You misquoted my implication Lookingdown. I didn't quote Garret, all I did was to imply what the Garrett site indicated. Quotes have these little things on either side of the sentence (""), mine didn't. The English language is the most complete, the most inclusive language on the planet because it comes from all other languages. I know, I speak five of them, and I have a proven, tested MA in English, so I think I have my bases covered. If, as you "quoted" me saying something (I merely wrote) was a quote, that would have been a good argument for you, but that's not what I did, that's what you quoted me as quoting, a totally different situation. However, although metal manufacturers such as Whites and their claims about being able to (see what's in the ground before you dig it up) is, in truth, not exactly truth, neither would be a claim from Garrett about the AT Pro's capabilities on (all) salt beaches. Beaches with high black sand compositions are really rough on the single freq AT Pro. . All metal detector manufacturers fudge a little on their claims, and we all know it.
But where the rubber REALLY meets the road about this discussion is; I personally will tell you that regardless of (any) of its settings "the AT Pro sucks on my salt/black sand beaches here and in most other high minerization soil around here too, compared to cz's, but not all cz's", and that (is) a quote. If I brought only two detectors with me to the ocean here and one was an AT Pro, and the other was a cz3d or a cz5, or a cz70, cz20, cz 21, the AT Pro wouldn't even get a chance to get itself turned on because of all the black sand here, and the magnetite and hematite would ruin its day too. I would have no reason to waste my time with it when good beach hunting is waiting for me and my more productive and more successful CZ down on the beach, and especially if I only have 3 hours to hunt there. In Texas or Florida the black sand and other minerals and other Fe's are much less common, so the ATP can deal with it, but that's a totally different subject of discussion.
Always remember folks, that a quote is not a quote until it has these little things on either side of it " ", otherwise it is just writing and has multiple interpretation possibilities for its intentions or inferences.. NOTE: I've had other people misquote me too, as they gave also done to other people, but sometimes things just happen, even if done unintentionally. Thanks for helping me explain that a bit better Lookingdown for the other readers on here. Peace
