Garrett GTI 2500
Street Price $700 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 27
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John Nelson in Battleground,Wa -
Garret makes great detectors the GTI 2500 is one of the best you can buy, with tons of features that other machines simply do not have!!! So what if it is a little heavy it is very well built, and works a lot better than other VLF units. I love this machine, when and if this guy ever breaks down I will be buying another one, I am very glad that Garret is in business.
May 11, 2008
16 people found this review helpful.
I will be needing more display cases for relics and coins
Jimmy Baldwin in Johnston county, North Carolina -Owned it for two weeks now. This is an awesome detector. Maybe a little tough for beginners but so are most detectors, My first day I was skeptical when I first tried it. After about 4 trips and a lot of backyard digging I knew Garret would never fail me. My last trip yielded 3 mercurys, a 1952 roosevelt. 5 wheats and a 1930s Chevrolet pinback badge. All from a well hunted field where an old putt putt course was, Ive always thought very well of my bounty hunter but I think I might better take the batteries out of it, If you know how to metal detect I think you will like this machine. Ive only got about 3 years experience and still have a lot to learn. However I know that metal detectors dont see under the ground. You have to do that part,
Apr 19, 2008
2 people found this review helpful.
Its not heavy try this
Dan from pa in linesville pa -Your gti 2500 you can put the battery case on your belt thin make your self a strap to go around your neck down to your detector to help take the load off your arm. Now when your searching in water you won't drop it in the water. I have found all kinds of stuff around boat docks, yes it was heavy but not now. Try this you will love it. I still say the GTI is the best of all detectors. Good luck remember fill all holes that you dig, thanks Dan
Mar 11, 2008
7 people found this review helpful.
I have had mine since 1999..I sent it in for a chip upgrade
millenniundawg in Georgia -and Garrett even threw in a new coil at no extra charge. WOW! I have used mine for years now and have no problem recommending it to any one! Coinshooter to relic hunter, you will not be disappointed. Just take the time to learn the machine....Here is my web site to check out my finds....all were found in Georgia with either the Garrett Groundhog, my first detector, or the GTi 2500 I have had since 1999. The site lists the "keeper" stuff, the modern money I spend.
I have the confidence that if the target is in the ground and I walk over it, I will recover it. Can't beat that!
Check out my coin finds, and while you're there feel free to check out the buttons, buckles and other finds...
http://public.fotki.com/millenniumdawg/metal_detector_finds/
Mar 05, 2008
3 people found this review helpful.
Know how to use it befor you down it
dan in pa -When you make a garden to try your detector, let it be for a year so the ground packs around your coins and things you buried. Coins freshly buried are hard to detect because of that reason, not packed. I love my gti 2500, its the best out there. A lot of people don't read the book on how to use it I did 20 times and every time I learn more. I found lots of stuff like 18,000 in a can at 24 inches. Good luck, remember think like you hid the loot than you will find the loot, one more thing fill those holes back up.
Feb 27, 2008
8 people found this review helpful.
A great MD
Rez in TX -At first I was completely disapointed with the device. But it was my frist, I was completely new to Metal Detecting and I had the strange idea that the Metal Detectors where some magical devices that pull silver and gold out of the ground... I threw it away for some time, but after surfing some forums, I started to learn useful techniques and being educated on this great hobby... now, I am extremely happy with my detector, I am very used to it and I just can't think about other device.
Pro's
- Awesome pinpointing capabilities
- Fair discriminator
- Great customization
- Using AA batteries is the best for me
- Good depth (I have dug coins down to 10")
- Long battery life
- Salt elimination works excelent on the beach
Con's
- All metal mode is extremely tricky, especially in high mineralized grounds
- Sensitivity above 7 turns the device into a pinball machine, al beeps and bells.
- Surface elimination is a plain lie
Hope this help someone to make up his mind ;)
Feb 23, 2008
12 people found this review helpful.
GREAT ---- ONE OF THE BEST !
Trooper in Hagerstown, Maryland -JW ... I don't understand that review . Our local hunter club tested the gti2500 and the 550gtax among others and the 550GTAX can never compare ! In fact the GTI 2500 did as well or better than units $300.00 - $700.00 more !!!!
Feb 20, 2008
3 people found this review helpful.