BH Land Star

[slotman]

Hi! I have the Bounty Hunter Land Star and have been using it for about a year, im quite happy with it for the price, this month I ordered the 4" coil to try and it was quite an improvement when hunting the local park, lots of false and mixed signals as the park is quite trashy when I used the 8" coil, I tryed the 4" coil and had 16 clads in 45 min, I am still learning to adjust it for what I want it to do, but thats not the fault of the detector, its me....the only negitive thing I can think to mention is its not as comfortable to hold as another detector I have, to me the difference in the angles to which the handle is bent, after using it all this time, I would still buy it, but someday im going to get my Minelab! ? ?
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[TG77]

How much depth did you lose when you went to the 4-inch coil?

 

[HobBob]

I've got a BH LandStar also. One other thing I would comment is that the display is hard to see unless the lighting is just right. The display is small, and also tends to get obscured with dust. I carry a small paint brush to brush off the display so I can see it a little better. Since this is my first detector, I don't know how it compares with other units, but I have been reading all the comments I can from people who own other models, and defiinitely plan on replacing it some day with a White's or a Garrett.
Bob

 

[slotman]

Hard to say how much depth was lost for coin hunting by switching to the 4 inch, im thinking a couple of inches but its much easier to pinpoint with it,for the price of the 4 inch its totally worth it!, also I agree with HOBBOB the display is hard to see sometimes but part of it im blaming on my own eyes
Slotman

 

[Monty]

I don't think I lost any depth with the 4", just realize the signal is cone shaped and much smaller. Monty

 

[gallileo60]

The display is very hard to see....Do any of you have any trouble ground balancing this unit any tips, i never can seem to get mine right, and then I just use it in the Disc mode, I know im loosing depth here...Any help would be great, Thanks, Tom

 

[Monty]

There's not much mineralization around here so I just let auto ground balance handle that chore. Monty

 

[joseramon]

I sold my Bounty Hunter Land Star. I had it for half a year. What I didnt like at all was the little spot that appears when you have to replace the batteries, you can hardly see it!

 

[Monty]

Uh..I have never seen any little spots when changing batteries. You had some kind of malfunction I'd be willing to bet. But if you sold it it don't matter now! Monty

 

[calg]

I, used a Land Star for 7 years and changed to a fisher 1236x2 for a a couple of years. While I like the fisher, the Land Star is my favorite. I have owned whites,tesoro,garretts also and they are all good machines. The Land Star is my favorite of all. I like the notch mode the best and did 80% of my hunting in that mode. I found more rings with Land Star than with any other detector and it fits my style more than any other detector. I will buy another detector soon and it will be a Land Star. Cal

 

[Monty]

You know, come to think of it I'm pretty sure I found most of my rings with the Land Ranger I had. I practically gave mine away, but the buyer was really wanting to get into metal detecting and I relented and let it go cheap. Now I miss it, almost as much as that darn dog tht dug up my coin garden and ran off. Monty