Garrett ACE 250 Metal Detector Review - Beginner Machine Guide for Metal Detecting
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ม.ค. 2021
- Last year I dug $186.43 in modern coins alone. This doesn't include silver coins, old coins, foreign coins, or coins not made anymore. It also doesn't include all the rings, charms, buttons, buckles, colonial artifacts, or other relics I found; just the modern coins you could roll up and take to the bank, $186.43.
I tell you this because metal detecting might seem like an expensive hobby to get into up front, but it's a hobby that over time can easily pay for itself and then some. But in case you can't afford a $1,000 machine, or a $500 machine, or even a $300 machine; I scoured the internet to track down every machine I can get my hands on that retails for $186.43 or less (okay, I kinda bumped it to $199.99 or less) so I can do a review and go over the features on it so you can see what different machines are out there that each cost less than what an average detectorist can make back in modern coins alone in just one year!
This weeks review will feature the Garrett Ace 250 metal detector and shows everything from an unboxing, assembly, review or all its features, and then some tests so you can hear the sounds, see its depth, and everything else it has to offer to see if it might become your first treasure hunting machine!
You can purchase the detector at the following link which always helps support the channel:
Garrett Ace 250 - shrsl.com/2qtxa
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Are you thinking about trying out metal detecting for yourself? Feel free to contact me directly for help choosing the right gear and equipment to start your treasure hunting journey!
** QuarterHoarder@yahoo.com **
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Detecting gear used this hunt: (some are affiliate links):
Metal Detectors:
Quarter Hoarder - Nokta Makro Anfibio - shrsl.com/1xi5o
with AF35 (13.5"x13" Large coil) - shrsl.com/2gs0y
Dog-Tag Doug - Equinox 800 - shrsl.com/1x23o
Jackpot Geoff - Simplex+ - shrsl.com/1xi5o
Pinpointers:
Nokta Makro Pulsedive - shrsl.com/2db33
Garrett Pro Pointer II (Black) - shrsl.com/1vgc7
Garrett AT Pro Pointer (Orange - Waterproof) - shrsl.com/1vgca
Digging Tools:
Small Hand Diggers:
Lesche Small Hand Digger - shrsl.com/1vgd3
GraveDigger Sidekick - shrsl.com/24ktw
Long Handle Shovels:
Predator Tools "Pirahna" (40" long) - bit.ly/2ENkdWQ
Grave Digger "Tombstone" (36" long) - shrsl.com/26ddz
Intro songs by:
Huma-Huma - "It's All Happening"
Jingle Punks "O Chanukah" (Instrumental)
#MetalDetecting #Treasure #QuarterHoarder #Love #History #Finds #Silver #Coins - บันเทิง
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I've had an Ace 250 for several years now and only used it once (due to an accident that laid me up forever and a half) but I'm breaking it out tomorrow. Thanks for this vid explaining how it works, has to be the best one on TH-cam!
Hi Quarter Hoarder.
The Ace250 was my second metal detector. Boy o boy it really pays for itself in no time. I have the best time with this particular model of Garrett metal detector. I have had it for about six years now and I am NOT disappointed. Metal detecting is my best hobby. I really enjoy it whenever I get the chance. Thank you for your great video.
My cousin is vice-president over production at Garrett and he got me an ACE 250 about 20 years ago. I still have that detector and take it out quite often. Great little detector
I never had a metal detector , so i think it's about time to buy one .
You'll love the hobby, what are you waiting for?
Me too
Cool , us too !! Me and my wife are start our new hobby treasure hunting. Great fun
Look at the simplex
I just got this one for Christmas. I'm so fracking excited!!
I started 4 yrs ago with an Ace 400 then went to the Max & later Nox 800. When I hunt I take the AT Max. Garrett service is second to none.
Bought one years ago for the wife, that thing will find anything any other metal detector will find!
Ha Ha falling out of a tree with a Metal Detector I would love to hear that story, One thing I notice about this machine was the recovery time which was excellent. Great Job Jason!
Like to Hear that one to.
I bought an Ace 250 from a reseller for 75$ and it needed to be sent in and checked out. I think it was the coil. Well they check it out and seemed it was the coil. They sent me a NEW coil and now it works Great. Garrett service is the BEST. No Charge
Wow there customer service is outstanding
I have this machine along with my main machine as a backup. I usually don’t use it much but it’s good to see a fresh reminder video. I appreciate your video buddy. Thanks
Wow, so much information. I found a virtually new ACE 250 at an estate sale today. Paid one tenth of a new one. So next stop was TH-cam and your video came up. Now I know more of how it works and how to adjust it. My wife wants me to go down to the river where all the rafters stop for lunch and hunt that area. Sounds good to me!
I'm doing the same. Found a 250 at a pawn shop here in Elkton, MD. They, also, had a Garrett AT pinpointer. The detector came with a bag and headphones. I paid less than $200 for both. The detector looks brand new. The pinpointed is well used. Going to be taking it out in our yard today while I'm smoking our turkey for Thanksgiving.
by far the best video i have ever seen that shows you what garret ace 250 can do. so my friend i thank you for your time . i have seen other video´s, but none of them explained so well as you did! i thank you
Great great and honest review! I like all the reviews you do all these metal detectors under 200 bucks! And getting one for my grandson
Thank you o got one of these a couple of years ago and it's still brand new went once then stopped I learned about it back then but forgot all the settings so after watching your video it's refreshed my memory. Thank you from the uk 🇬🇧
Have used an ace 250 for over 5 years...love this machine...I agree about Garrett customer service...broke armcuff ,they replaced it no questions asked...have found tons of great targets with mine...need to find another one for the wife
I'm really enjoying this video series. Well done.
My cousin is VP for Garrett in Garland. This was my first detector and he got it for me when I was a teenager.
I'll tell you one thing, I have a Ace400 and it's a silver sniffing machine! My husband and I use it just as much as our Vanquish 540 and Atpro.
I bought an Ace 250 at a pawn shop, didn’t have an operating manual with it. This video was extremely informative on how to operate this, will update in one of Your comment sections later since I am now a subscriber for Your channel. Thank You For Sharing This Video.
I love this series of videos!!!! Great review!!! I would rock this machine for sure!!
Bought a Garrett detector and Garrett pinpointer for Christmas. Can’t wait for he ground to thaw to give it a shot. Thanks for the video
Thank you for this, bought my garret ace 250 just over a week ago, just couldn't get to grips with it, after watching this things might change lol, great vid, from the uk
That was my second detector (I still have it). Agree 100% on the excellent Garrett customer service.
Some nice finds that you have had over the last year I do hope all the family are doing well top video as allways a big thumbs 👍 tyson
Awesome video!! You explained more than all the others I have watched
I was lucky enough to score one of these at a yard sale for five bucks, and I love it! I have another metal detector, but this one hands-down beats it! Can’t go wrong!!!
Nice review Jason! O have a Ace400 along with several other detector's but the Ace400 is a beastie little detector and will always be one of my favorites!
The Ace 250 was my first real metal detector, I added the 8.5 x 11 double D Performance coil and now it's a beast at finding coins, I still use it when I forget to charge the Simplex+. lol
So it wasn't good before you upgraded it? That's not good to know to know I got to upgrade it just to find coins
Thanks! I have the manual for the 200. I was considering purchasing that model. That was a great tutorial
Thank you for the review of the Garrett Ace 250 Metal Detector. Appreciated!!
I love your show I have a ace 400 and I love it I hunt with men that have 1200$ machines and I find just as much as they do and just for fun I will go behind them and pick up a few things thy miss and tell them the ace strikes again
That was one of my first machines and it was very good in school yards and parks for non deep targets
Thank you for this video. I've been watching Quarter Hoarder for years and always enjoy his videos. On a humorous note, as a former law enforcement officer, when he opens his videos by very quickly announcing himself I could swear he is calling himself "Court Order". :D
Hi Jason🙋🏻♀️ I love my ACE 400. Happy Hunting!!🤞🏼😊
250 is a beast for small stuff.. coins etc. Using for 7 years now it is great machine simple to use. Looking to get new apex now
Have one 4 yrs it's been desert,I live.Lakes, West coast beaches.Set on only quarters park laundry day!
Almost bought a garrett when I started but went ahead and spent the extra and got a Minelab 540 and love it but did get the Garrett pin pointer. Enjoy all the reviews.
Good decision.
Thanks for making this video- super helpful. The distance tests with diff metals and pinpoint as helpful. The garret manual how to use is Ok; this is much better. Thanks again!
I recently just bought a 250. I've only taken it out a few times so I'm still learning with it, bit it seems like a good machine
Awesome 👏 review ..... ❤️ it ! Thanks 😊 didn’t know there was only three tones to consider .... makes sense now 🙌😊I’ve got this 250 but need upgrade lol I want numbers ! It’s defo an awesome starter machine 😊😊
Thanks for the video, I think you've sold me on getting the 250 for my son's 9th birthday
Hey thanks for the review. I am hoping to get one of these after a metal detectorist advise this make. I am so excited to be getting one. Fingers crossed I find treasure with juicy history 🙂👍
Very informative sir , thank you for your time !
Great video with a very clear explanation. Thanks!
My first detector was the ace 250 & I could not find a coin past 8 inches. That bell tone was monotonous drove me nuts, bing bing bing, no volume control either. Upgraded to a Fisher machine & I love it. Still use the Garret pro pointer though. My 2 cents worth. Thanks for the video.
Excellent content. Thanks for the great information 👍
👍 thanks for that now I understand what my 250 is capable of 😊 great review
Garrett makes great detectors!!!
What an excellent review on a top mid range detector for a very reasonable price !!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I watched this video because that's the machine I have did not know about the factory reset and on custom did not know that it went back to the same settings thanks for the review
that's good to know I have 2 Garrett carrots there both broken for $130 I expected better the $13 Amazon one I got for a spare is still working after a year of heavy use go figure. I enjoy your channel
i love the bell tone great videos
I have a 400 ACE.
Can't use it on wet ocean beaches but great for everything else I wanna do.
Nice review
Hi brother good day to you..i read your your comment about garrett detector...i think you have garrett 400 now and you did not use yet..i would really like to have one like that hope i can have to use here in philippines..this my email add brother if you willing to help like me..marinogireneo@yahoo.com
Great video , thanks ! Going detecting tomorrow!
Will ya look at that. The picture on the right front of the box is of my finds for a season years ago with my Ace250!! It’s the pic with the bronze pendant
That’s cool!
I picked up a csi 250, I like it
Jason inwas today years old when I found out about factory reset when you use a different coil thank you.
👍👍 Two thumbs up. Best instructional 101 vid I've seen.
The aces are great machines, I used the 200, 300, and Apex.
Loved my 300
Tryed out the 150 l borrowed from a friend Liked it so much that l just ordered a new 250
Good vid, very informative. Thanks.
Nice reviewing mate
I saw this was in my price range, so you are my homework. Lol. Great video. Guess what I'm buying.
Hi there I have the ace 250 with nel tornado coil makes a big difference in depth found some great coins here in bonnie Scotland
great series...the only other detector I have any hours behind is the ace 400 and the bell tone really drove me crazy...not sure who thought of that
I want one that actually tells you what you’re detecting😂 as you go over the target a voice will be like “GOLD” “GOLD” “GOLD”
I have one of these. You can set it for just gold. It won't yell out gold but it's nice to know you aren't looking for nonsense.
Everything you said about Garrett and the quality of its various products is TRUE.
THANKS, EMILE FROM CT.
I loved my ace 250. Had the Nell tornado coil on it and it was awesome.
Can i get started with Stock coil ? i am beginner.
@@Yhsman2999 the stick coil is fine. The Nell coil covers more ground and will get a little deeper.
I had a euroace, great for beginners and surprised me a few times 😁
My first one was the 350 great machine
I don't know if you got this first message I'm sending you a second one saying thank you I decided with the quest X10 I like having the backlight feature better than the X5 I like the feature of the external battery have fun metal detecting don't let the worms bite
Really good Review, thx < 3
I cant wait to get one!
I have the garrett ace 300 love it.
I bought 2x of these about 15 years ago, love them, no issues and found lots of things, imported them into Australia.
The missing backlight was a minor disappointment, and yeah they are durable. Paid for with heaps of pleasure in the field.
Well worth it.
Great! Loved the video!
You should visit me, people have lived here for 10,000 years. The Vikings were here so there may by some buried gold. I borrowed a metal detector and found a lot of WW11 gun cartridges and a 1933 silver shilling.There were military bases here in both world wars. The first German plane shot down in WW11 crashed about a mile away from my house. the only downside is that there is a lot of naturally occurring iron in the soil. Happy hunting!
Like the new platform J. Maybe your video set up next?
I have a Garrett Ace 250 and generally it's a very good detector for the price. The interface is very easy to use, it uses AA batteries, it has a good audio tone that draws attention to more interesting finds. I use it mostly on the beach. I also have a knock off pro pointer (which is awesome actually) for finding stuff in the spoil. I was on a beach today with it and found a (functioning!) Airpod charge case of all things.
But the detector does have faults - the beep lags after the signal which on a sweep is too long. Also the discriminator can get very confused not knowing what it's found. I find the pin pointer kind of useless - the ring has a notch but whatever I dig up is never there. It can also beep when it bumps the ground which is annoying. Things which all lead to false positive situations.
So overall it's good but not without it's faults. I think it's a very good detector for people who want a detector that offers a good bang for buck and has a decent discriminator. IMO it's one of the cheapest "proper" detectors instead of the junk that occupies lower price points. I was looking at the Ace 300 and IMO I don't see a whole lot of difference in the two in terms of appearance or functionality.
Thanks for all the info, I've always wanted one, and for Xmas my sister bought her boyfriend ( sound guy ) he got a dr oteck, think it was 160,and 30 for the small hand held one, around 200 bucks all in, works under water too. Can you tell me what would you buy for a first timer and some fun, but again I drive a Toyota corolla, in my opinion their the best car out there, won't stop. But does it tell you how deep they can detect, are there any metal detectors that just will tell you what youve detected in writing, like, Gold,Silver, Steel etc extra 100 or so on a better one, so if there is any advice yo could pass on to me ild be greatful. Thanks.
Thx buddy, I own one, now I know a lot more.
Top video and it goes deep. For the price 😀😀
This is the detector I got my Grandson for Christmas. Thanks, Jason, for reviewing it and adding it to your list. Hope we have just a fraction of the success you've had. Come on vaccinations and warm weather!
great video cheers 👋
Good video
So out off all the ones under 200, what one should i get? Watched all the vids in this play list lol. Is there any 100 or less? Thanks man!
I bought a second hand Garrett Ace 250 , It didn't have an owners manual. Question how do I open the battery department, to change the battery's?
Love my ace 350 & 400 total coin/SILVER slayer to a foot sometimes. But my SIMPLEX is SICK AND CRAZY AWESOME...2FT PLUS COPPER AND SILVER.... LEARN THE SOFT HIGH HARMONICS ON THE SIMPLEX Y'ALL. 2+FT DEEP TARGETS IS SICK!!!!
Who wants to dig a well?
You. Thats who
How many hours a week do you spend out in the field? I have a cheap metal detector and want to upgrade, but I can't justify the expense given how often I get out to dig.
My first one was a Garrett 200, didn't take long when I moved up to the Garrett AT MAX.
Did you like the ace 200? Thinking about getting one for my first.
@@Whatever-gv3gq Yes, I had to lean to pin point by sound and by the coil because it doesn't have pin point on it. I now use it for the grandkids and people I take out that has never detected before. It was a easy move to the Max in 8 months after starting to detect. I took the max over the the yard and found even more things that the Ace missed. I got a big coil for max and found a few things in the yard after it had been gone over a few times with the Ace and the Max.
@@robertjustice7911 Would you recommend me getting it or or start looking at different options in that price range.
@@Whatever-gv3gq Yes I would recommend one to start with. Then move up to a better one later. It is simple and easy to be up and detecting with no learning at all. Like I said you have to learn to pin point with the coil and the sound. Which is a good thing I think. I still use that way at times over using the pin point on the Max. You would still need a pin pointer so I got the Garrett carrot at the same time and a Garrett hand digging tool. But some just use the coil on the detector and hand full of dirt. I just think it easier to use the pin pointer in a yard that way you don't bust up the plug.
In a few days you can't even tell where you dug.
Great Channel i just started my own Channel. Hello from North Jersey
I need to know about the tree? Were you chasing the proverbial money that grows on them, or was it a silver spruce?
what is your 5 star machine?? thanks ....love the videos man
Great Tips. I use a Garrett on my channel
This is the detector im curious about. I heard good things about it.
I'm looking for a budget detector that works well on a beach, what budget model would be the best for that? Thank you.
When looking for a new machine. I wanted a Garrett. Looked at the 250. But went for the 200. Why you ask ?
The only thing i saw was the 200 had the ID number. Thanks again Quarter !
How are you liking the 200? Thinking about getting one for my first machine.
It's not good... Its Ace! 👍🏆💯
Can i set it for high sensitivity and all metal yet still set to reject pull tabs?
My con's on this machine are - no VDI (but I understand the x00 series does) and no volume control.
Just buy a headset with volume control knob