ACE 350 Review

[beachhunter90]

Field test on the Ace 350 First I would like to say I was disappointed in the coil It did not look filled in all the way and looks cheap.
I contacted garrett and they sent me a new one , It was worse than the one so I sent it back. Now on to the machine as you know it is a all metal machine with notch discrimimation with means there are no special program coin relic and jewelry are all the same. Besides notching. As for the rest of the machine it is what we have came to expect from Garrett. A good machine for the money. First day took the Ace to the beach where I was impressed with the depth of the DD coil. About 9 inches on a dime in dry sand at sensitivity 6. Also in highly trashly areas the DD coil was able to target seperate very well. Also found very small gold necklace at about 4 inches. This was in jewelry mode. Now on to the wet sand all the way to the waters edge. I usually use the Sea Hunter Mark 2 here and found that the Ace 350 with foil notched out and sensitivity at 4 would not false. And found small woman wedding band at about 6 inches. And also in a ripple trough found a large man's gold wedding band at about 8 inches. All fell in pull tap range, Now on to the ball field. In relic mode with the extra iron added you will notice that the dime and quarter are on top of each other. By add the extra iron and so called iron masking, the silver notching was squezzed unlike the Ace 250 Dime, Quarter and Bottlecaps fall together. Now if you notice on the AT Pro it is the same but you are able to discriminate out bottle caps by using the iron audio. Found it did very well in Red clay and regular soil pinpointing was a breeze and found $ 4.00 dollars in cad and a nice Man's Silver wedding band. That fell in the .10 cent range all targets were 2 to 8 inches deep. Just like the Sea Hunter loves Iron the Ace 350 loves Bottlecaps. I have to say using the Ace 350 was very pleasant and enjoyable. Very well balanced and light and sweep speed 4 foot a second. Sen at 6 Just my Impressions


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[Keppy]

That's the only thing i head bad about the 350........... The coils are or seem to be cheaply or poorly made....

 

[roceda]

You are right about the coil looking cheap. It is not of the quality I've come to expect from Garrett. I contacted Garrett via e-mail and aksed if they had any kind of recall or factory bulletin on this, but I guess a no response is my answer. The 350 works great. The coil appears very shoddy and of poor workmanship.

 

[Smudge]

It also looks like the AT PRO uses exactly the same coil as on the 350.

 

[Keppy]

It also looks like the AT PRO uses exactly the same coil as on the 350.

I hope not that means that now should i let my order for a AT Pro stand or cancell my order.. a crap coil not good.

 

[RobRieman]

AT Pro and ACE 350 do not use the same coil. Different part numbers.

 

[mtsheron]

Not so good in wet sand. But overall the 350 is not a bad price point machine.

 

[Budman231]

I have both machines (350 an ATP) and not sure what you mean by "they look cheap" referring to the coil. Both coils look the same and are built the same way. Mine work great with no issues.. Stop looking at it and see how it works, then judge it.

Bud

 

[Kodiak43351]

Never had any issues with my 350s coil and I wasn't easy on it at all. No coil cover either. I have the pro also and no problems with it either. In my opinion they are great machines that give me great pleasure when I get a chance to detect around my busy work schedule. Good luck its a great coin machine.

 

[SouthTexasHunter]

You are correct. The 350 loves the bottle caps. But after many hours now trying to figure out a way to avoid digging said bottle caps, I believe I have found a way. When I get that bottle cap signal that hits the quarter/dime notch EVERY time, I simply wave the coil over it numerous times keeping a close eye on the LCD screen. If the the signal wavers off the quarter/dime notch for even a second, it's a bottle cap. If the signal remains steady and locked on the quarter/dime notch, I then reposition myself 90 degrees and wave the coil over the target several times again. Same thing. If the signal does not remain locked onto the quarter/dime notch, move on. If it does remain locked, dig up your new quarter or dime and put it in your keepers pocket. Hope this helps.

 

[SouthTexasHunter]

PLEASE IGNORE THE ABOVE POST!!!!! After doing some air testing to confirm my theory about the bottle caps, it seems as though I may have been passing on some good targets using this method. Silver rings and medallions as well as silver coins wavered off the notch and gave me a reading that I would normally pass up without digging. Shame on me. The 350 continues to be a bottle cap finder with no foolproof way of discriminating them out without risking passing on good targets. Good luck all.

 

[Fletch88]

It's not the detector it's the DD coil. This is true on any machine. Try a concentric if you are coinshooting in trashy bottlecapp type places

 

[rks1949]

I slowly pull the coil backwards,while wiggling it. If it's a coin the sound will break off cleanly! If it's a bottle cap,it will have a slight buzz,or fuzzy sound as it breaks off. I hunt with my ears. The last thing I ever look at is the display. Once you get your ears trained to the sounds,you will dig more finds,and less trash.