Garrett AT Pro or Fisher F70?

[spiral]

Which would you buy?I already have the Omega and I mostly hunt relics but enjoy all types of hunting.I've owned Whites,Minelab,Fisher,Teknetics but never a Garrett machine.I'm leaning toward the Garrett AT pro.I think it is a lot of detector for the money.I can't find much info on the F70..

[Woodland Detectors]

"I can't find much info on the F70.."

Here's your sign.

The F70 is just fine, but why did you own those other machines and get rid of them? Which Minelab did you have?

[ThTx]

I have used White's, Tesoros and a couple of lesser brands before, but I stick pretty much with Garrett's. I won't start a big argument here by saying they are better than other machines, but they work for me and I don't think any manufacturer can beat the AT Pro for the money.

[spiral]

Well I was into this hobby in my early 20's then sold off everything.Now that I'm in my late 30's, I'm getting back into the hobby.I recently bought a Tek Omega and love the machine, but it's just so hard to have just one detector .In the past I've had an MXT,Fisher 12xx series and the Minelab I had was the Musketeer advantage.I've never owned a Garrett machine.I've watched all the videos I can find on the AT pro and I like what I see so far.I think the machine would be well worth the money.

[liftloop]

just weight when i make a video all show you some deep target that are worth some cash and I grantee it won't be an at pro making the discovery or a fisher.it will be an old analogue detector with four C batteries.can you tell what detector I'm talking a bout.


liftloop

[dahut]

Which would you buy?I already have the Omega and I mostly hunt relics but enjoy all types of hunting.I've owned Whites,Minelab,Fisher,Teknetics but never a Garrett machine.I'm leaning toward the Garrett AT pro.I think it is a lot of detector for the money. I can't find much info on the F70..

I own an F70. The Garrett AT Pro sounds like the equal of the F70 in most ways.
The F70 had teething problems when new. The Garrett is experiencing the same.
The F70 is proven. The Garrett is still trying to be... and doing pretty good.

Between them, the only significant difference is the Garrett can go swimming. That is a HUGE difference in my opinion. If possible, own both.

[George (MN)]

My F70 ID was jumpy & many false signals if turned up above preset.

The AT Pro is really quiet until it finds an accepted target. The ID at depth is more stable & accurate than just about anything under $1,000. There is no loss of depth turning up discrimination. On F70 there is on negative threshold settings, which tend to be calmer.

The AT Pro can be used at sens 7 of 8, not like the Ace 250 sens 4 of 8. 2"-4" deeper than Ace with more stable & accurate IDs at depth. The F70 could not be used even remotely close to full sensitivity without total confusion.

The AT Pro STD mode has about a zero learning curve. Any sweep speed fine. The Pro mode is just slightly less stable, could be slightly deeper & has modulated/proportional audio, where STD is full volume on all signals. The AT Pro w/stock DD coil separates great in Pro mode, going slow with a Minelab Wiggle for the pinpoint.

The AT Pro after only 5 hours use got me a dime with correct ID down 7" in rather bad soil & I had the disc turned up to reject all through screw caps in a 1970s park detected hundreds of times (new suburbia). About zero trash dug.

I've owned about 50 detectors since 1976 & think that overall the AT Pro is very near the top, perhaps overall my favorite. They got the bugs out about March, so make sure you get a recent one. Best wishes, George (MN)