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SE Pro VS GPX 4800

raweppler

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I have my SE Pro here in the Philippines with me and I do not want to keep bringing it back and forth when traveling so I am planning on getting a metal detector for USA and leave it there to use when there.

I looked at the GPX 4800 video and it shows that it works well for beach and coins. However there is no pinpoint nor depth meter. I also know it is really made for gold but they avertise it as an all purpose machine.

Question; is the GPX 4800 worth the $4,995 vs $1,299 for the SE Pro? If I was to buy the SE Pro I think I would add the Excalibur for beach and underwater; and the $1,349 plus the $1,299 for the SE Pro is a lot less than the GPX. I may want to go gold hunting but my primary mode is coin hunting.

Has anybody used the GPX 4800 for coins? If so how was it.

Any feedback from you guys will be appreciated!!!!

Rick
 
I have only seen videos of it being used. The depth is impressive, but it appears that you would need to swing even slower than the SE Pro. Unless there is some way to manually speed-up the processor, you are not going to cover a lot of ground in a short period of time.
 
DanielTN has a GPX 5000 he uses for relics and coin hunting although not the same model he should be able to help you. Send him a PM. He seems to be a good and knowledgeable THer. You're arms will be as big as Pop-Eyes digging those 2 and 3 foot holes. HH :minelab:
 
The Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector actually has a coin and relic mode on it. Its The DEEPEST coin machine out.

Feel free to call me with questions or for great pricing! Thanks, Bart.
 
Yes it is but it has a VERY good iron reject. In relics and gold machines you pretty much dig all signals. Kicking out iron effectively works well.
 
Not certain where you intend to find the coin..... if its in a park you will have to adjust the pulse delay or SAT id think so it picks up less smaller targets. The faster the delay the more targets... i should say TINY targets you have to dig. However, a salt wet beach constitutes a very large low conductivity object and will give a signal which increases rapidly as the sample pulse delay is shortened. Can you see where im going with this? You have to KNOW how to use one to locate what you are looking for in the conditions you are hunting. Big difference between salt water beach and a park. I have both the Xcal and SE. Both work very well.... i wouldnt take the SE in the water nor would i take the Xcal in a park. Getting the right machine for the type of hunting you are doing is important. Eric Foster wrote.... its like a 300 HP car but the power you can actually use depends on the road conditions. You dont always get what you pay for if you cant use it.

Dew
 
Very interesting post, dew. And it makes sense. The idea of "sorting out what size target you are likely to find" based on changing your pulse delay, is fascinating. PI machines are a whole other beast, about which I know almost nothing. But your post above gives me a very basic insight into how they work, and it is fascinating.

So what's with this "iron reject" thing that Bart mentioned? How does THAT work...sounds like some form of discrimination to me, but I thought disc. was not yet attainable on a PI machine...

Steve
 
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