Steve Herschbach Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 I was able to get out a few hours Saturday thanks to Chris Ralph and give the ATX a go in some really mineralized ground conditions. It passed with flying colors and put these two nuggets in my vial. 1.48 grams and 0.45 grams respectively. Thanks Chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted May 26, 2014 Report Share Posted May 26, 2014 Those are some nice coarse beauties, Steve...WTG! Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 27, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hey Steve, Great looking gold you scored with the ATX. Any thoughts on the ATX vs. SDC on the same type of gold? Sure wish Minelab could of gotten the MAP down about another thousand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Great shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsumbdy Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Awesome! Congratulations! Gives me some motivation!Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I have no idea how the SDC will fare head to head against the ATX. I really like my ATX but I am fairly optimistic about the SDC also. I have never had a Minelab PI model disappoint me yet. Seriously though, I kind of think for a lot of people it is more the price gap between the two that will matter more than anything. Kind of apples and oranges in that regard.If a person has never found much gold detecting the SDC could be a lot of money out of pocket they are very unsure is worth spending, especially if the likelihood is they will never get out detecting for gold all that much. Then there are guys like me and you. I look at the SDC and if it is the patch vacuum I think it is it really is just a matter of how many days will it take me to round up a couple ounces to cover the cost.I think the ATX is more an "all arounder" that appeals to many people, especially beach and relic hunters, at least as much as prospectors. The SDC looks to be more tightly focused on prospecting due to the hard-wired 8" mono coil so it has a much more limited market appeal in that regard, though I see some micro-jewelry applications for beach hunters like myself. If you cruise the forums you see more gold rings being posted by ATX owners than gold nuggets. I suspect it will be the other way around with the SDC.By the way, the ground Chris took me to was in his opinion some of the hottest he has seen in California, and the ATX handled it with ease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Steve - Looks like a couple nice pieces! Ask Chris about the hot ground that I took him to a couple years ago. Let's all get together and give it a try there and see how it does. I would buy one if it can handle that ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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