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Tenderfoot
Hello Everyone,
I am new to the forum, but not to MD'ing. I began about 15 years ago when I was in college. Turns out, Charles Garrett and I share the same alma mater, Lamar University. He stopped by during my junior year to speak to us budding engineers and pass on some wisdom about starting your own company, running a successful business, etc. He also just HAPPENNED to give a big presentation on all of his treasure hunting exploits and leave behind an exhibit of many of his extraordinary finds at the campus library. Staring at gold doubloons, bars of Spanish silver, piles of rings and necklaces, statues, relics, and every other item imagineable that you could find with a MD can sure plant the treasure bug deep. I bought my first MD, a Garrett Master Hunter 5 w/ ADS within the month. Mr. Garrett is a great engineer, and an even better salesman!
Well, on to my question(s). I am in the market for a modern MD for my son and I to use. I have my eye on the Garrett GTI 2500, but I am going to hold off on that purchase for a while. For the interim I am thinking about the ACE 250. It should serve as a descent entry level detector for my son, and a good backup for me after I purchase the 2500. My question is this: is the 250 good for anything beyond coin shooting? How does it rate for jewelry and relic hunting?
Also, I have not seen much posted about Garrett's mid line detectors, the GTP 1350 and GTA 550/400 series. I have seen like models on Ebay going for around $250 to $300 dollars. This isn't much more than a new ACE 250 from KellyCo. Are there any opinions on these detector's abilities vs. the cost difference?
I am new to the forum, but not to MD'ing. I began about 15 years ago when I was in college. Turns out, Charles Garrett and I share the same alma mater, Lamar University. He stopped by during my junior year to speak to us budding engineers and pass on some wisdom about starting your own company, running a successful business, etc. He also just HAPPENNED to give a big presentation on all of his treasure hunting exploits and leave behind an exhibit of many of his extraordinary finds at the campus library. Staring at gold doubloons, bars of Spanish silver, piles of rings and necklaces, statues, relics, and every other item imagineable that you could find with a MD can sure plant the treasure bug deep. I bought my first MD, a Garrett Master Hunter 5 w/ ADS within the month. Mr. Garrett is a great engineer, and an even better salesman!
Well, on to my question(s). I am in the market for a modern MD for my son and I to use. I have my eye on the Garrett GTI 2500, but I am going to hold off on that purchase for a while. For the interim I am thinking about the ACE 250. It should serve as a descent entry level detector for my son, and a good backup for me after I purchase the 2500. My question is this: is the 250 good for anything beyond coin shooting? How does it rate for jewelry and relic hunting?
Also, I have not seen much posted about Garrett's mid line detectors, the GTP 1350 and GTA 550/400 series. I have seen like models on Ebay going for around $250 to $300 dollars. This isn't much more than a new ACE 250 from KellyCo. Are there any opinions on these detector's abilities vs. the cost difference?
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