G2 All Metal

[iliketodigit]

It clearly says "Gold nugget hunter" on the front page of the manual and just as been said it is very good on relics and coins.

It would have been good to see a target ID for gold on the object page, out of the eleven items listed on page 25 none of them are a gold based target.

It's easy enough to test rings and jewelry but not everyone has gold coins around the house.

 

[iliketodigit]

Hey Sonny have you tried ground balancing with ground grab in all metal and then making a note of the numbers manually adjusting it up into the positive by 1 or 2 or into the negative by 1 or 2 to see if this stops the grunt.

Also when you are getting the grunt in all metal try it in disc and then press the GG button as if pin pointing and swing it in the normal way this in effect will put it back into all metal temporarily and see if it still grunts.

Finally when in all metal and you are getting the grunt at the end of the swing make a real effort to keep the coil hoovering the ground dead close and again see if it stops it if it does you could try shortening the sweep a little and just slowing it down a tad.

None of the above might help but it is what I would try.

Let us know how you go on.

 

[Sonny1965]

Thanks for the insight I have now tried to slow the swing down no results . I have NOT tried to manually move the ground balancing pos. or neg . numbers. I will try this as a last resort . Everything is tight on the machine no play.

 

[Neil]

Hey John----I don't care if it was designed to detect clay marbles as long as it does the GREAT job that it does in iron for relics.---Put that 5" coil on it and it's nothing short of amazing in the heaviest iron sites I've ever worked.----Gold hunting & coin hunting is just "iceing on the cake" as far as I'm concerned.----That's why I purchased 3 of them for my family--I'm that impressed (in that regard) about that little G2.------BTW, did I mention it was designed for gold??? --------Del

Del I just sold one of my Explorer SEs and have another detector to sell and then Im getting a G2 or Gold bug, the posts on them both are super and since I jewelry hunt mostly they sure look like a good one to get.

 

[D&P-OR]

Hi Neil---It's been awhile since we talked, how ya doin?-----Think you would really like either the G2 or GBSE for your jewelry hunting. I don't see how you could go wrong with either one of them.----They won't get the depth your EX SE got but man, they've got a LOT going for them!-----I'm finding the depth plenty adequate for me where I'm hunting and for what I want to use 'em for and that was what I was first initially most concerned about with the G2 (or GBSE).----I kept the "depth hogs" Etracs for deeeep silver.---------Del

 

[jmaryt]

i'm easy del!!..as it's said in this "veil of tears!"..ya have ta pick your fights!..arguing with someone over a misunderstanding
is hardly worth the effort,and is completely without merit,and totally unfounded!..you said something entirely different,and now you have corrected yourself!
this is ok,! ,because "first and foremost" i would prefer to address you as friend,as opposed to an "ass"..just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[jmaryt]

not according to the ad!..del!..better take another look!..(lol!)
it may possess a high frequency which is usually attributed to
searching for gold,however,ACCORDING to the ad for the detector,
it IS marketed as a multi-purpose detector!..the ad IS written in english,and truly NOT difficult to comprehend!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[D&P-OR]

Not more of this!!---Just where have I said something entirely different and now corrected myself????----Let me try to explain this to you ONE LAST TIME.----The G2 & GBSE were designed as gold machines!!!----They are ALSO very good relic hunters and capable coin hunters.-----I (me, myself, I) purchased the G2 for its great iron handling abilities for hunting relics (I hunt coins some also).----Is that OK with you????----Because I (or anyone) purchased the G2 mainly for hunting relics (or coins) DOES NOT take away from the fact that the G2 & GBSE were designed as gold machines (with relic & coin hunting abilities).-----Read the G2 manual---read the GBSE manual---ask FT---ask Dave J.---ask lorenzo ("low-boy"), he field tested the G2---ask the guys here on the forum that have them----check the responses on this thread!!!----I even quoted to you on this thread out of the G2 manual---did you bother yourself to read it??-----Yes they are great little versatile machines and YES they are (first & foremost) designed as GOLD MACHINES.---You could call it a gold machine with multi-purpose functions, does that sound better to you??----I don't look on you as an enemy--it's only a detector fer kryin out loud!-----I guess we can just agree to disagree.----In any case, I'm done with this, too old for all this fussin!--Might have myself a heart attack or something! ----Tomorrow is my birthday, I'll be 72 yrs. old. (who cares) ----How's that for changeing the subject? -----Have a good 'un jmaryt.---------Del

 

[iliketodigit]

Yes i know it was the Gold Bug that was first and foremost said to be in the manual. Quote "Custom designed" and "Specialized" for gold (end of quote) and then also be used as a relic and coin hunter.

Since they are the same machines who cares they are both first class machines whether it be for gold,relics or coins hunting.

The advertising was just sales pitch talk but at least the G2 and GB can walk the walk which is what counts.

 

[jmaryt]

happy birthday!.del!..may you have many more of them!..yes!..we can agree to dis agree!
it's a great little detector,and i am sure we can both agree on that!..let's just be helpful,and forget about
it!..apparently we both have a touch of "cabin fever!"..i know i do!..take care,and enjoy your birthday!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[jmaryt]

i agree!..the detector seems to be an "outrageously" good piece of equipment!
i'm a "coin sniper" and getting ready to pull the trigger on one!..it hunts "super" quiet,with
outrageous see thru capability in iron!..really!..what's NOT to like?..must be a "killer" with the
5" dd on it!..

(h.h.!)
j.t.

 

[D&P-OR]

It is jmaryt-----you're gonna love that little GOLD MACHINE! ----I've been trying to find something I DON'T like about it and haven't yet! -----The wife & I had our G2's out coin hunting yesterday & they were just "a blast".----Found a lot of (newer) coins, nothing old but they had been in the ground for quite a while and we had missed them with our other detectors.-----They are quiet running little "mammas"!--------Ya got that right--"what's not to like" about 'em! --------Take care my friend, Del

 

[mascard1]

I don't know if I could stand quiet......you know I am 51 and need something to keep me awake!

 

[D&P-OR]

Hey Michael---I wondered where you were in all this "debate" we're having here! ------If that G2 gets you to "nodding off"--just pick up that 75 LTD of yours---that'll snap you out of it!!

 

[Elton]

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[jim tn]

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[Monte]

The G2 isn't stable enough in all metal what do I need to do ? Any advise? I have turned gain down. Ground balances.

I presume you're using the 11" DD coil. You didn't mention where you were located when doing this, such as in the house, in the yard, at a park or school, or out in the field a long way from most urban EMI sources?

I put in a lot of time doing field evaluations with the G2, and will be going to another new battery before the end of the month. This will be #6, I believe. I have used all of the search coils on the G2, also. Sometimes, in some locations, I have a little difficulty adjusting for a nice and steady/smooth audible Threshold. When I do, I just adjust it downward, slightly, even if I need to be just at or below the point where I can hear it.

I will also double check the Ground Balance and if the Ground Grab setting is still a bit off from what the center suggesting ground reading is when sweeping the search coil over an area, I manually adjust the GB to match up with the sweep read-out. I do hunt in a threshold-based All metal mode from time-to-time, and as with most detectors I use I also hunt a lot (80% or more) in the motion Discriminate mode with the Discrimination set at minimum. With most of the better models I use with setting will be for a true all-metal accept or very close to it, as is the G2.

It isn't always nice and smooth in the urban environments, but that's just the way it is. The design is a higher-frequency operation set to respond to smaller size gold nuggets as well as a mix of other targets for other applications, and the G2 is just sensitive in that respect.

Just curious if you've worked with it away from all sources of typical EMI issues. Also, the 5" DD, which I like best with this model for hunting in dense trash, does work much quieter.

Monte

 

[iliketodigit]

" What's not to like"

That sounds like a good phrase, in future if anyone asks about these machines I will say "What's not to like".

If they ask what do you mean, the reply will be "Try them out and you will have the answer."

Just one example is when you hit a good signal, dig the hole and find some iron, you are disappointed because you think the machine has been fooled, but you recheck the hole again and guess what there's the good signal again and there's some none ferrous in there right with the iron.

Sometimes it's a keeper sometimes it's scrap none ferrous but the G2 / GB hits hard on them right in among the iron.

I had read that these machines could do this but I take what I read with a pinch of salt, the first time this happened to me I sort of looked round thinking this is no bull it actually does it.

So far I have had more finds with my GB than any other detector and I have had a few, small silver coins and small to medium copper, no gold yet but if it's there and in range these beauties will find it.

For a specialist gold machine that can be used as a multi purpose unit.

Or is it a specialist multi purpose machine that can be used for gold.

Well whatever but they are hard to beat.

 

[Sonny1965]

Howdy Thanks for the comments. I tested in all metal mode in a field. I tested in a park today and it worked fine in all metal. I have the 11 "DD . I have a 5" on the way it will be here by Thursday. Maybe the field I was in was super highly mineralized who knows I just couldn't get the end of the Swing grunt out but today was a different story. Thanks for writing on the thread. Can't wait to use the 5 " coil !!! Sonny

 

[D&P-OR]

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