Utahoutdoors
Senior Member
I've spent the last two years with low end machines and have done well, but I have been wanting more. I was going to buy a Vaquero, but got the ATPro instead as I plan oh water hunting a bit this summer.
First impressions after Two hours with each:
TRX: I have 2 ProPointers and love them, but the TRX is a big step up in my opinion! First it is faster and easier to turn on, next it is way deeper and can be supercharge just like a PP to pinpoint even deeper targets. I also love the "ratcheting down" detuning, it is much better than detuning a PP and way faster! It really does save a lot of time (I didn't realize what a pain the Garret's double beep, hold the button down, and still not turn on lots of times, powering up deal is) There was almost no learning curve. Lastly I love the fact that it can take AA batteries becuase I'm sick of the expense of 9volts! If the TRX holds up I'm sold!!!
ATPro: I dug $1.29 tonight in 2 hours so I still have a lot to learn but I did not have too much trouble finding coins, but the foil is killing me. I also am not sure I'm ground balancing it right and man I can't believe how much iron is in the ground around here. I was turning the iron descrimination way up and it was still screeching all the time ( maybe I'm not GBing it right)!
With my silver umax, f2, delta 4000 and coinmaster I try to dig foil signals looking for gold, but the ATPro finds foil EVERYWHARE! Can I descrimination it out somehow? Also I can't believe how many mid tone targets I was digging. I have not figured that out yet either. The large DD coil is too big for around here so I'm going to get the smaller DD coil. The local shop didn't have the two coil pack instock or I'd have bought it.
I was going to buy from one of our sponcers but the local shop has been very good to me and gave me a good deal (I think I could have saved a little online but I didn't want to wait).
I'm excited to learn the ATPro! I just know silver coins are going to start jumping out of my plugs at the rate of 1-2 a year! Lol
Oh ya my first coin was a Bicentenial Quarter so that's cool!
First impressions after Two hours with each:
TRX: I have 2 ProPointers and love them, but the TRX is a big step up in my opinion! First it is faster and easier to turn on, next it is way deeper and can be supercharge just like a PP to pinpoint even deeper targets. I also love the "ratcheting down" detuning, it is much better than detuning a PP and way faster! It really does save a lot of time (I didn't realize what a pain the Garret's double beep, hold the button down, and still not turn on lots of times, powering up deal is) There was almost no learning curve. Lastly I love the fact that it can take AA batteries becuase I'm sick of the expense of 9volts! If the TRX holds up I'm sold!!!
ATPro: I dug $1.29 tonight in 2 hours so I still have a lot to learn but I did not have too much trouble finding coins, but the foil is killing me. I also am not sure I'm ground balancing it right and man I can't believe how much iron is in the ground around here. I was turning the iron descrimination way up and it was still screeching all the time ( maybe I'm not GBing it right)!
With my silver umax, f2, delta 4000 and coinmaster I try to dig foil signals looking for gold, but the ATPro finds foil EVERYWHARE! Can I descrimination it out somehow? Also I can't believe how many mid tone targets I was digging. I have not figured that out yet either. The large DD coil is too big for around here so I'm going to get the smaller DD coil. The local shop didn't have the two coil pack instock or I'd have bought it.
I was going to buy from one of our sponcers but the local shop has been very good to me and gave me a good deal (I think I could have saved a little online but I didn't want to wait).
I'm excited to learn the ATPro! I just know silver coins are going to start jumping out of my plugs at the rate of 1-2 a year! Lol
Oh ya my first coin was a Bicentenial Quarter so that's cool!