Only 10.4% of forum read, then OMG!

[veni seekum metallum geltum]

So, there I was, trying to read all the pages of the forum relating to the 250, as well as various techniques and things like how and when to clean coins. I've been doing this in preparation to receiving my 250, which I was informed by the seller would arrive Friday, January 8th via FedEx, with signature required. So I made it a point to make sure to reserve
that day for the big event, while continuing to educate myself.

I was reading page 42 when my dog created a commotion at the gate. Some guy was there. When I approached the gate he started pushing a large box on top of it (the gate, not the dog) as I approached. It was then that I noticed the FedEx truck. Yup, you're right - the 250 was delivered earlier than expected.

Well, I've come up short on educating myself - I've 360 more pages to go (plus archives??).

Guess I'll have to just "hit the ground running" tomorrow, starting with a couple of tot lots and maybe traveling to another county where my club's archery range has entombed many stray arrows within the practice range.

It'll be comparably cold tomorrow for south Florida, but I'll be hunting during the daylight and studying more of the forum in the evening.

It would be great if my Propointer arrives earlier than scheduled too!


HH,
Mike

 

[Uncle Willy]

Hey glad you're getting an earlier start. Good luck.

Bill

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

Have fun Mike!
It'll be a lot of fun.
Mick Evans.

 

[david764]

Good luck and be ready to dig because the 250 is not a toy it really is a great detector for the price.

 

[oldranger]

Have a lot of fun and good luck
Im looking at 20 degrres Hi minus wind chill so
Ill be reading your posts as my hunting for a
while!!!

Happy Safe Fun Hunts

Ron
Rangers Lead The Way

 

[garthbfan]

Your gonna love the ACE 250 and proppointer!! I can't live without mine HH

 

[gordygroover]

Those arrows are gonna chime like a bell for you.
For tot-lots and areas like that I would start in coin mode or jewlrey. The reason being is you are mostly hunting for such items anyway and as a newbie you just kind of want to get the feel for things.
Jewlrey mode will ring up wadded aluminum foil and you will find a lot of it near playgrounds.
Keep your coil level when swinging and learn to use the unit with each arm.
Have fun and feel free to ask any Ace question that comes to you.

 

[JOHNMARKHAM]

yeppers youll love that ace 250 as i do...i just got my pro pointer today and wanting to get out and use it but my body says no to this cool weather were having here in central fla..

 

[veni seekum metallum geltum]

]Yes, John

It was a whopping, and unusual, 32 degrees down here in Broward (south Florida) yesterday. "Snowbirds" must have been thinking "I left the cold northern weather for this??/i] I waited for it to warm up a bit and started hunting at a local tot lot at 11:32. I finished just a couple of hours later (gotta get used to this new "arm extension") with the following "haul":

One Nylock nut.
One rusty screw.
One plastic-coated padlock shackle which had met its fate with a bolt cutter.
1/2 of a tot's clothing snap "Gymboree". No toddler attached
3 bottle caps, 2 of which are Budweiser, the third unreadable.
One 1989 nickle.
One 2006 penny.

Well, that's a beginning and there's nothing to do but improve with practice and luck, so I consider the time to be well spent. Within a week I should receive my ProPointer, and I look forward to it's efficiency.

I'd like to be able to post future "findings" pictures, but my default photo software is Kodak Easy Share, and I'm not familiar with how to retrieve an image from it and get it posted on the forum - any suggestions??

Thanks John,

Mike

 

[metalhead]

Awesome!Hey, that's great that you got your Ace!It's very good that you've been researching about it in the archives, but I strongly suggest that you watch the instructional DVD and read the owner's manual. Then watch the instructional DVD and read the owner's manual There's a ton of useful information on the machine within the book and video. It's great that you're getting out and swingin' already. That Ace is a coin magnet.
A really great book for the novice or veteran detectorist is " The New Successful Coin Hunting" by Charles Garrett. About ten bucks and well worth it. Probably get it for less used on Amazon. Best of luck to ya' Keep us posted. Happy Hunting!