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Well.I found an old anchor, an old grill, and a Schlitz beer can. My first metal detector - I purchased this hoping I'd find some jewelry at a local lake that had flooded last summer. I read the instruction booklet (very important) and sat-out to find treasure. Oh well.It did work really very well, and I'm glad I got it. Now I'm off to the Gulf Coast and this will definitely be in my car.
Item arrived in excellent condition and very fast, have not been able to use it much considering the ground is frozen solid here in New York, but it will be put to good use once the snow is gone.
Bought this as a gift for one of my kids and it's great fun for the beginner. Digging up all kinds of treasures (and coins).
Also, because I dig a lot, I've learned to repair the ground where I torturously labored for some time.That is really my only negative, again, referencing the market for this detector. However, if you are a beginner, this is not a bad first investment considering the prices of some of the more advanced detectors on the market. I was an avid detector fan in high school for a summer some twenty years ago and only recently got bit by the same bug that has infected my eight year old son after watching the National Treasure movies. However, as I get more accustomed to the detector's quirks and improve my pinpointing abilities, this skill will server me well after I spend $800 - $1000 on a detector with more advanced pinpointing technology. If this is your first venture into metal detecting, I would highly recommend this product for the price. This has nothing to do with the detector, but something that has caught me a couple of times as I dug. I dig a lot. The Notch feature allows you to selectively eliminate certain objects while still seeing others.
Auto-Notch is preprogrammed to eliminate most junk. The audio you hear is based on the signature it receives as the search coil passes over the object. Great in parks or back yards. and I got this detector but the Walmart branded version which is the Pioneer 202.First, this detector is excellent at honing your digging skills, something you will need as you advance along in the sport.
With this detector, I find it very difficult to adequately pin-point my target, even using the suggestions that were included in a nice DVD that comes with the product demonstrating its features. The reason. Individuals with a lot of metal detecting exposure or experience will mock this inexpensive version of a more sophisticated Whites or Garrett detector. It does eliminate pesky pull tabs, bottle caps, tin and nails. Understand who this detector is marketed towards. It still detects most coins except nickels but still detects smaller pieces of trash like foil. A whole lot.
It has a manual discriminator that allows you to progressively eliminate certain objects. If the target is displayed at 4 inches and I am holding the search coil 2 inches above the ground, then I should dig 2 inches, not 4.I would echo another review that this detector probably is not going to work for relic hunting as in my testing I held near the search coil a small rusted antique iron (the kind people might paint and use for a door stop today) and the detector gave a different signature over each pass (high, low and medium). A small caveat before you read this review. The signatures are:Low Tones - Iron, Foil, Nickel and Gold RangeMedium Tone - Pull Tab, new penny, zinc, and GoldHigh Tone - Copper Pennies, Dime, Quarter, Half Dollar, Silver Dollar and Silver RangeAside from the tones, the detector has an LCD display that not only tells you the type of metal your object more than likely is, but also its depth. So far, the depth finder has not been off but you must keep in mind it what is displayed is NOT the depth the coin is buried, but you must include the distance from the search coil to the ground in your depth calculations. I am sure this iron is `iron' and not a composite material.
You can test this by moving the discriminator knob slowly, while you pass objects you want to eliminate over the search coil. The coil is submersible but I have not tried beach combing yet. So for Christmas he got his Bounty Hunter Jr. It is an excellent coin shooter. The detector comes with some nice discriminating features. Typically I have had success by simply starting in the `All Metal Mode', the default each time you turn it on, to get a feel for the area I am search and then hitting the Auto-Notch.
The detector just didn't handle it well.All in all, taken for its price and features, it doesn't nor is designed to compete against a Whites or Garrett metal detector. If anything, it will get you the experience you need to truly appreciate the features of an $800.00 Whites or Garrett detector, and the rudimentary skills you will need to be successful and feel that you haven't sunk a lot of money into a hobby that turns out not to be as enjoyable as you thought.
Detector was lowest price I could find on the internet for a new machine. Found a lead crystal vanity dish lid that was 4 inches underground.
So far the only area I have used it has revealed several old relics and lots of scrap iron as this area is an old coal strip mining area. After receving my Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II metal detector I have enjoyed several hours with it.
It works very well. Am looking forward to going to an area where I can do some coin shooting.
First detector so I am learning how to operate it, but sofar am having a lot of fun with it. So far it has been a very enjoyable experience.
Am very pleased with my purchase from this company.
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