GTA1000, Any Good?

[sqwaby]

Was the ID accurate on these machines, and what years were they made? What kind of depth did they get? Looking at a used one with the stock coil, deep seeker, and supreme deep seeker coils. I own an ace 250 which I like.

 

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[John-Edmonton]

Yes....it was/is a great machine. The ID and depth readings are quite accurate in both depth and conductivity. Make sure you get the one with the POWER MASTER circuitry, as it gets about 20% greater depth then the previous GTA 1000 ULTRA. Here's a link to Any Sabisches Field test..."LOST TREASURE, April 1996"

http://losttreasure.com/fieldtests/ArchiveView07.cfm?ID=LT19960420

And another comment from another source.

http://www.goldminingcentre.com.au/articles/U1000.html

 

[aa battery]

MG Digger uses one and from what i saw its a good machine

 

[dahut]

Was the ID accurate on these machines, and what years were they made? What kind of depth did they get? Looking at a used one with the stock coil, deep seeker, and supreme deep seeker coils. I own an ace 250 which I like.

It was the first Garrett I ever owned. Previously, my only experience with Garrett's was my friend's Master Hunter/CXII. I made some great finds with that baby and so in time I got my ow Garrett - a GTAx1000 (the Power Master Version John spoke of...)
I traded it within a month of having it because it drove me nuts, as it was always binging and boinging. I was accustomed to other detectors and I didn't give the Garrett time to sink in. I whined and fussed, sure the detector was a lot of crap.
After a few years, I realized that some very good finds came my way as a result of that CXII... and maybe I was too hasty about "them Garretts." By that time the GTP 1350 had come on the scene, so I took the plunge and got one.
I find it is accurate, deep and easy to use. When you consider that the grandfather of my GTP 1350 is the GTA 1000, I dont think you can go wrong for the right price. I say get it and see for yourself.