Bounty Hunter Platinum
Price: $400
Avg. Score: 
4.46
Based on 13 reviews
4.46Based on 13 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.67
Avg. Ease of use:
4.83
They do the job
November 03, 2020
I have both a Bounty Hunter Platinum and a Teknetics Gamma 6000. I tend to
use the BH Platinum more since the Teknetics is starting to show its age.
The difference in the ground balance and coil is what makes up for the
price difference.
The Teknetics coil cord is thicker than the Bounty Hunter. The little differences is what accounts for the higher price of the Teknetics. I recently bought a Platinum Pro detector. It was used about a couple of times, but in like new condition. The coil is that 11 inch egg shaped one. It is heavier, but I assume it will detect deeper.
I took my old Platinum for a few hours hunt yesterday. I hunted a couple of hunted out parks. Due to the virus folks have not been reseeding them, but I still managed to dig out $5 in clad. Included in the clad was a Presidential dollar coin which are hard to find. The Teknetics coil has a screw on connector while the BH has a push on connector Hopefully this virus will subside so folks can get out to reseed the parks.
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Arturo from
Texas
30
Trusty detector
May 20, 2015
Had this detector for over 2 years now. Upgraded to the DD coil and it made
a world of difference in depth. Ground balance works well and I recently
found a 1943 dime at 7". Very easy to use and can't be beat for the price!
Max Depth: 7 inches on US quarter
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Jared from
Ohio
118
Work great
September 04, 2014
With good depth and very fast recovery speed in the trash with great depth,
it is not a fisher cz or minelab excaliber so no it will not work on wet
salt beach, it's not designed to do that. Period.
Max Depth: 9 inches on US quarter
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Supertraq from
P'cola
175
Very nice detector
June 04, 2014
I must say that I absolutely love this machine. It has some flaws as do all
metal detectors but overall I don't think you will find a better machine
for the price.
I have owned it for about 3 months now and I have found many good items with it. I really like the ground grab feature it's very quick and easy to use. Everyone always wants to know about the depth of detectors and I can tell you with the stock 8" coil it will reliably air test on a quarter every time at 8-9 inches, and with the fisher f-5 DD coil I can get out to 12 inches in an air test on a quarter.
I used the machine for the first couple months with the stock coil and made many great finds and then bought the f-5 coil and wow!! It was a very noticeable difference to me in depth, target separation and I can run the sensitivity on max with minimal falsing. If you want to ground grab more often you can run sensitivity max all the time but I just run it at 9 and it seems to get just as good depth as running on max which is 10.
This machine is extremely light and very easy to swing all day. It has both 1/4" and the smaller headphone ports which I think is a great feature.
The deepest find I've made with this detector was a 1941 quarter and it was between 8-9 inches down. I rarely think that you will find any coins beyond 6 inches deep. I have made some deeper finds but 99 percent of my coin finds are 6 inches and below. This machine absolutely slams on coins, and it locks on very tight with the TID when your over a coin.
When your over a bottle cap and it's reading in the notch as a quarter the TID will bounce around a lot but when your over any coin it will lock on and won't drift more than a number one way or the other.
The sensitivity is great also, I have found many small .22 bullets in the 5-7 inch range and I think that's a pretty respectable depth for a target that small. The notch is a good feature, it can take a minute to figure out how to operate this mode but after doing it a few times no problems at all.
In my experience with this machine it will go deeper in discrimination mode vs all metal, which is a little uncommon but I use discrim mode so it's not a problem for me. However, the all metal mode seems to be very crisp in response and also very sensitive.
Overall I think if you buy this machine you will love it, I would highly recommend the f-5 coil upgrade as this is what really pushes this machine to it's highest capability. I use this machine in discrimination mode with sensitivity set at 9 with the fisher f-5 DD coil. The 5 yr warranty and awesome customer service from first Texas also makes this a very appealing detector.
Happy hunting all!!!
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Maddox from
Southern Indiana
292
Platinum series and technetics gamma
January 25, 2014
I find only a small difference between the two except for the price. One
thing that I don't like is that the power switch is very sensitive and any
swipe over it will cause the machine to power off. I tend to check the
display frequently to make sure that it hasn't been turned off
accidentally. Otherwise I find the weight factor is great since I broke my
wrist almost a year ago and I can't be carrying around a heavier detector.
It is great at sniffing out those coins. On my last hunt, I found a honey hole with 12 quarters about 6-7 inches deep under some fill dirt. I hope this helps. I think next time I'll get me a platinum because of the price factor. I bought the gamma, but for a backup I would use a platinum in case my Technetics Delta messes up.
Arturo
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Arturo from
Texas
184
Best Deal Out There
March 29, 2013
The Bounty Hunter Platinum is the best deal out there. It's deep and has
fast response. For the price that is some real performance features you
don't find except in expensive detectors. I air tested a US Quarter at 12". It,s balanced, light and the big screen is very easy to read. This machine is the best kept secret out there for an entry level detector with the Performance of more expensive detectors. It's very sensitive but don't be afraid to run the sensitivity as low as a setting 6 as you still get the good depth even at that setting.
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Bill from
Midwest USA
241
Extreme Good Value
October 15, 2012
Very impressive detector with only one nine volt battery to maintain.
Also the 2 pound weight is very easy on your back and arm. I find the
ground balance easy to operate. I live in a area with high
mineralization, magnetic black sands, and hot rocks and the bounty hunter
platinum is doing just fine. This detector does all its work best in
discrimination with all metal motion settings. For the $299 price It can
do some very impressive detecting. You can use motion all metal or non motion all metal both seem to work fine. Yes I have other bounty hunter detectors as well as c-scope and minelab but only bounty hunter gives you this much performance for $299. Actually, on my second outing with this detector it found a small meteorite, I was impressed. It is finding very small targets with the stock 8 inch coil.
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kb from
midwest
222
Great detector, unbeatable for the $$$
April 29, 2012
Let me start by saying that the only two negative reviews on this site were
done by people that probably never read the instruction manual of this
detector. It is clearly stated that this detector won't ground balance on salt water, or wet salt water sand.
Also the ground grabbing (or ground balance) is different from other detectors, you have to read to do it properly. If you do, that the detector will work without any problem.
Now let's go to the review. I don't think that this detector can be beaten by ANY detector in it's price range. At the moment you can find it in a package with a lot of goodies for $300. The original price was $550, and fact is that it is a $500+ detector in a superb deal.
This is the twin brother of the Teknetics Gamma 6000, just software difference, the gamma has the manual ground balance while this has the ground grab, that is basically it. No other difference, they share the same hardware.
It is clearly known that the gamma 6000 is almost equivalent to the Omega 8000 in performance, and this is just amazing.
The BHP (Bounty hunter platinum) is as good, or even better than higher priced detectors, and when I say higher priced I don't mean $400-$500, I mean $800-$1200 detectors out there.
Discrimination works very well, pinpointing is just dead on. . . RFI doesn't bother it at all, and handling is great, it is very light weight.
I don't think it feels cheap at all, it just feels right.
I haven't had a chance to get the 11" DD coil yet, but I plan on getting one soon. I don't think you would be dissapointed with the regular coil, I can find coins at 8" without any problem.
My advise, if you are thinking in getting this detector. . . stop thinking go ahead and buy it. . . you wont regret it . . . promise.
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Norberto Malcotti from
Costa Rica
560
Best deal out there for $300
March 18, 2012
I have now used my BH Platinum for a couple of weeks, and am very happy
with my purchase. I have been detecting a bit for a couple years with an
ACE 250, and it does not even come close to the Platnium. The Ground
Balance feature takes a couple times to get the hang of, but once done
properly ground interference is gone and you can detect at a higher
sensitivity. Target ID can be off some, but I have only hit areas with
lots of different trash. I started out with the standard coil, and that
was fine. I now have upgraded to a Fisher F5 coil, and it is a huge
improvement in all areas. My only issue with this detector is the volume. It is very loud, and when I turn the volume below 4, I loose the highest tone. That just happens to be the one I am looking for. Found this out while doing an air test with the new coil, and old coil. When I passed a quarter in front of the coil, I got nothing. The display was working properly, and did display a quarter. It will beep on the lowest volume setting if I reduce down to 2 tones. This is not a big deal now that I know about it, but may have passed up some finds so far.
I do think this is the best out there for the money, and if you can afford it do the F5 coil upgrade. I am getting better depth, and discrimination, then the person I go hunting with. He uses a Fisher F5, another good one for the money.
Hope this helps
Happy searching rc
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Big rc from
NH USA
391
Great metal detector
January 18, 2012
I just don't understand the bad reviews for this model. Perhaps the users
had the sensitivity set too high and/or didn't ground balance properly. The
Platinum is the top of the Bounty Hunter line. Discrimination is right on
and depth is great. Notch is a really handy feature to eliminate unwanted
trash targets. The non motion "All Metal" mode is very deep. This metal detector will not ground balance to wet salt water sand, but for the price, you can't really complain. The Bounty hunter platinum is very lightweight and well balanced. I like the fact that it uses only one 9 volt battery. Economical and convenient.
The stock 8" search coil gets great depth for it's size and target separation is good. However, this detector can also use the 11" biaxial search coil that comes stock on the Fisher F5 provided it has the older style push in connector. It can also use the 5" DD search coil which gets really great depth for it's size.
I would recommend this metal detector for everyone from the beginner to the seasoned veteran.
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David from
USA
493