Got the 1350 today :clapping:

[dahut]

Works like a charm! Gets a quarter with ease at a measured 8", in the power on, factory settings. ID's it as dime-quarter, too. It didn't stop hitting untiI raised up another couple of inches, say 10"-11". That feels about right.
This is a clad quarter that I just leave out in the elements. Its not buried, but on the surface. I stack nonmetallic items next to it to achieve a coil height and then I swing across them for a measured depth test.

I bring this up because on another forum, one of the members claimed his wouldn't. Dunno whats up with that...

On a side note, I did the same test, US quarter at 8", with two other detectors today (Its raining, can you tell?)

The Whites XLT in factory pre-set Jewelry mode would NOT pick up the quarter. I had to run the SENS up to some serious numbers to get a reliable hit. I should mention that this is with an 8" ProScan coil, not the stock 950 loop.

The Fisher F70, in default power-up settings, would barely chirp on the .25 piece. To it's credit, it did call it a high VDI around 77-80, which is normally a dime. Again I had to go to some serious SENS levels to get a reliable hit on this coin.

What does this prove? That the Garrett is alright, straight from the box. It works and works good.

I'm happy

 

[RickIowa2009]

Congratulations

 

[bearkat4160]

I like your report Dahut in comparison to the other detectors. Interesting info. My only dedicated coin machine is the Ace 250. I wouldnt mind having a 1350, but since I have a 2500 then probally wont get it. Still looking for a CX III or even a CX Plus, because I use the All Metal mode ALOT and would probally miss it if it didnt have one like the 1350. Who knows if I find one cheap then might pounce on the deal, like I got with the Scorpion. How are you like the profiling? Im quite the fan of Imaging.

 

[jasper12]

Congratulations,May you're Finds be many and great.When it's time for me to move up from the 250 I'll be looking at the 1350.I've read allot of good reviews about it including you're experience with it.Does it have the same belltone as the 250?

 

[dahut]

Congratulations, May you're finds be many and great. When it's time for me to move up from the 250 I'll be looking at the 1350.
I've read a lot of good reviews about it, including you're experience with it. Does it have the same belltone as the 250?

No. It has a Belltone you can stand to listen to, unlike the ACE.

Seriously, it Belltones, but the 1350 is not as harsh as the ACE.

 

[dahut]

I like your report Dahut in comparison to the other detectors. Interesting info. My only dedicated coin machine is the Ace 250. I wouldnt mind having a 1350, but since I have a 2500 then probally wont get it. Still looking for a CX III or even a CX Plus, because I use the All Metal mode ALOT and would probally miss it if it didnt have one like the 1350. Who knows if I find one cheap then might pounce on the deal, like I got with the Scorpion. How are you like the profiling? Im quite the fan of Imaging.

I have always thought both the Imaging and Profiling to be sort of "gadgety" niceties in concept.
As such I have never really explored the Profiling feature in the past. This is my third GTP 1350. Oh, I've used it, and have found the Profiling to be useful, mind you, but not the end-all feature. I'm a digger at heart - we detect so we can recover things. It always seems antithetic to find reasons why we should not dig.

However, I have changed my focus in recent times. I have joined the eilte ranks of trash hunters, those intrepid souls who face the alloyed trash we find without fear. So I can see where it may help to know the size of the item, especially if you are a trash hunter.

Of all the trash out there, screwcaps are my nemesis. Few good items conduct like them, yet they are everywhere. Since Garrett doesn't give VDI information, the sizing feature should help discern them.
Same with other trash. As I mentioned, I havent used it a lot for this purpose, ie, hunting for trash specifically.
That is a new outlook for me, but I will explore the feature more in the future.

Now, if I can learn tabs with it, then even better!

 

[John-Edmonton]

n/t

 

[Uncle Willy]

Me happy for you too bud. The 1350 will hunt with the best of them.

Bill

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

It'll be a beauty.
You seem to be tripping up on the 2 targets that I dislike most. I found with the Ace, if cursor didn't bounce after 5 passes, then it was always a coin, but often coins would bounce too.. Sometimes if a pull tab is close to the surface, you'll get a single beep in one direction and a double beep in the other direction. Having the combination of profiling and fading pinpoint, will help a lot on IDing screw caps. Raising the coil can help in sorting them out if the coins you are looking for tend to be smaller. Screw caps will hang onto the signal longer. There is a fair bit of art to it though, as you can't be a 100% as to how deep is is to start with. If they are shallow, that will make things pretty easy.
All the best.
Mick Evans.

 

[dahut]

It'll be a beauty.
You seem to be tripping up on the 2 targets that I dislike most. I found with the Ace, if cursor didn't bounce after 5 passes, then it was always a coin, but often coins would bounce too.. Sometimes if a pull tab is close to the surface, you'll get a single beep in one direction and a double beep in the other direction. Having the combination of profiling and fading pinpoint, will help a lot on IDing screw caps. Raising the coil can help in sorting them out if the coins you are looking for tend to be smaller. Screw caps will hang onto the signal longer. There is a fair bit of art to it though, as you can't be a 100% as to how deep is is to start with. If they are shallow, that will make things pretty easy.
All the best.
Mick Evans.

Thanks for those thoughts, Mick! I have noticed the same things about screwcaps. Im just going to have to keep after it to look for the signs that each trash item gives off.

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

I don't know how the 10x14 DD coils go, but if it behave like the 5x10 Scorcher DD coil, then you can tell screw caps from coins fairly easily by whipping the coil over the target once you have located it. A screw cap gives a full tone while coins only give half the three quarters of a tone (depending on their size and how fast you whip the coil over the target). All targets screw cap size and bigger, give full tones. smaller targets than that, don't. It helps a lot and that's why I like my GTI.
Mick Evans.

 

[Gene]

That's some good information there Mick and I don't even own a GTI.
How much you know about your detector can make a big difference
in what you find. I see you have done your homework on the GTI.
Good hunting to you ! Gene

 

[Gene]

Best of luck on your 1350 David. I am sure you will do just great with it.
Quite sensitive to gold jewelry too from what I am hearing. Hope it stops
raining for you soon. Not too much fun hinting inside the house...easier than
digging though. Good hunting to you ! Gene

 

[backlashd]

I had my dad's 1350 day before yesterday and I had very similar results with a silver quarter. I got 9" with the sens at 9 or 9.5. It also seemed to hit deeper the faster I swung the quarter. I don't know if that would translate to the same in the ground but thats what I found anyway. It seems like a real good setup.
HH,
Backlashd

 

[dahut]

I had my dad's 1350 day before yesterday and I had very similar results with a silver quarter. I got 9" with the sens at 9 or 9.5. It also seemed to hit deeper the faster I swung the quarter. I don't know if that would translate to the same in the ground but thats what I found anyway. It seems like a real good setup.
HH,
Backlashd

It is true - faster sweeps will result in some slight increase in depth. This is common with 4-filter design discrimination ciruits.
But, of course, you cant go around with your coil flying along at warp speed all the time. It is best to keep to a moderate sweep, or perhaps a slightly faster one, and then use it as a way to get a better idea what an item might be.
In the ground, you would probably see the same results. Given moderate mineralisation and some soil moisture, you would likely do even better.

The 1350 is not the deepest seeking detector available, but it NO slouch. For an instrument so easy to use, the excellent depth is just icing on the cake.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah being a motion detector the faster you swing the deeper you go and the better it discriminates.

Bill

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Thanks Gene. That's very kind of you.
Mick Evans

 

[marcomo]

A lot of people hate it, but I liked that belltone when I had a 1350.

David - Agree with you about the profiling. It was a good feature, and once you got used to the correct side to side swing distance it was accurate a very high percentage of the time. But with the time it took to do, the lag time afterwards and remembering to turn it off afterwards, it was rather cumbersome for me.

It was a well built detector, and solid as a rock. I liked that rubber grip a lot better than the spongy foam grip used on most detectors.

As far as getting 10-11" solid air tests on a quarter, I definitely fell short of that with the unit I had. But I felt the unit had decent depth for a mid-range detector.

Recovery speed was slower than other detectors I've used.

 

[dahut]

A lot of people hate it, but I liked that belltone when I had a 1350.

David - Agree with you about the profiling. It was a good feature, and once you got used to the correct side to side swing distance it was accurate a very high percentage of the time. But with the time it took to do, the lag time afterwards and remembering to turn it off afterwards, it was rather cumbersome for me.

It was a well built detector, and solid as a rock. I liked that rubber grip a lot better than the spongy foam grip used on most detectors.

As far as getting 10-11" solid air tests on a quarter, I definitely fell short of that with the unit I had. But I felt the unit had decent depth for a mid-range detector.

Recovery speed was slower than other detectors I've used.

I find GTP has a fast enough recovery speed. It is processor based after all, so there is going to be a lag. But it isn't bad. In fact, it has a very wide response range, in terms of swing speed. I've already mentoned the fast sweep, but you can really creep it over a target, and still get a discriimination response. As long as there is even a little movement, it will respond. I've been trying that, attempting to unlock the 1350's ability to discern trash. SO far I havent found any "magic."

The 10" on the quarter was, I admit, pleasing. I didn't expect that. It didn't ID as a quarter, the audio was clipped and I had to swing it sharp to get a hit. But it happened, while the other two were left wanting.

But now that I have gone on an extended work schedule, I wont be able to run this detector much. Not for a few weeks, anyway.
This in now ay condemns those two either. They can be made to excel in their own rights. But it reinforces what you say about the instrument: the unit has decent depth for a mid-range detector.