Garrett Ace 250

OVERALL GREAT DETECTOR, LOVE THIS ONE!!

chris in melbourne florida -
well i have be detecting since 1978 and my first was
an old whites "tr" non dsc... owned and loved my
coinmaster 5000 and 5000d but to my suprise the ace
250 is really nice.. ive been out on 6 outings and
have found about 3-4 dollars in change (lots of pennies) some bullets and 1 copper ring.. definately
test and get to know this detector!! read all the reviews.. i learned some valuable info here on the
"hot-spot", pinpoints and gold signals.. lol i am
afraid i let some get away...by passing the off as junk.. its a great detector for the money
i recommend tis one, plus its made in U.S.A.

Apr 24, 2007

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Coin shooting down under.

Wayne Salt in Melbourne Australia -
I live in Melbourne Australia. I have had my ACE250 since late December 2006, so that's a bit over 3 months of detecting in playgrounds, schools, parks & beaches. So far I have located $107.50 in various current coins plus old pennies, one & two cents, keys, toy cars, pocket knife & foreign coins. Recently in a playground I located a straw colour stone in a silver claw setting that had broken away from it's ring.I need to get the stone identified.

My one real complaint is that every so often the ACE 250 goes off loudly (as if an aluminium object is attached to the coil) when I turn it on & I just can't use it. Later in the day I'll switch it on again & it's fine.

If any US reviewers wish to swap notes with me, my address is wsalt@bigpond.net.au.

Apr 21, 2007

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Bell tone sound No problem if you know how to read it

Will in Tn -
The first thing that will happen when you use this machine is it will sound off with a bell tone. Yes, even over trash. Ones in the know know this and can read it. Never mind, the ones that never took time to read it. They will never find much treasure anyway! You do the work. Bell tone, Bell tone! But broken up ones as to clear ones. You use your brain. Put a quarter down, hear it and then the rest. You will soon be able to tell the dif. Know Your Machine and what it is tell you!

Apr 16, 2007

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Beginner's luck

Roger Munns in Bergerac, France -
Only two outings with my Ace250, never used a detector before. First outing, along footpath in UK, found a nice condition 1797 Cartwheel penny. Next outing, after moving to France, searched a Frenchman's garden for his gold cygnet ring lost two years ago - found in 20 minutes under his lawn. Amazingly the ring was down about 4 inches - how do things sink like that?
I like this machine, it is easy to use and understand.

Apr 15, 2007

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An Excellent All-Round Detector

Q. M. in Redcar, U.K. -
Have owned an ACE 250 for several months. I don't like the triple tone but have got used to it. I use this machine on fields and wet salt beaches. On the beach I use 'jewelry' mode and cut the sensitivity back one or two notches. You can then use it over shallow saltwater pools without losing much depth or getting false signals. Pinpointing is excellent if you lift the detector up a couple of inches and move it side to side SLOWLY to get the best signal. On the field it easily holds its own against machines twice its price!

Mar 28, 2007

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Not too bad

Bill in Akron, Ohio -
It's a very decent machine - for the money. However, I did have to strengthen the shaft with a bolt to make it more stable and the belltone audio drove me nuts. Other than that, the machine performed quite well for an entry level model and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is just starting out.

Mar 24, 2007

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ok machine

topknocker in missouri -
The ace 250 is a ok machine. I own one and I use it alot. Mainly because my son has the gti. If you want to believe all the hype about it, go ahead. Garrett sells alot of these machines because they are cheap. It is a decent machine for the money. The pinpoint has aways worked good for me. It don't get much below 6 inches unless it is a large item, all the old coins I have found have not been below 5 inches, so the ace has got them. I like the fact that it is light, the stem is cheap compared to the gti models, but then again it is only 200 bucks.

You can always pay alot of money and not get much, but you will never pay a little and get a whole lot more. I recommend the ace 250, but don't expect more than what it can really do.

Mar 24, 2007

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Horrible Machine

Short Dog in Oakland CA -
The Ace 250 is a cheaply made machine that feels like you are going to break it when you touch it. The pinpointing is nonexistent, but the target ID shows you what it could be, mostly because it tells you every reading at least once on the same target. I returned this machine after a week and urge you not to even buy this thing.

Mar 21, 2007

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If there was no trash

chazz in phila. pa. -
Just a complaint how my ace250 handles, it really does not work as well as they show you. The pinpointing is almost impossible,not like the compass I used to own. Sometimes you end up digging a crater to find tin foil when it's registering a dime. I feel like the quality of the detector is not that impressive. You may as well forget to do those old playgrounds and parks because it's not going to happen. Looses signal.

Mar 13, 2007

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Great deal for the money

Ed in WV -
I have had the 250 since May of 2006. My initial interst was hunting old coins, and I found a bunch of wheat pennies, couple indians and two 1850's 3 cent pieces along with other silver coins. I was impressed with the quality for the price.

I happened to find a civil war Carbine sling buckle in the early fall at 10 inches and became addicted to hunting civil war relics. I picked up the 9 x 12 coil and the first day I had the coil found a cuff button at about 7 inches. For field hunting where there is not a lot of trash it does well. I've dug quite a few bullets and buttons. Most bullets at 8 inches or less. Most buttons at less than 5 inches.

One odd thing that happened... I had a hit that when I was swinging one way it read a nickle and the other a half. I dug a buffalo and a walking liberty in the same hole. It is a very easy turn on and go machine. The sensitivity is hot, I think it has 9 bars, but running above 5 will create a lot of false tones...in trashy areas 3-4.

The target ID works pretty well, I run in all metal mode and when I hit a lot of noise in the field I change directions and angles to try to pick out the good stuff.

I will eventually upgrade to a better relic machine, but I will probably continue to use the 250 some. I don't think you can beat it for the money (a little over 200 bucks. It probabaly the easiest machine to learn to opperate.

Feb 26, 2007

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