[meteorite-list] Another Metal Detector Question

From: shattercone1_at_sympatico.ca <shattercone1_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:56 2004
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.0.20010106140016.00ac62b0_at_pop6.sympatico.ca>

What about Bounty Hunter ProspectorIII metal detector, I have made a couple=
=20
of test with it but before sharing my results I would like to hear what you=
=20
think?

Gaetan

At 09:22 AM 06/01/01 -0800, meteorites_at_space.com wrote:
>On Fri, 05 January 2001, "Southwest Meteorite Lab" wrote:
>
> >
> > I am a Fisher dealer (as well as White's) and use many of the products.=
 The
> > CZ6 is great for some things like coins and gold and irons. Our=
 meteorite
> > experience occurred when a good friend just had to have the CZ6. Our
> > philosophy is give operators what they want. If they do not believe in=
 it,
> > it becomes a closet model. So he took delivery at Gold Basin. It was=
 sooo
> > bad...
> > So bad that Marvin said if he walk around randomly digging holes he=
 would
> > just as good a chance of finding a one. It just discriminates them out.=
 Sad
> > but true because for less money a Gold Bug II will find just about=20
> anything.
> >
>
>
>Right,
>
>Coin detectors with super bells and discrimination features are not the=20
>ones you want. Fisher's Gold Bug is a prospecting detector. With it you=
=20
>can turn the discrimination off and that is one major feature of=20
>prospecting detectors. That is what I use in my searching, and if I get=20
>another detector, I will make sure that it is a prospecting machine.
>
>Gold Bug, Goldmaster, Garret Gold Stinger, Wilson Northstar, and VLF710=20
>(my choice, and simple to use) are all prospecting machines.
>
>Units like these are what you are looking for. The amount of money you=20
>spend is not the factor-- its how they work in the field that counts.
>
>They must be stable
>(You don't want to have to be adjusting them every ten steps)
>
>They must have a good broadband ground balance
>(Gold Bug One has one of the best that I have seen in this regard)
>
>They must be light in weight and easy to tune
>(Gold Bug One is great in this respect, and the Wilson Northstar is better=
=20
>to tune, but heavier and somewhat awkward in comparison to the Gold Bug)
>
>Also, try to get a machine that has both "automatic" and "manual" ground=20
>balance. The Gold Bugs have these features. There are advantages to each=
=20
>function. Experience in the field will reveal the benefits of=20
>both. Experienced metal detector users will often have two or more units=
=20
>that they take into the field. This is because you never know what types=
=20
>of soil will be encountered.
>
>Everyone has their own preference, but if you ask those that have had=20
>success in finding meteorites with metal detectors you will find that the=
=20
>common denominator is that they are all using proven "prospecting=
 machines."
>
>Look for "prospecting" in the claims made by manufacturers of metal=
 detectors.
>
>And even then, some are better than others.
>
>
>Steve Schoner, AMS
>
>
>
>
>
> > Marvin and Kitty Killgore
> > Southwest Meteorite Laboratory
> > PO Box 95
> > Payson, AZ 85547
> > 520.474.9515
> > 520.474.2474 FAX
> > mailto:swmtlab_at_goodnet.com
> > http://www.meteorite-lab.com/
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com
> > [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Kelly=
 Webb
> > Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 10:59 PM
> > To: Meteorite List
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Another Metal Detector Question
> >
> > Hi, List!
> >
> > Can anyone comment on the suitability (or lack of it) of the Fisher
> > M-Scope Model CZ-6 for hunting meteorites specifically? This particular
> > one has a nine-inch coil. As the ground is frozen solid, I can't test it
> > by
> > burying a Sikhote-Alin in my front yard! Although it does a fine job of
> > finding all the nails in my kitchen floor, this is not a very
> > sophisticated
> > test. It also picks up a 100-gram H5 at about 18 inches away (no dirt,
> > just air space). It seems to like the gromets in my tennis shoes, too.
> > More unsophisticated tests, and I don't know any sophisticated tests.
> > Anybody familiar with this model? Is it worthwhile buying this used
> > one (which is what I am contemplating here)?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Sterling K. Webb
> >
> >
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