GPX 6000, GPX 5000

[@diggingwithphasetech]

Guys a few things to note about the 6000. For max depth, threshold ON all the time. Also Auto+ can be good for searching around but when testing like this, there is no consistency as you don't know what level it is actually on. Lastly, keep in mind that the 6000 is in tracking all the time. If you repeatedly narrow sweep over a deep borderline target, the signal response will diminish. So give the coil a few pumps off to the side, then go over the target. Happy hunting!

[@joc1862]

Yes, all agreed.... it was just surprising on how just turning the machines on, assuming that they were already set up for max performance from a previous hunt, the 5 initially responded better than both the 6 and the 7 on the bullet target.

[@TheWazza60]

Aluminium would be a more realistic target than lead as far as a true representation of gold when gold isn't being used as the test object, if you wrap the bullet in foil and do the test again it will most likely be a more accurate test. I am not being critical of your test but give it a go and please let me know what you think. ie; so if you crunch and shape the foil in your hand until it has the equivalent surface area of the nugget size you are testing for, that should be a more accurate test. Cheers and dig more nuggies.👍

[@joelacalle3276]

@@TheWazza60 sorry to be critical, but I wouldn’t say that lead is a poor choice compared to aluminum in terms of mimicking gold. In fact the density of lead is closer to that of gold than aluminum is, which has an effect of the rate of decay on your receiving signal. So if anything, lead should mimic better.

[@karimrazak3798]

Which one is better? Gpx 5000 or gpx 6000.

[@eddean5090]

remember the 12x8 coil is equivalent to a 10 inch round coil plus the flat wound coils seems to pickup more ground noise

[@davidmorgan3022]

What are the settings on the 5000 I have the latest 15 inch evo coil.. Would very much appreciate your input..

[@joc1862]

Sorry David, I haven't used a 5000 for years. The one in the video was my mate's. There are plenty of KZbin videos that show the operation of the 5000. Check them out.

[@davidmorgan3022]

@@joc1862 Yeah no worries, thanks anyway. Have been sussing a few out on utube.. cheers.

[@joc1862]

Don't take this test too seriously. It was 'spur of the moment' and performed on a bullet... and, who wants to find bullets!

[@diggingwithphasetech]

Yep, nuggets the shape of bullets were mopped up in the SD days 😊 Still, 5000 with a 12x8" Evo will continue to be great on small gold.

[@afkgamer1517]

Witch is the best gpx5000 configuration???🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@mrmum8445]

Thx 4 sharing, I reckon u will find once the user gets the hang of the 6000 it will smash those targets shallow & deep.

[@joc1862]

I'm sure you're right. Found the 6 was not quite the 'turn on and go' machine as claimed....

[@mrmum8445]

@@joc1862 agreed 4 sure, my Mrs has the 6 and I showed her what each button is 4 and what it does and sent her on her way. Then within a couple of hours bang her very first nugget ever at approximately 400mm deep. Interestingly she did have trouble pin pointing it and called me over with the 5000 & evo coil to help , bang no problems with the 5000 job done. I personally am blow away with the 6000 and I have only played with it a little to help the Mrs use it

[@joc1862]

@@mrmum8445 Great to hear your report. Out of curiosity, what size was her nugget at 400mm deep?

[@mrmum8445]

@@joc1862 2.6

[@joc1862]

@@mrmum8445 Nice.... 2.6 is big these days.... (grams, I assume)

[@jean-louismaupin8802]

I've got a 5000 with a 17x 13 nuggets finder and the use of my friend 6000 anytime I want.I always find the 5000 out performs the 6000 which always picks up ground noise and can be at time very annoying. Ill stick to my 5000 thank you

[@joemchugh1132]

12x8 evo is a hot coil no doubt, but can be real noisy in hot variable ground. Like to see some comparisons on some real digs with various machines in play, constant tracking on the 6K makes these sorts of tests a bit iffy. still interesting none the less!

[@joc1862]

Yep... you're right on both counts. Tests on real stuff a bit harder to manage, but will try sometime.

[@hudefuk]

I may be fantasizing but back in the day my SD 2200 would have sung a clear loud tune on that.

[@joc1862]

Probably would have heard it... so have we advanced much with these new detectors (apart from more settings), eh?

[@hudefuk]

@@joc1862 The main advantage of the new detectors seems to be the ergonomics. The SD's were so heavy and clumsy with wires to the battery and heaphones. In the almost 20 years since the SD 2000 I would have expected a doubling of depth perception and complete ferrous rejection by now. Sigh.

[@omancheomanche2210]

Hello, are the Nugget Finder coils suitable for the minelab 6000 ?

[@joc1862]

No..

[@120downunder]

You can buy rubbish bin lids that suit it though😁

[@MrDeymann]

Why don't you test these two machines with the same coil????

[@mohammedadam4035]

Sir, please. I want to buy a machine but I'm tricked among these machines CTX3030 . GPX5000. Relic Striker. Who is the best and deeper among them. Thank you

[@joc1862]

The 3030 is mainly used for coins and relics. A very good, deep machine but can be a bit complicated to use. The 5000 is used for gold nugget hunting. Again, very good, deep searching machine and not as expensive as the later GPZ7000 and GPX6000. I am not familiar with the Relic Striker. I think it is a VLF machine which is mainly used for coins and relics. Depends on what you are searching for as to what you choose...

[@amin3699]

Akhresh fahmidi kodom baraye omqe ziyad khobe?

[@amin3699]

Which one is better for depth? gpx 6000 or gpx 5000

[@joc1862]

Our tests showed the 6 goes deeper on very small nuggets but seemed about the same as the 5 on bigger bits - depending on which coil was used, the 5 seemed deeper on those.

[@bobcatman3844]

I’ve found the 6000 coil is not sensitive on the front of the coil

[@joc1862]

The 6000 in the video is my mate's. I don't own one so I can't test that out. However, the 11" coil is a monoloop and the target centre is probably around where the label is, which means it is less sensitive at the front, but should still read a target. Take it back to your dealer if you consider it faulty.

[@InputCity]

Mono or dd coil?

[@bobcatman3844]

Mono

[@InputCity]

@@bobcatman3844 👍 as mentioned prior the label area tends to give best response

[@annb5853]

Try a 15in NuGet finder round coil on the 5000 you will be amazed.

[@joc1862]

Yes I know.... can beat the 7000.

[@noosaitalianrestaurantpizz7537]

If you know hot to use the 5000 is a killer!

[@joc1862]

Yes, I'd forgotten how good it is....

[@FarFar2024]

I use 5000 and that's the best

[@CapitaineJack]

Le 5000 serait largement dessus

[@максимклочков-г9е]

5000 good?

[@OutBushGoldHunter]

That was a good test mate thanks for sharing 👌👍

[@adamteague462]

If you put a 15" Evo on the 5000 it would even pick the bullet up deeper than the coil you had on.

[@joc1862]

Of course!

[@hamzafrtna2693]

How much gpx 6000 my frend?

[@joc1862]

Not cheap. Look up the 'Miners Den' site.

[@alanhughes1262]

looks a great detector the 6000 no battery harness headphones cable lighter i have the 4500 old one made in australia its JUST BELOW with the 6000 with the 14 elite coil but its a heavy pig to drag about ,I Would like to buy one but with the state of the goldfields and these historical laws coming about .buying 2 ounces of gold and keeping my 4500 might be a better investment.After taking in fuel costs etc, as they say a bird in hand is worth 2 in the bush.

[@joc1862]

You're right. With diminishing gold, the closing off of gold areas and high fuel costs, there's no point investing thousands of dollars on new machines that may only find specks. Unfortunately, if you have 'gold fever' you do it anyway. It's a great hobby and good healthy exercise... even finding a speck makes your day....

[@alanhughes1262]

@@joc1862 very true was in the coiltek shop today felt the weight of the 6000 such a pleasure to hold like snap on tools compared to kincrome.

[@lehuuthanh6904]

Tôi muốn mua một cái mấy này thì làm như thế nào

[@jejakmetaldetector6066]

Mntap metal detector nya ,,,mahal itu harganya🙏

[@jamestrombley386]

That was rather depressing. I can easily hit a 2.5gram bullet buried at 12" with my SDC2300c running a coiltek 14 by 9.

[@joc1862]

Sounds good. I've never had a chance to try the aftermarket coil on the SDC. Don't forget, the bullet in our test was on the end of the rod facing down at 60 deg. - almost end on, not showing a great deal of surface area.

[@jamestrombley386]

@@joc1862 I am not sure but it seems to me that having it on a 60 angle would reduce the depth. My bullets have been buried for 2 1/2 years so slight Halo might be forming. I'm not able to hit the 9 1/2 gram at 16" with this machine. How ever I have found more gold with my SDC then I did my 7000 or my 45 hundreds. I'm in the gold basin in Arizona and it has been hammered hard by everything.

[@joc1862]

@@jamestrombley386 Yes, end on reduces depth of detection. The SDC is very popular here too, especially in outback Australian places like Tibooburra where there are (were) tiny nuggets scattered everywhere. Like your gold basin in Arizona, every goldfield here had also been hit hard with everything. The new 6000 seems to be getting good results though - maybe because new machines always encourage a renewed flurry of activity?

[@jamestrombley386]

@@joc1862 I have also added the steel phase signal enhancer. Helps a great deal with the wind out here 50 to 60 mile an hour gusts. I've been watching outback gold fever running the new nugget finder Z coil on their gpz 7000. There plucking gold out of areas the they thought were worked out. Mostly sub gram nuggets but they all add up. The SDC does well on big gold to. I found a 23.5 gram nugget and a 24 g specimen peace with about 19 g gold in it. I have to admit I do miss my 7000 though. Have fun be safe out there. Not sure about the outback but everything here in the deserts is trying to poke you cut you stab you or eat you. There are 13 different types of rattlesnakes in Arizona not mention all the poisonous crawling things.

[@joc1862]

@@jamestrombley386 Yes, Steel Phase popular here also. You've done well finding those bigger pieces. I haven't found anything that size for years - mainly sub grammers these days. We don't have too many things in our outback trying to eat you - we encounter the odd brown or tiger snake, but rarely. Worst thing in our bush, I know from experience, are the inch ants - their sting is terrible and they are aggressive!

[@weshawkins7165]

Would have been interesting to run the the 5000 through it’s different settings also. I have a 5000 that has Woody’s mods done to it and I can run it in sharp with a 15 inch mono and it gives a 7000 a run.

[@joc1862]

Would probably even beat the 7000 in depth....

[@OG96932]

I think the 5 thousand just beats it using the evo coils.

[@johnstranack4689]

I Know my 4500 will do better that the 6000 every day. With good coils its the best on the market.

[@jeanchardonnay5627]

4500 early models ... Serial numbers start with 100.... YES definitely

[@timvivoda5208]

Anyone listening for a wee waa target response your not hearing deep gold .a 22 bullet on any of these machines I hear at knee deep .damm rub your coil on the soil .air testing is a waist of time .it's pulse induction not a VLF

[@jejakmetaldetector6066]

Mntap metal detector nya ,,,mahal itu harganya🙏