Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II
Street Price $220 - Beginner, relic
Number of Reviews: 13
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Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II
Disappointed
Retired guy in Iowa -
I purchased this off of Amazon because of the many favorable reviews. I knew nothing about metal detecting at this point. I tried it for a few weeks and became very disappointed with its performance. I had a lot of trouble pin pointing my targets with it. And the BH pin pointer which was also included was equally as bad. <br /> <br /> I found myself digging really huge holes in my searches because of these drawbacks. This was not fun at all.<br /> <br /> I returned it to Amazon for a refund and started reading metal detecting forums and comments.<br /> <br /> I ended up purchasing an Ace 250 and pro pointer and am completely satisfied. The Ace is everything I hoped the Quickdraw II would be and more.
Jul 10, 2010
5 Yes
2 No
Is not the detector for me
Daryl Lee in Boyne City , Michigan -
The QDII is a beginners detector to start with. The different tones for metal types is good...as the depth range of the object is good as well. The bad qualitys to me are all the false readings, the chatter and most of all this detector has no pinpointing quality what so ever. I have to swing the unit over a reading 10-20 times to try to even half way pinpoint where the object is in about a 4 to 5 inch radius.
I think I am going back to buy another whites.
Jul 05, 2010
4 Yes
2 No
Same as the Radio Shack Discovery 2000
Keesanka in Minnesota -
Radio Shack has been selling this detector for several years under the Radio Shack name, such is mine. It's an excellent MD for the $. It will also find Gold nuggets, Not as sensitive as the GB or Lobo I'm sure. However, I've tested mine with very small nuggets to 4" max depth. You just need to know how to Calibrate for that. I found Auto notch to be best. Great relic machine, will easily sound a quarter at 10".
May 04, 2010
9 Yes
1 No
Well worth the $$$
silverfox68 in Iowa -I have read both negative and positive things about this detector. Mostly, people with more expensive units trying to justify them spending $500.00 and up to get the same results.
Just so happens I was out near an old farm house built in the 1800's with a couple of other people who had more expensive units than I.
By mid afternoon we were just about to leave when I got a good hit. 2 jars filled with marbles, copper\silver coins, buttons and a couple of empty bullet casings. I cleaned eveything up, put them back in the jars and they now sit on my desk.
This was only my 3rd time out with the unit and I am still smiling!
Nov 29, 2009
29 Yes
0 No
Bounty hunter
L.D>Robinson in washington Iowa -I've had bounty hunter, whites and minelab. Have no problems with anyone of these. I got two detecters in the same year, payed for them with my find in less then 3 mouths. Practice and your detecter will work good.
Apr 21, 2009
8 Yes
17 No
Found my wedding ring
Steve in Boston, MA -I got this detector as an entry level to see if I'd stick with it, and in the unlikely hope of finding my lost wedding ring. Great news on both parts. The machine is easy to use for beginners, seems to be pretty accurate in finding coins, and as I found out this weekend, my gold wedding ring that was under 4" of sod and soil in my front yard. Keeps things simple, and definitely works. I am having a tough time controlling the "chatter" at beaches, but it may be my understanding of how to use the machine.
Sep 01, 2008
30 Yes
3 No
Great for the Price!
George"Kernel"Corn in Alabama -I have been metal detecting for about 40 years and have owned Whites, Garretts, Detex, Radio Shack detectors. I have owned my QD2 for about 2 years and have found over 400 coins, a gold pocket watch frame at 8", some civil war relics. The depth has been comparable to a whites prism 5. The discrimination works pretty well and depth indication is almost right on! The only thing that would make this detector even better would be Pinpoint capability. Overall, it is a great detector for the price.
May 03, 2008
47 Yes
1 No
Needs pinpoint feature
Richard P in NH USA -Last week I dug out my whites coinmaster from 1981. I got the itch after hearing about all the new technology, so I purchased a Bounty Hunter quick draw II. Very disappointed. This machine does not pinpoint at all, I have spent 5 minutes trying to pinpoint an object and then give up. I took out my old whites and found the object right away. I am returning this machine and buying another whites.
Apr 30, 2008
16 Yes
24 No
Great Machine for a Great Price
Tom in WI -This has been a great coin machine although I have not found any silver or even wheats. The soil here eats zinc in this country. Found lots of clad. It really sounds off when over gold or coins and have on a couple of occasions picked up penny's to 6". Tone differentiation is fantastic and for the most part is accurate on the depth unless it's a large iron object or pop,beer can etc. Have had a hard time notching out all pull tabs with out loosing silver but have still found silver rings. Have found several 10 and 14 K rings so I have no gripes with this machine at all.
Oct 12, 2006
37 Yes
0 No
Good but be warned.
Luke in Australia -The QDII is a great machine but obly when used in the correct conditions. I have found that when you use it on the type of rich moist soil you find on alot of lawns you cand beat this machine, in these conditions i have detected .22 shells at about 6" and quite a few 303 shells from WWII at up to 8" however when you take it to some rough, rocky and dry conditions and also sandy freshwater riverbeds, volcanic regions etc.. the detector will be un-usable.
In these conditions the unit beeps continually, so much so that at some places it will randomly beep 20 times in one swing. in these cases the unit can still detect quite deep however you usually have to swing 10 times in the same place for every single swing to see if there is actually a repeatable signal, and thus a metal object there.
My suggestion if you are living inland is to get something with manual ground ballance. Also be very careful not to lift the coil too high as this also gives alot of false signals.
In conclusion you should take careful note of ground conditions you will be detecting before buying this machine, it is perfect for most coastal and especially residential areas as i was able to find small nails at upto 6" deep directly under a powerline so if you live in a city where you expect electrical interference this detector is excellent for coinshooting, and jewelery hunting but if you live in areas with any reasonable amount of iron, tin or any metalic based mineralisation go for a manual ground ballance detector. I know that this generally goes without saying but i have seen alot of reviews and field test reports climing the QDII's auto ground ballance is the ducks nuts of all detectors, personally i believe no matter where you are manual ground ballance is worth the small difference in price because you never know when you might need it.
If you only plan on using your detector locally make sure you buy the detector locally that way the person you buy it off will know if it is the best choice for the ground conditions you are going to encounter.
Jul 16, 2006
57 Yes
1 No
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