Welcome Jazzman58 and happy hunting with your Ace-250. I kind of wish I had started out with the Ace- 250 instead of the Gti-2500 for a first detector. Too much detector for a newbie like me. Took me a couple years, but I understand it now. I did find what could be my first musket ball, but I have to clean it up and see what I got. Good luck and I hope the weather gets better soon. I tried getting out during some cold weather and the ground was too hard for me to dig in. But, I don't live where it snows but once or twice every 10-20 years. Unless it's in the first few inches, it's very difficult when it's in the low 20's to 32 degrees. I found out the hard way that you need water proof knee pads if you get out during wet weather or snow. Unless you're one of these people who can stand up and dig a target and never have to kneel down and dig. Lots of good advice in this forum and some of the other forums . There are a lot of books and videos out there, but you're already an experienced metal detectorist and are probably familiar with that.
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