Garrett GTI 2500

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Rod in Canada -
Have been using Garretts for 6 yrs, first a 1000 then a 1500 and now a 2500, once you spend the time to learn them they are amazing, although easily used it takes a lot of practice to read and interpret the info. Pinpointing is great, I like the allmetal mode with the 12.5 imaging coil for plowed fields predominately. Great service, Mary at Garrett is amazing!!

Feb 10, 2005

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Garrett GTI 2500

Bill in USA -
I've owned one for a year and must say that I'm not as excited about it as I was when I first bought it. Its best feature is its pinpointing mode which is very good and easy to use; however, the pinpointing button can sometimes get stuck, and you have to wiggle it to disengage it -- a very frustrating thing when you've swept an area and realized that you've been in the wrong mode the whole time.

It's quite heavy, and the weight is poorly distributed to the coil end. Garrett says you can detach the battery pack and clip it on your belt to reduce the overall weight, but that makes it even more front-heavy.

I have to run in All-metal mode to get good depth; I miss too many targets in Discrim mode. The imaging feature is interesting, but can be easily fooled. The multi-tone only works in Discrim mode, but there are too few tones to be helpful. When using All-metal mode, you get only one tone. Volume of the tone is the same for all targets, regardless of target signal strength.

I'm now looking for another detector and leaning toward a Minelab Explorer II or Tesoro Cortes.

Sep 07, 2004

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Justin in USA -
I think the gti 2500 is overhyped. I have had one for 8 months and it is not all that I expected. Imaging only works to 5-6'' on coin sized objects.

When using descrimination thats about the depth you will get also, 5-6'' on coins. I will say if you relic hunt the all metal goes deep but in most areas where I coin hunt all-metal is too frustrating to use with all the trash.

Mar 04, 2004

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Garrett GTI 2500

treaser man in USA -
the greatest !!!

Oct 31, 2003

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Garrett GTI 2500

ray bedell in USA -
the greatest i have ever used! period

Oct 30, 2003

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Justin in USA -
I think the gti 2500 is overhyped. I have had one for 8 months and it is not all that I expected. Imaging only works to 5-6'' on coin sized objects.

When using descrimination thats about the depth you will get also, 5-6'' on coins. I will say if you relic hunt the all metal goes deep but in most areas where I coin hunt all-metal is too frustrating to use with all the trash.

Apr 20, 2003

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wade s in USA -
the best i ever used even better than my minelab explorer II

Nov 30, 1999

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