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Metal Detecting for Gold
Does $$$$ give results ??? (5 probably dumb quetions )
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<blockquote data-quote="SteelPat" data-source="post: 174558" data-attributes="member: 4467"><p>Yes the VLF was finding gold before PI machines. Same as we had a model T ford before we had a Falcon. Both still drive on the road but one is better definitely better than the other. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately most of the easily accessible ground has been gone over with a PI machine. This leaves very little that a VLF will <u>easily</u> find. No point in buying a top notch VLF machine if you are looking for gold, only to find nothing and be constantly battling ground noise. Also, if you are not digging junk on the goldfields then you are missing gold. Plain and simple. I have both machines, and would not consider using a VLF when looking for gold, especially down this way. On the other hand when I hit the beach or park, I use a VLF.</p><p></p><p>Aussiefarmer mentioned looking for matchhead size gold. The overwhelming evidence by many users is that the SDC is the way to go on small gold. You are wrong when you say 'Minelab Machines Do Not Come into the Class of Machines for Newbies'. I know many newbies who are very happy with their Minelab products as well as Whites/Garrett etc. The SDC is very user friendly. I think it only has 3 settings.</p><p></p><p>I am not saying buy a Minelab. All I am saying is that for small gold in a majority of goldfields, get a PI machine. If you also want to do beach/park relic finding, then get a VLF machine. No one machine excels in both fields. Pick what you will be doing most of and then choose a machine based on that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SteelPat, post: 174558, member: 4467"] Yes the VLF was finding gold before PI machines. Same as we had a model T ford before we had a Falcon. Both still drive on the road but one is better definitely better than the other. Unfortunately most of the easily accessible ground has been gone over with a PI machine. This leaves very little that a VLF will [u]easily[/u] find. No point in buying a top notch VLF machine if you are looking for gold, only to find nothing and be constantly battling ground noise. Also, if you are not digging junk on the goldfields then you are missing gold. Plain and simple. I have both machines, and would not consider using a VLF when looking for gold, especially down this way. On the other hand when I hit the beach or park, I use a VLF. Aussiefarmer mentioned looking for matchhead size gold. The overwhelming evidence by many users is that the SDC is the way to go on small gold. You are wrong when you say 'Minelab Machines Do Not Come into the Class of Machines for Newbies'. I know many newbies who are very happy with their Minelab products as well as Whites/Garrett etc. The SDC is very user friendly. I think it only has 3 settings. I am not saying buy a Minelab. All I am saying is that for small gold in a majority of goldfields, get a PI machine. If you also want to do beach/park relic finding, then get a VLF machine. No one machine excels in both fields. Pick what you will be doing most of and then choose a machine based on that. [/QUOTE]
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Metal Detecting for Gold
Does $$$$ give results ??? (5 probably dumb quetions )
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