Garrett Ace 250
Street Price $250 - Beginner, coin
Number of Reviews: 93
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Garrett Ace 250
A GREAT CHOICE
gary day in new hampshire usa -
I bought a garret ace 250 for two reasons, first the price was right and it came with great options at that range. The 2nd reason is I firmly believe in the garrett brand when it comes to quality. I also own a garrett 400 and my brother also uses a garrett. They are tough and accurate. This one is as good as any brand at a higher price.
May 12, 2008
2 people found this review helpful.
Very nice detector
tanner in Topeka Indiana -I am highly impressed with the garret 250 within 5 minutes of hunting I found an 1864 one cent piece that was made from 1859-1864. Unfortunately I was rained out and couldn’t play any more but I am excited to get back out. The buttons on the unit where very user friendly even without reading the book or watching the video I figure them out very easy a+. The pin point I think is working a satisfactory level.
May 07, 2008
2 people found this review helpful.
Shooter again, Garrett Ace 250
Shooter in Uniontown,PA USA -Since 2/18/08 I have hit the $100 mark with a 5 gram 14k mans wedding band along with one silver ring, one silver dime and $11.12 in newer coins. I am hoping to pay for this detector within two years and am off to a real promising start. It has taken me five trips to local public parks. I am on my second set of batteries and have learned to run this machine in jewelry mode and to dig all signals. I almost passed on the gold ring. As always, you can contact me at katmoe3@verizon.net. Thanks to all whom have written me and the best of luck! Keep a weather eye to the horizon!
Apr 30, 2008
3 people found this review helpful.
Some ACE 250 users unfairly expect $1k performance!
Gary in Denver, CO USA -I sold electronics (including metal detectors) for years, and most problems people had with their purchases were caused by them NEVER even bothering to look at the instructions! Trust me, you are not so smart that you don't need to read the instructions!
I have an ACE 250, and being an experienced detectorist, I have had virtually none of the problems supposedly experienced by the purveyors of the bad reviews. If you go on the Garrett website, there is a very good computer-animated demo of how to pinpoint. If You just SLOW DOWN and realize that the dig point is in the MIDDLE of the sound band, and scan two ways as instructed, it is dead-on. I've never had a problem.
I think what many people want is a machine that will locate valuables, dig it up for them, and place it in their hand. Take the time to get to know your machine, what it is trying to tell you, and that it is a man-made contraption, and therefore not perfect!
The ACE 250 is a great little machine, is extremely fun to use, and first-time buyers or even experienced hunters wanting a great turn-on-and-go machine can't go wrong. Just don't worry about all the belly-aching from people who can't be bothered with actually learning to use their machine. If the $200 price range is what you are limited to, then you can't do better that the ACE 250. It's a real GEM !!!!
Apr 13, 2008
14 people found this review helpful.
Do not believe the Hype
do not believe the hype in South Carolina -
I completely agree with disliker, even with the sniper coil this detector Loves trashy items. A penny is not a Dime, a pull tab is not a Quarter. With the Ace as others have stated, you have to dig up all items that it responds to, and it Loves Clad. True it has the features of detectors costing much more, but what is the use of these features when they are not accurate .
But in conclusion the ace 250 is better than most detectors within its price range, and is a beginner, coin shooter and nothing more, but if your serious about metal detecting you should upgrade to a better detector, think of all the great finds you may have missed :-( .
Apr 12, 2008
7 people found this review helpful.
It Deffinitely finds metal
Matthew in Tyler, Texas USA -I have had my Ace 250 for about 2 weeks now. I have read every single review on this site so I know all of what everyone says. It is a great metal detector. It is so easy and thus far the pinpointing is for the most part dead on. I have found a lot of trash but it is always pretty much dead on. I do give this five stars. and I will report back later when I get to know it better.
Apr 06, 2008
4 people found this review helpful.
Garrett Ace 250 is a Great Machine
Lynn in Mystic, CT USA -I have a GTI 2500, but actually prefer this little machine. First of all it's light weight. I can metal detect longer and have more fun. I usually hunt at the beach and I have found coins, a gold earring, a silver ring, and WWII machine gun bullet. I'm still getting to know the machine, yet for the money, it has very good features. Contrary to other reviews, I find that this detector pinpoints a target very well; however, I am using the larger oval coil. Perhaps that makes somewhat of a difference. It is waterproof up to the electronic box, so I don't have to worry about getting splashed by any rogue wave!
Mar 20, 2008
9 people found this review helpful.