Was doing a bit of testing with the GTA I picked up from Jack and have found that, aside from being GB'ed too negative for my ground, it will see the 3 grain test nugget I have. I have a hard time believing some of the claims I've read regarding the poor performance of Garrett detectors on low conductors. It's as good as the Ace 150 I tested and better than other (Minelab BBS) detectors I've tested. I'm thinking that, with the detector GB'ed correctly and with a smaller (or DD) coil, it might make for a half decent little nugget shooter. I'm not talking 'bout the fly$hit subgrainers.. I've already got a detector for that. ..Willy.
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Some observations on the GTA 1000 PM
- Thread starter willy
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Uncle Willy
New member
Most of the bad mouthing you hear about Garrets is from people who know nothing about them nor have ever used one. Virtually ever Garrett I have ever field tested for them has done quite well on my test nuggets. The 250 is extremely sensitive to the tiniest of objects that would appear to have little for a signal to grab onto.
Bill
Bill
John 'n' W.Va
Active member
[quote DavHut]I used to be one ofthe Garrett badmouthers myself. My tune has changed, because I took the trouble to test and use them extensively.
Garret rocks.[/quote]
That's what I like about you David. If there is something to say, You are not afraid to speak up. If you are wrong, you will say so. Sometimes you may take half a page to do so, BUT I ALWAYS LOVE YOUR COMMENTS. It is great to hear from you.
Garret rocks.[/quote]
That's what I like about you David. If there is something to say, You are not afraid to speak up. If you are wrong, you will say so. Sometimes you may take half a page to do so, BUT I ALWAYS LOVE YOUR COMMENTS. It is great to hear from you.
I've not been detecting these days = just spending time with other things. AS for taking half a page to say my piece, well I like to run my mouth, what can I say? 
Like everything, Garretts have their little foibles, if you will. Maybe subtleties is a better way of saying it. But, when you get to know them, you learn what they can do.
Like everything, Garretts have their little foibles, if you will. Maybe subtleties is a better way of saying it. But, when you get to know them, you learn what they can do.
Uncle Willy
New member
Yeah he doesn't show up often enough. Hint, hint, hint.
Bill
Bill
I appreciate the kind comments. I have received a good bit of PM traffic, too, wondering whatever happened to me. I stand before you, my friends, humbled.
One of my other interests is firearms and collecting the stuff associated with them. I tend to do everything in planned steps, and have been focusing much of my "non-work" effort on that. My hunting battery is nearly complete, save for a few rimfire additions. Other "worky" projects that are a'cooking:
- Working on my house. We are planning to move out of this star struck too-big-for-it's britches town and I have to prepare. All done part time, of course.
- Working on cars. I obtained several good deals, but as always with used cars, there is work to be done in order to maximize their potential. Part time, too.
- Working on my real estate consultancy. This has been very 'part-time' in the recent past and Im trying to increase the energy and time put into it. I currently work on behalf of three separate clients.
- Working on my book and writing. Also a part time effort.
Why so much part-time effort?
Because I work 12 hour shifts on top of everything else! One of my biggest regrets is that I didnt learn to focus my enterprising energies until later in life - thus I have to walk the work-a-day treadmill for a living!
You may have noted a common thread in all this: planning. SO few people plan for any more than a vacation or perhaps the next detecting trip at the nearest school yard. But, in studying the succesful people of the world, I am alway impressed with the focused vision and organized planning they used to get to the top.
With these things at work, it is always a real challenge to allot enough time for the important stuff and decide which things to let go for as long as needed. This all takes the form of "time-chunks,"...with enough of them, Perseverence will win out, in the end.
Keep em swinging and Ill be around.
One of my other interests is firearms and collecting the stuff associated with them. I tend to do everything in planned steps, and have been focusing much of my "non-work" effort on that. My hunting battery is nearly complete, save for a few rimfire additions. Other "worky" projects that are a'cooking:
- Working on my house. We are planning to move out of this star struck too-big-for-it's britches town and I have to prepare. All done part time, of course.
- Working on cars. I obtained several good deals, but as always with used cars, there is work to be done in order to maximize their potential. Part time, too.
- Working on my real estate consultancy. This has been very 'part-time' in the recent past and Im trying to increase the energy and time put into it. I currently work on behalf of three separate clients.
- Working on my book and writing. Also a part time effort.
Why so much part-time effort?
Because I work 12 hour shifts on top of everything else! One of my biggest regrets is that I didnt learn to focus my enterprising energies until later in life - thus I have to walk the work-a-day treadmill for a living!
You may have noted a common thread in all this: planning. SO few people plan for any more than a vacation or perhaps the next detecting trip at the nearest school yard. But, in studying the succesful people of the world, I am alway impressed with the focused vision and organized planning they used to get to the top.
With these things at work, it is always a real challenge to allot enough time for the important stuff and decide which things to let go for as long as needed. This all takes the form of "time-chunks,"...with enough of them, Perseverence will win out, in the end.
Keep em swinging and Ill be around.