Just purchased my first metal detector an hour ago!

[Goodyguy]

Thanks for the warm welcome all!

I can't tell you how excited I am to get started. I got an e-mail that said my detector would be at my front door sometime next week. There are so many places around my area I want to try, I don't know where to start. Gonna have to learn just how the machine works first. I've never even held a detector before. I'll let you all know what my first find is!

My advice would be to start in your own yard first. It's a great way to learn your detector and to learn to cut a proper plug in the ground. That way when you go out into public you will have the confidence that comes with experience and you wont make a mess of the turf.

My first time I found a nice ring along with a few coins and some old matchbox cars an old dog tag, nails, pull tabs, a wrench, pieces parts, nuts, bolts, lawn mower parts, interesting and unusual what is it's, and that was only in my first hour of the back yard!

Happy Hunting,

Goodyguy~

 

[RUDY2003]

Welcome from Texas!
You'll love the Ace. I had one for my first journey into the Hunting Zone....
Be patient and dig everything......Looking forward to your diggins'.....


Keep safe...

 

[N.J.THer]

Welcome to the hobby and T-Net,
I've never used the Ace 250 but from everything I've heard it sounds like a great machine. I even recommended it to my father-in-law and boss who both purchased one.

I'm sure as soon as you get it the first thing you are going to do is take it out in the yard to try it out. Have fun and I hope you find some great stuff but that night make sure you read the manual at least twice and watch any DVD if they send one. Prior to receiving the detector go onto You Tube or www.losttreasure.com website and find a video on how to cut a proper plug then practice this method. Then don't leave your yard until you become comfortable with pinpointing so you don't need to dig a huge hole and cutting a proper plug so the grass does not die after you retrieve your target.

If you get a bad reputation locally it may close future detecting sites to you before you really get going.

Congrats on the purchase and happy hunting.

NJ