prospector.
He responsed to my email, confirming the existance of the Super Prospector : )
He must be getting some breathing time to answer phones and emails : )

Now I need to decide? Miner or Super Prospector?

Granted this is from a guy who just ordered one and haven't gotten it yet, but I would go with the Super Prospector since it will fit in a 5 gallon bucket, my personal opinion.

 

[charlotte49er]

Granted this is from a guy who just ordered one and haven't gotten it yet, but I would go with the Super Prospector since it will fit in a 5 gallon bucket, my personal opinion.

Here's the line up of the new Bazooka Gold Traps.

 

[Joel1316]

Granted this is from a guy who just ordered one and haven't gotten it yet, but I would go with the Super Prospector since it will fit in a 5 gallon bucket, my personal opinion.

Yup, like the length of the Miner, but the width of the Prospector....

 

[Astrobouncer]

Unless you are prospecting rivers or creeks with decent flow all the time, I recommend the super mini. I have the prospector and can only easily use it in 2 out of 6 or so creeks I prospect. Plus if you screen the material down to the size gold you are catching, your fine gold recovery will go way up. I added a 4 mesh screen over the stock grizzly on my prospector and it helps to keep the bed fluidized and the big worthless gangue out of the trap. Also you can pretty much feed even a mini non stop if you have it setup right, so production shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Ben Cartwright SASS]

I thought that all streams had very fast flows until I watched some shows on TV, Gold Fever among them. I see that many streams outside of New England are "lazy rivers". The streams I have been on here have a very fast flow, at least all the ones I have gone to so far.