Bounty Hunter Tracker IV
Price: $160
Avg. Score: 
4.48
Based on 63 reviews
4.48Based on 63 reviews
Avg. Durability:
4.58
Avg. Ease of use:
4.83
Basic beginner model.
May 01, 2020
This was my very first detector. I used it for a day and found lbs of clad.
I was hooked.
I bought mine for about $50 used and have since moved on to some deeper models. This unit will get 6 inches on a quarter consistently. This unit is a no frills detector perfect for beginners to understand no vdi numbers ground balance threshold iron audio bla bla bla to worry about and likely keep you from finding good targets.
I am never surprised hearing about this model making really good finds. Throw some coins on the ground play with discrimination and gain to get a feel for the depth and where coin targets fall on the discrimination dial. As a beginner to the sport this is a perfect model. You will need a pinpointer thin ground probe a finds pouch and you are good to go.
Most finds are within 4 inches with this model. No shovel needed with this one. This is about as low as you can go in my book as far as getting into this sport goes without it being a complete toy. Depending on what you pay for it. You can have it paid off in a week in clad finds alone. Not many high end models have that ability.
Max Depth: 5 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Brock from
Coloring
10
Viking v6
March 15, 2017
Good machine finds stuff well made bad points no control box cover coil is
hard wired for 35 pound more a coinmaster or garrett can be bought with
interchangeable coils and accessories made for them.
Max Depth: 7 inches on US quarter
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No, not really.
Jake from
Scotland
04
All terrain detector
January 25, 2016
The device is usable on all kinds of different terrains. If one happens to
be in a crowded place, well, it also comes equipped with ¼ inch jack for
headphones.
Max Depth: 8 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Marie Decker (at)Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector from
United States
720
If it beeps it's doing the job
December 24, 2015
I have owned the Tracker iv for about 3 years now and every time I go out
I'm impressed. Don't be fooled by the simplicity in this machine! The
discrimination is a bit rough, but having owned other detectors it works as
well or better than the others. Sensitivity is awesome. I've dug quarters
at 12+ inches on wet fresh water beach. I've also used it in the water(coil
only) and it worked just as well as dry land.
So far to date I've found: 2 Indian head pennies, 2 mercury dimes, a silver Roosevelt, uncounted clad, fishing lures, countless relics and other odds and ends. Point being every year I consider a new detector and this one keeps on producing. Worth every penny!!
Max Depth: 14 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Lucas from
Sturgeon Bay Wi
129
Great starter machine
May 10, 2015
Although I no longer use my Tracker IV, it was my first "real" metal
detector. I picked mine up for 30 bucks on Craigslist and it was money very
well spent. I will never regret my purchase one bit. It paid for itself
within the first hour because I found a 10K wedding band right out of the
gate at an old ball field.
At the time, I knew NOTHING about metal detecting and this was the perfect starter machine for me. It's simple, lightweight and very easy to learn, understand and operate.
This is NOT a high end machine but for what it is, it's a great, capable and reliable machine. It has two audio tone target ID, two hunting modes, all metal and disc, as well as very adequate discrimination and sensitivity adjustments. It's quite functional. I usually run it in disc mode with the discrimination set around 11-12 O'clock to knock out iron but retain nickels and GOLD (and of course, pull tabs but hey, if you want to find gold you have to dig nickels and trash with any detector).
The trick with this machine is to first READ THE MANUAL and do the air tests so you can get a clear understanding of how the controls work and what the machine is telling you about different targets. Then, get out there and practice. Learn the language it speaks and in no time you'll know what to dig and not dig based on the tones it makes (most of the time).
You'll have to learn to pinpoint with it but once you get the hang of it, it's easy. I also highly recommend getting a decent digging tool and a hand held pinpointer to locate you target once you dig the hole. Again, this all gets easier with practice. If you have kids who hunt with you, the Tracker IV is the perfect detector. It's simple, lightweight, easy to master and FINDS TREASURE.
Although it's considered a "starter"/entry level unit, I can honestly and unequivocally state that my Tracker IV taught me the very basics of metal detecting and taught me well. It also found numerous silver coins. One was a silver Rosie at about 9 inches down in red clay. For some reason, my Bounty Hunter machines hit much deeper than normal in red clay. I would say the average depth with the Tracker IV is around 4-6 inches. It also found an 1886 Indian Head Cent hidden under a bunch of pull tabs, two gold rings, a silver ring, numerous fake/plated rings and at least a thousand clad coins before I upgraded. (I also dug a ton of trash along the way but that comes with the territory).
Overall, this is a great entry level detector for anyone and an excellent machine to introduce kids to the hobby with. It's not an expensive machine at all and you can pick up the Tracker IV pretty regularly on Craigslist and Ebay at really low prices. I've seen them as low as 25.00 and as high as 125.00. It's a great detecting training device for anyone too. If you learn this machine well and learn it's language you will reach a point where you'll intuitively know what it's telling you by the tones it makes. You'll have a pretty good idea of what to dig and not to dig. If you have good spots it will find the goods. No machine can find what isn't under the coil no matter how much you pay for it. It won't hit as deep as higher end machines but sometimes you do get lucky if the soil and target conditions are just right. I know mine surprised me more than a few times.
Also, if you get truly serious about this hobby, you WILL outgrow this machine and want something more advanced just as I did (I'm on my 4th detector). Then again, if you find you don't really like being outdoors and digging in the dirt on a regular basis, you won't be out a ton of money and you can always keep it around to find lost keys, jewelry, etc. If you have kids, this machine will definitely entertain them for hours on end as well as help them find buried treasure. I don't believe there are too many kids out there who haven't dreamed of digging buried treasure at one time or another. If your kids are like mine, the Tracker IV will be a great machine for them. If you're new to the world of metal detecting, it's may be a great, fun machine for you as well.
I cannot give this unit a 5 star rating compared to every available metal detector, but for what it is and what it is designed to do, I can definitely recommend it and give it a solid 4 star rating across the board. Happy Hunting
Max Depth: 6 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
RJ from
Granite, MD
252
My ist day
August 24, 2013
Well my cousin talk me into getting a metal detector he suggested the
Bounty Hunter IV. I went out today and after a about 20 minutes I found a 8
inch spike 4 inches down then I found a pull tab, but my next find was 23
cents and after that a old .243 hull. Not a big treasure but for me to get
some extra exercise this lil baby is gonna be fun. I can't wait to get out
tomorrow and see what I can find.
Max Depth: 6 inches on US quarter
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Joe from
South dakota
208
You get what you pay for!
July 21, 2013
Save your money and buy a better detector. Better equipment = more
treasure, which = more coin in your pocket! You see, full circle! Jus' my 2
cents!
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Slim Shady from
Ottawa Ks
1254
A nice surprise.
June 14, 2013
I purchased the Tracker 4 based on the numerous good reviews, and the fact
that, apparently for the money you won't get better. I have used the Vallon
metal detector in Afghanistan hunting for IED's so I know what performance
is.( a strange transition I know). Anyway back in civvi street!
The Bounty Hunter did not disappoint, straight out the box I dialed in the recommended settings from the manual and went into the garden, found 12 pence and an old saddlers badge.
My next test ground was the beach down the road, on wet, black sand, I needed to stay off the all metal setting and use tone with sens at 4 o'clock and disc at 12, this stopped any false readings and quickly hunted out a Celtic style ring from some rocks. T
he next day I hit the same beach and found 2 tent pegs and £2.71 in change. The only negatives I heard when originally researching the BH was that the depth wasn't that good, well it pulled out a WW2 copper pin badge smaller than a 5 pence piece, from wet sand at around 6 inches, to some that may not sound great but lets not forget it costs £125 in the UK and even less in the states, and to be honest no one wants to be digging for 10 mins on every ring pull that's a foot down.
The BH does feel very light and almost cheap, but don't be fooled, it is very robust and sturdy. Every time I think to myself that the BH is too much of an 'amateur' machine and I would be better off with a Minelab or similar, I take it down the beach and it never fails to deliver and maintains my faith in the machine time and time again.
As for detecting on land this thing will pull iron relics at over a foot, I had an ancient spoon handle and a strange lead/ gold token in my local woods at around 5 inches on all metal mode. To conclude, if you have any doubts just go for it, the machine will pay for itself soon enough.
Max Depth: 6 inches on US quarter
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Yes, absolutely!
Johnny from
Scotland
254
Ok for the price
June 09, 2013
I bought the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV when I decided to get into metal
detecting.
The good- quality construction, USA-made, easy to use and not expensive.
The bad- NO depth with any kind of discrimination, and the Target Indicator needle is pretty much useless. This detector is good for finding shallow clad coinage and recovering dropped metal items. It's also good for getting the "feel" for how a metal detector works.
Most of my detecting is focused on finding older items and coins from old house sites. These sites almost always have a high level of trash iron in the ground, so "all metal" mode (the only way this machine can get any depth) is not useful. If you are looking for deeper, older coins, this machine is generally not going to find most of them.
Would I recommend it? It all depends on what you want to do with it. For the price, this is an OK detector, but it just doesn't work for my preferred type of detecting. I will be upgrading soon.
Max Depth: 2 inches on US quarter
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Jim from
Central PA
119
The best of the best: b.h. md's
May 29, 2013
The Best Machine I have ever used (Bounty Hunter Tracker IV Metal
Detector). I have 2 others
1.BH Pioneer 101 Metal Detector
2.BH VLF Metal Detector.
I have heard that the Bounty Hunter's (the poor man's metal detector). For the money Bounty Hunter's I think is the best!!! I have found countless change, 1c, 5c, 10c, ect. 1.Citizen Watch, ect.
Max Depth: 3 inches on US quarter
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E.J. Templin from
Las Vegas, NV.
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