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Buying Advice - F2 or Garrett 250

Marty		Posted : Sunday, 15 July 2012 2:00:30 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		Looking at getting into metel detecting. I have read up on different models and looked at youtube. I am looking at the F2 and Garrett 250. Price range about $500. What is my best bet? Is there anything second hand available? Thanks, Mark Invercargill

kiwikeith		Posted : Sunday, 15 July 2012 2:17:25 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		i have just purchased a gold bug it seems from what i have seen and read pretty easy to use and will do the job of finding gold seen one in operation and was impressed going now to sell my ureka gold read up on them and let me know if you are interested

Marty		Posted : Sunday, 15 July 2012 4:27:22 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		Sorry, I look to have put this in the wrong thread :/ I probably should have said what I am looking for too. I will be looking for coins, relics etc. Under Specification for the Ureka Gold it states gold prospecting where as under some of the other comparisons, it shows coins, relics etc. I see that it has discrimination settings but is it designed for coins/relics etc or primarily gold? Thanks, Mark

Marty		Posted : Wednesday, 18 July 2012 10:35:05 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Flake Groups: Registered Joined: 15/07/2012(UTC) Posts: 10 Location: Invercargill		Thanks for the offer. I have gone for an F2 and pointer from Rob. Cheers, mark

Lammerlaw		Posted : Wednesday, 18 July 2012 11:50:59 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		I purchased a Goldbug and have had amazing success with it - my son has done even better and both machines are now paid off several times over. One of the members here uses his for coins and Gold and has had great success with both. I use mine for Gold only and on one occasion swung it across a thin layer of hard grey silt by the bank and in one swing detected three pieces of Gold. It has found pieces which I would never have found otherwise due to the small size and the almost imperceptible crack in the bedrock in which they had somehow lodged. On another occasion it gave an almost imperceptible tone variation and nothing whatsoever on the readout and when I prised the bedrock apart quite deep down was about a gramme of tiny flakes spread out over about 15cm by 15cms. The Goldbug is truly value for dollars. After careful consideration we decided on two Goldbugs rather than a Goldbug and an F2 and we do not regret this decision at all.

NiN		Posted : Wednesday, 18 July 2012 12:29:32 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 10/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 31 Location: dunedin Thanks: 7 times Was thanked: 3 time(s) in 2 post(s)		hi lammerlaw is that a gold bug or gold bug 2?