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
Tom in green bay
September 28, 2012
I bought my AT Pro last February and hit the water as soon as the ice was
out in March. I have found 12 gold rings so far, from 10k to 18k, and
over a thousand coins, tokens, float copper and bullets. What really
impresses me is the fact that I live near a hunted out park, yet find
silver coins with it every time I go there. It won't let me go over a
silver coin without practically begging me to dig it with a very
distinctive tone. Last week I drove to a campground about 100 miles north
and found a 1939 Washington quarter in an area everybody has been to. I have used several other brands of detectors and this is my first Garrets. Yes, it has to be ground balanced, and yes, once in a while it gets chatty and I reset it. I never dig iron or bottle caps any more unless I want to. It's great for the price. Just learn how to use it and it will do the job for you.
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Tom from
Green Bay
3910
Not Happy with AT Pro
September 23, 2012
I bought an AT Pro about 6 months ago and find it to be a very aggravating
machine to use. With no threshold this machine is constantly making noise
and you have to concentrate so hard to differentiate the good from the bad
signals. It will get good depth, however, I have a coin garden with both
clad and silver coins buried at depths from 4 to 6 inches. The AT pro
will only hit on the shallower targets. I have a silver quarter at 6
inches and the AT will not hit on it. I also have an etrac and it will hit solid on all of them. I have not been happy with this machine except for water use. It doesn't seem to be as noisy in the water. Am thinking about selling.
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Mark from
Michigan
2316
Will try it
September 21, 2012
September 21,2012. Ordered an AT Pro today will receive next week, after
reading all the reviews I am nervous as what to expect. As far as my
research shows upgrading from my gtx 1250 to the AT PRO is a good move. I
HOPE. Thanx to all for their input good or bad, will see as time goes by.
The general idea what I hear is to give it time to get used to the machine
just like when computers came out.
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Peter from
Toronto, Ontario. Canada
1711
Cliff
August 22, 2012
Garrett has me back up and swing the AT Pro. Hoping for a better run and
the detector is operating with less noise and chatter. It did take some
time to get it back and it has been replaced but do appreciate the effort
they made.
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Cliff from
Oregon
49
Not so Great Not so terrible
August 03, 2012
Been detecting for 42 years, seen it all in machines from the Fisher TR's
to the multi feq machines. Have owned over 30 new detectors Whites,
minelab, fisher, bounty hunters and garrets to name a few. Use a whites
beach hunter 300 with a Anderson shaft for wet sand and black sand and its
the best but its heavy so I needed a light simple easy to use but water
proof machine for the top beach or dry white quartz jersey beach sand so I
picked up the Garret At Pro for this type of hunting.Yes I'm old and weight is an issue so here is my take on this machine, at pro is light but not well balanced but I can live with that, at pro is OK in std mode with some falsing 00 and 99 but this could be anything from old wires or transformers to cell phones and micro waves to just lots of iron mixed with conductive soils even the best units I have fall to these conditions.
The first couple of weeks it worked as billed but as time goes on it is falsing a little more than I would care for so back to the minelab and whites 300 and will use this at pro as a lender machine for friends or a learning unit.
One more thing, In Standard Modes this machine is not to bad other than some falsing 00-99s but in pro mode it very choppy and over rated but for under $600 it is what it is, like the saying goes (you get what you pay for). For all who want a top end type of machine for a mid range price this machine is not a good choice, just save the bux and get a top end unit. I do think Garrett played the price hype in the advertising and fooled a lot of folks with over expectations, Shame on you Garrett.
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Tom from
Jersey Shore
6820
Great machine
July 25, 2012
I have been detecting since the mid 60"s. The AT Pro has been a great
machine. It is fairly easy machine to run if you take timie to listen to
what it is telling you. Work it a while and listen to the different tones
you hear. Any body can bad mouth a machine they don't know how to run. So
take time to learn and pay attention before you complain!This is my 7th Garrett. Is is also the very best. I am finding coins deeper and older then before. I am finding coins about 10 times an hour, some at 10" or more. Even found a $5 bill.. . Course it was wrapped around 2 quarters!
Keep trying and keep learning the sounds, you will learn to love this machine. Have a Great Time.
Dean
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Sunrise Kites from
Idaho
5045
Review - garret Pro
June 24, 2012
I last gave a review a month after I first got my ATPro, now six months
later I can say the machine has been fantastic!I've found countless coins,
3 rings and numerous other items. As I said in my first review you need to give it a good six months to get used to the machine.
If you go over it, it will find it.
The only minor problems I've had have been on wet sand.
Now looking forward to getting back on the fields once the crops are in. Good hunting.
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Andy Swift from
Formby England
2845
Under-rated machine! Give it a chance!
June 24, 2012
The first thing I have to say is that if want a machine that you can take
out of the box and expect it to perform to it's potential then the AT Pro
is NOT for you. Sure you will find things with it but you will probably
get frustrated. As other users have said, you need to learn what the
machine is telling you. I bought a used AT Pro about 4 months ago. I would say I have about 100 hours on the machine and I am still learning. However, the more I use it-the more I like it. I have always used it in pro mode. True, you get a lot of different sounds when in pro mode especially is trashy areas. But it is excellent at picking out good targets in these areas.
I really wanted to try this detector as there is a ton of iron where I live. The AT pro is great at picking out good targets around all those iron nails and other trash. That feature is awesome.
The pinpoint feature is extremely accurate. The machine is lightweight and can be used all day. The display is very accurate. You can use it for many hours on a single set of batteries. I have used it fully submerged in water without any issues. I have found pull tabs at 8 inches with the stock coil.
Cons: In bright light you have trouble reading the display, bottle caps read the same as dimes,and they should have put a higher piece of plastic below the arm rest for it to set on (can't think of what it is called) as it tends to fall over easy.
However, we all know no detector is perfect. I don't know where you can get a water and land machine that finds things like the AT Pro for less than 600. 00.
I really enjoy using it.
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Melw2 from
Indianapolis, IN
4564
Cliff
June 24, 2012
When the AT Pro worked it is a great machine, but the reliability of mine
is questionable, it is 3 months old about 10 trips and no for sure the
thing won't detect a dime in an air test today. With the cost of fuel the
lack of free time this is a poor investment to be considered recreation.
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Cliff from
Oregon
5818
I got a lemon AT Pro
June 22, 2012
I got a lemon AT Pro International. As others, describe, it started
falsing at the end of sweeping strokes and sometimes it would ring nonstop
like a slot machine jackpot. The worst was when I didn't hit a target for a while and checked with my coins only to find out that AT Pro wasn't picking up coins for God knows how long. And yes I was using it correctly.
No wonder Garrett only offers a 2 year warranty. I replaced it with a Fisher Goldbug DP and was appalled to find out how many coins the AT Pro had missed in the same areas. Fisher GB also has 5 yr warranty. For $600 I expected some sort of quality control from Garrett.
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Hydroman from
Winnipeg
7621