GB2 or SD2200V2

[DesertNuggets]

Hello All,

I'm looking to buy another detector. I'm torn between a GB2 or SD2200v2. I think having a pi machine would be nice but I see people killing it with GB2's.

Thanks

[fredm]

What do you have now? The 2200 will not find the 1/10 grain size nuggets...in my experience 2 or 3 grains would have been the smaller detectable size...the gb2 and other Gold Bugs will get the sub-grain nugglets...so, like fishing or hunting do you want meat or trophies?

fred

[minerjoe01]

I say screw the 2200 get a 4500 they go cheap these days. he's right about the gb2 though and if money is tight get that, or the new g2 or gb pro.

[DesertNuggets]

Right now I'm using a minelab xterra 705. I want the meat and trophies. I'll take any gold I can get.

Greaterville for instance they say the gold is deep. Wouldn't the sd2200v2 be better there?

[neilo]

I own and use a GB2 and a Minelab Gpx pulse induction machine. The GB2 is a great machine but it has its limits. As does the GPX. I have used the 2200 v2 these are good machines but dont have the ability to find as smaller gold at depth as the later GP or Gpx series. I use the GB2 in areas where I know the targets are small and in shallow ground less than 8 inches deep. These targets are generally too small and out of the range limits of PI machines. If you are detecting new areas where the gold is deeper and larger I would favour the 2200 v2. If you are detecting areas which have been previously detected and flogged I would favour the GB2 to pick up the missed small nuggets. Remember there are a lot more tiny nuggets than big ones. good luck I think you want one of each seeya Neilo

[DesertNuggets]

Thanks guys! I'll get the GB2.