Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505
Street Price $280 - Coin, relic
Number of Reviews: 18
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Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505
Great Machine for the money
Paul Linnell in Eastern Montana -
I purchased the 505 from Wal-Mart for $200 on the close-out rack. It has the optional 4" coil, video, digging tool, etc. Reg. price was $ 278.
I spent considerable time "learning" how to use the machine and the time spent "learning" was well worth the effort. Learning how to use the "notch", discriminator, and various modes makes this detector very effective. The more I learn, the more I enjoy the unit.
If you can find one at "close-out" price, I'd strongly recommend you "grab-it".
Aug 22, 2006
30 Yes
1 No
bought two
garry wilks in Balfour BC. -I bought one for the wife for xmas..we've wanted detectors for ever and walmart had the prices...so impressed the wife bought me one to...Unless you set the discrimate properly you lock on to everything...Even found a magazine staple at 6in. With the 2 heads and all the other stuff at 279.00 you can't beat it..
Apr 01, 2006
14 Yes
1 No
A Great Buy
Wolf in USA -A great deal and a great detector. Walmart sells them for $280.00 and it comes with 5 year warranty and 8 and 4 inch coils and digger and finder bag. It is lightweight and extremely accurate. For what it has to offer you can't go wrong for the price.
Mar 03, 2006
17 Yes
0 No
All the features that an enthusiastic beginner could want
David in Roswell, GA USA -I purchased my 505 at my local Wal-Mart for $278. It took a while to get used to it, but I ended up finding a gold chain worth more than the detector my first time out. I would highly recommend walking through the demo and watching the video before using the unit.
The price is right and it has all the features that an enthusiastic beginner could want.
So far I am very satisfied. The 4" coil and the no-motion mode are very useful.
Feb 03, 2006
22 Yes
3 No
WalMarts Pioneer 505
Tony in Oklahoma -The Pioneer 505 is the "top-of-the-line" in the Pioneer series made by Bounty Hunter and marketed by WalMart. It is a deep detector but makes a lot of chatter as you use it, even with the sensitivity turned down. The notch and auto notch features were a great idea, but few people know how to use them. This detector is probably equal to the Sharpshooter II in the Bounty Hunter line. Good detector but not worth the 300 dollar price tag.
Nov 23, 2005
35 Yes
3 No
power
Anonymous in Anytown, AT 55555 -Great power. Finding coins 8-9 inches. Pin pointing made much easier with no-motion mode-very helpful. Makes a little more noise(chatter) than others but it also finds more. Great on silver.
Nov 09, 2005
11 Yes
0 No
beach search
barry in naples,florida -i bought a pioneer 505 2 days ago and am having a rough time trying to detect gold on the beach without a lot of erratic beeping. im mostly after gold and it seems that the closer that i get to the wetter sand on the beach, the more it beeps erratically. if i turn down the sensitive knob, then i could miss chains and some small items. I hope i bought the right detector for the job.it seems to work great except at the beach when trying to find gold and not pick up a lot of false signals.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Barry
Jul 11, 2005
27 Yes
6 No