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Re: Best Metal Detector for Meteorites?

George,
I use a White's Goldmaster 4/b.  I like it over the fisher GB. Stay away
from Bounty Hunter MD's.  They use a motion sensing setup that is not
effective on meteorites.   I have used the white's successfully @ Gold
Basin, where most of the others fall flat on their coils, due to soil
conditions.  The GM3 & 4 allows you to compensate for mineral-rich soils,
and can operate on different freq's (so they don't interfere with other MD's
in close proximity).  The difference between the GM3 & GM4 is that the GM4
has a 3X/5X signal boost switch for deeper/smaller detection.  I reccommend
the hip mount version -vs- the wand version as it is less stress/weight on
your arm.  'specially if yer waving it 8-10 hrs a day.  the chest mount is
an add-on to the hip version and by FAR the best set-up I have seen.  Also,
use headphones -vs- the speaker.  The speaker amp uses more battery power
and in the ever-present wind, you might miss small/deep objects. The GM
series MD's are also GREAT at catching gold!  Even little flakes!  As a test
I used the gold foil, no less, from a pack of cigerettes; buried it exactly
12" down, and it overloaded the meter!

The TM-808 is great unit if you want to detect an object larger than a pint
can of paint.  The industial big brother to it is the same with the
exception of having a 20 ft soil penetration.  But it will MISS small items.
The cave detect mode on it actually works better than the metal detection.
In just the right kinda soil/rock/sensitivity settings, you can catch
crystal pockets and fault cracks.

 In case you missed my earlier GB hunting post, the best way to find one
with a MD; is to wave it over one!

Sorry to hear that you're sleeping on the floor, AGAIN!  Well, at least ya
got a good book to read!

-----Original Message-----
From: FusionCrst@aol.com <FusionCrst@aol.com>
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thursday, April 08, 1999 2:55 PM
Subject: Best Metal Detector for Meteorites?


>Hello List,
>
>I have been investigating this metal detecting thing for several weeks now
>and have gotten mixed advice.  I live in Northern Michigan where hot rocks
>are prominent.  I will be searching for meteorites ONLY.  I would like to
>swing the detector as fast as possible without passing by a target.
>Lightweight would be nice.  Bob Haag tells me that he prefers Fisher's
>"Goldbug".  Other professional coin and relic hunters seem to think that a
>gold-hunting device is improper.  The TM-808 two box system I mentioned in
an
>earlier post will not work because of the metal rod in my leg :-(  (Curse
>that Southern Blvd.)  I am at a loss here.  Will those of you that use a
>metal detector to hunt meteorites come forward with your reviews and
bewares.
> Also for any gold hunters(goldmaster?), does your gold machine crossover
>into hunting meteorites?
>
>It finally happened... Angie kicked "Rocks From Space"  off of the bed.
So
>we sleep on the floor now.
>
>George Nicula
>
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