Garrett GTI 2500
Price: $1000
Avg. Score: 
4.03
Based on 89 reviews
4.03Based on 89 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.63
Avg. Ease of use:
4.25
Garrett gti 2500
March 16, 2015
Very nice detector I have replaced the coil 1 timesother than that never
had any problems.
Max Depth: 18 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
I have no clue...
John Carlson from
Toledo Ohio
179
Garrett gti 2500 metal detector
March 11, 2015
I have read some reviews and am amazed at people who think it's an outdated
machine. It is full to the brim with micro processors, so unless a ufo has
crashed somewhere and some new technologies stolen from it there are no new
types of chips or processors. So how can it be outdated. My friend has a
minelab, and the pinpointing is crap, he asked me to go over it so it
doesn't end up in the side of the hole. Also the gti goes deeper and I
would recommend this detector to anyone. Ten stars!
Max Depth: 11 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Malcolm from
Torquay United Kingdom
2810
Just need to practice
February 05, 2015
I just got mine for Christmas. Two friends of mine owned one. Made me want
one after I saw what it could do. Although I haven't taken it out of the
yard yet, I believe it does a very good job. If it's trash or not part of
the discrimination setting you have it on it will jump around. But if it
hits what your looking for it will let you know. I just think that with
some more practice and getting to know it better will yield better results.
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
No, it's too complic
Frank from
Texas
1613
Heavy and outdatetd
January 05, 2015
It is heavy to hold, it is outdated - obsolete... I owned many Garrett
models but 2500gti is the worst I had. NOTICE only original coils will work
on this model! Stay away from NEL coils even tho it has a sticker "GTI
technology". Or better stay away from the model itself...
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
No, it's too complic
Greg from
Europe
1039
Gti 2500
July 31, 2013
The gti 2500 is over rated I use a minelab safari and the gti 2500 and
after going over the area with the gti I went back over it with the minelab
and the gti missed so many hits that I believe anyone that would buy this
unit is getting ripped off bad the gti is worthless, in my opinion any
metal detector that misses quarters and a lot of them at 4 to 6 inches deep
consistently is junk!
But keep buying these, the more people that use these the more I will clean house when you’re done!! Any metal detector that cost 1000.00 or better should not miss much at all. I think the biggest problem with the gti is that it can only focus on one target at a time and does not see any others. Buy a minelab if you want success in this hobby minelab’s 28 frequencies allows you to pick up multiple targets at the same time and deep!!
Gti 2500 can’t do this no other detectors can minelab is where it is at if your serious and want to dominate the hobby get one !! Gti do your homework your machine is junk!!!
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
No, not really.
Jason from
Muskegon
1170
4 and a half thumbs up
June 28, 2013
The 2500 is an exceptional detector and everything that you would expect
from a top of the line detector and unlike the other reviews that could not
get more than 6 in I turned my 2500 on first before I started the test, I
have tested this detector against 7 other top of the line detectors and it
does go deeper in all metal mode and deeper than the AT pro and AT Gold
when using the same DD coil.
Max Depth: 18 inches on US quarter
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Would you recommend this to a new user?
Yes, absolutely!
Dennis from
Pacific Northwest
3413
Works great for me
March 27, 2013
I've had my 2500 for a couple of years. Haven't used it enough to become
proficient at it. It is a little complicated but with a little practice I
figured out what setting I needed to use for what I was looking for and
after that I have found literally thousands of dollars of stuff. I don't understand all the complaints about weight, I'm a small person and it hasn't bothered me, also, the battery pack is detachable for mounting on your belt. Which I've never done, too big of a pain when setting the detector down to dig.
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Gary from
Utah
287
Three thumbs ups
October 22, 2012
I was reading some of the other reviews about the 2500 false signals, I
thought I had the same problem so I attached a rare earth magnet to my
digging tool and found the source of my false signals very small pieces of
rusted iron that register as a good coin target, this is common to all
brands of detectors, rusty nails and iron confuse them all, including P. I.
Detectors, the GTI 2500 is doing a much better job than I had originally
anticipated.In the coin mode it still hits very small tacks, galvanized nails, and an odd assortment of rusty iron targets, something to be aware of when hunting, it is not falsing it is working exceptionally well, I am still amazed with the performance, I hit a target at 7 inches yesterday at the river, it took me a few minutes to find it, a small piece of boot tack an inch long, this was in mineralized soil using the new 8. 5X 11 DD coil, my imaging coils also work the same.
This guy does not miss a thing, still an extremely powerful detector and worth the price for a pro piece of equipment, the 2500 does have its detractors but you have to know how to operate it before you criticize a unit this impressive, still a 10 star detector.
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Jeffery from
Portland, OR
406
Heavyyyyy
September 26, 2012
Just a short review on the GTI 2500. Excellent machine, but way too heavy.
Worth the bucks, but after some minutes u cant feel ur arms.
If you want arms like Schwarzenegger the 2500 is the machine for you.
But if you love this hobby, and wanna go on for hours, go for the AT Pro/Gold.
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Frank Ashmore from
Los Angeles
1219
A 10 stars ++ green machine
August 05, 2012
I have owned the 2500 for some time now and I for one am very impressed
with its performance, I was reading about the other reviews that the
operator could not detect a coin deeper than 5-6 inches that is because
your machine was set up incorrectly, if you use it in the coin only mode
most metals are nulled out but look for coins in the relic mode and you
will find some very deep targets, and you can set this machine up to do
just about anything in metal detecting, yes you can prospect with this unit
it does find gold nuggets and iron and hot rocks.I initially thought this unit was an overpriced piece of junk the first week I owned it, until I started to reread the instruction book and work with all the different functions, that is the deal with this detector you need to experiment with the features this guy has adjustable frequency most units do not, and a lot of different coil options, in all metal this detector still goes deeper than just about every detector out there including the Whites DFX.
It is a turn on and go machine but also you can do a lot of tweaking to achieve the results you are looking for, this is my goto detector out of the 8 that I own, if you are not finding targets your machine needs to be setup for the ground you are working, the 2500 has a ton of features that no other detectors have and is an extremely powerful machine a 10++ stars from me!!!
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Rick59 from
Oregon
4811