goldbug
James
Hi Aussteve,
If you wanted to go for a new pulse induction machine that is primarily to be used at the beach then a waterproof detector is the only way to go, its much to risky to take a non waterproof detector to the beach. Keep in mind much of the goodies are not on the shore but in the water and often in water that is a few feet deep, sometimes deeper. My personal choice would be the Garret Infinium LS. For your application the Whites GMT would be inadequate, its a great detector for small shallow gold in bedrock or crevices but in saltwater the 50Khz search frequency will limit its usability, so I'd give that one a miss.
I think the Infinium LS would also be a good beginners detector for the odd venture into the goldfields too, the more I think about it the infinium is a no brainer for what you want and for $2000 you could afford to buy two of them, or one and $1000 worth of beer Later on when your ready to go detecting in the goldfields then the GPX4500, GPX4800 or GPX5000 is the only way to go. The GP series are very very good, but the Minelabs took a quantum leap ahead with the GPX4500 and above. The GPX5000 is the gold standard (parden the pun) and I doubt we will see any detector better its performance now or anytime in the the near future.
Cheers and beers James
If you wanted to go for a new pulse induction machine that is primarily to be used at the beach then a waterproof detector is the only way to go, its much to risky to take a non waterproof detector to the beach. Keep in mind much of the goodies are not on the shore but in the water and often in water that is a few feet deep, sometimes deeper. My personal choice would be the Garret Infinium LS. For your application the Whites GMT would be inadequate, its a great detector for small shallow gold in bedrock or crevices but in saltwater the 50Khz search frequency will limit its usability, so I'd give that one a miss.
I think the Infinium LS would also be a good beginners detector for the odd venture into the goldfields too, the more I think about it the infinium is a no brainer for what you want and for $2000 you could afford to buy two of them, or one and $1000 worth of beer Later on when your ready to go detecting in the goldfields then the GPX4500, GPX4800 or GPX5000 is the only way to go. The GP series are very very good, but the Minelabs took a quantum leap ahead with the GPX4500 and above. The GPX5000 is the gold standard (parden the pun) and I doubt we will see any detector better its performance now or anytime in the the near future.
Cheers and beers James