anyone still hunting with a GTA500?

[silvercop]

i have had mine since 1994. still works good. just wondering if anyone else still hunts with one?

 

[bigtim1973]

I just picked one up for 150.00 and it looks almost brand new. Cannot wait to take her out and see what she can do, Tim

 

[RJGMC]

WOW, You guys are hunting with the new machines!

I am still using my trusty Freedom III. I also have a few newer, one is the Garrett GT 1000, but I sure hate the pushbutton to pinpoint. I am finally getting ready to turn it into a trigger pinpoint like the older Garrett machines.

They do seem to last forever!

Bob

 

[bigtim1973]

Hey is yours the freedom 3 CDC coin commander with the dual discriminators?

 

[GibH]

I just sold a GTAx 400. That thing was a coin killer. I have a Golden umax I'm thinking about trading for a GTAx 750 or GTP 1350. I have three Tesoro's, so looking for something different.

 

[Cheeserock]

I have a GTA that I bought in 1995 or 6 and still use. I had to replace the housing ten years ago and it arrived from garret with no markings on it. Just can't remember if I bought the 1000 or the 1500, I do know that I bought one of the more expensive models though, not the 500. It works OK but I can't seem to find anything deeper than 7 inches. Someday I'll upgrade to a modern machine that will go deeper and work better in the wet sand.

 

[gibb62]

I bought a GTAX 500 about a year ago. I've been waiting to see some posts on this machine. I don't have the owner's manual and could use some tips. It seems to be a coin machine. I dug 1907 Indian head last weekend but I think it has more potential if I knew how to set it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[John-Edmonton]

The GTA 500 was my first Garrett detector. I found thousands of coins with it. No complaints about it from my end.

 

[mcdpoor]

My father and myself started out with the GTA 500 and until his death in 2001 we spend a many hours competing against each other for fun.. Thanks for bringing back some good memories..

 

[mcdpoor]

You got me thinking.. I don't have my GTA 500 anymore but I do have the original box it came in..That is why I guess I'm a packrat.. Who else would still have the box and not the detector..

 

[Bat2Way]

I bought a GTAX 500 about a year ago. I've been waiting to see some posts on this machine. I don't have the owner's manual and could use some tips.

If the 550 manual would be close enough, try this link and scroll down to download the manual.
http://www.garrettcentral.com/product/786156002623.html

 

[outdoors]

still using my gtax550 for about 7 years now works great, killer on coins even at the beach
have no problems