AT-Max and AT-Pro

[SilverSlayer98]

I have the Max and the Pro. My girlfriend and myself just moved to Houston and went to the beach at Galveston with no luck. Any suggestions on what model to use, discrimination, ground balance techniques. Anything would be greatly appreciated!

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[vegasplayer]

at pro
pro and zero
sensitivity 35 and no iron
never dig anything under 50
best i can tell you.. the machine will work great in dry sand
wet not so well not made for salt water

 

[Bagelbites]

at pro
pro and zero
sensitivity 35 and no iron
never dig anything under 50
best i can tell you.. the machine will work great in dry sand
wet not so well not made for salt water

I just want to point out that I've found many gold rings that rang up in the 40s with my AT Pro.

 

[Bayoutalker]

I just want to point out that I've found many gold rings that rang up in the 40s with my AT Pro.

In what conditions? I've had zero luck with mine in the wet sand. It was much too noisy unless the sensitivity was way down.

My Nox 800 is much better.

Cliff

 

[The Lama]

I agree with bagebites many gold rings will fall in between 40 and 75 the mid tone i don't disc out anything i let my ear disc out iron i run sens all the way up on dry sand,you will have to reground balance when you cross over to wet sand and probably drop sens and swing smoother

 

[Bagelbites]

Mine are all from the dirt. Maybe it's different at the beach, not sure.

 

[SilverSlayer98]

I agree with bagebites many gold rings will fall in between 40 and 75 the mid tone i don't disc out anything i let my ear disc out iron i run sens all the way up on dry sand,you will have to reground balance when you cross over to wet sand and probably drop sens and swing smoother

This is very helpful, thank you!

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[Skippy SH13]

My best success with the AT Max is running in all Metal Mode, with iron notched out. It really is the best solution for beaches. I tried running in custom, and it just "misses" targets. Even targets I just threw into the sand!

So, AT Max = All Metal Mode. You'll get used to the sounds pretty quickly, and it's a heck of a lot better at finding targets than AT in Pro Mode.

Lastly, Galveston is a known hot spot and gets a bunch of detectorists. I've never heard of much being found there, by forum members. Could just be a "light drop" beach. have to have targets to find them!

Cheers,

Skippy

 

[Noreaster]

I personally like the iron audio.
The AT Pro in dry sand is a beast.

 

[vegasplayer]

I just want to point out that I've found many gold rings that rang up in the 40s with my AT Pro.

i have over 2000 hrs on mine and have never found any gold
under 50 all items under 50 can slaw tiny foil and trash
good on you if you found it in the lower #s
i won't dig them...

 

[SilverSlayer98]

Anyone have a suggestion on a replacement for the pro that would solve my noise problems in the saltwater but still be good in dirt at home sights etc. It needs to be around or less than $500

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[Bayoutalker]

Anyone have a suggestion on a replacement for the pro that would solve my noise problems in the saltwater but still be good in dirt at home sights etc. It needs to be around or less than $500

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Equinox 600 or 800

Cliff

 

[The Lama]

apex

 

[Skippy SH13]

i have over 2000 hrs on mine and have never found any gold
under 50 all items under 50 can slaw tiny foil and trash
good on you if you found it in the lower #s
i won't dig them...

2000 hours and ZERO gold? That's insane... or you're not looking for gold.

I'm assuming with that number, you're skipping anything you think might be trash.

I find gold pretty much everywhere I go. I'm at 71 golds lifetime with only 2 of those from a beach. (I land hunt pretty much exclusively in parks and schools).

The other reason might be your location of choice. I can tell you, if you're hunting where people are dropping rings, you're going to find gold eventually. 2000 hours is just insane. In the last year, I go less than 20 between gold finds... and that's on land. The worst average I ever had, was with my ACE350, and I averaged about 82 hours between golds.

Location, location, location, and what you're looking for. That's the key.
Skippy