fun machine alternative

[Anonymous]

Barnacle Bill suggests the BH below as a GP-Fun detector for these reasons:
Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202( which is equivalent to a Bounty Hunter Quick Draw 2, QDII). The QDII is by far the best value in regards to features per dollar and fun factor. The QDII is used for several purposes:
A. Ab-Used by my children and their friends.
B. Guest machine.
C. Quick area survey machine to see if is worth hunting.
D. Quick hunt

 

[Anonymous]

David,
I too have been watching the roll out of the 250. I was rather amazed at the amount of positive feelings expressed about the machine by individuals who had only seen pictures of it. The "over the top" exuberance was nigh to that of the recent Tesoro Cibola and Vaquero releases. But at least it didn't degenerate into "The Nickel Wars"! However to the credit of some of the Tesoro twins promoters, they at least had the machines in their possession.
As the QDII from Wally World is at a similar price point, and features to the 250, it begs for a face off. However, one poster on a forum made a statement that BH had better watch out because these new Green Machines had been released. I would like to have a dollar for every BH sold through Wally World, we're talking one huge distribution channel that dwarfs all the local dealers!
Sadly most of the reports from 250 users have been rather mundane and lacking in detail "I found a quarter at 8", this is one deep machine". No information on how it is in iron, foil, target separation, masking, wet salt sand, salt water, light versus heavy minerals, black sand, high and low conductivity etc. You know the important thing that serious md'ers want to know, why waste web bandwith with the fluff that so far has been written about this machine?
Tesoro needs to get in the game with a mid-priced tone ID machine to rival the Fisher Excel ID, and let BH, Garrett, and Whites battle out the bottom. A CZ-20 freshwater equivalent based on the new Tesoro HOT design with an effective iron disc would rule the fresh water market for years to come. The sales of the Fisher 1280 and Detector Pro's would plummet. MSRP at $699 for this machine and they will come!
If you get a 250, how about putting her thru her paces and writing up your results?
BarnacleBill

 

[Anonymous]

There are a few users of the 250 who have done more than just fluff up the bandwidth - most notably Bill Revis and Andreas from New Mexico. They have given some good info on the 250's capabilites, as has Andy Sabish - who actually posted his findings to one of the forums. Can you believe it?!
I am really intrigued by the idea of a new freshie from Tesoro. I have a Tiger Shark and there is nothing wrong with it as you surely know, but something "hotter" would be interesting - whatever hotter might be.
I know diddly about the Fishers except I have a 1266X, which Im considering selling in favor of a Cibola or Vaquero. But, a tone ID machine with mulitple tones would be kinda cool from Tesoro, especially if they put it in one of those mini-Max housings like the Tejon is in ('might be hard to get all the circuitry in a uMax housing.)
I confess, I like Tesoros ALOT - my first detector was a SS II and I will probably always have at least one. The fact that I use others I'll leave alone, out of respect for Vince Gifford's advertising dollar ( although the whole hoo-haw 'probably never even appeared on Vince Giffords radar). When I get that other yellow machine, Ill try to do a fair assessment and post it to the appropriate forum.
KEB
david

 

[Anonymous]

Well David I have read as much as I can find and found precious little in regards to what I stated earlier on the 250.
"No information on how it is in iron, foil, target separation, masking, wet salt sand, salt water, light versus heavy minerals, black sand, high and low conductivity etc."
About not posting a review of the Yellow machine, I disagree. All consumer electronics manufacturers put a lot of time and money into competitive research. "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer".
Tesoro wants to know why you would buy that 250 and not one of their machines! Design engineers feel many times as if products they design are like their children, they have a hard time accepting criticism. But it is like you not wanting the doctor to tell you that you have cancer, you may not want to hear it, but if you don't, you ARE going to die. Any manufacturer that circles the wagons when they hear criticism will perish.
I have criticized a particular feature and the discrimination performance of the Tejon. Tesoro needs to hear that, so that the money leaves my checkbook, and enters their checkbook on my next detector purchase.
BarnacleBill