Garrett Ace 250
Street Price $250 - Beginner, coin
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Garrett Ace 250
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
9 people found this review helpful.
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
4 people found this review helpful.
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
8 people found this review helpful.
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
10 people found this review helpful.
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
14 people found this review helpful.
Excellent for the price
C. Hattaway in Mullins,SC -I enjoy metal detecting and have for years.I have tried many of the top of the line machines and own a few of them.I purchased the Ace 250 for my wife to get involved in the hobby although it did not work. I decided to test it against one of my detectors"the ID Excel" I was impressed!! This was my first time using it and was quite simple to operate.I read alot of reviews about the talk of cheap plastic, wobble ect.. but almost all new detectors have plastic housings to reduce weight and almost all have flaws when you look for them, try swinging a older CZ-7 for 8 hours on a all day hunt, it's tiresome so weight makes a difference especially at the end of the day! I used my Excel against the 250 since both are lower priced by brand but with a price gap of $275-300, both machines air tested at around 11-13 inches using a quarter,so I proceded to my test plot where I had many coins planted up to a depth of a max of 8" several days earlier, remember these coins have no halo,so depth/discrimination will differ in the field. Both performed on the money as far as accurate discrimination, including silver and gold test.The 250 did well up to the 8" farthing I planted which I detected with the Excel at a sensitivity setting of 5 but had to bump the 250 up to the 7th bar to get a clear tone but it did give a faint reading as well as a accurate reading at 6th bar but was unable to run the detector an the 7th bar due to soil mineralization and chatter otherwise the coin may have been missed swinging fast so I advise slower close level to the ground sweeps for the best results on deeper coins. I had no problem pinpointing, all the finds were in the area of the D on the search coil,the depth reading was just as accurate as the Excel.I have not took it to my hunting sites but plan to but with what I have seen it performs quite well and I'm sure it will do well.It does have features some of the more expensive machines lack such as the factory preset modes,auto ground tracking,notch out features and more.Garret even offers several coils for the Ace line which Fisher does not offer for the Excel. Overall not bad for $200, a great detector for beginners that performs well.Why go out and pay "big bucks" for a detector when it may set in the closet as many people let them do because they lost interest in the hobby.It takes time, patience,motivation,research and dedication to make any hobby work especially detecting,so dont set too high of expectations and plans to bring home pockets of silver and gold rings it takes time,thats why many good detectors get bad reviews. I have searched several excellent old sites for hours only to dig trash and come home empty handed but tomorrow will always be better!Happy Detecting!!
Feb 07, 2007
41 people found this review helpful.
Good machine for the money
grnpt_dtkr in brooklyn usa -Bought this detector about 4 months ago, used it all summer. Actually it was this site that made me decide to buy the ace 250.
For $212 nothing can come close to this machine, but it has it weaknesses. Does not do well in surf/ wet sand at all, depth is wrong alot of times. Been using it in parks alot, getting about 6-7 inches max, in discrim mode. Pinpointing works good, but doesnt not discrim in pinpoint mode. If youre working in trashy ground, can be a little confusing.
Regardless, a great entry level detector, nice and light too and breaks down to fit in my backpack.
Jan 09, 2007
19 people found this review helpful.
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