A question for ya all?

[robert roy]

Just curious how many of you guys tried the Ace 250 on gold nuggets?

Garrett Sent me a newsletter a few months back;it had a short artical about a gril in Alaska who found a nice gold
nuggett with her Ace.

Anyone here in the Staes or down under ever try this?

Regards

Robert R

 

[lordmarcovan]

Take it from somebody in Georgia. You're perfectly allowed to use the short form of the contraction, which is y'all.

If you don't believe me, email Jeff Foxworthy.

If you're a Yankee, though, you may be forgiven for not quite gettin' it right.

Nope, never tried nugget shooting, or the Ace 250, either, for that matter, though I had a buddy using a "Yeller Feller" right next to me once, and I gotta say I was impressed with what a $220 detector can do nowadays. We've come a long way, baby.

Those Yeller Fellers seem to pack a lot of bang for the buck, I and I wouldn't be surprised if they could shoot nuggets, with the proper sensitivity settings.

I might end up with one of those as my backup/loaner machine one day. I'm currently down to one detector at the moment (the 2500).

Good luck!

 

[robert roy]

I noticed that in the Garrett catalog that I downloaded, there is a picture of someone who has a nice little
gold nugget found with the ACe. Looks good sized too!

I was originally born in Augusta GA but moved from there when I was 3 yrs old. My Step Father adopted me and moved to California.
I did vist a couple of times when I was very young. I remember the GA red clay and the thunder storms. My grandparents lived in the "sticks" in an old wooded house with an out house in back.

Now that area is a moderen day residentila development, or so I understand.

Regards
Robert R

 

[Graw]

The ace is a amazing Mach. What is the different between a gold ring and a gold nugget ? This is a great hobby. Later Graw

 

[robert roy]

Except for the alloys in the gold rings, nothing. BUT rings are usually much bigger than a gold nugget.
I have to wonder if the Ace could pick up any smaller nuggets?
Robert R

 

[awhitster]

[quote robert roy]Except for the alloys in the gold rings, nothing. BUT rings are usually much bigger than a gold nugget.
I have to wonder if the Ace could pick up any smaller nuggets?
Robert R[/quote]I bought these very small nuggets last year with some of my detecting money. They are smaller than a match head. Air testing with the Ace 250 wouldn't pick them up unless I had the sens up all the way. I'm sure a larger, maybe pea sized nugget would show up. Small flakes I don't think so.
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[Mick in Dubbo]

With the coil running at 6.5kHz, the nugget would need to be at least a gram before you could hear it. At least the detector is the right colour though!
Mick Evans.

 

[bearkat4160]

n/t

 

[Uncle Willy]

The difference is the type of ground they are found in. Nuggets are mostly found in highly mineralized ground often with black sand.

Bill

 

[robert roy]

Very interesting!!!!
Robert R -)