Garrett Ace 250
Street Price $250 - Beginner, coin
Number of Reviews: 139
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My neighbor thanks you!
Doug Aldridge in Indianapolis, IN -
Having purchased the Garrett 250 late last fall, I haven't spent a extreme amount of time with the unit. I believe we have found about $1.75 in change, a muzzle loader shot, and old a button from a WWII jacket, nothing old, but it has been fun digging for our treasures. But the unit showed its value when our neighbor lost his wedding ring in the snow while building an igloo with our son. Figuring the ring was either in our yard or along his driveway, we started at our location. My 15 year old son fired up the detector and was able to locate the ring in about 5 minutes. My neighbor was so relieved that he didn't have to go out and replace a $2,000 wedding band. For the price you can't go wrong.
Feb 01, 2009
30 Yes
8 No
ace 250 its amazing
jon gauliger in NY -i can't explain this any simpler it is an amazing machine it pays for it self literally 250.00 +the free accessories. this machine will find you what those 500.00+ machines will find but for a fraction of the price. dude i got this one based on the reviews and the amount of money i had to spend. the ace 250 is amazing at finding coins and jewelry in no time you will have found more than 250.00 worth of stuff. the only problem with the machine is the pinpoint feature which isn't 100%accurate but with practice and the pinpoint video on youtube.com less digging more finding. i will never buy another machine this is the only one i have tried couldn't be more happy just turn it on and your ready to hunt set the settings you want which takes like 30seconds with the push of a few buttons.
if you go to the beach you can use it on dry sand really well with the wet sand you have to lower the sensitivity or you will get false signals
its amazing lightweight weighs like 1lb and 250.00 makes you much more its like buying it for free those really expensive machines don't make you money because you have to find the money that coasted over 600.00 to buy all i can say is buy it read the manual get familiar with the sounds a great first detector i know people who use it
Jan 27, 2009
38 Yes
11 No
GREAT LITTLE DETECTOR, BUT TAKE TIME TO LEARN ITS WAYS!
Ace Nige in Surrey, England -Well, I have found plenty. It is easy to use. What I would say is, I often get a 'coin' bell signal, only for it to change to an iron signal, either straightaway or once I start digging. This will generally be trash - it happens a lot. 'Coin' bleeps will also be lumps of lead and larger iron objects. The iron discrimate often does not shut out iron. BUT You can still use jewellery mode while at the same time having a visual iron icon light up. This is a great feature when you want to avoid being pestered by iron bleeps all day. Generally, if you get a short, tight bleep in both sweep directions, dig it up! As for the depth display, if 6 inches is lit up, the target will be 6 inches or more (from the coil). 2" and 4" depth displays are pretty accurate. It's all relative. It is a GREAT little machine for parks, woodland etc. It's knocked by serious detectorists, but I've found stuff when they've blanked with their £800 Minelabs! If you are after English hammered coins on farmland, you might not reach them if they're deep - but if you're on ploughed land, you have every chance. Also, use headphones with a volume control. One more thing - someone said it can bleep madly - if so, turn down the sensitivity. Practise, practise, practise. Slow down the swing. Be patient. I enjoy using it. Sure, if I had more spending power, I'd maybe get a Fisher F75 or Whites DFX etc. But for £175, it's a fine little fella - and you can often get it cheaper on e-Bay etc.
Jan 25, 2009
29 Yes
3 No
Over Rated/Over Hyped
Andrew in Iowa -
This detector is so over rated and over hyped its unreal.
I am so disappointed in this detector its unreal. My old beginner Bounty Hunter Tracker IV out performed the Ace 250.
I did not get the fancy graphic displays and I had to turn some knobs myself, but the BH went deeper and found better targets then The 250. Do not plan on digging anything besides large iron pieces deeper then four inches.
The 250 is a beginner detector with zero learning curve. The only people that will tell you that this machine compares to the high end machines are people who have not owned or used high end machines.
Jan 24, 2009
18 Yes
55 No
Half groat of elizabeth 1st and charles first shilling
dave in england u.k. -Half groat found around 8" deep in ploughed soil and Charles first shilling 2" deep on pasture, fantastic for the money nothing much more can be said for a detector on a budget.
Jan 15, 2009
17 Yes
0 No
Diamond ring first day
Y. Mcconnell in Fort Lauderdale -I am happy with my detector. The first day I used it I found a diamond ring on the beach. My wife was very happy and my 9 year old son who went treasure hunting with me was estatic. This was the most I could afford, and it has already paid off for itself, and the bonding with my son is priceless.
Dec 16, 2008
33 Yes
0 No
Bell tone sound is normal for this Detector.. Get over it!
Will in TN -Okay Bill in OH. I did not mean you! I read about "jungle bells" and other comments which are way off. That is just how this machine sounds work to find coins. The Garrett Beachhunter and freedom 3 worked the same way, with a bell sound. Anyway, Enjoy!
Nov 25, 2008
4 Yes
30 No
Ace 250 pinpointing
steve in st louis mo. -Tried to use this detector .... finally gave up... pinpointing is terrible, I went back to a whites. Pinpointing right on every time.
Nov 22, 2008
14 Yes
43 No
Wil in TN
Bill in OH -
Hey Wil in TN - I've been detecting for years and know what I'm doing. My statement that I didn't like the belltone was a reference to the fact that I prefer a standard "beep". It had nothing to do with me not being able to "read" the machine. I can find plenty with the 250, I just don't like the stupid belltone.
Nov 21, 2008
11 Yes
30 No
A great machine for the price
Rob in Penrith,UK -Having read so many good reviews and some mixed ones about this machine I couldn't resist the £87.00 price tag on e-bay to see for myself. After all they are easy to sell again. Firstly, I was surprised at the small box it came in and it looked a bit of a toy when opened. It beeped at everything-ding, ding, ding on the kitchen table and I wondered what Id let myself in for. The Prizm 2 which is the one in the same price bracket on here could be left on max sens. For the air tests but not this one which needed knocking down a couple of segments. Depths were similiar-10" for an old penny remembering of course that the 250 wasn't on max. Out in the fields, I tried a grassy park/play area. The machine was going mad till sens was again backed off a couple of notches and a slower swing employed. I had to use coin mode because of the amount of rubbish but even then large bits of foil and tins cans came through with the bell tone. There is no option but to dig these as they sound just like coins but perhaps a bit louder and wider. I had to leave as I was getting fed up digging small "copper" with just the odd £1 coin. By the way does anyone know how to clean this nickel brass properly so I don't have to put it in parking meters? If so Robonceagain@aol.com.
Next stop was a country park/field where locals walked their dogs and have bonfires. This was much more like it. I ran in relic mode and found very little rubbish but lots of pre-decimal coins including three Georgelll halfpennies not in great condition. These all registered with that sharp clear repeatable bell tone signal. I could virtually tell 8/10 or so that I had a coin. The exceptions were bits of lead and large lumps of iron which thankfully were rare.
A small military type button appeared at about ten inches(yes it is true)for those who say the 250 will not go deep. I didn't really use the notch facility as relic mode suited me. However the option is there and you can notch till your hearts content or just switch on chose your mode and off you go. With practice you will grow to like this machine and be able to tell with the combined tone id/meter about 75% of the time whether you have something worthwhile under your coil. Pinpointing has been an issue for some but it works fine on mine the only problems being that shallow/large objects may read nearer the front of the coil and that if the object is deep the signal will disappear. I have a £5 charity shop made in China kiddies machine with a 2"coil which I stick in the hole-cheaper than a pinpointer and just as effective so it doesn't bother me. In summing up I think this is a great value machine which is easy to use and I cant wait to get the 9x12 coil. I'm told it can compete with much higher priced machines with this addition but I'm satisfied with the depth already. By the way has anyone managed to work out how a 10yr old coin can be deeper than a 200yr old one on ground completely unsuited to ploughing?
Nov 17, 2008
39 Yes
7 No