Garrett AT PRO
Price: $700
Avg. Score: 
3.92
Based on 142 reviews
3.92Based on 142 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.29
Avg. Ease of use:
4.41
Great detector
April 09, 2015
The audio is superb, it is very easy to hear the difference between good
targets and junk. Partner this with all the other features and you get a
great detector.
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
No One from
Somewhere
159
What a machine!
April 06, 2015
Second time out with this machine in a pounded confederate camp I dug
bullets and buttons out of an area infested with nails. Magic trick pro
zero mode and disc set on the magic number 22 listen for the high tons.
Hear one slow down and take tiny sweeps over the target. If it jumps
numbers that's OK there's iron there also. But if you keep getting a 45 or
higher on several sweeps dig it! Most of my buttons read in the_50s to 60s
bullets 70s.
Max Depth: 12 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Jeff from
Pennsylvania
2310
Outstanding machine!
April 02, 2015
I have used this machine for about a month now and can honestly say it is
the best that I have ever used. I have used many other machines from
Minelab to white's and have found more with the AT Pro than any other
detector I have used. I have pulled out buttons and coins in areas that I
have hunted extensively over the years. I would highly consider this
machine.
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Yes, absolutely!
Bill from
Michigan
207
At pro in iowa soil
March 19, 2015
Had it several weeks I read the owners manual the important stuff and
watched many vids on youtube before I even opened the box, at best when the
soil is wet I can get a test dime and quarter at 6 inches tops (barley)
when my test soil is dry I can pick up the sound faintly but the numbers
wont work, its disheartening reading all the reviews with 8 and 10 inch
quarters or higher but I've nothing to hide or sell and the truth is I feel
ripped off in ways I tried the manual ground settings 1 threw 99 and
nothing brings a deeper signal when in pro mode all metal, now iowa soil is
black and rich looking so perhaps that is the machines limits in this soil
haven't tested it in sand yet, I'll be doing this next now.
I also realize old buried coins are suppose to register deeper than fresh buried ones in any machine cause they look bigger to the machine so I'm hoping to get another inch out of it so far the deepest coin I've found and I've found 2 silver dimes 3 wheat pennies and 100 or more coins of clad is 4 inches deep.
Max Depth: 6 inches on US quarter
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I have no clue...
Deano from
Iowa
1311
Christopher shatley and his at pro.
March 06, 2015
I've been using my Garrett AT PRO for almost a year now. I have Mastered my
AT PRO to the fullest. Let me be clear on something, I don't understand why
most people are saying that max depth on a Quarter is only 7"-9" that's
just totally NOT TRUE! However if you run it in standard mode then that's
why your depth is limited. It's not until you run it in PRO mode that the
AT PRO truly turns into a beast.
I always run mine in PRO ZERO mode with iron disc set at 22. By running my AT PRO in this mode I can pick out pennies and dimes between 10"-12" with no problem. I can pick up a quarter around 13"14" and even deeper on half dollars. Now what about nickels you may ask, well the AT PRO will usually hit on nickels even deeper. As crazy as it may sound I've dug nickels just over 14" so yes when operating in standard mode you lose depth and targets information.
I want to point out that properly ground balancing your AT PRO is a must if you want to achieve this detectors greatest potential and of course knowing how to run it is a must as well.
Final note the type of ground that your hunting plays a huge part on how deep your detector can pick up an item. Max depth on U.S. Quarter 14"
Max Depth: 14 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Christopher Shatley from
Arkansas
3027
Good machine for the price
March 01, 2015
Is it the best machine out there? NO! Is it a great machine? YES! I have to
say the best thing about the machine is Pro Mode. You get a lot of target
information by just listening to the tone roll ID. As a matter of fact I
don't even look at the vdi unless I hear a good tone. Though the coils are
good, they can be better. The AT Pro and AT Gold use the same coils. With
both machines operating on two different frequencies it means that when
they designed the coils the tried to compromise and get the best
performance for both machines.
I bought a NEL coil that was tuned to the AT Pro's transmitting frequency and am able to get much better performance out of my machine. My favorite places to hunt are at old house demo's. I am able to pick out good targets among the trash that get strewn about. I have even been able to pick up a few silvers among the bottlecaps, though I have to admit that is more skill than machine. I haven't tried it out on a saltwater beach but when I do you can see it on youtube!
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Joshua "Whiskey5jda" Anderson from
Ft. Worth, TX
139
Loss of a deus but was it that bad
February 27, 2015
With a very heavy heart I had to let my deus go to free some money up due
to bills mounting up and opted for the at pro as a px. After reading up I
was in two minds to if I had done the right thing and was so sure that
gutted sinking feeling would set in at the loss of the deus.
By no way am I saying the at pro is a deus killer its not but I really honestly hand on heart don't feel that loss I thought I would. I love this rather cheap looking heavy little at pro. No learning curve at all straight into pro zero mode wide open and let ya ears do the work. 500 for a at pro or 1200 for a xp deus AT PRO EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.
I live in the UK and for my sites the detector is stable as any other I've ever used no falsing that I kept hearing about nice depth good audio. Yes the depth reading is rubbish but who uses them?? For the price it has to be one of, if not the best detector in its class. Get one learn it and you wont look back :) happy digging :)
Max Depth: 7 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Steve from
Midlands UK
208
At pro perfect md
February 24, 2015
I've had my AT PRO for two months now and I've made a lot of finds,
including my first gold, 10.1 Gram 14K pendant. It's my first metal
detector and I'm very pleased about it.
The first month I used it in standard mode/coins, this is a teaching mode as I see it. I say this because I began switching to pro mode and learned to hear the signals better. My second month, I doubled my finds because of using the pro mode/zero. The range of signals and different tones make it easy to stay away from junk. It has been a very quick learning curve because I read the operation guide and watched the DVD that came with my MD.
If you learn to use it right, it really does the work for you. I use it set on Pro mode/zero, toggle select iron tone on hot tones, and raise MD coil over hot tones to eliminate aluminum cans. It's getting easier every day to associate numbers with a minimum of junk digs listening to the hi-lo tone changes. Making sure to set the ground balance for different soil and water conditions make this MD even easier to enjoy.
Max Depth: 10 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Walter Sullivan from
Tampa, Florida
137
Need more improvement
January 12, 2015
I owned ace 350 for nearly half year before bought the AT Pro. Only
different largely is the indication scale on the AT, not shown on the 350.
Not much different for dry sand beach hunt. To eliminate trash I'm using 5
x 8 coil instead the heavy factory coil. I still have to dig every possible
suspect find when dime reading 79-82, sometime quarter shows in the 79
which gets confusing since good quarter generally be in the 84 to 87 scale.
I even found ring in the 65-82 range. I was hoping upgrade to AT Pro will
help me bypass the trash that still shown at 51-54 range, it should be
nickle range but alum foil and pull tap, can come in 74-76 range as well.
All I can say garrett AT Pro not really that versatile as advertised. For hunting anything 350 can almost do the same function. When I got the 350 I also used the garrett pin pointer for sorting out the object, that is a must for all MDers. If I have my choice again I go back to ace 350. For new ace 350 price is $297 and the AT Pro is $549. It takes lot of time and hunting to offset nearly two hundred dollar.
I had used fisher, white and cheap bounty hunter, I still think newbees should stay with ace 350, not the 250. This way there won't need future upgrade. By the way if you decide to buy 350 buy a 5 inch coil. The one comes with the MD is too heavy and picks up lot of trash as well. Good hunting and recover your hole. Bob
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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No, not really.
Orbert Chow from
Livermore, CA
1622
At pro.
December 27, 2014
I have been using my atp now for 2 years. I bought it because I knew I was
missing things with my Ace250. I run mine only in Pro mode Iron audio at 40
and off. With this set up I love the tones it makes. I can identify most
things in ground by sound! Lately I have not been notching out anything and
digging a lot. I have to say it is great having the super fast recovery
speed. I took it to a loaded beach full of pulltabs and coins. I found a
white gold 18k ring and .925 silver ring too. I also got a quarter about 8
to 9 inches down, I know it's not super deep but I'm impressed.
I got the small 5by8 coil and wow! So much easier to swing now! I have taken it to saltwater beaches and it is hard to use in the wet sand. It can be used but not much fun in saltwater.
Max Depth: 9 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Paul from
California
187