Is this a good deal or am i being railroaded?

[Lucky13]

I have the opportunity to buy a bounty hunter 3300 Discovery and Bounty Hunter Metal Detecting Headphones for 200 cash,Both items are brand new still in box . Are these good detectors for the price or is it on clearance for a reason? All of my experience has been with teknetics detectors since i started MDing last year,Minus a minelab i recently sold. Im wanting to get a decent detector for around 300 bucks as a starter for my nine yr old son. Any input on this would be great,I also have a teknetics Delta 4000 lined up for about 250 thats new in box. I know Teknetics makes quality detectors from personal experience so try to leave your comments about your experience with the BH Discovery 3300 please.

Thanks in Advance Guys,
Lucky13.

Dig It!!

[Jeep]

Same, Same

First Texas makes Bounty Hunter, Teknetics and Fisher and Rebrands them all for Radio Shack, Cabella's
Bass Pro, etc....................

I like both of the models you mentioned, and I think for a nine year old the Bounty Hunter would be a better deal with a better learning curve, Plus it has headphones

[Lucky13]

i knew First Texas Instruments made Teknetics and Fisher,But i didnt know about them also owning Bounty Hunter. Thanks for the info.

[Jeep]

i knew First Texas Instruments made Teknetics and Fisher,But i didnt know about them also owning Bounty Hunter. Thanks for the info.

Yup, Bounty Hunter first, then started the Teknetics line and then acquired Fisher.

I like Bounty Hunter and all my machines are Bounty Hunters with the exception of my Tesoro for underwater detecting.......

Good company, good customer service and good priced machines.

[herb n surf]

I bought the 3300 when on sale at Radio Shack for $100 . A light detector that's easy to use and never has caused me any headaches. I say go for it. I never did set up a test garden to compare it to more expensive detectors i own but i'm sure it would hold its' own against some of the detectors out there. I hear a lot of trash talk about BH machines from those that never owned one. I would ignore them.