Fisher 1236x2 vs. ace 250

[Diggin in GA.]

I am looking at one of these detectors for coin shooting in good old Georgia soil. Which one would be my best choice?

 

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[EasyMoney]

Go to Metaldetectorreviews.net and see which one gets the best reviews, and has the happiest customers. Check to see where the writers live too.

Never mind, I'll save you the trouble. The 1236-x2 is a lot better at relics and coins and can be used on salt beaches and heavy mineralization. I'm told it even works well on these crappy beaches here in Oregon! The Ace 250 does not and will not. Budget Tesoros work very well there too, better than the high priced ones such as Tejons and Vaqueros.

The Ace 250 sucks in all the above, especially in bad soil. It works ok inland in some places though, as long as the soil isn't too full of magnetite, hematite, or iron junk or hot rocks. It's too noisey there. The Ace works pretty good as a door stop in a closet though, and if you want to try your luck at figuring out if a coin is a dime, penny, or a piece of iron, then the Ace is right for you. The Ace is a toy. The 1236-x2 is not, and it has a very good silencer mode too..

I think the Fisher F-2 is the best thing on the market now for the money though. It's a real honey, very lightweight, and costs only $199.95. It has lots of toys too, and comes with two coils.

Check my posts. You'll see my review.

 

[Diggin in GA.]

Hey, thanks alot Easy. You really seem to know your stuff and have changed my mind on the 250. I am still new to this and want to get the best I can get for under 250.00. Thanks again.

 

[MD Dog]

Hey easy does this mean you found a fisher f-2 for sale cause I have yet to actually see one. I keep hearing people starting to talk about them but no one even the dealers seems to know when they'll be released for sale.

 

[EasyMoney]

Yeah Dog, there is one right now (maybe sold too?) at:

Oregon Prospecting Supplies and Rita's Relics
1045 Main
Sweet Home, Oregon
97386
Ph 541-367-2237

She carries Minelab, White's, Fisher. Not sure about the other brands, I have only seen used other ones there. She has a big sign advertizing them somewhere outside. I can't remember if it was on her shop or along the road somewhere. I thought that it might be the F-2 so I checked it out. I was just about shocked at how well it worked, especially the depth.