Bounty Hunter Scout Professional Metal Detector

[Chargerbear]

I found a Bounty Hunter Professional Metal detector on pricetwister.comfor $84.95 with free shipping. I have been reading about treasure hunting in some magazines and it looks like something I'd like to try. Is Bounty Hunter a good brand, is the Scout a good model for a beginner and is this a good price?-Tnx Chargerbear

 

[Silverstar_Lawman]

Charger,
Sorry I don't know much about this MD'er, I can tell you that there are people in here that use Bounty Hunter. Anyone know this unit?

 

[Ron from Michigan]

Charger,The Garrett Ace 250 would be a much better unit.The 250 will cost you more money but will be worth it.If the Ace doesn't workout you could sell it for almost what the unit cost.You'll have a lot more fun using the Ace. Bottom line this lower end Bounty Hunter will be very lame.The Ace you won't grow out of even after you become a experienced treasure hunter.

 

[KS_Mike]

I couldn't tell you much about the BH. I know a guy who bought a BH several years ago (cheap end) and found 2 silver dollars just playing around with it.

However, there is much more that you need to think about before buying a detector.

#1 - what can you spend. As with most things you get what you pay for. The more you spend the greater the depth the more likely you will find something of value.

#2 - what are your physical limitations? Some machines are extremely light others are heavier.

#3 - what are you wanting to hunt? Coines, relics, beach hunting, etc. A wide range of options and a wide range of detectors to meet your desire. Some detectors are better suited for certain conditions.

#4 - do you want to learn how to detect? If so I would suggest staying away from detectors with IDs - they give you a suggestion of what is in the ground. A lot of people are going to balk at this but IDs are first not 100% accurate. Second, they can make you lazy in that you trust them and you end up not digging up things that you would want to dig up. Let me give you a comparision. Kind of like teaching children math - one group you teach them without using calculators and they have to show their work. The learn math eventually. A second group you teach them without showing their work and they get to use a calculator. In the end I would say after a long period of time those who learn math without the aid of a calculator will be better and score higher. Same with a metal detector - getting one without an ID will force you to learn the detector, its sounds, and you dig a lot more junk - yuk - but you also find those gold rings that show up as junk more often.

There are a lot of good detectors - if you learn how to use them.

Two I would look at -

Tesoro Silver Max. Very light weight, excellent depth for the price, and easy to learn and it has good discrimination if you choose to use it. Lifetime guarentee and priced in the $250 range I believe.

Another a bit more expensive but a great machine - Minelabe Advantage Musketeer. Heavier machine and a bit more complex but gives you more depth.

e-mail me and I can give you additional information or some direction to go. I'll point you to places you can find out information and discuss it with those who own the machines.

Mike

 

[Silverstar_Lawman]

I was going to suggest the ACE 250 as well, I'm not to up to speed on Minelabs but have read some good stuff on them as well. Get whatever is within your price range you can find some good deals in the classified's here as well. Whatever you decide learn the detector I have yet to get mine but am already reading the manuel on it so when it arrives I have a good foundation to start on. Good Luck.

 

[Ron from Michigan]

One of my favorite detectors that if you purchased used would be in your price range.The Fisher 1236x is a great metal detector one of the best.

 

[Rick(ND)]

I looked on the Bounty Hunter web site and this detector is not listed, so it is made for some discount houses to sell. It is a very basic detector from what I see and I would consider it more of a toy than a detector you could interested in this hobby. It says it can detect a coin at 7 inches which is not much for a perfect environment as in the actual ground it may only get 3 or 4 inches max.
I see on E Bay there is some of them and even one that has a starting bid of $1 has not got a bid yet and 17 hours left.
If you want to get into detecting without spending a lot of money the Garrett 250 is a great buy and we know they work great. I seen a Whites classic 2 on another classified for $120 used and we know they are great detector also. I got Tesoro Compadres for my Grand Children and these too are so easy to use and got a lot of power and they find a lot of nice finds too.
Bottom line is stay with a detector that has been proven to be good or you may just be wasting your money on a toy and give up before you see what this great hobby can do.