Getting a new GMT soon

[steve herschbach]

Hi,

I am pretty happy with my current detector collection (I refuse to say arsenal). I did however pick up a White's V3i last summer because I hunted gold a couple times with a guy that used one and was impressed with how well he did with it. In 22 kHz single frequency mode it has some obvious possibilities.

Fact is however it is overkill and dare I say it too complicated for me. I have a DFX Bigfoot combo already that does what I want for jewelry detecting and the Bigfoot runs better on my DFX than on my V3i (the Bigfoot varies in that regard). The bottom line though is I recently have had a desire to get a GMT again as it is a fairly unique metal detector and one I would like to revisit. So I am going to sell my V3i and replace it with a GMT, which better suits most of the detecting I do anyway.

One nice thing about having my own website is I am building information pages for myself on the site collecting information together on detectors or other equipment I have personally owned and used. My own internet reference kit if you will, with the side benefit that others may learn from it. So I just started collecting GMT information together at my new White's GMT Page in anticipation of getting my new unit, hopefully in the next few weeks. I need to sell the V3i first. I will be adding tidbits and tips to the GMT soon now that I have the basic page up. I already think you will find more there about the GMT than you will in any other single location.

Steve Herschbach

 

[Reno Chris]

Not an arsenal....... So, perhaps your detector armory? detector cache? detector hoard? (You never know when THEY may arrive and you will need a hoard of detectors).

OK, so both the GB2 and the GMT are great high frequency, gold focused detectors designed by the same very talented engineer. Though not exactly the same, they certainly compete to fill the same market niche. If a prospector owned one of these, why would he need to purchase the other?

 

[steve herschbach]

Hi Chris,

Oh you know me, always looking at nuances.

The Gold Bug 2 is a shallow sharpshooter. Best of class on tiny gold but it suffers for depth on larger gold. In tests I did years ago the Gold Bug 2 was the worst performer on a 1/4 oz nugget buried in magnetite black sand laden soil. The GMT fared the best out of the VLFs I tested at that time on the same target. Over two inches more depth as compared to the Gold Bug 2. Compared to the Gold Bug 2 the GMT has a much better overall balance in performance on both small and large gold.

So specifically what I am interested in comparing is my Gold Bug Pro versus the GMT. I know the GMT will have a slight edge on tiny stuff so my main interest is in how the Gold Bug Pro and the GMT do under different conditions on a bit larger stuff. I have used the GMT but can't say I ever really mastered the unit. I am not looking to replace the Gold Bug Pro with the GMT since the Gold Bug Pro is over a pound lighter. Really a case of an inquiring mind seeking answers, and at the end of the day the only way that works for me is to find out for myself.

Bottom line is the GMT is a unique machine at 48 kHz that I want to revisit in more depth alongside the rest of my Dave Johnson collection - the F75 SE (13 kHz), Gold Bug Pro (19 kHz), and the Gold Bug 2 (71 kHz). You can see how 48 kHz fills a big gap in there on paper, if not in performance. And with the sale of my V3i I will be able to get the GMT with the 8" x 14" DD coil and still put money back in the bank so it is not like it is actually costing me anything. More like focusing the "detector collection" down a little more sharply.

Steve Herschbach

 

[fredm]

Dang, I wish I was the thinking man you are Steve...from race horses to work horses to some old plug horse you have had or will have them all! And you know how to get the most from each...

fred