AT haters.

[bmelvin20]

I think all the AT haters bash on the AT PRO because it is such a capable machine at half the cost of their 900-1200$ machines. Don't be hating

 

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[aerodriver1]

I also have had an experience with a guy who detects the same local park I do. He runs an E-trac and has for several years, very fine machine, I have pulled two wheat's and one Merc from the very ground he just hunted all at 5" to 7". Not bashin Just sayin. If it ain't under the coil nobodies gonna find it. I'll hunt right next to the best and be happy with my finds.

I have had this experience also, my father in law has walked over merc dimes and buffalo nickels with his E Trac and moments later I have came along with my AT Gold and pulled them out. I personally believe that the lack of discrimination with the AT's are an advantage. Any detector is going to find silver. It makes you dig the questionable targets

 

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[Bill G]

I have had this experience also, my father in law has walked over merc dimes and buffalo nickels with his E Trac and moments later I have came along with my AT Gold and pulled them out. I personally believe that the lack of discrimination with the AT's are an advantage. Any detector is going to find silver. It makes you dig the questionable targets

A quick note concerning detecting behind someone else with a diffrent detector and comparing the two units (making sure things are apples to apples). This may and can play quite often into missing targets with one guys detector and finding the target with the other guys detector that's following him. Over the years I have seen two to one guys that have not as good or a poor swing style and they miss a lot of ground between each coil pass during there swing, more common than one might think. This allows the guy coming behind to find the target thinking the other guys detector missed it. Unless you have the other guy varify with his detector the missed target in the ground before you dig it. Well you just can not know for sure if it was the detector or the guy just missed the target with his coil swing as he went over it.

This may not have been the case in your situation I was not there. Did you guys varify both detectors while the target was still in the ground un-dug ?? Both those detectors are fine units.

Best Regards & Happy Hunting,
Bill G

 

[Frankn]

I think all the AT haters bash on the AT PRO because it is such a capable machine at half the cost of their 900-1200$ machines. Don't be hating

I think, possibly, some AT users have a persecution complex. They didn't buy the best so they hate the rest. Just my opinion! Frank...

 

[christo000]

Or it might just be no matter what someone uses weather it be garret,minelabe,whites, etc there machine is in there eyes the best & the others arent as good. I think.we have all seen posts with someone saying brand x (the one there using) is better then z what someone else is using. No ones gonna admit there using junk we all think we have the best, its just never ending

 

[cloviscliff]

Digging in old field is no big deal, but digging in sod is... By not removing your trash you guarantee you will dig it again, it masks other targets, the more you remove the more faint targets you will hear and find....

For someone in general to leave trash in the ground or beside a hole i can only think of one reason, too lazy to haul it off..

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[christo000]

+1 agreed

 

[Rawhide]

I dug a bottlecap today. It was a scew on lid, and metal. Have not seen one of those for years. Beneath it, was a bone china plate, most likely used by the early settlers. I just dated my hunting area. So see if you have a AT Pro you would have found that too. Now learning how to date china plates may be beyound your ability as you guys couldnt do enough research to know a T2 will kick butt and close to what you paid for your ATP. Even Bill Ladd uses a T2 and ATP on dig fellas, he cant be wrong he kicks butt on his digs. Some folks dont take short cuts and buy cheap, we dont live with mommy either lol. Your first detector should not be your last detcector, so what is your excuse now. I see you all digging up all the gold and silver at ranges beyond a normal coil, you should all be minelab owners. Just keep it real and you wont have to worry about AT Haters, some of the claims you guys make is really obvious you may be confused.

 

[christo000]

I have an ATP and I love it, just in case you guys havent seen my threads, here is a penny I dug at 6 inches:

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If there really are people hating on the ATP, I wish you all the best, but I will keep on playing with my ATP!

PS. my oldest silver is a 1799 half real at 8-10 inches and my total silver coin count is 37. I started MDing a bit over two months ago...yea, its a crappy machine lol.

Its not a crappy machine by far its just like I said when u got someone else using something else everything except theres isnt good. Nothing out there is the best, & what works for one might not work for another no spot is the same & may require a different machine or it may pend on what ur looking for in the first place which machine to use. To each is own really good luck guys & women

 

[gleaner1]

I'm having unclean thoughts about my atpro

 

[abbynormal]

The best machine for me or any given detectorist is the one they will take the time and patience to learn extremely well. This has a lot to do with personal style. I love my AT Pro, but I think it works well because of how I use it and how I've taken the time to dig all sorts of targets until I have learned its sounds. I am still and always learning, but I know all the features well enough that I can conduct "informed" changes or experiments. I have done very well at finding the sorts of targets I prefer with my AT Pro including deep relics and silver.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Well the T2 strikes gold today. I hunt with a buddy named Jeff and he couldn't believe it. It was 2.6 gr for a black gold ring. I consider the T2 a equal to my F75, and a better relic machine. I suspect in the right hands, the T2 could have easily been the detector for these whackadoodles and their antics on all these digger shows. But yes, I enjoy the twins better than the mansion(savage) family detecting show. If you need a back hoe to do your digging, you better have a trammel and a sluice hooked up to run the dirt through it.

When all the brain wash and hype wears off. I hope folks start considering machines for the job. I always laugh, mu detector is waterproof. Makes me think you take baths with it or something. If you don't have a avatar of you in a diving suit, what is your point?

Now we have a new digger show coming up that will be the nails in the coffin. From what I have seen, I didn't see one AT Pro in it lol. I know which guys I will be watching. Yep, watched a friend dig up gold today, if you didn't pull up gold today, consider getting a real machine.

haha...What a weak Statement you make....:censorsed: .After the hype wears off?...What..the fact I can detect in water, and pouring rain while my buddie with his Etrac is struggling to find a bag to cover his, then cant read the display once its covered?...Is that Hype?...And because you found Gold.....WOW...welcome to detecting....I find gold all the time...My hunting buddy with his Minelab finds gold....So whats your point?

Its great you found a machine that you are doing well with....And So did I...its called the AT-PRO

So I guess next on my list is to get the Diving Suit Avatar...lol

Let me know next time you are this way and want to hunt a lake with me....

 

[Sandman]

The best machine for me or any given detectorist is the one they will take the time and patience to learn extremely well. This has a lot to do with personal style. I love my AT Pro, but I think it works well because of how I use it and how I've taken the time to dig all sorts of targets until I have learned its sounds. I am still and always learning, but I know all the features well enough that I can conduct "informed" changes or experiments. I have done very well at finding the sorts of targets I prefer with my AT Pro including deep relics and silver.

Abbynormal, I like your username. I think only you and I know what it refers too.
I am classed as a AT PRO hater and nothing could be farther from the truth. It is a capable detector but I consider it a entry level with a higher price tag. It is advertised as a waterproof beach detector when it falses on most salt wet sand beaches and other detectors with two or more frequencies work so much better. I also feel it is more susceptible to EMI fields as our hunt areas are more busy with Wi-Fi coverage and micro towers. Some cell phones bother detectors too. Newbies feel it is the best thing since sliced bread, but they never tried other machines and don't want to admit that maybe they might have made a mistake before doing more research.

 

[Smudge]

Abbynormal, I like your username. I think only you and I know what it refers too.

For the record, I saw Young Frankenstein too! I really miss Marty Feldman....

As for good/bad detectors, here's a way to look at it. If a company is selling a lot of units, and the buyers are mostly happy, its a good unit. So the AT/Pro is a good unit. If a metal detector has enough settings to allow you to find deeper and masked targets, then its a good a detector too.

But here is the real definition: if you are happy with the detector you are using, its a good detector. Let other people insult it all day long if they want. Your detector isn't your mother. Just shake you head, be glad there is less competition with you for good finds, and move on.

Besides, its kind of hard to take all this detector bashing seriously. If we spent half as much time hunting as we do splitting hairs on these forums, we would all be a lot more successful.

Just my humble little opinion.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

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[Diggin-N-Dumps]

For the record, I saw Young Frankenstein too! I really miss Marty Feldman....

As for good/bad detectors, here's a way to look at it. If a company is selling a lot of units, and the buyers are mostly happy, its a good unit. So the AT/Pro is a good unit. If a metal detector has enough settings to allow you to find deeper and masked targets, then its a good a detector too.

But here is the real definition: if you are happy with the detector you are using, its a good detector. Let other people insult it all day long if they want. Your detector isn't your mother. Just shake you head, be glad there is less competition with you for good finds, and move on.

Besides, its kind of hard to take all this detector bashing seriously. If we spent half as much time hunting as we do splitting hairs on these forums, we would all be a lot more successful.

Just my humble little opinion.

Yea..But.....Oh wait...You are 100% right....what is the definition of a good/bad detector really?....Same as, whats the Best Truck out there...Where its obviously a Chevy

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

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[SoCalBeachScanner]

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Loomis Rods & Shimano Reels are the best and they catch more fish then your Penn and Daiwa equipment. I'm going back to the Saltwater Fishing Forums

 

[Normsel]

Sandman:
I agree with you on most points. I notice you have like 10 detectors so you have a lot to compare against and i also assume you know how to use your detectors well. To me it still boils down the knowing your detector and your swing and speed of swing is so important.

I have hunted with guys that had other brands and one guy had been detecting for years and he beat the pants off me even though he had a high end detector. I learned a lot from him and fine tuned my swing and began hitting more targets

Another I hunted with had an e-trac and I beat the pants off him and walked around for a few days with a puffed out chest bragging my ATP was as good or better but in hindsight to be fair he had a terrible swing and that's really why I think I beat him.

 

[Sapper724]

The best machine for me or any given detectorist is the one they will take the time and patience to learn extremely well. This has a lot to do with personal style. I love my AT Pro, but I think it works well because of how I use it and how I've taken the time to dig all sorts of targets until I have learned its sounds. I am still and always learning, but I know all the features well enough that I can conduct "informed" changes or experiments. I have done very well at finding the sorts of targets I prefer with my AT Pro including deep relics and silver.

My thoughts exactly. Experience with a detector outweighs the price you paid for it. If a detector works for you, but not someone else, so be it. If a detectorist is happy with the results they're getting, and enjoying the hobby, then who cares? There's always people who think they're better and want to pump out their chests, whether it be detectors, cars, trucks, video games, etc. That's just the world we live in...

Just my thoughts. Happy Hunting, whether you have an AT Pro, Minelab, Whites, or anything else!

 

[superten67]

think about it if you have an at pro you have a very capable WATERPROOF metal detector....it could be worse, you could have paid 3000 dolars or whatever they cost in the states and bought a ctx which is just a very expensive showerproof detector with a satnav and be well out of pocket.