Thought I'd give it a try.

[wayne1967]

Hello. Got the bug to try detecting. Did some research and purchased a Garrett 250. I figured if I keep doing it I can upgrade later if I want. I've never used one at all and I am eagerly waiting for it's arrival.

[Ric-san]

Welcome to TQ...the Ace wont let you down...have fun, be safe and lastly, plenty of TQ also...

Rick

[Shufu]

Congrats, the Ace 250 is a great machine and it'll give you years of fun.. looking forward to your post.. Bob

[HOWDY]

Hello and welcome to TQ. you picked a good machine to start with. easy to use and able to find the good stuff. good luck and HH.

[EBCIII]

Welcome to the site! Very glad to have you on, Beale.

[Billvert]

Welcome from Washington State. I have had my 250 about 2 weeks now and I love it. It is a great mid level performer at an entry level price. Sure, I wouldn't mind having a VDI display or a manual ground balance and some complain about the lack of a volume control. I for one am very happy ith my 250's performance it is light,easy to use, and once you spend about about 10 hour using it in all metal mode you have a pretty good idea what you are digging (or not digging).

Note: make sure to buy headphones with a volume control, I use the Garrett sound they are pretty cheap looking but perform well. IMO you don't need a high end pair of phones with this detector because it does not have a "real" no motion mode and the 8 sounds and three pitches or so it makes, including breaks, warbles, and truncated beeps are pretty easy to discern.

Battery life is also very good, I put 30 hours on my first set of alkalines and the meter still read 50 percent. I now use NIMH's (2000mah) and I get 2 outings 10+ hours per charge.

[Buster]

Welcome to the Family..you will love your Ace..great machine.......Chuck......

[Captain]

Originally Posted by wayne1967

Hello. Got the bug to try detecting. Did some research and purchased a Garrett 250. I figured if I keep doing it I can upgrade later if I want. I've never used one at all and I am eagerly waiting for it's arrival.

HA- Welcome aboard;
it wont take long after you get the bug hard; that you'll be trading up. It has taken over my fishing time. In Fact I haven't fished much at all since getting the bug..
... just don't do what I did; when I first started. Leave the 4ft spade shovel @home..
start practicing digging targets as soon as possible. The better at you are; the more targets you find..

some ol'cats can pull out a coin with a flathead screw driver. I use it to locate sometime. I don't want to scar the coin just incase it an important.

[bootybay]

Welcome to TQ and one of the most addicting hobbies in the world..

wait till ya find your first old coin or jewelry.. wohooo can't wait to see what goodies you find..


waving from the jersey shore

[BackTrax]

Ditto to what bootybay said!! MDing is a fascinating and very addicting hobby/sport. The excitement and anticipation each time your detector sounds off is a total rush, IMO:o) Even with a detector that pretty much identifies what is buried, you just never know exactly what you'll unearth as far as age/date/value goes. You are in for a great time!! Welcome to the TQ family!!