Bounty Hunter Lone Star
Street Price $200 - Beginner
Number of Reviews: 14
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CAN'T BEAT THE LONE STAR FOR THE PRICE
mike in salt lake city, utah -
I buy and sell metal detectors have tried hundreds of detectors the lone star beats most hands down for ease of use and accuracy, depth is as good or better than white prizm V and minelab xterra 70 beat all Garrett up the 2500, I have gone behind whites and Garrett and found many item that they miss, still use the lone star as primary detector other than gold in Arizona I use Minelab 2100, if you are doing parks and schools coin shooting you do not need all the bells and whistles, you can pick one up on ebay for under $100.00 can't go wrong with lone star.
Aug 10, 2010
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Fort Lauderdale Beaches
Mel in Fort Lauderdale Florida -I just purchased this MD today and made a really fun score. The first 20 minutes I found a liberty head dime, indian head nickle and a penny. I can see I'm going to love this thing. It beats watching my ole man watch football..ha
Great buy. Bought it at Bass Outdoor world for 200.00 bucks...Happy Hunting!!!
Dec 23, 2009
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Nice machine
Eddy in Dallas -Light weight, and easy on the bateries. I use this detector alot, it has good depth, good seperation and pretty decient depth. You can pick them up at pawn shops for less than 50 bucks. This is a very easy machine to use as well. 4 years of pretty heavey use and not a single problem
Dec 05, 2009
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Beat out 3 Whites & 3 Tesoro's on recent beach hunt
Mike Roper in Trussville, Al. USA -I just returned from a 2 1/2 day detecting hunt in the salt water and sand of south Alabama.
The first day myself & two others were all using whites. Our grand total for the day ended up being only a few copper nails.
On day 2 I swapped to my back-up "Lone Star" since the bay was full of iron fragments I set the Auto Notch. Upon working the same area that 3 Whites "Spectrum, Classic SL, Prism III and another group of three using Tesoro detectors had looked the day before I retrieved 27-unspent WCF 32-20 cal. cartridges, 4- unspent early rimfire cartridges, 1-Scovill Union Army button and an Enfield Mini-ball. The others just found a couple more copper nails. My Lone Star is now my primary beach detector.
Feb 09, 2009
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Bounty Hunter Lonestar
Paperone in USA -I've been using this unit for five years now, to my entire satisfaction. I use it mostly with the 10" magnum coil, and, with the sens and disc knobs at their preset points, I get our (larger than US ) euro coins at an average of 7" deep.
This, being a beach hunter, is more than needed in the summer, when hunting for coins only.
Cranking the sens up and the disc down will provide 2 to 4 " bonus depth, with the disavantage of incorrect ID for the deeper coins.
All in all, I keep thinking that buried treasure doesn't know how much you paid for your metal detector. Simple units will do well in most of the cases.
Dec 28, 2008
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A tip for euro shooters
Dominique Huysman in Belgium -Hi from belgium. I use both a lone star and a quick draw II. Here's a tip for people looking for euro coins : with the standard coil, it is not possible to separate round tabs from 2-Euros coins, nor in disc or auto notch. Well, things are different, I don't know why, with the 10" coil. You can then eliminate round tabs while still finding the coins.
Both my units repaid themselves several times, so after about 15000 hours of coinshooting, I join those who think that simple metal detectors can do it, sometimes better than top of the range models.
May 28, 2007
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Lonestar finds 1927 Silver Standing Liberty Quarter!!!
wheres_wheatie in Vermont -This is my first metal detector and I've had lots of fun with it. I've been using it for about 6mo. and have found lots of goodies. Like wheat pennys, rings, and a 1927 silver standing liberty quarter. My heart sank when I saw the silver shinning through the dirt. I think this is a great md for anyone curious about the hobby. It has been fun and easy to use.
Apr 02, 2007
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Excellent value for the money
Tom in Illinois -This is the 3rd detector I've owned in 30 years, and for the price has been the best. Minus the bells and whistles, this model does what most other models do for hundreds less. As with any electromagnetic (EM) detection method, resolution decreases with depth and is as much as a function of the diameter of the coil as with high-end components. Some models do have more advanced electronics and are slightly better at dicrimintaing with depth, but again, for the money, this model is one of the best i've used and tested. for the vast majority of treasure enthusiasts, this is a great value.
Dec 20, 2006
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very reliable
Mike in Barnardsville, NC. -Got my Lonestar for my birthday and have been having a great time. This is my first detector so I am not a pro, but have had a lot of success. Found the best thing to do is practice in my yard with coins taped to pieces of cardboard. I can now pinpoint coins within a 3 inch circle and rarely have to dig a hole (can just poke the ground with a hunting knife). I have thought about buying a more expensive detector but see no reason to right now. I almost always find the coins it says are there, and find a lot of nickels too which it gives off a seperate tone for. I use the auto disc. mode for coin shooting and do just fine. When it sayd penny it's always a penny, when it says silver ie. dime, quarter, .50 cent ect. it's there. When I get a high tone that is for silver and it seems to be on too big an area it is usually an aluminum can. After the first month i've been able to distinguish the difference no problem. Found $26.00 in change in the first month and several old coins and jewelry too. I love it. Way to go Bounty Hunter.
Aug 07, 2005
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Wonderful first time toy
Doug in Sheridan MT -This is a great find for the price. As you become more advanced with your methods and detecting you'll want to upgrade to something with alittle more features.
Dec 25, 2004
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