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I have not been a fan of Bounty Hunter but it is an unfair asessment of the brand going by hearsay. I did tinker with the Discovery 2200 for a short time and seemed to be ok for the price. But how far up in the model chain of the Bounty Hunters does one need to go to get a detector that will be along side say Tesoro's Cotes, Minelabs Xterra 50 and so on? I know that BH has to have a good working model to catch the attention of the serious treasure hunters. I thank anyone that responds to this query. God Bless all.

John Tomlinson,CET
John's Detectors
 
Cabelas sells it. Haven't got much info. on it but AndyNM had some good things to say about it. Would like to get some feedback on it's performance before buying one.
 
hi john. i have used the bounty line for several years. i have other detectors also. i have found through testing each brand that i ever owned in my test garden, that each would do about the same. BH have fixed ground balance in disc. mode and in all metal have ground track. i have found though the disc on the BH works extremely well on coins. by the way i compared the time ranger. i use mostly tesoro now, and gave the time ranger to my wife. she finds just as much as i do. i like tesoro better but that is a personal thing. i don't care what anybody says about the BH lines for the money i don't think that they can be beat, as far as TID detectors go. and seem to be very stable. of course you know that highly mineralized soil can affect each detector differently, but if your ground is not overly mineralized then the bounty hunter will work just as good as any of them. i know that the devout followers of the W, and the M, brands will not agree, but different strokes for different folks. it is funny because i used to have a xlt and the time ranger was more accurate on coin IDing, truth. and the 8 inch coil on the time ranger would go just as deep and sometimes deeper than the 9.5 on the xlt. based off test in my test garden. the time ranger was more stable than the xlt where i lived anyway. don't know if this helps but for what its worth. good luck oh yeah the time ranger has a excellent ability to ignore iron, even large pieces better than most brands i believe.
 
compare these prices and features to some of the other brands. I think you will agree that for the price, these BH detectors are the tops....

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Happy Hunting,

BH-LandStar
 
Hi KDC, Thanks for the great info and in all truthfulness I was one of those Bounty-Bashers but am taking another look at them. The Land Ranger and Time Ranger machines look to be nice machines. So I am going to try one eventually. My biggest concern is quality and how long they will last. Thank you again KDC.

John Tomlinson, CET
John's Detectors
 
they really are quite a reliable machine, and have a five year warranty which is a great warranty. i'm not saying they are the best, but for the money and a grab a go detector they are great. the only thing i dont like about them is the shape of the control housing. but everything else, you will find that they work quite well. my wife has the time ranger and the land star, and loves them. i have the tesoro line, the cortes, LST, and the tejon. they all operate at different freq. than the BH so we can hunt together. highly mineralized soil will mess with them, but they are not the only detector that happens to, and the wet salt beach is a no no. but they were not design to be used there either. i think before bounty hunter got bought out it was making real junk, then when they got bought the new owner put some money into the company and turned things around. BH has had a hard time of getting over that bad reputation. i think that they are starting to get quite a following, and loyal customers that are continuely buying their products. i dont think you could get that if you made something that didnt work. people show things that they find everyday with this brand, and are totally sold, i think that says it all.
Good luck in your hunts.
 
Hi KDC, actually I am a dealer for Tesoro and others. I just got in a Tracker 4 and I am going to see what it is made of. I also got the Fisher F2 in and they have that Bounty Hunter signature but I believe they will be good machines. Ok I will go forward and give the Bounty Hunter a workout. Merry Christmas to everyone and God Bless all!

John Tomlinson,CET
John's Detectors
 
One thing you will find is that ALL the detectors use one of 2 housings for the control box, and a lot of the detectors use the same faceplate...under the covering, are other holes used on other machines...Like on the 505 and the Land Star...there is a hole on the 505's faceplate under where it says 505...you can feel it if you press there lightly...this hole is used on the Land Star to accommodate the ground balance knob...This ability to interchange parts, keeps Bounty Hunter prices low...Great thinking on their part....Now if they would only redesign that darn BH pin-pointer probe...lol (Yes First Texas...I will keep griping on every forum until you do...lol)

Happy Hunting,
 
saw your post and am new to this--the info you gave on not being able to use the bounty on beaches makes me want to take the vlf I got for christmas back and get another type as I wanted to be able to use it for vacation? any other info is really appreciated at this point
 
This is just speculation, as I do not live near a Salt Water Beach...If you plan on doing much hunting there, get nothing less than the Land Star...It has a manual ground balance knob that might work to overcome the salt water, but this only works in the All-Metal mode...If your planning to do a lot of hunting in salt water, it might be advisable to go with another brand that is made for this purpose.

HH,
 
I want to do some other hunting also to get use to these units--local parks,old home places etc--maybe this will be one to start with-
 
On dry land, the Bounty Hunters hold their own...Matter of fact, I would say they are number one based on competitive hunts winners of the past.

Happy Hunting,

BH-LandStar
 
[quote syrknight]saw your post and am new to this--the info you gave on not being able to use the bounty on beaches makes me want to take the vlf I got for christmas back and get another type as I wanted to be able to use it for vacation? any other info is really appreciated at this point[/quote]

they work fine on the dry sand, take it and enjoy. the wet sand is another matter. there are very few VLF detector that will work good. the one's that will work OK are the ones that have options for beach mode. and even then depending on what part of the country your hunting may work and may not. the PI is the best, but will dig everything. i have only hunted the lower east coast and it tends to be low in mineralization but you still have to deal with the conductive saltwater.
 
[quote BH-LandStar]This is just speculation, as I do not live near a Salt Water Beach...If you plan on doing much hunting there, get nothing less than the Land Star...It has a manual ground balance knob that might work to overcome the salt water, but this only works in the All-Metal mode...If your planning to do a lot of hunting in salt water, it might be advisable to go with another brand that is made for this purpose.

HH,[/quote]

Are you saying that the Land Star and above have adjustable ground balance ? I looked at the manuals for the Land and Time Rangers and they appear to have a fixed GB or in all metal mode they use Ground Trac, whereas the MD will adjust to the soil conditions. Is that correct or am I missing something ?

Thanks
 
Well, according to their brocher, the Tracker II, Land Star, Cammo-LS, Land Ranger, and Time Ranger ALL have user controlled Ground Balance function.Yes it only works in the All Metal modes. In the other modes, they use ground tracking or a fixed ground balance.

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HH,

BH-LandStar
 
Hello John,

Saw this post and was curious how your testing came out.

What frequency does that Tracker IV operate at?

...I would like to try a coil swap... the BH 4" concentric to my other machine.

Thanks!
 
I use the tracker IV's on the dry sand and on the wet! I have found that if you keep a CONSTANT coil height, 1" to 2" and a slow swing speed then you'll be able to operate without too much of a problem. I have recovered both gold and silver jewelery as well as coins using this method, on the beaches of Surfers Paradise and they have multiple layers of black sand. While the BH are'nt designed for the wet sand you can still operate in that enviroment.The Constant coil height is the key that unlocks the vault! HH regards Nugget.:detecting:
 
Honestly I don't know the frequency but for a very simple machine I think it can make decent finds. A lot of the hobby is attitude and a drive to keep trying. But the Tracker IV is nice and light and just enjoyable to use. If I find the frequency I will let you know.

John Tomlinson,CET:bounty:
 
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