SHOOTING FOR 'PICKERS'

[INGOLDHILL]

I live in the great Pacific Northwest where gold mines abound. I'm wondering if anyone has had success finding small picker gold with a NON-gold metal detector---that is, a medium priced, general use, coin shooter? I don't need to find flakes, but I do like small nuggets. It's time to upgrade my BH OUTLAW DE 280!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for any input....................INGOLDHILL

 

[ralph]

The whites mxt is a well proven one. There are others from fisher[f75] ,garrett[at pro], and tec[t2], plus foreign makers. Do some research to find one that meets you'r needs and style[personal preference] If there is a multi-line dealer near you check them out with him-hands on.

 

[ralph]

If price is considered also, look at the atpro first, as it costs less and is waterproof and submersible {i've heard it rains a lot in the pacific nw}. It also has the ability of manual offset of the gb which can help in some situations. it also has an expanded iron range on the disc.

 

[Monte]

nugget producers.

You just registered with the forum today and this was your 2nd post so I'm curious what detector(s) you might have been researching, since you're shopping for something new, and with an old Outlaw DE 280 it's about time you do just that! It's an oldie, for sure. They worked then, and if it's in good shape it will work today, but it just won't work like a lot of the good stuff available now.

Also, other than seek gold nuggets, you asked about a "general use" detector. By "general use" for coin hunting are you talking about an urban/in-town coin shooter for parks and schools and dealing with common trash like pull tabs and such? Or are you more interested in seeking older coins in less-commonly worked sites, such ghost towns, mining camps and towns, old resort or recreation areas, etc.?

This is a Garrett Forum so I'll not dwell on a lot of the rest, and I will add two Garrett models for consideration, but a quick short list would include the following:

Fisher's Gold Bug Pro, F-75 and F-5.

Garrett's Scorpion Gold Stinger and AT Pro.

Teknetics G2, T2, Omega and Gamma.

White's MXT Pro, MXT and M6.

As you investigate these and other models you might address specific brand/model questions to the appropriate brand forum here at Findmall. You can also PM or e-mail some of the forum posters to discuss things directly, too. I know that I usually prefer that instead of drag one-on-one discussions out on the forums. Also, I put the above models in BOLD type if I have used them in the past to locate gold nuggets.

Monte

 

[INGOLDHILL]

Thanks Monte for the input...........I live in Gold Hill, OR. not far from the Rogue River. There are numerous hard rock gold mines in the area along with old homesteads I like to poke around also. I love digging old bottle dumps which I find by finding the buried cans first. I have a bigger issue with shell casings than poptops, but junk is junk. And u r right about time for an upgrade-----that old BH outlaw had a twenty year learning curve ---it's all about the gb......nothing automatic about it.!! So, I guess what I need, is a machine that could pick up match head nuggets around the mine or River, and also locate lost coins etc over at the cabin remains..............I find that I really don't like digging more than a foot deep in general, so a deep seeker isn't necessary....say $200-$400 range...................Definitely a lot of research to do still. Thanks again, .......... Ingoldhill
PS..My second post is same as the first, I just wanted it in the general forum as opposed to just Garrett......I have no prejudices.........YET. :?)