New to me Quick Draw II

[WV62]

I just picked up a used Quick Draw II and was wondering if anybody could give me some good or bad feedback on this detector. I am not new to detecting but this is the first Bounty Hunter I have owned and don't know much about it at this point. It looks almost new except it is missing the plastic shaft connector.

Ron in WV

 

[WV62]

Okay, I guess not.

Thanks

Ron in WV

 

[matthias]

Hey there Ron. Ive owned a BH Sharp Shooter II and I currently own a BH Pioneer 505. Im not familiar with the Quick Draw II. Someone should chime in here soon. Hang in there. HH. Matt

 

[WV62]

Hey Matt I am hanging, didn't have any luck with the previous owner in finding the shaft connector parts. I will be calling FT tomorrow and see if I can get some new parts heading this way. Still hoping to keep this good deal good.

Ron in WV

 

[matthias]

Good luck Ron...FT should be able to help you. HH. Matt

 

[WV62]

Passed my good deal on to my brother, $40 in and $40 out.

Ron in WV

 

[matthias]

Yee Haw! HH. Matt

 

[cargom]

I have a QDll and I love it. I don't get out as much as I would like but it does a good job for me. Take your time to learn the machine and it will reward you.
Happy Hunting

 

[WV62]

I have a QDll and I love it. I don't get out as much as I would like but it does a good job for me. Take your time to learn the machine and it will reward you.
Happy Hunting

Being I had 3 other detectors, I passed the QDII on to my brother, he didn't have a machine that he could call his own. We took it out for a test drive yesterday, no great finds to brag about. But that little machine really performed good. He started off a little slow in the morning, but after lunch he was keeping up coin for coin with me and my F75. His words, I am tickled pink with this machine.

Ron in WV

 

[frankmm56]

i like mine

 

[Ed in SoDak]

Hi Ron,

It's been awhile since I tried out a QDII, but at the time I was impressed for what it brought to the table compared to my equally old and good Time Ranger. The QD's ID and disc control was excellent, it's depth using the 8" coil compared to about an inch less than my Time Ranger. The QD ran smooth and loved having the 10" coil on it, which increased the depth an inch or two.

If the missing plastic part you mention is the stem lock that you twist to tighten or loosen, it's not a deal-breaker. The detector works fine without it, using just the press-in button to lock it into one of the holes. There's some stem wobble without it, but nothing to worry about. My T.R. never had a stem lock and I never noticed an issue in a decade of use. Older models like mine may not have come with a collar, but the notch in the stem to install one may be there.

The QDII is a good machine that still does the job it was built for. Your brother can grow into it awhile and not feel a need to upgrade. A pinpointer is the next logical upgrade that can stick with him even if he buys a new detector later on.

-Ed

 

[WV62]

Thanks guys, as you know I passed the QD on to my brother. I did find him a small coil on the classified which turned out to be a life saver, his stock coil went bad and he just put the little one on and never missed a hunt.

Now you may know I hunt with a F75LTD and we were hunting a trash loaded area and about hour or so into the hunt he comes over to me to show me his find, a nice silver quarter. Then last week same general locations, we had been hunting for several hours and I thought it was time to check in with him. So I found him about a city block away and I ask him if he found any silver or wheat pennies, he said yes and I said which one he said both, then he pulled out another 1950-s quarter and several W/pennies. I did recover a little by the end of the day with a silver dime.

Just saying that to say that Quick Draw II is a pretty nice machine and he only has $60 bucks in the machine and the little coil. My brother is extremely happy with his detector.

Thanks again,

Ron in WV

 

[WV62]

His 8" stock coil seems to have went bad, just wondering what coils would be a good replacement and what works on the Quick DrawII?

Ron in WV

 

[Ed in SoDak]

The coils themselves are pretty sturdy. I'd suspect the cable connector. Those are fairly easy to repair with a new connector if you can solder.

Any of the traditional BH coils will work, that's over their many years of production. There's 4, 7, 8 and 10 inch coils to choose from.

-Ed

 

[WV62]

Thanks I will start looking for something in the used line of coils, I don't think he would go the price of a new coil. We will also take a good look at his 8" stock coil.


Ron in WV

 

[WV62]

Turned out to be pilot error on his coil problem, a little tutoring fixed him right up. He was trying to eye ball the target center off a full swing, I showed him how to short stroke it over a target and he is doing a lot better.

Now the next problem is still with pinpointing, he claims that when pinpointing on a target anything but an inch or so surface target he can not get a signal going from front to back on his X, he is getting the signal from side to side. He also claims this problem is the same for both his coils the stock 8" and I think the little one is about a 4".

I don't see how this could be with a round concentric coil, what do you guys think is it pilot error again or should I look for something else the next time we can get out? Just in talking to him I told him to make sure his front and back sweep speed is about the same as from side to side. My thought is he may be slowing down when pushing forward and pulling back and not realize it.

Thanks
Ron in WV

 

[Ed in SoDak]

Try it again with no disc, he may have a coil-edge false signal. It may read side to side, but be off center for out and back. Turning off disc might show it to be some closeby junk. Or there could be multiple targets or maybe something buried on an angle. Nails often read differently long ways and across. So there's lots of reasons to explain it.

Toss down a test coin to practice on. Instead of scanning 4 directions while standing in one spot, swing side to side, then walk around the target a quarter-turn and swing side to side again. In other words, turn yourself to the other direction and swing side to side. This will eliminate any front to back swing errors.

Pump or bob the coil up and down over the target, it will only sound when directly over it.

I prefer a separate pinpointer for locating targets in the hole.

-Ed

 

[WV62]

Try it again with no disc, he may have a coil-edge false signal. It may read side to side, but be off center for out and back. Turning off disc might show it to be some close by junk. Or there could be multiple targets or maybe something buried on an angle. Nails often read differently long ways and across. So there's lots of reasons to explain it.

Toss down a test coin to practice on. Instead of scanning 4 directions while standing in one spot, swing side to side, then walk around the target a quarter-turn and swing side to side again. In other words, turn yourself to the other direction and swing side to side. This will eliminate any front to back swing errors.

Pump or bob the coil up and down over the target, it will only sound when directly over it.

I prefer a separate pinpointer for locating targets in the hole.

-Ed

Glad I came back and reread you post, I had forgot about trying the pumping or bobbing the coil. We have been waiting for a day in the 50s to get back out for a couple of hours and work on his PP problem. I was telling him about your idea to lower the disc setting in case we had some extra trash near by and he liked the sound of that trick. Now that I reread your post you are say turn the disc off, is that a off on thing or just turning the disc to zero? Sorry I know I should have went in and got his QD and played with it through the winter and I would know more about how it works.

Ron in WV

 

[TRIPLE-SSS]

Hi Ron,
That was my very first detector and I have upgraded since. It's a great starter detector for the money. I had mine for about 18 months and was able to find alot of jewelry, clad and old coins, not to mention all the junk. It's very light and has some great features like some of the more expensive models do. You have 3 different tones, depth finder and adjustable and manual controls. I still have mine and on occasion will use it. Invest in a pin pointer on dry land and a scoop for the beach.
Triple-sss
HAPPY HUNTING

 

[WV62]

My brother actually has a Harbor Freight PP, that works pretty well if he gets the detector to PP close enough that the target is actually in the hole. We have tried to get him to get a better PP but he refuses to pay more for a PP than he did for the detector.

He really don't have a problem when detector sounds off when crossing the target in all 4 directions, it's when he only gets a response in 1 or 2 directions. I am taking tips from anybody that we can try when the weather lets up a little. Our plan is for both of us to go detecting and stay close, when he gets a problem target he is going to call me in and we will work the target with 2 detectors and see if we can come up with something that work for him. We think we will work that way as long as it takes to get him going on his own. I think if the QD had a all metal motion or no motion PP mode he would be all fixed up.

I know late last year he was watching me and my other brother work our detectors and he started talking about maybe a new detector. He is retired so he watches his money pretty close.

Ron in WV