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Can anyone help me decide

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Eddie Fl

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I used to detect years ago with an old fisher model. I finally have all the time I need to detect as much as I please so i will be diving back into this great Hobie. I am looking to buy a detector for a certain purpose and wish for opinions on models that might suit my needs. Heres the hunting specs for my style to be... I will be hunting on small islands in south Florida where as locals tell me there isn't much mineralization at all. The islands I'll be searching on are not visited by many other than a curious passer by once in a blue moon so junk is not a concern. I basically wanna hunt in all metal mode , dig everything no matter the work involved and depth is my only real concern. My main curiosity is do newer and more pricey models ex. 2500 go any deeper than a model from two years ago. Also is it the MHZ for a unit a measure of its power to go deep?
So I'm sure you can tell i need help choosing a detector. Any help would be great.
 
MHz ( actually KHz ) is the operating frequency of the transmitter / receiver combo in the unit, it has nothing really to do with depth, however, some Mfr's claim that a given frequency is "better" for certain targets. An example is 15 KHz is a favorite for gold machines, where around 7 Khz is a predominate frequency for general use machines. As to new machines VS old ones, I have a 15 year old Master Hunter 5 that I can' tell the depth difference from my new 1350.... I know THAT one is gonna stir something up...
HH
Joe
 
Facts are facts. Depth hasn't improved all that much on detectors over the years. What separates them is all the new features and hi-tech gizmos. Many years ago I had a Fisher 441 VLF that was an all metal only machine and it would find a target halfway to China but was truly exasperating to use for things other than gold or relics.

Bill
 
In your opinion do you think the Ace 250 Pro can compare to the 2500 for me personally if I'm not really interested in the other techno goodies the 2500 comes with? Lets say they searched the same targets I'm sure the 2500 might have some advantage in telling me what I'm hitting but would they both hit the target? Do you think they 2500 really goes any deeper?
 
Actually hard to believe , but the Ace 250 probably goes as deep as the average Garrett and sure worth the bucks.as far as the 2500 it has a all metal mode that ID's that will go as deep as any on the market....Go to a Garrett dealer and try a Garrett on for size as the 1500 or 1350 might be more to your liking as they are not as big a and bulky as the 2500 and will allow you on the spot inspection to help make up your mind...
 
The 2500 I am sure will go deeper. The 2500 is powered by 12volts and the 250 has only half the power to work with...
HH
Joe
 
[quote Joe (Memphis)]The 2500 I am sure will go deeper. The 2500 is powered by 12volts and the 250 has only half the power to work with...
HH
Joe[/quote]
Yes. I have POS material from Garrett showing a graph of all thier detectors and there is considerable difference in depth according to it. But thats with stock coils. The Ace'es stock coil is a lot smaller then the 2500's coil. I wonder how much difference there is with the new 12 incher.
 
Depth is a term used for advertising hype and bragging sessions and one should never base a detector purchase on how deep it is claimed it will go. 99% of all dropped coins and goodies are well within the reach of most detectors out there and not buried at mystical depths.

If you're interested in general detecting for coins, jewelry, relics, or whatever other goodies, the 250 will serve you well and get all the depth you need ( especially with the 12-inch coil ) unless you're looking for buried pirate treasure. The 250 turned out to be the surprise of the year and why Garrett can't keep up with the demand. It's an $800-$900 detector disguised as a $200 detector.

The 2500 has more bells and whistles ( and a longer learning curve, plus it's heavy ) plus all metal - but that is useless if you don't need it. And it will go deeper than the 250 ( mainly due to all metal ) but that is also useless if nothing is buried that deep where you hunt. Don't buy into the myth that all old coins and goodies are buried halfway to China - they ain't. I've found coins from the 1700's buried at two inches and clad at nearly ten inches in the same area. Mother Nature has a great sense of humor.

Just get something like the 250 that is hi-tech enough for anybody, light and easy to use, easy to learn, has good depth, lightning fast target response and recovery, good discrimination, has all metal, and will keep you happy digging goodies for a long time, and add the extra coils as you feel you need them.

That is my professional opinion as the owner of 8-15 detectors at any given time, 42 years in the hobby, a published writer in most of the treasure magazines. a field tester for many years, and a field test editor for several years. That's all I can tell you. The rest is up to you. Good luck.

Bill

Bill
 
I've dug dimes at the base of bark chips at ten inches plus with the 12-incher. As I have stated many times, under ideal conditions a coil's depth equals its diameter.

Bill
 
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