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Agreed Pete. Those most likely aren't detectorist holes. The Quartz has been broken up too thoroughly so they were searching for something else rather than nuggets. Still a sad thing to see in the bush, particularly when the rest of us do our best to return the holes to a natural state. If I...

Thanks for the kind words all! Thats a tidy days work Doug. Half an ounce of very nice bits. Pretty sharp gold too. Hasnt travelled to far from the source by the looks? Its a shame we missed you Wally69, but therell always be other trips. Hope your visit up here to the Ridge went well. :Y...

Thats a stunning handful, Dave! Beautiful nugs.

Good on you, Diggit. Thats a real beauty! :cool: :Y:

Well, I've gotta say I didn't see a Solar Powered detector mod coming any time soon? That's pretty sweet actually (provided it doesn't interfere). :cool:

Hi Jay, Never really used a 4500 before, mostly just the 5000, but if everything is right with the machine and coils then for sure the mineralisation will be your biggest influence on depth. I've run in highly mineralised areas where even the mighty GPZ struggles on half gram bits at eight to...

Always glad to help out. Let us know if you get that ring made up! Make sure it stays natural in one section so you can see it's made from natural Aussie nuggets. :D Good luck on the rest of your travels. :Y: Cheers, Shauno.

It would've been good to see the Battery % and Clock implemented into the LCD screen like that as a feature, similar to the Zed. Makes me I wonder what the initial intentions were? Looks to be a Signal Strength indicator on the left. Maybe they were trying to incorporate wireless a while back...

Thanks for posting the shots of that SDM. I can honestly say I've never noticed that before? I'll keep it in mind to have a closer look next time I fire the old beast up. :Y: Cheers, Shauno.

Welcome aboard PA Darren! Glad you joined up. Plenty of info available here, and if you can't find what you're after just drop a question etc. on the topics :Y: All the best on your travels. Kindest regards, Shauno.

I think there has been a pretty decent improvement with the GPZ's software updates since this was done originally. It's been a good while since I've been back on the 5000, but it's something I will do again soon. I never really gave the Commander coils the time of day, as I mostly just ran the...

:o That's an impressive haul! Awesome to see all those stacks of goldies from a hunt. Well done! Gotta be a large gold ring due anytime now. Keep up the great work, Heatho! :Y: Shauno.

We ran into a couple of blokes that were new to detecting last year. The guy swinging the GPX5000 had had a knee replacement also and didn't know it was affecting the detector until I pointed it out (we all had a good chuckle about it). They'd been walking around digging dozens and dozens of...

Yep. Been there and done that a few times now. A couple deep ones over the years with the Zed and GPX just chasing nothing more than ground noise. :N: The only positive is that it's definitely a good cardio workout! (if you can call that a positive?) :lol:

Far out NE! And I thought the SDC pulled small bits? :o A couple hundred more like that and you'll almost cover the entire 5C coin :D Keep up the great work, Shauno.

Right on the money MT! It takes time to get comfortable knowing what you're looking at, particularly if going at it alone. The confidence will come eventually. I recall someone mentioning on one of the old threads here that you do 99% of prospecting with your eyes. That's certainly true to an...

Nice to see quite a few coins coming to light, particularly the goldies! Might have to nickname it Goldie Nox! :lol: Looking forward to seeing this thread grow, Heatho :Y:

I can only echo the above sentiments. Mbasko hit the nail right on the head I reckon. :Y: It's a big outlay to say the least and I'm sure it caused a couple of sleepless nights for a few of us. Resale is still very good on the Zed so there's no probs there if you decide it isn't for you or...

Thats a tidy days swinging MT! That speccie will come up a treat after a good scrub! Looks like a ton of potential if its a new area! Keep up the great work. :Y: Cheers, Shauno.

Just beaten to the post by Northeast and Mbasko! :lol: