does it detect gold well?
1352063
I wish I knew!! I use it to find cartridge casings. It works really good in my opinion. I've found nails, screws pop cans shredded by the lawn mower. But alas, no gold. Good luck.
1352064
It detects gold very well! I lost my wedding band deep in a huge pile of shredded leafy mulch. It took awhile to find it, but when I got near it, it sang out like a banshee.
1352065
Would have to say no. It works fairly well with large amounts of metal. Wouldn't detect rings, nuts, bolts, etc unless within 1 or 2 inches of source. This was a very poor quality metal detector in my opinion. I returned mine.
154301
No, I doesn't get hot enough for Gold or Silver. It is intended for lead and that is what it works well with.
223167
It will detect small nuggets, but only if they are near the surface (and this is without commenting on the type of soil you're searching). I use a GTI2500 and it's great for coin searching/etc. If you're hoping. To find gold nuggets you should look for something with deeper penetrating power; models exist that allow you to find nuggets up to 8-12 inches.
592262
I couldn't tell you, I just used it on a rusty shed. I think if you use any white primer on the pot the gold will look better.
1115287
I haven't used mine yet but as I understand most all metals. It has different settings for what particular metal you are wanting to detect.
19928
Yes, both gold and silver but sometimes it detects aluminum and tin as silver. Not a bad detector for beginers.
2077734
My Bounty Hunter pin pointer can detect metals from 3/4" to 1" away from it's tip. But that is only after carefully fine tuning the sensitivity at the on-off knob. If you happen to touch the knob after adjustment, you stand the chance of knocking it out of adjustment and will have to start all over again. Bottom line is it's less expensive than the others on the market and it suits my needs, but it requires the user to perform sensitivity adjustment before use.
1433169
First of all, I am not a "DUDE". That discourteous, disrespectful term is 20 years out-of-date! Secondly, a metal detector does not "test" anything. This unit can locate gold or silver as well as aluminum and iron objects. To a limited degree, it can discriminate for and eliminate signals from aluminum and iron objects. The display indication you get is more of a suggestion than a guarantee of the type of metal found. If your primary intent is prospecting for gold or silver, you probably need to purchase a high-end detector that is specifically designed to locate those specific metals. First of all, I am not a "DUDE". That discourteous, disrespectful term is 20 years out-of-date! Secondly, a metal detector does not "test" anything. This unit can locate gold or silver as well as aluminum and iron objects. To a limited degree, it can discriminate for and eliminate signals from aluminum and iron objects. The display indication you get is more of a suggestion than a guarantee of the type of metal found. If your primary intent is prospecting for gold or silver, you probably need to purchase a high-end detector that is specifically designed to locate those... » Read More First of all, I am not a "DUDE". That discourteous, disrespectful term is 20 years out-of-date! Secondly, a metal detector does not "test" anything. This unit can locate gold or silver as well as aluminum and iron objects. To a limited degree, it can discriminate for and eliminate signals from aluminum and iron objects. The display indication you get is more of a suggestion than a guarantee of the type of metal found. If your primary intent is prospecting for gold or silver, you probably need to purchase a high-end detector that is specifically designed to locate those specific metals. « Show Less
690406
I've owned this detector for a couple of years. It has performed well. To respond to your question; No consumer grade metal detector I am aware of is sensitive to the physical shape of any metal. There need only be an adequate amount of that metal for the detector coil chosen to sense a 'return' and transmit that back to the display. Certain coils are wound to better detect gold than others. If gold is what you're going for I suggest you look into also picking up a gold finding coil from BountyHunter.
2263479
I have no experience with the Gold Bug 2, so really can't answer that question. Although I would suggest spending a little more and getting a White's GMT. In my experience it's a far superior machine.
1058070
No it is not gold. The gold ones start in the $30 range and go u from there. It does make a good cup of coffee though..
95479
Yes it can. The gold plates to only a select set of metals but does not plate gems.
1933536
Never tested that property but being a fine powder, it probably doesn't conduct very well. If it did, perhaps it would actually convert into non-monaromic, seems to me. Interesting question. Gold filaments are used in circuit boards so conductivity is a characteristic of normal gold.
1549887
Clear but slightly glazed looking. It unfortunately hides any texture your metal has (mine is gunmetal). Should work fine with gold!
2110176
I'd say not so much gold, but otherwise yes. From far away everything looks muted. But there is definitely a range of colors in the pattern.
758092
Personaly I have not found any gold. But it says that Bounty Hunter LONEGWP Lone Star Metal Detector will detect gold. People have found gold without buying another coil. It's a very good detector for the price. Hope this helps.
1938891
We have never found gold yet so it is hard to tell you. Using my wedding band it reacts well but sounds the same as many other metals so it is hard to distinguish.