Just received the Ace 250 today and took it for a test drive in the yard and love it.The audio is so loud I don't see why anyone needs headphones on these.I'm a novice and had used an old Radio Shack detector once around my yard and it never hit on anything,the Ace hits on everything ! Got a great deal on it plus Garrett sent me 2 edge diggers with it,can't beat that.I'm already in love with Garrett !
I bought the Ace 250 last month and i have to say I'm impressed! It's my first detector and after about 2 hours, I got used to the different sounds. I'm very happy with this machine!
used the ace 250 myself for the first time on my own.cant praise it enough.just need to practice my pin point skills..got a signal of 8+ inches in the sand.i can promise you i dug at least 15 to 16 inches to find a pull tab.great machine :-)
Hello, I think on maybe start metal detecting. I found this ace 250 and as I read and see it's really good. I haven't done any detecting earlier and so I don't know which detector would be the best for me. Maybe I am wrong in choosing the ace 250, but I would like to find maybe some ww II things, or something like that. Feel free to tell me what should I choose.
jenda445 Ace 250 is a fine machine to start out with. Also look at a Fisher F2. Only thing about these I don't like is the display is set up for US coins which isn't really helpful for UK or Aus. Another alternative is the Minelab Xterra 305. If you just want a basic detector to have fun with and find stuff look at a Tesoro Compadre as it's probably the best beginner detector out there.
Yeah, this is video with very much of information! I l like it. Only negative thing is, that you doesn't have a "real" microphone. Cause wind is pretty wild.. mut thanks anyway! Very good video, and truly a lot of information about this thing like that. I a'm thinkin to buy one. Just pretty difficult to find the only one for me, and my purposes. You know. How good you will get whit 200 bucks? And how bad you can get with 100 bucks? Or are these so bad or so good at all? well, I'm just a beginner and finding out!
Yes, I would highly recommend the Ace 250 for the new detectorist. The Ace is easy to get the hang of, it comes with an instructional video, and is a quality machine. You can change the lenght of the shaft on the machine for a comforitable fit, and it's a pretty light weight unit, so it's not hard to swing for long periods of time. Good luck :)
Thanks for that tip on the headphones ! I never even thought about attracting attention with the beeping.Still a lot to learn in this hobby ! Thanks again !
Actually the Garrett ACE 250 holds the record for MOST treasures/valuables found. Go to the internet forums, they've calculated All the finds by current Members, including news articles where riches have been found. The Garrett has found Well beyond a majority of it.(simply because it's a reliable and super popular detector, most people own them.) But it still PROVES that it's a reliable detector!
+Mike Fu I have the ACE 250 and Also the Teknetics Omega 8000.For the price the Ace 250 is not a bad detector. There are many people who started metaldetecting with this machine. I also found a lot of things with the Ace but i also must say that there is a lot of stuff he misses.I have a small forrest in my neigborhood. Hunted it to dead with the Ace+12" coil and couldn't find anything more. Then i started again with the Omega 8000 on the same spot and unbelievable the amount of coins and silver the Ace missed and not only in depth. I had coins and silver at 5-6" that gave no signal on the Ace or was not able to seperate the the good stuf from the bad stuff.
@@GlossaME no they are both shitty fad machines. Better to just stick with Ace 2500. Teknetic is fake company that makes scam devices like Long Range Locators. Not trustworthy or reliable.
The Ace is good for gold jewelry, but not designed for nugget hunting. When hunting for gold nuggets it is best to have a high frequency machine with a ground balance feature. Most spots with gold nuggets have highly mineralized soil, and to get the best sensitivity to small gold you need to set it for the soil, the machine should also have an all metals mode for the most sensitive detection. Tiny gold is going to read down in the iron range. Larger nuggets may read in the foil range. GL & HH :)
The Ace 250 is a great starter unit. It's very simple to use and runs very stable, not a chatter box at all. The Ace gets respectable depth for the stock coil. It would do a bit better with the DD. If he has 300 to spend then the ACE 350 might give him an edge with the better coil. The Ace 250 is not as deep as the Omega, but much more stable around EMI, so it is very beginner friendly. The preset GB works out fine,w/ no fuss.There have been a lot of finds made with an ACE.Hope this helps:)
Cool :) I'm glad you like it. I don't work for Garrett, but I haved used and tested a bunch of metal detectors. I just try and give my honest opinion of the machines I test, and hope it helps people out. The Ace 250 does offer great performance for a resonable price.
The larger coils do go deeper in the ground. The 11 inch Double D coil is my coil of choice. The double D coils send the signal in a narrow strip down the middle of the coil. The Concentric coils, usually round or oval, send a cone shaped signal. The narrow signal makes it easier to pick the good targets out of the junk. The Garrett Ace 350 comes with the 11" coil for around $300. It's a good deal in the long run, as a seperate coil costs over $125, if you wanted to upgrade.
Silver usually falls in the dime, quarter area, depending on size. Gold jewelry can span from foil to pulltab depending on the size. Most small womens rings that I have tested ring in the foil area, and mens wedding bands in the nickel segment. If you want gold jewelry, you have to dig a lot of trash. Silver is much easier to find :)
I think the Ace 150 is a great way to get started metal detecting. Garrett makes a quality product and has very good customer service if there is ever a problem. You'll probably be able to pull enough coins to pay for the machine in a year. If you hit some jewelry, then really fast, plus it's just a lot of fun. People are amazed when you show them all the neat stuff that you can find. I keep all my old coins and spend the modern at the end of the year after I total it up. Happy Hunting!
Thank you for taking time to answer me back. Went out today and bought an Ace-350. Went with this instead of the Ace-250 for the little extra money and a few extra frills. Looking forward to using it soon. Seems the 250 & 350 are what most people would need for their journeys. Unless your going strictly for gold nuggets. Was even told this would pick up shallow gold nuggets. Hope this is true and not a line of BS from the salesperson. Thanks again.
Hi Travie. The detector can be adjusted for length. There are quite a few holes on the shaft for the spring clips to snap into making the detector shorter or longer, depending on what you need, so the Ace could grow with you over the years. The search coil also pivots, so you can hold it out a bit further in front of you. One of the bigger concerns is weight. After a few hours of swinging it can get to you. Look for the lightest detector possible.
Nice video!! The first year I used my ACE 250, I found 4,000 clad coins, over 300 silver coins and a 6 pound cannon ball. I got so good at digging silver dimes, that I could tell from the sound if it was silver or not. By the way, my first year was in 2006, I have the bigger coil and use it almost all the time when I use the ACE 250. Great, Great detector. I also have several other detectors, but I still fall back to my ACE.
the best way I have found to find the coins without a pinpointer is to dig the plug a bit deeper than the estimated depth of the target, Then wave the plug coil over the plug. If it is not in the plug, dig a bit more and wave handfulls of the dirt over the coil. If it is in your hand it will beep. You can check on either the top or bottom of the coil, just make sure you are not wearing a watch or jewelry or it will signal on that. This is the old school method and it works pretty good :)
3days ago found my first 2 rings 1 was silver 4.2g with spinning middle :p and another one was bronze from ~1950 :p so happy that ace 250 can find old rings really deep :)
Good review , Its great to learn what optoins are out there . Great Job . There are not enough reviews out there over all for the different machines . thx .. all ways watching .
It depends on the area, and what the most likely targets would be. If at a park with a lot of bottle caps and trash, I'd go for the coin signals. At the beach, I'd dig as many targets in the jewelry range as possible and bypass the penny signals. At old sites I look for the deeper signals to get the older coins and relics, and skip on the surface junk signals. Iron, you can reject everywhere unless you are looking for old rusty horse shoes and similar relics.
Thank you for a very clear, concise and informative video. Easy to see, hear and understand. I myself am new to this hobby having just received my White's CM last week. Already pulled in a few bucks in coins, some trinkets and lots of odds and ends. I hope to perfect with this machine and move up down the line. I definitely think a pinpointer is next for me though; next payday! haha
Thank you for watching. White's has a new pinpointer that looks very nice, the TRX. I'm going to try one of these out sometime soon I hope. Good luck, and happy hunting!
The Ace 250 is a great first machine. I would start out in my own yard,and learn how it works.It's amazing what you may find.Once you've got the feel for it, move on to sites such as fields or woods that may have once been lived on or used as a gathering place.
This machine has a waterproof coil, but the control housing is not and would need to be protected from sea spray. This machine is good for land and the dry sand. The minerals in salt water are very conductive and can cause a lot of false signals with metal detectors. To be able to detect these areas you would need a machine that has a manual ground balance feature or a salt mode. Some of the higher end machines are a bit more complex, but once you figure them out, it can be a real advantage.
Rob Smith Mr Smith, it's almost so unbelievable there's only a few out there that know the story. At the time I commented it was April 2014 and safe to say, life at the time was very rough. A few months later that all changed with ONE single find. It was a 2 caret diamond ring that I found. I advertised locally for several months in hopes of finding the owner. That brings us to September 2014. No one came forward and I had the opportunity to sell it and use the money for a down payment on a small year around camp in Maine. So now I live right on the water in Maine and life has improved 100% for us. Our monthly house payment is next to nothing and it allows us to afford other things now instead of surviving week to week. So in the span of a year my Ace 250 changed my life. I think it was something that could be seen as "Pure luck" but call it what you want. As weird as this sounds, my Ace 250 is my best friend. It's helped me more than any other person in my life. But of course, I still love my dog better LOL Happy hunting for you mate :)
+Worldwide Darts wow what a awesome thing to read. Good I'm glad it helped you out hopefully your luck continues. I'm from UK so I don't know where Maine is, all that matters is its good for you. I live in a place called Pembrokeshire south west wales lots of history Romans, Vikings, English an so on. About 40 beaches so hopefully I will be as lucky as you. Wish me luck! 😃
Rob Smith I run a fairly big dart channel here so I'm familiar with Pembrokeshire. A lot of great players in that area and surrounding places. Sounds like a great spot for treasure hunting. All the best mate!
Thanks for the great review. I have read the 250 is the number 2 out of 10 detectors for beginners. But comes in about 150 dollars cheaper than number 1. I'm getting the 250 today.
The 350 operates at a slightly higher frequency, has a larger iron range, and comes with the very nice 11" DD coil. It's a very nice unit. The DD coil is awesome in the trashy areas and does better in mineralized ground. Good luck with your new machine, and Happy Hunting :)
Gold can read anywhere from foil up into the pull tab range. Most of the decent size wedding bands I have tested come in in the nickel range. Larger class type rings could hit in the pull tab area. You find a lot of trash to get the treasure :)
One of the only waterproof detectors with a digital display is the Garrett AT Pro. Most of the major brands detectors coils are waterproof and if you use an enviromental cover you could detect the surf and shallow water, but if you drop it in the water,it's toast ! A good place to look at and compare metal detectors is the Kellyco website. You can shop by price, and compare features side by side.
I have the DD 8.5 x 11 on my 2fiddy and let me tell ya, it's great. Takes a bit to get the pinpoint mastered but once you do you won't want the original coil on there unless you really have to. Great review of this truly impressive little machine.
Nice video. I just bought the Ace 250. I have found almost 20 coins just in my yard. No silver yet. I think the Ace 250 is a great detector. Good luck!
Well alright alright alright, I started my detecting useing the ace 150 from Garrett but now I use a Eurotech Pro with a 11"double D coil from Technetics that is a division of Fisher.Bill and Bob ( the Ectreasurehunters ) surprised (and I do mean surprised ) me with it. They called me one night telling me that they had two machines, The F2 with a two coil package and pinpointer, Or the Eurotech pro with the double D, and wanted to get my opinion of which machine I would want so they could decide which one to give away first. When I said I would prefer the Eurotech they said okay you just won we'll get it off in the mail to you.I was like, Uh, Huh? And I made a great choice, I love this machine. Great hunt brother. GL & HH
Thanks for the video! I'm waiting for my 2 Metal Detector..Garrett 250 will be in my hands in a day or 2. There is an old camp ground down the road I am going to take on. No longer in service. Already found coins around the house from the bounty hunter. It does the job.
The aluminum cans can be a pain for sure. Most of the time they seem to read like a dime signal. If you get a large object the depth will read much more shallow than it actually is and the pinpoint will be much broader. If I get a three inch dime signal, and dig down six inches and do not find anything, it's probably a deep can. If in a very old area, without modern trash, It could be a brass buckle, but if you've been getting beer cans at a site it's ok to pass up these signals.Hope this helps.
I would get the Ace 250. The 150 does not have the pinpoint function and few other features that the 250 has like discrimination adjustments etc.. The 250 is a little more expensive, but it will be worth it once you get out and metal detect. The pinpoint feature makes it much easier to locate the target for the beginner.
I think your sensitivity is ok. Most single frequency detectors can be fooled by large chunks iron. I've ran into this many times, with several machines. The first thing I look for is a jumpy target ID. This is a good indication of junk. I also try to size the object while pinpointing. Coins and buttons will usually pinpoint much smaller at depth than a large piece of iron. It can be frustrating at times, but try to experiment with these suggestions , your sensitivity , and it should get better.
I like the 250 its very reasonably priced easy to operate and if your in an area with finds you will find them. I also have an old whites eagle II that also works very well but takes a degree in computer programming to custom set. Thanks for the videos very informative
Yea, that would be a good one. I love those small coils in the heavy trash, it helps to pick out the good stuff. I also think the 11 inch DD would be a great coil also for a bit more depth over stock.
Thank you:) Sounds like you did awesome with the Ace! It sure is a good way to get started in metal detecting and makes a great back up unit later on. Good luck with your detecting, and thanks for checking out my video.
It depends on the size of the object. Coins 6-8 inches depending on soil conditions. Larger objects like a beer can, over 12 inches. Man hole cover, several feet. Hope this helps!
The Garrett Pro Pointer sells for around $125.00. It's a very durable, great working unit. You can purchase one at almost any metal detecting retailer. Harbor Freight has a pinpointer that is much cheaper, but the quality and design is also a bit lacking. It can be had for around $15.
Been using the $212. ACE 250 for 8 years now, primary detector i use, fun light and I own two of them...I feel it can pull out all the deep silver coins a $1,500. E-Trak would. Dig all slight bell-tones...and you can get BOTH silver dimes and quarters...10" down....8" no problem. Max 11" if the soil is wet. The detector actually does better sensing Dimes than Quarters. Something Garrett might not even know...Dimes ALWAYS give better signals than quarters. The detector is tuned for dimes...first.
Thanks. The Ace 250 is awesome. The yard is one of the best places to start and learn the machine. It's amazing how many coins and stuff are out there. Good luck with your detecting :)
Most detectors not specifically designed for salt water do pretty well on the wet sand if you discriminate out iron and foil, and keep the coil off the sand. All of my detectors will give a false signal if you touch the wet sand, just swing an inch or so above. The coil on the 250 is waterproof, but not the control housing. On the dry sand the Ace 250 is great. On the wet stuff try it with a little discrimination and adjust the sensitivity for stable operation, it should do pretty good :)
Hi Adam. Your sensitivity setting was fine. The Ace should have been fine on the dry sand. It seems the beaches of the south east have little to no mineralization really. The biggest challenge is conductive salt water. If you disc out iron and foil, the detector should behave enough to search the wet sand, and be sure not to touch the coil to the wet sand as this will cause false signals. In the dry it isn't an issue. The beach was probably" sanded in" this summer, so not as many good targets.
i saw in your video that you used another device when u were trying to find that coin in the hole you just digged. ..what kind of device was it? and tnx for this review.
+Marco VI The device is a pin-pointer. It really helps aide in the recovery of small objects and coins. It's basically a mini metal detector. If you are close to the target it will beep and vibrate. This helps a lot in speeding up the process of finding your target in a pile of dirt :)
Thanks. I ended up buying a Fisher F2 instead of the Ace 250. I jsut got it today and i think this is going to be ahobby that i will stick with for a long time. In my first 15 minutes of learning the machine i found a key, what i beieve is some sort of ore rock, and some pieces of aluminum.
The Ace 250 will work fine in the dry sand. The coil is waterproof, but the salt water can cause false signals in the wet sand. If you discriminate out iron and foil, it should work pretty good over the wet sand.
The Ace 350 has an expanded iron range and the larger 11" DD coil for better depth and target seperation.If you purchased the 250 and decided to get the larger coil later, it would cost more than the 350. I think the Ace 350 is a very good deal considering the upgrade, but the Ace 250 is a great way to get started Detecting for a low price.
It really depends on soil conditions etc.., but I've had many coins in the 6 -8 inch range. I have several other machines and it seems that 90% of the good stuff is in that area or less. I found an 1865 two cent piece a few weeks ago at 5 inches. The Ace is a nice little machine and will find tons off stuff. Great machine for the beginner, Great quality and affordable, can upgrade coils for more depth as you grow with the machine :)
You're welcome :) The Ace 350 should be able to pick up small nuggets. I would think that if it was the size of a nail head or a small pea it would get it for sure. Hope you enjoy your new machine & good luck !
Considering buying one to go detecting with my 11 yr old daughter. I have french relatives and one a farmer who's always out ploghing the fields. One of the fields is where the american paratroopers landed during 2nd world war.
I'd call Garrett, they have fantastic customer service. I haven't ever had any problems myself, but others have said that Garrett will fix you up fast.I'm sure they will ship the part you need. I hate to hear that you had the break, that does suck. Hope you get back in action soon:)
Thanks for an excellent presentation. I now have a better understanding of the Ace 250, but I'm having a problem and would appreciate your advice. My Ace 250 acted strangel last outing. I would get a signal over several spots, but while trying to pinpoint the center of object attempting to get the loudest signal, the signal would just disappear, as if there wasn't anything there in the first place. I just don't have the hang of how to make adjustments to compensate for such problems. Thanks
Hi MrBranton, I see you own both the Platinum and Ace 250, so in all honesty what is the better machine?? I own a Platinum and seem to find a lot of trash, if this is because I'm in trashier areas, then I'm fine with that. But if it's because the detector can't discriminate well enough, then I'll pick up an Ace 250. I've read many, many great reviews on the Ace 250. You're the only person that has a review for the Platinum on YT. Thanks again for your time and help!!
My birthday is coming up on August 20th and I really wanted a Bounty Hunter Junior. I didn't like these ones because they seemed too sophisticated for me. But this one is really easy to use, now I want it!
Sweet, sounds like you got a great deal. The main reason to use headphones is to not attract a lot of attention at a public place, and to hear the signals better in a loud environment, plus the batteries will last much longer with the headphones. If that bell tone starts going off around a bunch of kids, you'll get an audience pretty quickly :) The Ace 250 will help you find a ton of nice stuff. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Hi, Ive been doing some research and apparently Garrett metal detectors are the best selling. I just wanted to know if these will work under water? I will be using it to try and find bits on the beach, sand, shallow and deep waters and also in land. Will it detect gold/silver etc? I am looking to spend around £200, would you recommend this product or something else?
I bet you can't wait. It sure is a lot of fun, just stick with and in no time you'll have a pretty good idea of what you are going to dig based on the signal. GL &HH !
Thanks. The 350 is very nice and comes with the DD coil :) Good luck with your studies. Maybe you can get out a bit to relax or hit the beach on spring break.
I've had mine for a little over 3 months now and have found over $8 in coins and lots of assorted junk,no gold rings,but about 6 different silver earrings.Love mine,but you need to buy Garrett's pro-pointer too.
Thank you so much for this review! I am looking to get a detector to explore some old home sites on our property-- this looks like where I need to start :)
The Ace should work about anywhere really. It has a preset ground balance that seems to be at a good general setting. On dry sand it should work perfect, on wet sand you may need to turn up the discrimination up to the foil area for stable operation. That seems to block out some of the salt minerals from sounding off.
I haven't used the 150, but I would think it would pick up larger pieces of gold. Usually high frequency machines are the best for gold prospecting and the Ace 150 is more of a mid range frequency. It would be worth a try though, but I'm not sure it would be very sensitive to very small gold.
I guess soil conditions could be a factor, but in my area 6 inch coins are no problem. I was out today helping one of my buddies learn to use his first detector. I showed him a couple of finds I marked for him to pinpoint etc., and his machine hit hard on the 6 inch coins. It seems that 90% of the coins are usually In this range. I don't think I've ever dug a coin over 9 inches, even with my Etrac. It could find them, but it is rare for coins to be that deep. GL & HH !
The X-terra should find jewery and silver coins just fine. The X-terra has a slower recovery speed than the F2 or Ace 250, so it would require a slower sweep speed. It's a well built, high quality machine, but a tad heavier than the Ace or F2, so long searches can wear out your arm a bit. I had the X-terra 505 and liked it's performance, stability, and quality, but for my hunting style I prefer a faster reset. Most of my sites have a good amount of iron and trash. Hope this helps. Good luck :)
Hey, don't sweat it. The Ace 150 will get you out there finding stuff, no problem. Then later on if you get hooked on metal detecting, you can upgrade and use the 150 for a back up unit or for a friend. Good luck :)
@gordon5jeff ,If the area is pretty clean, I set my sensitivity at 8 or 9, if stable, and disc iron and foil, and notch pull tabs.In trashy areas I disc nothing, only so I do not loose any targets that could be masked by nearby trash. If I can't take the chatter, I'll disc iron & foil. In extreme iron trash, I may lower the sensitivity to 7, if false signals occur to often. I like 4 tones most of the time. Tones seem to be more accurate on most machines than the meter.
Most of the stuff I find while detecting is 6 inches or less. I would say 90%. I have several high end machines that will go very deep, but most of the time the old coins and jewelry I find are are not super deep. With a quality entry level unit you will find a ton of stuff. Large objects can be detected very deep. Coins 6 to 8 inches deep depending on soil conditions.So far,I've never found a coin at 12"
getting my Ace 250 thursday of this week purchased it off amazon .got the ace 150 last month love it but will be giving the Ace 150 to my friend to use so we can double team areas now
I did buy a bounty hunter Time Ranger this week but it was so complicated i sent it back today ... the Garret's are so easy to use and set up .I was starting this hobby for fun not to struggle with a difficult detector
@Pulltabporter , Yeah, I have never used one before, so I had to check it out. Nice little machine. I have other detectors, but I plan on keeping this one in my inventory and do some more hunts with it. I may get the 11 inch DD coil and try it out.
Just received the Ace 250 today and took it for a test drive in the yard and love it.The audio is so loud I don't see why anyone needs headphones on these.I'm a novice and had used an old Radio Shack detector once around my yard and it never hit on anything,the Ace hits on everything ! Got a great deal on it plus Garrett sent me 2 edge diggers with it,can't beat that.I'm already in love with Garrett !
I bought the Ace 250 last month and i have to say I'm impressed! It's my first detector and after about 2 hours, I got used to the different sounds. I'm very happy with this machine!
used the ace 250 myself for the first time on my own.cant praise it enough.just need to practice my pin point skills..got a signal of 8+ inches in the sand.i can promise you i dug at least 15 to 16 inches to find a pull tab.great machine :-)
Hello, I think on maybe start metal detecting. I found this ace 250 and as I read and see it's really good. I haven't done any detecting earlier and so I don't know which detector would be the best for me. Maybe I am wrong in choosing the ace 250, but I would like to find maybe some ww II things, or something like that. Feel free to tell me what should I choose.
jenda445 Ace 250 is a fine machine to start out with. Also look at a Fisher F2. Only thing about these I don't like is the display is set up for US coins which isn't really helpful for UK or Aus. Another alternative is the Minelab Xterra 305. If you just want a basic detector to have fun with and find stuff look at a Tesoro Compadre as it's probably the best beginner detector out there.
To Carolina Coin Hunter, Just wanted to thank you for you demonstration of the 250 Ace, hope you do another one soon. cheers.
Yeah, this is video with very much of information! I l like it. Only negative thing is, that you doesn't have a "real" microphone. Cause wind is pretty wild.. mut thanks anyway! Very good video, and truly a lot of information about this thing like that. I a'm thinkin to buy one. Just pretty difficult to find the only one for me, and my purposes. You know. How good you will get whit 200 bucks? And how bad you can get with 100 bucks? Or are these so bad or so good at all? well, I'm just a beginner and finding out!
I just got a Ace 250 on CL for free. I live in New Orleans and can't wait to play with my new toy! LOve your video! Thanks!
I have not bought a detector before, but your info makes me want to get the same make you have and spend a weekend exploring. Thank you.
Started with Ace 250. After that the AT Pro. Now hunting with the Makro Racer2. Garrett is a great machine. Always loved them.
Yes, I would highly recommend the Ace 250 for the new detectorist. The Ace is easy to get the hang of, it comes with an instructional video, and is a quality machine. You can change the lenght of the shaft on the machine for a comforitable fit, and it's a pretty light weight unit, so it's not hard to swing for long periods of time. Good luck :)
Thanks for that tip on the headphones ! I never even thought about attracting attention with the beeping.Still a lot to learn in this hobby ! Thanks again !
Actually the Garrett ACE 250 holds the record for MOST treasures/valuables found. Go to the internet forums, they've calculated All the finds by current Members, including news articles where riches have been found. The Garrett has found Well beyond a majority of it.(simply because it's a reliable and super popular detector, most people own them.) But it still PROVES that it's a reliable detector!
+Mike Fu I have the ACE 250 and Also the Teknetics Omega 8000.For the price the Ace 250 is not a bad detector. There are many people who started metaldetecting with this machine. I also found a lot of things with the Ace but i also must say that there is a lot of stuff he misses.I have a small forrest in my neigborhood. Hunted it to dead with the Ace+12" coil and couldn't find anything more. Then i started again with the Omega 8000 on the same spot and unbelievable the amount of coins and silver the Ace missed and not only in depth. I had coins and silver at 5-6" that gave no signal on the Ace or was not able to seperate the the good stuf from the bad stuff.
Mike Fu is it better than the Garrett AT PRO?
Alina, so would you recomend the omega 8000 instead of this?
Dodo M, yeah or the Tecknetics Gamma 6000
@@GlossaME no they are both shitty fad machines. Better to just stick with Ace 2500. Teknetic is fake company that makes scam devices like Long Range Locators. Not trustworthy or reliable.
The Ace is good for gold jewelry, but not designed for nugget hunting. When hunting for gold nuggets it is best to have a high frequency machine with a ground balance feature. Most spots with gold nuggets have highly mineralized soil, and to get the best sensitivity to small gold you need to set it for the soil, the machine should also have an all metals mode for the most sensitive detection. Tiny gold is going to read down in the iron range. Larger nuggets may read in the foil range. GL & HH :)
The Ace 250 is a great starter unit. It's very simple to use and runs very stable, not a chatter box at all. The Ace gets respectable depth for the stock coil. It would do a bit better with the DD. If he has 300 to spend then the ACE 350 might give him an edge with the better coil. The Ace 250 is not as deep as the Omega, but much more stable around EMI, so it is very beginner friendly. The preset GB works out fine,w/ no fuss.There have been a lot of finds made with an ACE.Hope this helps:)
What notch on the Garrett Ace 250 does it usually fall in, when a small 14 Carrot ring you found?
@@alexshatner3907 Small gold falls down in the foil area.
Cool :) I'm glad you like it. I don't work for Garrett, but I haved used and tested a bunch of metal detectors. I just try and give my honest opinion of the machines I test, and hope it helps people out. The Ace 250 does offer great performance for a resonable price.
Yea, The AT Pro looks like a sweet detector. I hope to get one next year, and do some videos with it. Thanks for watching!
The larger coils do go deeper in the ground. The 11 inch Double D coil is my coil of choice. The double D coils send the signal in a narrow strip down the middle of the coil. The Concentric coils, usually round or oval, send a cone shaped signal. The narrow signal makes it easier to pick the good targets out of the junk. The Garrett Ace 350 comes with the 11" coil for around $300. It's a good deal in the long run, as a seperate coil costs over $125, if you wanted to upgrade.
Silver usually falls in the dime, quarter area, depending on size. Gold jewelry can span from foil to pulltab depending on the size. Most small womens rings that I have tested ring in the foil area, and mens wedding bands in the nickel segment. If you want gold jewelry, you have to dig a lot of trash. Silver is much easier to find :)
Thanks for replying gave it a good clean and it has seem to put itself right again hopefully it stays that way
I think the Ace 150 is a great way to get started metal detecting. Garrett makes a quality product and has very good customer service if there is ever a problem. You'll probably be able to pull enough coins to pay for the machine in a year. If you hit some jewelry, then really fast, plus it's just a lot of fun. People are amazed when you show them all the neat stuff that you can find. I keep all my old coins and spend the modern at the end of the year after I total it up. Happy Hunting!
Thank you for taking time to answer me back. Went out today and bought an Ace-350. Went with this instead of the Ace-250 for the little extra money and a few extra frills. Looking forward to using it soon. Seems the 250 & 350 are what most people would need for their journeys. Unless your going strictly for gold nuggets. Was even told this would pick up shallow gold nuggets. Hope this is true and not a line of BS from the salesperson. Thanks again.
i love your style dude you are not making no mess fixing back up what you disturbed thumbs up !!1
Hi Travie. The detector can be adjusted for length. There are quite a few holes on the shaft for the spring clips to snap into making the detector shorter or longer, depending on what you need, so the Ace could grow with you over the years. The search coil also pivots, so you can hold it out a bit further in front of you. One of the bigger concerns is weight. After a few hours of swinging it can get to you. Look for the lightest detector possible.
I have a ace 250 and it's my first machine. It's done me well and found some good stuff so far, I'd recommend it as a great starter machine.
Nice video!! The first year I used my ACE 250, I found 4,000 clad coins, over 300 silver coins and a 6 pound cannon ball. I got so good at digging silver dimes, that I could tell from the sound if it was silver or not. By the way, my first year was in 2006, I have the bigger coil and use it almost all the time when I use the ACE 250. Great, Great detector. I also have several other detectors, but I still fall back to my ACE.
the best way I have found to find the coins without a pinpointer is to dig the plug a bit deeper than the estimated depth of the target, Then wave the plug coil over the plug. If it is not in the plug, dig a bit more and wave handfulls of the dirt over the coil. If it is in your hand it will beep. You can check on either the top or bottom of the coil, just make sure you are not wearing a watch or jewelry or it will signal on that. This is the old school method and it works pretty good :)
3days ago found my first 2 rings 1 was silver 4.2g with spinning middle :p and another one was bronze from ~1950 :p so happy that ace 250 can find old rings really deep :)
Good review , Its great to learn what optoins are out there . Great Job . There are not enough reviews out there over all for the different machines . thx .. all ways watching .
It depends on the area, and what the most likely targets would be. If at a park with a lot of bottle caps and trash, I'd go for the coin signals. At the beach, I'd dig as many targets in the jewelry range as possible and bypass the penny signals. At old sites I look for the deeper signals to get the older coins and relics, and skip on the surface junk signals. Iron, you can reject everywhere unless you are looking for old rusty horse shoes and similar relics.
Thank you for a very clear, concise and informative video. Easy to see, hear and understand. I myself am new to this hobby having just received my White's CM last week. Already pulled in a few bucks in coins, some trinkets and lots of odds and ends. I hope to perfect with this machine and move up down the line. I definitely think a pinpointer is next for me though; next payday! haha
Thank you for watching. White's has a new pinpointer that looks very nice, the TRX. I'm going to try one of these out sometime soon I hope. Good luck, and happy hunting!
Getting myself one of these .. thanks for the review .. now I know im getting the right coil that I need... good hunting !
The Ace 250 is a great first machine. I would start out in my own yard,and learn how it works.It's amazing what you may find.Once you've got the feel for it, move on to sites such as fields or woods that may have once been lived on or used as a gathering place.
This machine has a waterproof coil, but the control housing is not and would need to be protected from sea spray. This machine is good for land and the dry sand. The minerals in salt water are very conductive and can cause a lot of false signals with metal detectors. To be able to detect these areas you would need a machine that has a manual ground balance feature or a salt mode. Some of the higher end machines are a bit more complex, but once you figure them out, it can be a real advantage.
My Ace 250 was just delivered today. i look forward to taking it out on my 1st hunt.
I just got mine today. Have you found anything good since you wrote this? 😃
Rob Smith Mr Smith, it's almost so unbelievable there's only a few out there that know the story. At the time I commented it was April 2014 and safe to say, life at the time was very rough.
A few months later that all changed with ONE single find. It was a 2 caret diamond ring that I found. I advertised locally for several months in hopes of finding the owner.
That brings us to September 2014. No one came forward and I had the opportunity to sell it and use the money for a down payment on a small year around camp in Maine.
So now I live right on the water in Maine and life has improved 100% for us. Our monthly house payment is next to nothing and it allows us to afford other things now instead of surviving week to week.
So in the span of a year my Ace 250 changed my life. I think it was something that could be seen as "Pure luck" but call it what you want. As weird as this sounds, my Ace 250 is my best friend. It's helped me more than any other person in my life. But of course, I still love my dog better LOL
Happy hunting for you mate :)
+Worldwide Darts wow what a awesome thing to read. Good I'm glad it helped you out hopefully your luck continues. I'm from UK so I don't know where Maine is, all that matters is its good for you. I live in a place called Pembrokeshire south west wales lots of history Romans, Vikings, English an so on. About 40 beaches so hopefully I will be as lucky as you. Wish me luck! 😃
Rob Smith I run a fairly big dart channel here so I'm familiar with Pembrokeshire. A lot of great players in that area and surrounding places.
Sounds like a great spot for treasure hunting. All the best mate!
Thanks for the great review. I have read the 250 is the number 2 out of 10 detectors for beginners. But comes in about 150 dollars cheaper than number 1. I'm getting the 250 today.
Cool. You'll have a lot of fun with the 250. It detects well without a bunch settings to fuss with. Good luck!
Cool, thanks. I am really looking forward to trying this.
The 350 operates at a slightly higher frequency, has a larger iron range, and comes with the very nice 11" DD coil. It's a very nice unit. The DD coil is awesome in the trashy areas and does better in mineralized ground. Good luck with your new machine, and Happy Hunting :)
thanks for the info , nice job
+YOU KNOW I KNOW Thanks for watching!
Gold can read anywhere from foil up into the pull tab range. Most of the decent size wedding bands I have tested come in in the nickel range. Larger class type rings could hit in the pull tab area. You find a lot of trash to get the treasure :)
One of the only waterproof detectors with a digital display is the Garrett AT Pro. Most of the major brands detectors coils are waterproof and if you use an enviromental cover you could detect the surf and shallow water, but if you drop it in the water,it's toast ! A good place to look at and compare metal detectors is the Kellyco website. You can shop by price, and compare features side by side.
on the coins mode . which discriminates iron . foil . pulltabs . our 250 still picks up aluminium drinks cans etc , any suggestions ?
I have the DD 8.5 x 11 on my 2fiddy and let me tell ya, it's great. Takes a bit to get the pinpoint mastered but once you do you won't want the original coil on there unless you really have to. Great review of this truly impressive little machine.
Nice video. I just bought the Ace 250. I have found almost 20 coins just in my yard. No silver yet. I think the Ace 250 is a great detector. Good luck!
thanks branton! called them monday and just recieved it free . garrett does stand by their product. Happy camper here. HH
Well alright alright alright, I started my detecting useing the ace 150 from Garrett but now I use a Eurotech Pro with a 11"double D coil from Technetics that is a division of Fisher.Bill and Bob ( the Ectreasurehunters ) surprised (and I do mean surprised ) me with it. They called me one night telling me that they had two machines, The F2 with a two coil package and pinpointer, Or the Eurotech pro with the double D, and wanted to get my opinion of which machine I would want so they could decide which one to give away first. When I said I would prefer the Eurotech they said okay you just won we'll get it off in the mail to you.I was like, Uh, Huh? And I made a great choice, I love this machine. Great hunt brother. GL & HH
Thanks for the video! I'm waiting for my 2 Metal Detector..Garrett 250 will be in my hands in a day or 2. There is an old camp ground down the road I am going to take on. No longer in service. Already found coins around the house from the bounty hunter. It does the job.
The aluminum cans can be a pain for sure. Most of the time they seem to read like a dime signal. If you get a large object the depth will read much more shallow than it actually is and the pinpoint will be much broader. If I get a three inch dime signal, and dig down six inches and do not find anything, it's probably a deep can. If in a very old area, without modern trash, It could be a brass buckle, but if you've been getting beer cans at a site it's ok to pass up these signals.Hope this helps.
Thanks for sharing the video. Nice finds. My first Indian Head came with a Ace 250.
I would get the Ace 250. The 150 does not have the pinpoint function and few other features that the 250 has like discrimination adjustments etc.. The 250 is a little more expensive, but it will be worth it once you get out and metal detect. The pinpoint feature makes it much easier to locate the target for the beginner.
I think your sensitivity is ok. Most single frequency detectors can be fooled by large chunks iron. I've ran into this many times, with several machines. The first thing I look for is a jumpy target ID. This is a good indication of junk. I also try to size the object while pinpointing. Coins and buttons will usually pinpoint much smaller at depth than a large piece of iron. It can be frustrating at times, but try to experiment with these suggestions , your sensitivity , and it should get better.
I like the 250 its very reasonably priced easy to operate and if your in an area with finds you will find them. I also have an old whites eagle II that also works very well but takes a degree in computer programming to custom set. Thanks for the videos very informative
Yea, that would be a good one. I love those small coils in the heavy trash, it helps to pick out the good stuff. I also think the 11 inch DD would be a great coil also for a bit more depth over stock.
Thank you:) Sounds like you did awesome with the Ace! It sure is a good way to get started in metal detecting and makes a great back up unit later on. Good luck with your detecting, and thanks for checking out my video.
It depends on the size of the object. Coins 6-8 inches depending on soil conditions. Larger objects like a beer can, over 12 inches. Man hole cover, several feet. Hope this helps!
The Garrett Pro Pointer sells for around $125.00. It's a very durable, great working unit. You can purchase one at almost any metal detecting retailer. Harbor Freight has a pinpointer that is much cheaper, but the quality and design is also a bit lacking. It can be had for around $15.
Been using the $212. ACE 250 for 8 years now, primary detector i use, fun light and I own two of them...I feel it can pull out all the deep silver coins a $1,500. E-Trak would. Dig all slight bell-tones...and you can get BOTH silver dimes and quarters...10" down....8" no problem. Max 11" if the soil is wet. The detector actually does better sensing Dimes than Quarters. Something Garrett might not even know...Dimes ALWAYS give better signals than quarters. The detector is tuned for dimes...first.
Thanks. The Ace 250 is awesome. The yard is one of the best places to start and learn the machine. It's amazing how many coins and stuff are out there. Good luck with your detecting :)
Most detectors not specifically designed for salt water do pretty well on the wet sand if you discriminate out iron and foil, and keep the coil off the sand. All of my detectors will give a false signal if you touch the wet sand, just swing an inch or so above. The coil on the 250 is waterproof, but not the control housing. On the dry sand the Ace 250 is great. On the wet stuff try it with a little discrimination and adjust the sensitivity for stable operation, it should do pretty good :)
Hi Adam. Your sensitivity setting was fine. The Ace should have been fine on the dry sand. It seems the beaches of the south east have little to no mineralization really. The biggest challenge is conductive salt water. If you disc out iron and foil, the detector should behave enough to search the wet sand, and be sure not to touch the coil to the wet sand as this will cause false signals. In the dry it isn't an issue. The beach was probably" sanded in" this summer, so not as many good targets.
Thank you, I appreciate the feed back!
i saw in your video that you used another device when u were trying to find that coin in the hole you just digged. ..what kind of device was it? and tnx for this review.
+Marco VI The device is a pin-pointer. It really helps aide in the recovery of small objects and coins. It's basically a mini metal detector. If you are close to the target it will beep and vibrate. This helps a lot in speeding up the process of finding your target in a pile of dirt :)
this is 1 of the best reviews i've ever seen great job man!!!
Thanks. I ended up buying a Fisher F2 instead of the Ace 250. I jsut got it today and i think this is going to be ahobby that i will stick with for a long time. In my first 15 minutes of learning the machine i found a key, what i beieve is some sort of ore rock, and some pieces of aluminum.
Added to the basket! I own 2 crofts on an island off Scotland so I dont know if I'll find anything of any interest.. Fingers crossed!
Thank you
The Ace 250 will work fine in the dry sand. The coil is waterproof, but the salt water can cause false signals in the wet sand. If you discriminate out iron and foil, it should work pretty good over the wet sand.
Thanks for video. I just ordered one off ebay for my husband for a Christmas gift.
+Kristy Love Thank you! That's a great gift, and I'm sure He'll have a lot of fun with it :)
The Ace 350 has an expanded iron range and the larger 11" DD coil for better depth and target seperation.If you purchased the 250 and decided to get the larger coil later, it would cost more than the 350. I think the Ace 350 is a very good deal considering the upgrade, but the Ace 250 is a great way to get started Detecting for a low price.
It really depends on soil conditions etc.., but I've had many coins in the 6 -8 inch range. I have several other machines and it seems that 90% of the good stuff is in that area or less. I found an 1865 two cent piece a few weeks ago at 5 inches. The Ace is a nice little machine and will find tons off stuff. Great machine for the beginner, Great quality and affordable, can upgrade coils for more depth as you grow with the machine :)
You're welcome :) The Ace 350 should be able to pick up small nuggets. I would think that if it was the size of a nail head or a small pea it would get it for sure. Hope you enjoy your new machine & good luck !
The F2 is a great machine, and I'm sure you will find a ton of goodies. Keep swinging and Happy Hunting :)
" Sorry , I hit sensitivity ...Yeahh " XD XD XD XD BIG LIKE !!! AWESOME REVIEW !!!
Considering buying one to go detecting with my 11 yr old daughter. I have french relatives and one a farmer who's always out ploghing the fields. One of the fields is where the american paratroopers landed during 2nd world war.
I'd call Garrett, they have fantastic customer service. I haven't ever had any problems myself, but others have said that Garrett will fix you up fast.I'm sure they will ship the part you need. I hate to hear that you had the break, that does suck. Hope you get back in action soon:)
Thanks for an excellent presentation. I now have a better understanding of the Ace 250, but I'm having a problem and would appreciate your advice. My Ace 250 acted strangel last outing. I would get a signal over several spots, but while trying to pinpoint the center of object attempting to get the loudest signal, the signal would just disappear, as if there wasn't anything there in the first place. I just don't have the hang of how to make adjustments to compensate for such problems. Thanks
Good review! I think this video sold me on the 250 here. Keep up the good videos!
Sometimes you can get a package deal with the pin-pointer included. The Garrett Pro pointer is one of the best.
Hi MrBranton, I see you own both the Platinum and Ace 250, so in all honesty what is the better machine?? I own a Platinum and seem to find a lot of trash, if this is because I'm in trashier areas, then I'm fine with that. But if it's because the detector can't discriminate well enough, then I'll pick up an Ace 250. I've read many, many great reviews on the Ace 250. You're the only person that has a review for the Platinum on YT.
Thanks again for your time and help!!
My birthday is coming up on August 20th and I really wanted a Bounty Hunter Junior. I didn't like these ones because they seemed too sophisticated for me. But this one is really easy to use, now I want it!
Sweet, sounds like you got a great deal. The main reason to use headphones is to not attract a lot of attention at a public place, and to hear the signals better in a loud environment, plus the batteries will last much longer with the headphones. If that bell tone starts going off around a bunch of kids, you'll get an audience pretty quickly :) The Ace 250 will help you find a ton of nice stuff. Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Hi, Ive been doing some research and apparently Garrett metal detectors are the best selling. I just wanted to know if these will work under water? I will be using it to try and find bits on the beach, sand, shallow and deep waters and also in land. Will it detect gold/silver etc? I am looking to spend around £200, would you recommend this product or something else?
I bet you can't wait. It sure is a lot of fun, just stick with and in no time you'll have a pretty good idea of what you are going to dig based on the signal. GL &HH !
Thanks. The 350 is very nice and comes with the DD coil :) Good luck with your studies. Maybe you can get out a bit to relax or hit the beach on spring break.
Thanks for checking it out. The 250 is a nice little machine :)
Thanks bud! Glad my video helped :)
I've had mine for a little over 3 months now and have found over $8 in coins and lots of assorted junk,no gold rings,but about 6 different silver earrings.Love mine,but you need to buy Garrett's pro-pointer too.
Cool. I never did get to test the DD coil out on the Ace. I bet it is awesome. Thanks for checking out the video :)
Thank you so much for this review! I am looking to get a detector to explore some old home sites on our property-- this looks like where I need to start :)
I'm looking to upgrade to this Ace 250. Thanks for the review.
hey my freind great machine thanks for sharing
The Ace should work about anywhere really. It has a preset ground balance that seems to be at a good general setting. On dry sand it should work perfect, on wet sand you may need to turn up the discrimination up to the foil area for stable operation. That seems to block out some of the salt minerals from sounding off.
I haven't used the 150, but I would think it would pick up larger pieces of gold. Usually high frequency machines are the best for gold prospecting and the Ace 150 is more of a mid range frequency. It would be worth a try though, but I'm not sure it would be very sensitive to very small gold.
I guess soil conditions could be a factor, but in my area 6 inch coins are no problem. I was out today helping one of my buddies learn to use his first detector. I showed him a couple of finds I marked for him to pinpoint etc., and his machine hit hard on the 6 inch coins. It seems that 90% of the coins are usually In this range. I don't think I've ever dug a coin over 9 inches, even with my Etrac. It could find them, but it is rare for coins to be that deep. GL & HH !
The X-terra should find jewery and silver coins just fine. The X-terra has a slower recovery speed than the F2 or Ace 250, so it would require a slower sweep speed. It's a well built, high quality machine, but a tad heavier than the Ace or F2, so long searches can wear out your arm a bit. I had the X-terra 505 and liked it's performance, stability, and quality, but for my hunting style I prefer a faster reset. Most of my sites have a good amount of iron and trash. Hope this helps. Good luck :)
That was a really good informative review.
I own the the 250 and it's been great for me so far.
Great video.
I loved mine wish I never sold it to get an upgrade. I may buy another one just because. Nice finds!
Hey, don't sweat it. The Ace 150 will get you out there finding stuff, no problem. Then later on if you get hooked on metal detecting, you can upgrade and use the 150 for a back up unit or for a friend. Good luck :)
@gordon5jeff ,If the area is pretty clean, I set my sensitivity at 8 or 9, if stable, and disc iron and foil, and notch pull tabs.In trashy areas I disc nothing, only so I do not loose any targets that could be masked by nearby trash. If I can't take the chatter, I'll disc iron & foil. In extreme iron trash, I may lower the sensitivity to 7, if false signals occur to often. I like 4 tones most of the time. Tones seem to be more accurate on most machines than the meter.
Most of the stuff I find while detecting is 6 inches or less. I would say 90%. I have several high end machines that will go very deep, but most of the time the old coins and jewelry I find are are not super deep. With a quality entry level unit you will find a ton of stuff. Large objects can be detected very deep. Coins 6 to 8 inches deep depending on soil conditions.So far,I've never found a coin at 12"
getting my Ace 250 thursday of this week purchased it off amazon .got the ace 150 last month love it but will be giving the Ace 150 to my friend to use so we can double team areas now
+bobcatwelder00 Awesome! Detecting with a buddy is always fun. Good luck:)
I did buy a bounty hunter Time Ranger this week but it was so complicated i sent it back today ... the Garret's are so easy to use and set up .I was starting this hobby for fun not to struggle with a difficult detector
Glad you liked the video, and good luck with your detecting!
@Pulltabporter , Yeah, I have never used one before, so I had to check it out. Nice little machine. I have other detectors, but I plan on keeping this one in my inventory and do some more hunts with it. I may get the 11 inch DD coil and try it out.
Ver cool great seal button! Video was very informative as well. Thanks =)