Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

[dex378]

Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Need some tips, advice, must know info , so I can get started. Anything helpful would be great. Thanks in advance!

 

[Sandman]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Find the magazine Western & Eastern Treasures and subscribe to it. Order the book Successful Coin Hunting by Charles Garrett


There are many more books you need to read too.

 

[The.Boomer]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Go to the Garret board here under Brands and read up on the 250, it is a great feature packed starter machine.

 

[mgdigger]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Read the book a couple of times and then find a school or sports field where there are lots of coins and practice, practice practice. It takes about a hundred hours of detecting to fully understand a machine.

 

[txkickergirl]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Just have fun and don't get discouraged it takes time and its all about FUN

 

[TerryC]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Dex378
I've seen your posts. I know you have been to these forums. I don't remember if you've posted any other detectors in your arsenal. I own a 250 and this is some advice I will give. It is a good and sensitive machine. I have found 14 wheats and 3 silver dimes with the 250 in a very trashy lot. I have since found another Rosie with another machine at "the lot" (see post). It will sound off (bong, bong) on some trash but if the i.d. cursor moves, don't dig. If you get the coin "bong" AND the cursor stays put, dig the coin. Also, it is my technique to step around and verify the signal by crossing the coil 90 degrees from the first signal. At 4 or 5 inches, the bongs will be constant and loud to the point of irritation when over a coin. I have only used the smaller coil (8/9 inch) but will start using the larger one that came with the machine when I am more comfortable with the detector. I hope this helps. Now go get 'em! TTC

 

[MrBling]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Study the manual, don't just skim it
Read books and magazines on metal detecting and treasure hunting
At first dig everything
Later on you can notch out iron
I dig 90% of everything above iron, 100% when I'm fresh
Try Level 6 on sensitivity for normal use, but experiment with 7 and 8
Try Levels 3-4 in trashy areas
Learn to use the pinpointer, it's not perfect but works pretty well
Try easy areas at first-your yard, playgrounds, beaches etc
Good luck

 

[UTcoinshootR]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

There is a video on youtube about how to pinpoint with it. It is a very helpful video for a new ace user. Search Pinpointing with Ace 250. It should come up.

 

[Ricardo_NY1]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Read up in the Garrett section of this forums and find articles written by some of the people here (Including myself) who own and have posted about this machine. It's a good one by the way. You'll like it.

 

[Hounddog]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

Read all you want but you will never find anything or learn your detector untill your out swinging that 250. Save the books for a rainy day or the dead of winter. Use the modes to what your looking for and keep the sensitivity low 3 or 4 bars to start with.

 

[Idaho PRB]

Re: Bought an Ace 250, new to metal detecting, any "must know" info?

In my soil, I could never run over 5 on sensitivity and 4 is my normal setting for around here. I still found tons of stuff, some of it quite deep. It is very sensitive.