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ni4k

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Hi everyone. I'm trying todecide which detector to buy. I think its between the Minelab Explorer and the GTI 2500. I would appreciate any thoughts or guidance if you will share your knowledge with me.
thank you.
Larry
ni4k@aol.com
 
If you are new to metal detecting those detectors you listed have a very long learning curve. If I were going to take up flying I would not begin by trying to learn to fly a 747. I would start with a more simple type detector.
 
Thanks to everyone who responded. I've been using detectors off and on for about 25+ years. Started with an old TR machine in the 70's and ended up with a Spectrum about 4or 5 years ago. Just want to update technology. Haven't used Garrett before but I'm intrigued by features that seem available now.
I mostly hunt old parks, old houses/yards and sometimes dry sand beaches in Northeast Florida.
I appreciate Your advice as I've not kept up on tech stuff for the last 3 or 4 years.
Larry
 
Larry,If it was just between those two detector's.The GTI 2500 lighter and more user friendly. Ron
 
Since you've already got experience and you have listed the places you will hunt I'd recommend the 2500. It has a much shorter learning curve than your other choice and is easy to learn and use. The new ones have a new chip in them ( requested by the boys in Australia )that makes them perform better in high mineralization and gold country. They have all metal and nothing will go any deeper than a 2500 in all metal. The imaging feature will spoil you once you've used it. And Garrett's customer service is the best there is.

There's a good choice of coils plus the Treasure Hound should you seek caches buried several feet down. And it's a fun machine to use, plus the little lady inside that talks to you will keep you company. :) If you have a dealer nearby you might try one out and see how it fits you.

What kind of TR did you have back when? I owned several Compass TR's and a BFO or two

Bill
 
Man its hard to add anything to what Bill said. As usual he says in a few words what it takes me volumes to get 'round to. I'm just lucky these cats tolerate my ramblings... :drinking:

Another thought that comes to mind in all this is that the Minelabs are from Oz. Not that I have anything against Australia or Australians in general, mind you. A rather civil and friendly lot, in my experience. It is just that service from Garrett, should it be needed, is fast, courteous and on the spot. I have heard horror stories about M-Labs...

Also, and again, no offense to our Aussie friends, but American dollars can do more at home that abroad. Besides, the Garrett GTI 2500 is as capable as any of us will likely need, especially for the casual and varied use you will put it to. Friend Bill there has even done some reporting on it's capacity as a nugget shooter!

When you listed your normal hunt sites, you essentially gave a description of Charles' Garrets design parameters for his detectors!

If it were my money, it'd be the Garrett. Course, I'm biased...
 
Thank you for your reply Bill.
I had a homemade BFO first that I built from plans a friend gave me. My other hobby is Amateur Radio, so I had built the circuits for radios.
I had a compass TR as my first "store bought" detector. I thought I was living in "high cotton" when I first used the new TR.
It is amazing what technology has done in the years since.
Thanks again and good THing
Larry
 
Yeah when I got my first Compass 77 IB I thought I was right downtown and running with the pack. Those old suckers will still hunt with the current crop. They were famous for making iron invisible and their standard coil was a DD.

Bill.
 
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