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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[gleaner1]

Yeah I should know better, that stuff kinda gets rolling around in the trunk a bit, I drive like a maniac sometimes. Funny thing is my fishkin' poles survived unscathed.

 

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[Rawhide]

Scan ahead to 12:05 in the video. Another happy atp owner. lol And again at 14:50 lol

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ektfzyOnJfU

DDD makes some pretty good videos.

Well now this is a bit of a problem, I am not advertising for this guy. I just found his comments funny.

 

[flgliderpilot]

Its comical seeing "experts" bash the pro saying it finds mostly bottle caps... its very easy to avoid bottle caps with a 350 or a pro if you are using a DD coil. I would have thought anyone with some experience under their belt would know that.

 

[Diggin-N-Dumps]

Its comical seeing "experts" bash the pro saying it finds mostly bottle caps... its very easy to avoid bottle caps with a 350 or a pro if you are using a DD coil. I would have thought anyone with some experience under their belt would know that.

Well, When I first got my ATP...Bottle caps "seemed" to be good targets. Once I learned how to understand its signals, the only time I ever dug them was if they were 6" + inches deep, and I dug them just incase

People bashing it just don't know what the hell they are doing...mine recently fried...but I have NOTHING bad to say about the machine....had mine for 4+ years and the thing was a beast

 

[Bumpstick]

I bought one when they first came out. Seamed to work fairly well and light weight. One day in the middle of the lake it just started going crazy for no reason.
Sent it in for repair ? when it came back I traded it off on a better more expensive machine I was spying on. Now I have another machine starting to do the same crazy dance intermittently. After 40 years of detecting and many detectors I can tell when something inherently wrong is affecting the performance.
I will take this other machine apart myself and do some testing in my spare time at work.
My main work horse machine has been hitting gold and silver left to right.

When it comes to bottle caps; I dig them all up! Its' not that hard. Save them up and recycle them.
I let mother nature clean my caps and flip tops. Toss them in the big flower pots leave in the weather, shake the pot once in a while.

I believe in a cleaner hunt field; you will find those old precious targets the old timers the generation before me walked over.
I have had triple targets in 1 scoop with that scratchy signal most detectorist' skip right over.

ATPro if you get a good one a lot of people enjoy them.
I like to know what the technical problems are. Shorted wires, cheap electrical varnish, bad O-rings etc.

 

[Keppy]

I bought one when they first came out. Seamed to work fairly well and light weight. One day in the middle of the lake it just started going crazy for no reason.
Sent it in for repair ? when it came back I traded it off on a better more expensive machine I was spying on. Now I have another machine starting to do the same crazy dance intermittently. After 40 years of detecting and many detectors I can tell when something inherently wrong is affecting the performance.
I will take this other machine apart myself and do some testing in my spare time at work.
My main work horse machine has been hitting gold and silver left to right.

When it comes to bottle caps; I dig them all up! Its' not that hard. Save them up and recycle them.
I let mother nature clean my caps and flip tops. Toss them in the big flower pots leave in the weather, shake the pot once in a while.

I believe in a cleaner hunt field; you will find those old precious targets the old timers the generation before me walked over.
I have had triple targets in 1 scoop with that scratchy signal most detectorist' skip right over.

ATPro if you get a good one a lot of people enjoy them.
I like to know what the technical problems are. Shorted wires, cheap electrical varnish, bad O-rings etc.

Yes i wonder myself why they the AT Pro keep having the same problem on a lot of them .. But i have one again...My 4th...

 

[flgliderpilot]

The plastic used for the coil must be crappy my mount lugs broke off like candy from banging around in my trunk with heavy tool boxes and crap. I fixed the coil with special materials and tactics. Pics coming soon!

Banging around in the truck with heavy tool boxes? Complete neglect is not the coil's fault.

However you did a very nice repair

 

[Brother Al]

I don't hate my AT pro, or AT Gold, but they sure as hell were not worth the $ paid for them... the pro died in under 11 days... and the AT Golds coil was faulty on arrival.. garrett were fantastic, and replaced/repaired them within 2 weeks.

The problem with a popular detector is that people will believe the hype and flat out bulls!@#..... I had a guy tell me he detected a silver threepence which is a 16mm coin at 17 inches.. with the AT Pro with stock coil. anyone using common sense would call LIES immediately... or the guy from my detecting club, who told me he detected a Gold Sovereign, 22mm coin at 19-20 inches with the AT Gold 8.5x11 coil..

point being, Hype becomes a lie, and people buy the lie... and get pissed off when the machine doesn't live up to the hype...
I don't know of a VLF detector that is able to punch down 20 inches and get a solid hit or any hit at all on a 22mm target.... Hell my SD2200 would have a hard time reaching down 20" and hitting that..

Its hard to filter bullshit, when thats all you hear/read

We all know that different conditions produce different results. I don't know how or why it happened and I don't much care. But I personally Have, yes I did myself dig a silver dime at a measured twenty inches with an XLT. I may have stopped digging and filled the Hole but I was showing a beginner how the detector worked and didn't want to be skunked!
PS, the soil was moist clean loam and free of trash.

 

[flgliderpilot]

I guess... I was told many times (here) that the AT Pro could not find a coin laying in a wet hole on the beach. Every beach is different, I pulled quarters for hours today 10" in the mud.. yes I measured it. They came in LOUD in pro mode. Was also told it would not work in salt water at all, but again not true, hunted waist deep in Florida pulling coins and bobby pins. Women lose a lot of bobby pins I discovered.

Soil is different everywhere I guess, about 10 miles from here is a beach which was impossible with my Ace 350. I haven't tried it yet with the pro...

I only paid $350 for my pro, and it was a hell of a bargain. No regrets at all! I think it's a fantastic detector for what I paid.

 

[Rawhide]

Well after years of calling AT Pro users on their unbelievable claims I have pulled the trigger on a brand new AT Pro. Now I use Fisher products. I like my fisher products and they perform well. I can find no fault with my Fisher products just want to be clear. Most of the guys I hunt with use T2's. But one guy, Texas Jim uses the AT Pro. Now more and more of us guys are buying the AT Pro as a second machine. Now Texas Jim gave us all a schooling on the AT Pro. One example was a old military camp. Im pulling up tin cans and everyone else is pulling Barbers and old tokens. What Texas Jim has found is the small coil on the AT Pro makes it killer in Iron Infested sites. Not that my Fishers couldn't hunt them too. Now having borrowed my buddys AT Pro and hunting with it I can see why the AT Pro is so successful. Now a lot of the claims on here are just untrue.

 

[TheCaribbeanDigger]

Well I have mine now for almost 2 years. I had to send it in for a faulty speaker. (Probably I did not cleaned it well every time I used it in salt water). I really don't have any complaints on the machine. I have found a lot of great stuff with it. It's like a lot of people say, take the time to learn how to use it. In time it will pay off. Speaking of truth, yes, I have found deep coins with it. I did not have a ruler everytime I dug a deep coin but I use a small shovel and Garrett lesche tool and in a couple of times the lesche would fit inside a hole I dug and thats no lie! If I buy another detector it would definately be a MineLab E-trac. To tell you the truth, I find minelab's machine tones preeetty anoying! But it's a small matter. I'd say it's simply a matter of getting used to it! In the meantime, be polite to other people! Smile at their claims of finding a dime at 3 feet and like always happy hunting!

 

[bigfoot1]

my deepest coin with the atp is a merc at 8" in dirt.I hunt up in the mts where avg.ground balance is mid 80s.to low 90s.As I have had several deep seeking units I believe that coins around here are generally shallow or totally buried in dg at the base of steeper terrain.
I was impressed with the strong 8" signal on that dime tho.solid repeatable 82 on atp.the small 5x8 coil as well.its the only coil I use anymore.machine balance and seperation have made it a,"must have"for me.

I dont consider my atp to be a depth champ but I am very efficient with it and I think that overcomes it on an anual basis.I hunt with a buddy and his etrac.seems I do as well and more often I am the"lucky" one.(I have many times his expierience.)

my take on the atp after 3 years is that I like it alot.I have sold off two others as I simply turn to the atp ALL the time now.Its not the best detector at any one thing but dang...its the best overall detector I have ever used.its versatility overcomes its limited weaknesses.Smoe of the hype I have read give me a smile,and thats for every machine.

atp for me is the best machine for the varied areas I hunt.

 

[Captain Caveman]

My hunting partner uses the ATP. He loves it.

 

[RJ55]

My brother uses a at pro and finds all kinds of good finds. He's found a lot better things than I have. Maybe being at the right place at the right time, but he likes his.

 

[flgliderpilot]

Pro works great, finally ditched the coil cover after having weird signals due (I think) trapped sand and water moving around under the cover. Truckbed liner instead now.

 

[Rawhide]

Well after a couple of hunts Im very happy with the ATP. The depth is fine and it is killing it in the parks for me. Mine arrive hot right out of the box. Can air test a coin at 12 inches and have dug plenty of coins at the 8 inch mark in just a few hunts. The ATP eat relics for breakfast. It is very easy to pin point and size a target. I go to the trashy spot. Old bottle caps are the only ones Im digging. Since I hunt sand and wood chips along with hard baked soil I can say it performs well enough for me. Im still fumbling with the GB but hoping thats the monkey and not the machine type of error. I really like when you disc out small iron, it really disc out small iron. My other machines are just too sensitive. But I have been running no disc and loving it. I posted this already but here it is again. 3Rd hunt: Notice the gold charm and silver chain.
Oh heck ya, you gonna dig trash.
Ok, one complaint. For what I paid, I didn't receive the items in the photo, one being a hat. Does anyone have a old Garret or ATP hat I can borrow till payday he he.

 

[Bquamb]

Here in Canada (At least home for me, here on Vancouver island) We have super mineralized soil, GB is always high 80s to Very high 90's at times and I am able to still get deeper than desired signals with my 5x8" coil. Deepest Penny to date was at 14", somehow this little 1993 Penny sink down over a foot since being dropped and the area had not been tilled... I have also recovered a Match box car and some other junk some child had hidden years back with the 8.5x11 coil at 15". It didn't read via the VDI, but I was still getting a constant and strong signal in STD Zero, -2 on sensitivity and it was around 3 cars and some tokens of sorts.

The machines do have a few draw backs when in salt water (Especially here on the island) Sometimes I cant even get it to GB properly (Manual or Auto) and as soon as the coil hits the water all of our black sand really makes the ATP go crazy. I am also very new to the whole Detecting, but believe I have a decent grasp on what it is I am doing (or trying to do) and its all about practice and DIG DIG DIG.

All units have draw backs, no unit is perfect (until we get true visual displays... wont that be nice) and we all must learn to cope and deal with what we have. Beggers cant be choosers and if you don't research before buying, you should simply save your money for Milk or what ever....

 

[bigfoot1]

bquamb....you nailed it.dont expect things to ge a bunch better.any vlf single freq. machine is gonna struggle in the wet salt....period.Its simply NOT what it was designed for.hang tough...you have a capable machine !!!!

 

[flgliderpilot]

No problem with depth in wet sand here... found this master lock, not sure how deep because the hole keep filling with water and sand each time I dug deeper. Around knee deep. I know it sounds impossible but it happened twice this day. Most of my finds were quarters, but they were only at around 6". I also dug something in knee deep water. I dug really deep, but couldn't free whatever it was... it was way too big.. and flexible like rubber. At first I thought it was a purse but it was too large. Maybe an old swim buoy or dingy. Weird thing is this beach is loaded with black and rust colored layers of sand but it gave me no problems at this beach.

 

[Rawhide]

I am able to clean a area of trash and coins then listen for the signals that dont register. The really deep ones. Coil overload is not as big a problem as I have had with other detectors. It makes for a fun hunt. I find a good point is the weather is now not a problem when Im away from the civilized world.