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General Metal Detector Discussion
Metal Detector advice $500 to $1500
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<blockquote data-quote="Sylar" data-source="post: 66434" data-attributes="member: 2592"><p>im not so much into the idea of panning for gold or using that kind of equipment, dont get me wrong im sure they work well but i just prefer the idea of a metal detector to find gold or other items. what i know is this, Im sure that i want a metal detector, im now sure i want a minelab (Australian designed and built for our unique conditions) the only thing i am unsure about is what model to i buy, GP series and above is what i am now setting my sights on as i would rather something that wont get outdated for some time yet, A GPX5000 would be nice but struggling to justify $6500 on a detector just yet. I have no idea if the places i plan to hit have been hit before and if so what have they produced in the past and to what detectors (im sure that i will never know). I am now thinking that maybe some thing between a GP 3500 to a GPX 4800 is most likely the way i will be heading, once it becomes too far out dated i will look into mods to keep it up to date rather than buying a new detector. </p><p>I think that i will keep an eye out, see how the next 8 months go and decide sometime in October exactly what i want and take it from there. Who knows, if all goes well i might just lay out for a GPX5000 other wise i will enter the hobby with an older detector and try my luck there. That said Minelab seem to hold their value extremely well with not much difference between new and used models.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sylar, post: 66434, member: 2592"] im not so much into the idea of panning for gold or using that kind of equipment, dont get me wrong im sure they work well but i just prefer the idea of a metal detector to find gold or other items. what i know is this, Im sure that i want a metal detector, im now sure i want a minelab (Australian designed and built for our unique conditions) the only thing i am unsure about is what model to i buy, GP series and above is what i am now setting my sights on as i would rather something that wont get outdated for some time yet, A GPX5000 would be nice but struggling to justify $6500 on a detector just yet. I have no idea if the places i plan to hit have been hit before and if so what have they produced in the past and to what detectors (im sure that i will never know). I am now thinking that maybe some thing between a GP 3500 to a GPX 4800 is most likely the way i will be heading, once it becomes too far out dated i will look into mods to keep it up to date rather than buying a new detector. I think that i will keep an eye out, see how the next 8 months go and decide sometime in October exactly what i want and take it from there. Who knows, if all goes well i might just lay out for a GPX5000 other wise i will enter the hobby with an older detector and try my luck there. That said Minelab seem to hold their value extremely well with not much difference between new and used models. [/QUOTE]
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General Metal Detector Discussion
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