AT Pro.....finally got to try it out

My new AT Pro arrived, like everyone elses', in the middle of winter.  Last week, I couldn't stand it any longer, and took it out for a quick look around an old homesite on my 50 acre farm.  Braving the 20 degree weather and 15 mph wind, I found a civil war stirrup about a foot deep.  The next day warmed up to 45 degrees, so I headed to an old homeplace which I had previously hunted with my GTI 2500.  The place was covered with old rusty nails and other assorted rusty metal, so I had only found a couple of wheaties, one Merc and a few other coins.  The AT Pro was in it's element!  In a couple of hours, I had 27 coins, which consisted of two Mercs, ten wheaties and various other coins.  Also dug an old whistle and a silver ring, which my wife laid claim to.  The learning curve is steep, and I know I left a lot of nickels, but three of the coins I dug were eight inches deep under large rusty nails.  Unbelievable!  Many of the previous sites I hunted are also covered in nails and ferrous metal, so now I get to start over!  No telling how many good targets have been passed over with my other detectors due to masking.  As great a detector as the 2500 is, it looks like the AT Pro is going to be my serious machine for trashy areas.  Target separation is incredible.  Thanks Garrett.  HH.  Jugg.

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V-burgh....I've been doing this for 43 years now, and have owned several Garrett detectors.  I presently own an old ADS 7, Ace 250, GTI 2500, and now the AT Pro.  The imaging is great on the 2500, and for the most part it is quite accurate.  I have made many good finds with it in the year that I've had it.  Just for the heck of it, sometimes I would dig hits that registered smaller than coins......and find a coin!  I know, you're supposed to dig 'em all, but at 64 years of age, my interest level drops precipitously after 10 or 15 lbs of junk, so I tend to gloss over most tab tops, anything larger than a coin and rust signals.  With the AT Pro, all that is a thing of the past.  With very limited experience using the Pro, I must say that of the two, the Pro is more reliable, has much faster recovery time, and finds coins under, over and around those damnable NAILS!  I make a mental note of the digital value of each dug coin, and after awhile one should be able to predict with some certainty what's in the ground.  Depth is serious, and 10-12" coins are not unusual, though most are found at 6-8".  Though these AT Pros are turn-on-and-go machines, especially in Standard mode, the Pro mode with different tones may prove a little much for beginners, so keep an eye on EBay for used units.  Luck.  Jugg.

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Good info and thanks 

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