GMT Bandit
Peter Washington
I dont know about you but for ages Ive drooled over the thought of owning a minelab sdc2300 or GPX5000. Sure they're expensive, but from what I've been told they are the best of the best.
Especially for Australian conditions. Even I could find gold with one????
Soooo....i decided to hire an SDC2300. i got it home and was out the door faster than a fat kid to a cupcake. It was magic. Compact. A little heavier than my SPP or GMT. It was easy to learn and before i knew it i was digging up bullets and tiny lead shots faster than the time I lost my virginity.
I decided to go to my usual haunts and see what the SPP had missed. Not much. Either i suck at detecting or I need to find better places to dig up junk.
But having picked up 1mm lead shot with the SDC2300 Im thinking the latter.
So after 2 really long swings...nothin..zip...zero...worst than my love life. If lead and rusty iron was worth something Id be a billionaire :|
My conclusion...
If Had the money and was just getting into detecting seriously Id buy the SDC2300 (or GPX5000).
It was magic to use and felt solid and well built. Plus you could pack it into a backpack. Plus..plus it uses C cell batteries!!! Rechargables or whip down the
Shop and grab a pack.
That been said...my whites SPP has a Sadie on it and rocks. Sure it doesnt pick up super small stuff like the SDC2300, but who the hell wants to dig up small shot pallets every 5 minutes???
Its like dating a girl with a push up bra...looks good on the surface...but you feel cheated when you open it up...
Now I know it was my first time and you really need to learn the machine etc....but I felt i was sucked in by all the hype.
My SPP is less than half the of the SDC2300...I'm confident it will find gold if I put it under it... and its lighter.
Not to mention that the headphones packed it in on the SDC2300 on my second outing.
Personally Id put the money into a 4WD to get away from all the trash and find virgin (slight childish snigger ) ground.
So time to hit the maps and find new places to dig up trash...lol
Especially for Australian conditions. Even I could find gold with one????
Soooo....i decided to hire an SDC2300. i got it home and was out the door faster than a fat kid to a cupcake. It was magic. Compact. A little heavier than my SPP or GMT. It was easy to learn and before i knew it i was digging up bullets and tiny lead shots faster than the time I lost my virginity.
I decided to go to my usual haunts and see what the SPP had missed. Not much. Either i suck at detecting or I need to find better places to dig up junk.
But having picked up 1mm lead shot with the SDC2300 Im thinking the latter.
So after 2 really long swings...nothin..zip...zero...worst than my love life. If lead and rusty iron was worth something Id be a billionaire :|
My conclusion...
If Had the money and was just getting into detecting seriously Id buy the SDC2300 (or GPX5000).
It was magic to use and felt solid and well built. Plus you could pack it into a backpack. Plus..plus it uses C cell batteries!!! Rechargables or whip down the
Shop and grab a pack.
That been said...my whites SPP has a Sadie on it and rocks. Sure it doesnt pick up super small stuff like the SDC2300, but who the hell wants to dig up small shot pallets every 5 minutes???
Its like dating a girl with a push up bra...looks good on the surface...but you feel cheated when you open it up...
Now I know it was my first time and you really need to learn the machine etc....but I felt i was sucked in by all the hype.
My SPP is less than half the of the SDC2300...I'm confident it will find gold if I put it under it... and its lighter.
Not to mention that the headphones packed it in on the SDC2300 on my second outing.
Personally Id put the money into a 4WD to get away from all the trash and find virgin (slight childish snigger ) ground.
So time to hit the maps and find new places to dig up trash...lol