The truth about the AT Pro

[Trackerman]

I own one and can tell anyone that wants to hunt the same park that ill find just as manny good finds as them with My At Pro than with there machine of choice if not more. The proof 7 rings in 3 months ownership 3 of them Gold a boat load of clad and a Gold hoop braclet. Now does it sing on a bottle top every now and then sure. But so do my Whites machines and others ive owned and used. Its just part of detecting and finding the goods. If you want good finds dig all if possible because you never know.

 

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[dustytrails123]

Good to know the whites will do that ....there goes another machine off the list to try...and your the first smart person ive seen here in awhile....i agree 100 % you need to dig those tones even when you figure its a bottle cap ...if your machine cant understand the dif between a bottle cap and a quarter theres a problem in my book ....

 

[JSMITH]

Mr dusty is the judge of who's smart around here now? Gooood night, got quite the ego on ya don't ya?

 

[Trackerman]

The truth is no id machine is 100 percent acurate at iding coins or jewlry. Some are better some are worse. Other than the pesky bottle tops the At Pro does a fine job of iding coins and jewlry. Hell it hits nickels better than any machine ive ever owned and it hits pull tabs reall well. Wee all know those equate to more rings. So all in all the At Pro is a dam fine machine and on top of it a weather proof one with good depth.

 

[JSMITH]

The truth is no id machine is 100 percent acurate at iding coins or jewlry. Some are better some are worse. Other than the pesky bottle tops the At Pro does a fine job of iding coins and jewlry. Hell it hits nickels better than any machine ive ever owned and it hits pull tabs reall well. Wee all know those equate to more rings. So all in all the At Pro is a dam fine machine and on top of it a weather proof one with good depth.

Amen brother.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Good to know the whites will do that ....there goes another machine off the list to try...and your the first smart person ive seen here in awhile....i agree 100 % you need to dig those tones even when you figure its a bottle cap ...if your machine cant understand the dif between a bottle cap and a quarter theres a problem in my book ....

Oh Dusty you poor misguided soul I think you may be crossing off allot of detectors if you want one that can perfectly ID your targets 100% of the time.
Now, this thread is about the AT PRO not your ACE unit. You are making an assumption that the ACE and the AT Pro are the same machine and react to bottle caps in the same fasion. Lets not hijack this thread, OK. If you would like to discuse the ACE machines then please start a thread doing so. If you are having difficulties understanding what your machine is telling you then ask for some assistance with it, there are lots of great people on this site that will help you out.
ZDD

 

[gleaner1]

The circuit is killer. The ergo's are not to write home about it's front heavy with big dd. Throw the toy headphones in the trash.

 

[Trackerman]

Hell you show me another weather proof id detector with good depth real good id abilities that comes with headphones and hits this hard on Gold and clad for 600 dollars then will talk.

 

[CaballoDeOro]

Oh Dusty you poor misguided soul I think you may be crossing off allot of detectors if you want one that can perfectly ID your targets 100% of the time.
Now, this thread is about the AT PRO not your ACE unit. You are making an assumption that the ACE and the AT Pro are the same machine and react to bottle caps in the same fasion. Lets not hijack this thread, OK. If you would like to discuse the ACE machines then please start a thread doing so. If you are having difficulties understanding what your machine is telling you then ask for some assistance with it, there are lots of great people on this site that will help you out.
ZDD

ZDD nails it with this. I don't understand how someone who doesn't even OWN an AT Pro can pass judgment upon it. Anyone that has been detecting for more than a couple months knows that you have to get to know your detector before you can reliably call the target. The only time I have ever thought a bottle cap was a coin with my AT Pro was during the first few outings. Then I figured out what they sound like.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

The real truth about the AT series

I just watched HomeguardDan's post of him and is buddy Bill hunting with Steve Garrett. If you watch the intire vid you will notice that Bill is using an F75, Steve is using the AT Pro and Dan is using the AT Gold. Notice at the end of the Video that all three guys pull up comparable finds. Also notice what Dan says about the ATG in the iron patchs.
If you want the real truth about the AT Series then watch this vid!
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/t...-asked-colonial-hunt-video-join-bill-d-i.html

ZDD

 

[CaballoDeOro]

To answer rikdafish's original question about the build quality of the AT Pro:

I've had mine for a while now and have had no problems at all, even with water hunting and freshwater sand. It's put together with good quality materials that still keep it lightweight: The casing seems plenty tough, the stem remains solidly locked up without wobble or rattles and it is certainly watertight. Mine has been rocked around in speedboat wakes, dropped a couple of times and ridden around in the back of a truck. Not a single problem.

 

[Ace350]

I have said it before.
"One must be smarter than the equipment they are working with."

I like it so much I put it in my sig.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

I noticed it was a garret video for garret machines. I would hope they would show some good stuff. I wonder how much the F75 had to carry them that day? With all the post and even the TV shows promoting the AT Pro as the standard, I can not argue that. Joking aside, I stand by my statement it is a good entry level machine. One guy stated its water proof. I live in a desert, and don't see water. The At Pro has 3 tones. I hunt in 3 tones also, but can change the pitch to better hear targets. Its plastic, makes it light and corrosion resistant. Most detectors are. So again this is a standard we all should want in every machine. I think the AT Pro can hunt. In the video the F75 guy made the first find, no one mentioned that. I not only time my finds mentally, I count bottle caps and pull tabs. If the ratio is better than even I change my settings. I don't dig trash any more. I hope for the price you are not digging trash with the Pro. I will say this, I meet a lot of guys in the park, none of them carry the Pro. I look forward to hunting behind one so I can talk about it on here. Might even make one of those videos I have been talking about. The real truth about any detector is this, people loose stuff every day. You will never run out of finds. While I make fun of the safety yellow or the sound the At Pro makes, Im glad we are competitive. But will end with this, some places I hunt you would not do well with the AT Pro. Very good post, got my moneys worth tonite.

Casca, I hunt with a guy that uses an F-75 and beleive me it is a fantastic machine, we do relic hunting not park hunting but I know, if used right the ATP's DD coil can be like a laser beam and in real trashy places you can put on a smaller coil and really pick em out. Now I have said this in the past and will say it again, It's a great machine for the money and WILL get the job done. Are there better machines out there? Yes. Do they cost more? Yes. Is the ATP a piece of garbage like some people here (who don't use one) have said? No.
You have a great machine there and I know exactly how the ATP stacks up against the F75.
The 2 guys in the video are most likely 2 of the best relic hunters in the USA and if they are swing those 2 machines then you can believe me you wont go wrong with either one.
HH
ZDD

 

[Ace350]

I challenge all the haters of the AT-Pro to back up their negative rants and post up a machine of their choice that they feel is better than the AT-Pro and has all the features of the AT-Pro, and is also around the same price or cheaper.


I wish those haters good luck.
I think it will be a very short list.

 

[CaballoDeOro]

You really can't realistically compare the AT Pro to the F75. The MSRP of the AT Pro is $699, the F75 is $1,275. They commonly sell for $595 and $949 respectively. That's an enormous difference in price.

For nearly DOUBLE the price, I would expect the F75 to be a better detector! If the AT Pro gets even close to the performance of the F75, that says very, very good things about the Garrett.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

For you coin shooters out there that are having difficulties with bottle caps check this video out at min. 29 they have a good example of what a rolling signal is.
Garrett AT PRO - Coin Shooter Spotlight - Bob Forston

Garrett has some good vids out on there web site. I watch these types of vids when I can hunt regularly, I find it helps keep my head in the game.

ZDD

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

I can agree with this. I did not buy the F75 because of the price. I do consider the Pro and Gold will hunt. Im not understanding the Bottle Cap problem, but know there is a learning curve with each new spot. The new coil sounds hot and think that is a good thing. I don't look at the negatives, only what the machine can do. If I had a waterproof machine, I would find water just to put it in. I only see a few dedicated guys using it that way, and enjoy their post. Due to certain attitudes, I will occasionally make note of what I believe to be bad manners. What is really sad is the machine could be made better, and that is not happening. So we have to adjust ourselves instead to make up for our machines short comings. I do it too, if I want to be better at what I do. As for a machine that does the same at a good price, I hear the Chinese knock offs are doing really well right now as Garret cant fill the orders. I really hope my suggestion to turn the power down and adjust the disc settings help a few on here. You will clean up if you just hunt the surface till you get better at settings with the machine. Its about confidence, and if you don't trust your machine you wont use it. Garret did it right, he put some very good tech at a affordable price. Nothing wrong with that. But I believe there has been some bad info put out there. Everyone wants the finds they see on here, but throwing money at new stuff isn't going to replace going through a few sets of battery's. Get out there and hunt, dig it all. Doesn't matter what detector I own, it only matters how you are doing with yours. One of you At owners will have to let me play with your detector someday so I can fill in all the requirements to some folks belief the AT has magical quality's and isn't like other VLF property's. I thing the magic is in the operators ability, the machine is only good as you.

AMEN Brother.
ZDD

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

WRONG!..Not if ya know how to use it properly.

Look at 9:54 min into the video.
http://www.garrett.com/hobbysite/hbby_at_pro_instr3_video.aspx

Watch this video for how to use it in salt water.

http://www.garrett.com/hobbysite/hbby_at_pro_instr4_video.aspx

I have used mine on the salt water beaches of New Jersey with no problems.

As the saying goes: "One must be smarter than the equipment they are using!"

Well said ditto for me as well

 

[liftloop]

that sound to me on the DfX
sounds like a computer version off charlie brown, when ever you heard a grown up talk ..blaa blaa

 

[liftloop]

you know
the atpro doe's look pretty scarey in air tests