At Pro and need second detector advice

[fematrailer]

Ok here's what I would like to know. Since I have an At Pro and like it a lot, I find myself wanting to hunt all metal in old old plantation and Battle of New Orleans sites. What is the difference between zero discrimination and to Tesoro's all metal. I know Garrett has zero descrimination but is that even close to Tesoro's all metal. If it's just the difference between motion and non motion I'm good with the Garrett. I also like some of the Vaqueros features but is it worth getting one. Please help me understand the big differences. I know it's a tough subject. I know depth is not a huge factor as all detector companies go about as deep as others and The At Pro can hunt trashy areas very well so what I'm really asking is, will the Vaquero be more confusing or will it help me find more stuff. I also know the difference between relic hunting and coin shooting. Please help me understand what am I missing in the At Pro that the Vaquero will solve.
Thank You

 

[Dancer]

My #1 machine is the AT Pro. Once I hunt a place out, take my pulse induction in (Infinuim ) where I can. It can be surprising.
The Infinium is a little pricey. I'd look into one of Tesoro's pi's. You want to dig everything than pulse is the way to go.
Just my opinion.
Dancer

 

[slingshot]

Ok here's what I would like to know. Since I have an At Pro and like it a lot, I find myself wanting to hunt all metal in old old plantation and Battle of New Orleans sites. What is the difference between zero discrimination and to Tesoro's all metal. I know Garrett has zero descrimination but is that even close to Tesoro's all metal. If it's just the difference between motion and non motion I'm good with the Garrett. I also like some of the Vaqueros features but is it worth getting one. Please help me understand the big differences. I know it's a tough subject. I know depth is not a huge factor as all detector companies go about as deep as others and The At Pro can hunt trashy areas very well so what I'm really asking is, will the Vaquero be more confusing or will it help me find more stuff. I also know the difference between relic hunting and coin shooting. Please help me understand what am I missing in the At Pro that the Vaquero will solve.
Thank You

If you ignore the ID, I would just stay with the Garrett, in Pro mode. The Tesoro would win in standard modes. It's the technology.

 

[Oldguy]

The difference is significant. I posted a modified all metal setting on the Tesoro forum that will hit 12 inch dimes and 15 inch quarters solid with any Tejon. The same machine will barely hit a 6 inch dime in silent search discrimination setting. A true threshold based all metal machine will out perform any digital metal detector for raw depth. PI machines may get similar depth but they miss the small targets that a VLF machine will hit on.

 

[Dancer]

The difference is significant. I posted a modified all metal setting that will hit 12 inch dimes and 15 inch quarters solid with any Tejon on the Tesoro forum. The same machine will barely hit a 6 inch dime in silent search discrimination setting. A true threshold based all metal machine will out perform any digital metal detector for raw depth.

Now that's getting deeep. And I don't doubt you one bit.
Dancer

 

[slingshot]

That's plenty deep. I would have to have the AT's iron ID. However, I've heard of setting the alt. disc. at just iron nail on the Tejon.

 

[Oldguy]

That's plenty deep. I would have to have the AT's iron ID. However, I've heard of setting the alt. disc. at just iron nail on the Tejon.

I set disc 2 all the way down, push the trigger forward and the Tejon will pick up all iron at this setting but it will tell you that it is iron. This way you will know if the target is in range of the discriminator and if its iron. It doesn't do as well with deep non ferrous targets though, a pull tab may sound like a coin below 10 inches.