Opinion On This Model

I'm really happy with the ace 250. Never pay sticker price for something in the $100 range and up. It's you're not getting a chunk of, you don't talk enough!

Hello,

I am very new to detecting having done it only once in my life. The experience was very enjoyable except for the fact of having to dig for hours and finding out that the detector I was using just found pieces of lead pipes, beer can tabs, or pieces of steel cable.

I have read all of the Garrett advertising propaganda on their upper end models like the 2500 etc.(or similar make/model) but still feel a bit confused on exactly how a model 2500 will benefit a user more compared to a model 300, for example.

It would be very helpful if someone could explain the verifiable advantages from their own experiences of exactly why one would want to shell out the extra $ for a 2500 model instead of the less expensive model 300.

I am convinced that Garrett is an excellent brand but am still open to other make/models if a better overall value can be obtained.

I will be primarily looking for coins, medals, arrowheads, and jewelry in tobacco fields, grassy areas adjacent to very old homes(1800s), and 5" deep water within creek beds.

Thanks for the assistance.,
mdpmedia

Can you clarify in greater detail exactly what you mean by this above statement and what the specific feature on a detector implementing this action is usually called?

Also what make/model do you now use and in what type of environment are you detecting?

'Trashy' is a pretty general catch-all category.

Thanks much,
mdpmedia

Also depends how much your budget is too. I plan on upgrading to a better detect someday but right now, hunting the parks and beaches I normally detect, don't have a lot of trash so the 350 works fine for now.
Minelab makes an excellent product.

Buy a used Minelab explorer (II) on epay for $500, half the price of new. I ditched my other $1,000 detector, and my second year out I dug close to 100 silvers including 1871 Canadian quarter, Barber dimes, Barber halves, Walkers(s), silver halves, IH's, the list goes on and on. All locally. I have dug a Morgan and Peace dollar recently, One in a church fairground (1887), and one in a baseball field (holed Peace dollar). One fenced in ball diamond gave about 10 mercs, silver wash, SLQ, Barber quarter, Buffalo nickels, counterfeit Liberty nickel, Seated dime, about 25 silver total from a 3 acre ballfield...the treasure is out there...what a blast digging history

No problem fist, thanks for the info!

Well I got my MD. Went out twice so far. Just hit up a local school, a small park, and a small section of our beach. Didn't find much at any but about $.75 in modern change and a cheap earring. lol

So in the 2 times I went out, I probably put in a total of 6 hours in. By not finding anything of "value" or anything that has that "cooleness" to it, is it the detector? Or for what I think is it my locations? I understand fully that I'm not going to find Gold or Silver every single day, but it seems like whenever I get that high Silver/Coin/Ring tone, I end up digging an old pop can or aluminum foil!

Another question I had, would a different possibly bigger coil improve this detector?

I would love to get a high quality detector but, I just can't spend that kind of money on one right now.....

Fist,

This is just plain awesome regarding what you found.

Plus you've given this thread some very good ideas about some common places to search for valuable things.

thx,
mdp

The biggest difference between the ace 150 and the ace 250 is the 250's pinpoint button. Other than that there is also the 250 having a few more buttons and better target id. The 250 can try to tell you the type of coin, while the 150 will just try to tell you if it is a coin or not.

As for the question about the difference between the ace 250 and gti 2500, they are much more noticable. The 2500 has the capability to tell you the size of the target on the digital screen depending one which coil you use with it. It also, if memory serves me correctly, has a deeper screen icon. There is also the weight difference. The 2500 weighs quite a bit more than the ace 250. There are other differences of course, that make the 2 machines quite different. If I were looking for a $900-$1000 machine, I would look elsewhere. The technology used in the 2500 is outdated and for the price you can get a much better, and lighter, model from another brand.