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Garrett Ace 250

123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
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I just bought one of these entry level detectors. Does anyone have any experience with this model? Thanks!
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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    I bought it a couple of months ago and like it so far. I was going to get a better one, but opted for the sun ray pin pointer instead of buying a better machine. -Dan
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  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I bought it a couple of months ago and like it so far. I was going to get a better one, but opted for the sun ray pin pointer instead of buying a better machine. -Dan >>




    Thanks for the info Dan. It is much appreciated!
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  • kevinstangkevinstang Posts: 1,518 ✭✭✭
    I've been using one for about the last three years now since I sold my Garrett GTAX1000, it performs every bit as well as the more expensive machine in my experience and is alot lighter and uses less batteries. I've found probably 6+ large cents with it and lots of silver and Indians. See my post from a couple of nights ago- I found my oldest US coin to date with an ACE250- an 1819 large cent and just got back tonight from finding a sterling silver ring and an 1854 1/2 penny- to bad its Canadian. I don't think there the greatest machine around beaches, but they give alot of performance in my opinion for the dollar and are pretty simple to use.
  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I've been using one for about the last three years now since I sold my Garrett GTAX1000, it performs every bit as well as the more expensive machine in my experience and is alot lighter and uses less batteries. I've found probably 6+ large cents with it and lots of silver and Indians. See my post from a couple of nights ago- I found my oldest US coin to date with an ACE250- an 1819 large cent and just got back tonight from finding a sterling silver ring and an 1854 1/2 penny- to bad its Canadian. I don't think there the greatest machine around beaches, but they give alot of performance in my opinion for the dollar and are pretty simple to use. >>




    Thanks for the great info and I will read your post.
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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ace 250's are a fine machine.... although not in wet (salt water) sand or water. On another forum (www.metaldetectingforum.com), many people use it and are very happy with it. Seems to be a great unit, albeit not high tech. And if you are not looking for those extras (programmable, extra depth, etc) then you will be happy too. Cheers, RickO
  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Ace 250's are a fine machine.... although not in wet (salt water) sand or water. On another forum (www.metaldetectingforum.com), many people use it and are very happy with it. Seems to be a great unit, albeit not high tech. And if you are not looking for those extras (programmable, extra depth, etc) then you will be happy too. Cheers, RickO >>



    I getting so much great information. Thanks Ricko!
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  • laserartlaserart Posts: 2,255 ✭
    In my experience, do not set the sensitivity too high and you will do better. I set mine a little more than half way. I do find that the pinpointing is not too accurate and is more to the side and rear than right under the half circle.
    "If I had a nickel for every nickel I ever had, I'd have all my nickels back".
  • konsolekonsole Posts: 791 ✭✭✭
    I got one from someone on here for $150 and have been loving it so far, but I am comparing it to my first detector a cheapo Bounty Hunter Quick Silver. The only 2 things I don't care for about it are how the metal screws that hold the main electronics box onto the pole screw into the plastic on the box. Its a minor complaint but I hate when companies decide to have plastic threads for metal screws. The only other thing I don't care for, and its only a preference, is that the settings to change between all metal/jewelry/coins etc. are kinda not necessary because you can just set it on "all metal" and then just select and discriminate out the metals you don't want. I find the pinpointer very accurate, unlike someone else, and it seems to be showing a 100% pinpoint signal for coin size items in the center of the coil and about maybe 1-2" away from center. I'm so happy about the battery life because my Bounty Hunter, with its rechargeable batteries mind you, only lasted about 6 hours at best on 2 fully charged 9-volts. The Ace 250, using 4 AA's, has lasted me atleast 15 hours and the batteries still have plenty left. For some reason the Ace 250 wouldnt work with earbuds that I was using on the Bounty Hunter but that might have to do with I cut off one earbud so I had one ear free and I was using a "small to large" adapter for the headphone plug. It would be nice if Garrett incorporated some kind of brighter lit display so its easier to see it in darker hours.
  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭
    Nice info. Thanks!
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  • FlynJackFlynJack Posts: 7
    I just bought the Garret 150. Seems to work good. I have some occasional problems discriminating between different metals. May be the user, as I don't have much experience using it yet. It does pin point pretty well, and the things it detects are pretty much where they should be. I imagine the 250 is better at discriminating between the different metals, but this rig is a good entry level buy.
    FlynJack
  • 123cents123cents Posts: 7,178 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I just bought the Garret 150. Seems to work good. I have some occasional problems discriminating between different metals. May be the user, as I don't have much experience using it yet. It does pin point pretty well, and the things it detects are pretty much where they should be. I imagine the 250 is better at discriminating between the different metals, but this rig is a good entry level buy. >>



    Hope you do weel with your FlynJack.
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