Ace 250 same power as a chinese detector??

[Larsmed]

Fellow Hunters

I recently got a chinese viper detector to see if it is as good as my ace 250....this is what i found

I just took it out in my backyard and found 5 pieces of metal all within 1-7 inches!!

Not only that but I brought the ole Ace out for some play and could not beleive my ears...

Every piece of metal i found with the Viper, the Ace found too!!!

The viper went just as deep as the ace 250.

Of course minus the 3 diff tones, pinpointing and junk seperation make the ace more pleasing, but it looks like a tie on the depth factor!

Maybe my ace is broken?!

 

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[John-Edmonton]

Depth should never be the #1 reason to purchase any metal detector. Most decent finds are available for pretty well available for most metal detectors to get in the top 1-5 inches. Customer service, frequency of repair, bells & whistles applicable for YOUR requirements for hunting, availability of search coils, and ergonomics to suit your own specific needs plays a much importance when you look at the whole picture.

If you are happy with your new chinese detector, then go have fun and knock yourself out.

 

[brokenarrow]

Maybe your 250 is just nervous about the REDmachine violating U.S. air space?

 

[John-Edmonton]

Maybe your 250 is just nervous about the REDmachine violating U.S. air space?

Larsmed is one lucky guy! He won his machine. I think he should allow all of us to share it too.

 

[G.I.B.]

Larsmed said Garrett and Chinese detectors in the same post.

Isn't there some kind of penalty for that, like water-boarding maybe?

 

[Larsmed]

I used to down the chinese detectors all the time.

Then I was shocked when the viper kept up with the ace 250..

I have heard so many stories about the viper cant hit a trashcan lid 2 inches down!!!

Larry

 

[Monty]

My firest detector was a Chinese made something or other. It had all the bells and whistles. But no matter what I passed the coil over it showed it to be a diamond ring or a coin. Lots of times it was just a rusted piece of metal and never over 3" deep. I sent it back and was told it was broke. So, I traded it for a BH and it actually didn't lie to me. I like the BH but decided to move up. I went back over the places I had hunted with the BH and found quite a bit of "stuff" it had missed. That was my ACE 250. And that was 4 years ago. The Chinese had the right idea, just didn't have the technology right yet I think. Today they chould be good machines. I don't know, but at the rate it's going, they already own a good part of our economy so why contribute more? Monty

 

[Larsmed]

Hey

Its hard to find anything American made these days! I was low on cash and needed a water machine..dont care about any bells and whistles, just needed a waterproof machine..It seems no American companies are able to make a water machine that is just a plain old detector under $400 bux new.

 

[G.I.B.]

(standing in front of a group)

Hi, my name is 'Guy In Back' and I own a Viper...

It's okay, it works... but it just does not live up to the hype that was written about it and convinced me to purchase it. Had I had actually touched it prior to buying on line...

It finds stuff, maybe my expectations were a little off. The machine has a disc mode, but I've been unable to disc out any iron with it.

So, as a back up... yeah, it's okay I suppose.

 

[ivan salis]

yep we killed our fair share of people trying to get in space "fast" after the russian put a man in space first-- the US playing catch up in the space race cost several folks there lives--- WARNING watch out with the chinese getting Long range missle ability ---for nukes you don't need living quarters or complex design --simple but deadly will do.

 

[khouse]

The Detector Pirate Pro "may be made in the USA?" I would rather buy that for under $400
Or you can just waterproof an Ace 250.

 

[Larsmed]

KHouse

I would love to waterproof my ace 250, but I do not possese the engineering genius that you do. Also, I have heard more horror stories than I can count about detector pro machines...Most of them are said to leak becasue the circuitry is in the headphones. If I had like a wide pvc pipe and some orings, I would try to waterproof my ace, but I cant find any waterproof headphones to work with it in case they get splashed.

Larry

 

[khouse]

Garrett sells waterproof headphones. You would have to solder a banana plug on it. Or you could buy a cheap set in case you dowsed them.