This is where I came across bits of metal no larger than a teardrop, with solid signals—and that means a very sensitive machine. The ACE 250 screen, in my opinion, is not contrasting enough (may be I need to give it a good scrub? Running the iron audio on all the time and getting a good audio on a target added confusion as to dig or not. This lipped edge prevented sun glare onto the display and was a great help especially as it isn’t backlit. It’s wobbling, clattering, squeaking (you can hear this well while watching my video of hunting with this machine).

You can also avoid unnecessary digging by utilising its pinpointing technology to improve the accuracy of your results. The LCD screen is positioned at a convenient location, which makes it easy to see while you are holding onto the device. It’s great to have choice over the machine and the sensitivity is an important feature, but I’d say it’s for when you’ve got more experience.For example, a gold ring with the same conductivity as a pulltab that is being rejected, will also be rejected.

If you’ve previously bought a cheap machine and gotten discouraged by the constant bleeping and nothing to be found Garrett will change your mind. My problem is that I get a ton of false positives and also the detector sometimes seems to go haywire with the tones and target id cursor jumping all over the place. The visual Target ID was generally good except when there were multiple targets under the coil, and that result is the same for any detector. For example, I picked the coin pre-set which focused the controls on finding metals that coins are made from.

The LED displays the following features, battery level, depth of the target, the mode selected, and sensitivity. Nowadays, while driving on countryside roads to or from any hunt site, I regularly see people detecting with the Garrett Ace-250 detectors in the fields.

This is why I do not recommend different cheap models like Bounty Hunter and even Garrett Ace 150, a cheaper model in the Garrett line. Don’t be fooled by the model design, as far as looks and design go the machine still looks very similar to the Garrett Ace 150, with the addition of a few extra buttons, they have opted to keep the simplicity. The electronic pinpointing feature assists users in precisely locating the target, making it easier to dig in the right spot.Starting in the Jewelry Mode at the next park, it didn't take me long to decide that digging pulltabs was no fun.