An Apology...

[bilder]

I used to think of Bounty Hunter as toys or cheap detectors that did not really work.

I picked up a Pioneer 202 at a yard sale yesterday for 25 bucks. Figured it would scratch the itch till I could get a "real" detector.

In just under three hours of working my yard, I have found 7 wheaties, a couple vintage metal toys, and a pin dated 1914.

I am sorry. These machines really work. Still learning this particular machine, but so far I am more than pleased with how it is performing.

 

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[Loco-Digger]

Congrats on the nice find. Many of us started with lower end detectors, Here ia a pic i used back in 2014.


A TC 1023 which paid for itself in 60 days, then I upgraded to a used mid-level Fisher F4. Make that thing pay for itself. You will learn more about basic detecting with a basic unit.

Welcome to the obsession. GL & HH

 

[verbious]

Welcome back to your new addiction!

 

[BigWaveDave]

No telling what you'll find after you step up!
Congrats on the digs.... that pin is really cool

 

[DiamondDan]

Good way to start. I began my detecting journey with the quick draw 2, which is the same as your machine. That's a good detector to break-in with. It will teach you the fundamentals and find the goods.

Some people may look down their noses at the bounty hunter line, but in seven months, mine paid for itself, a Garrett pinpointer, and my second-hand M6.

 

[bill from lachine]

Yep....I use the K.I.S.S. method when metal detecting "keep it simple stupid"...lol.

I've tried a couple of high end detectors and hated them and settled on my Tesoro DeLeon as an every day machine.
basically a single tone beep and dig machine because it works.

Same thing for the Bounty Hunter line no fancy bells and whistles.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[bilder]

Last find of the day.

 

[bill from lachine]

Good going on the token....here's a link for it.

North Loup, (Nebraska) Token: NORTH LOUP RECREATION CLUB 5&#162

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[Tpmetal]

I started with the bounty hunter time ranger(old version), i found many flat buttons a 1804 one duit coin and all sorts of fun stuff with it. Not a bad machine for the 175 I payed for it. Yet I would never ever go back after using my mx sport.

 

[eastcoastdetectorist]

I started with the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV. It may be cheap but it works.

 

[Vern2]

Yep....I use the K.I.S.S. method when metal detecting "keep it simple stupid"...lol.

I've tried a couple of high end detectors and hated them and settled on my Tesoro DeLeon as an every day machine.
basically a single tone beep and dig machine because it works.

Same thing for the Bounty Hunter line no fancy bells and whistles.

Regards + HH

Bill

Bill, always a blast to read of another DeLeon lover. The great unknown.

 

[bilder]

My yard is now giving up foreign coins. Chinese perhaps?

 

[GA_Boy]

'tis better to have the worst detector around than to have no detector at all.
Marvin

 

[Rawhide]

I could take my BH 202 and do just about everything I do now. Looking in my work shop, I have 4k in detectors and equipment. Love that ol beep and dig. Gave it to a friend who needed parts when his died. Im sure he is still out hunting me.

 

[Keppy]

You can not tell ones but a VLF detector is a VLF detector no matter what brand they all will get about the same depth.

 

[Phantasman]

George Payne created Bounty Hunter to provide an easier way for anyone to afford a good metal detector.. First Texas has continued Paynes philosophy.

Bounty Hunters are great coin and jewelry machines. I have had many name brands of detectors. I played that game of detector roulette, switching, paying more to get that extra inch or two depth, lights, bells, whistles. I finally got so discouraged then realized my simple units were the best. And my two BHs are all I need to have a great time. If you read the forums, you'll see more crying and complaining about their new $1500 unit not living up to expectations, or being sent back, or not getting as deep, etc. etc. For $25, you are already ahead of the game.

Greed hits this hobby hard. Enjoy what you find in the 7" range. The place you hunt is more important than the depth you get. People have found fortunes at 6" or less.

 

[Garrett424]

BH machines WILL find treasure. They're not depth monsters but for the money they do work.
I started out with a 30 dollar Tracker IV. I found a 10K ring in my 1st hour and I've been hooked ever since. I used three different BH units and they all found lots of treasure.

I've left BH machines behind but I'll always respect them. They got me heavily interested in this hobby and all of them paid for themselves several times over.

 

[bilder]

I gave my BH to a friend and upgraded to a Teknetics Patriot. The Patriot is hitting the deep and masked targets the Bounty Hunter missed in my yard. The response time of the Patriot is amazing. Bounty Hunter will find stuff but I know now that it does struggle with trash too close to the good targets.

My friend is finding some neat things in his yard with the 202. Once he is done I will go over the area with the Patriot and see what else is lurking beneath the surface.

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[Garrett424]

I actually gave my very 1st BH Tracker IV to an 8 year old kid last Christmas; the son of a girl I was dating at the time. He loves it.
I saw him maybe a month ago and he told me it's THE BEST present he's ever gotten in his life. That made me feel really good.

Metal detecting is a fantastic hobby get kids started with. I'm hoping it'll be a lifelong passion.

 

[Phantasman]

I gave my BH to a friend and upgraded to a Teknetics Patriot. The Patriot is hitting the deep and masked targets the Bounty Hunter missed in my yard. The response time of the Patriot is amazing. Bounty Hunter will find stuff but I know now that it does struggle with trash too close to the good targets.

My friend is finding some neat things in his yard with the 202. Once he is done I will go over the area with the Patriot and see what else is lurking beneath the surface.

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Makes sense, since the Patriot/F70 costs $200 more (and used to cost much more). The extra "oomph" is in a process different than the Fratbros line. F70-F75 is in a class of it's own, and for the "state of the art" enthusiast wanting the full monty. Fisher will eventually (soon) introduce a detector class that will improve even on the F70-F75 line, which is the reason for the price drops.