Garrett Ace 250 Metal Detector

As all males approaching middle-age are reknowned to do, I decided to act upon the ever-increasing urge to look for treasure. I did the right thing; checked reviews before I bought - and the Garret range kept coming up in forums as being reliable, relatively cheap and 'productive'. I'm sure all novice detectors have quasi-delusional visions of finding a saxon crown on their first outing. Personally, I knew I'd be happy just discovering anything from the past, regardless of size, value or importance. Basically, I wanted to dig up metal knowing there was a very slim chance of finding something valuable (btw - I haven't found anything of true value yet - but the Garret 250 has more than paid for itself in terms of keeping me interested. The Garret Ace 250 is really simple to use. If anything, the controls are more intuitive than the admittedley brief instructions. The different modes (All Metal, Coins, Jewellry etc.) really do make a difference; when set to coin mode I lifted several coins over the space of an hour on Polzeath beach - shame the total only came to 26 pence! When in 'All Metal' mode, you really get an idea of just how much metal there is below the ground. It soon gets to the point where you can get to recognize the general size, depth and even shape of the object that's triggering the device. My first outing left roughly 50 holes in a field near my Gran's house (which I obtained full permission to dig - this really is the key to happy hunting, anyone who is thinking of digging without permission should really think again). Back to the machine - it's compact when assembled, and the stem can easily be split for transport. Battery life is excellent. The only annoyance is a lack of volume control, but the machine really comes into its own with headphones that have separate volume control. I haven't unearthed anything that will help me retire early, but I have found a very old iron pot, old shillings, nails by the bagfull (yawn), a lot of lost change, oh and a scaffolding pole. Darned builders. It's a great machine, and very comfortable for lengthy sweeps of large fields or similar. You'll soon get in tune with it. I'm hooked!

This is the second metal detector that I have ever had. And it is very good. On my first try I went to the beach and spent several hours on the beach. Found iron nails from old wooden ships, some wrecks of old wooden ships are on the coastline. Some aluminium, some copper, brass, bronze all at depths of about 10 inches. In wet sand it still works and found, well more of the same at around 6 inches. On my second day I went to the dunes. Found over 20 bullets from WW2 and at a depth of 8 inches the smallest fragment of a bullet, about 4 mm by 2 mm in size at a depth of 8 inches. The pinpoint button is so accurate. However I did find that in a change to the underlying makeup of sand, when it changes from one state to another, the Ace 250 gives falls readings, but this was the only times that it gave falls readings. It indicates that something is under the sand, but nothing is, it is only the change in the lower sand levels. I did not have ear phones, but the loudness and clarity of the beeps from the device was good enough even as the waves were hitting the beach. This is most definitely a good device to get.

I have a couple of detectors my main one being a minelab explorer II, i had been hearing about these little 250's for some time. My friend decided to buy one via my amazon account from discount-metal-detectors-uk, it arrived within 3 days and my friend had it set up within 30 minutes. Its a very easy to use detector, great for people new to the hobby who may get scared off by the learning process of the higher end machines. the 250 finds stuff no problem and its pinpoint isnt bad either. Ive just bought a second one for another friend who was impressed buy it, i will be buying a third for an xmas gift and a fourth for myself to use as a second detector. This machine is awesome value for the price it costs!! get one now :o)

My * uses it, works well, widely recognised as a good model it seems. So far no issues, does what we expected. Would buy again.

Great product

Bought the Ace 250 after reading the reviews on Amazon. Detector arrived in good time and very well packed. Simple to put together . Came with 2 free books and headphones. Instructions easy to follow with the instructional DVD. Only been out 3 times so far and find the Ace 250 easy to use . As the instructions say you need to practice to learn what the different sounds mean .I was surprised how sensitive it is detecting very small objects. On my first try I was confused by a very strong signal over a large area so I started digging only to unearth a 2 foot diameter cat iron cattle feeding trough , too heavy to move !! No gold yet, best so far is 26p but I live in hope. Buy this one with confidence. You can spend a lot more on other models but for a hobby this one is great.

It was exactly what I wanted and very pleased with my purchase.

Pinpoint button fades in and out whilst scanning over same object, but clears once released and pressed a second time. Also high pitched tone from control unit, possible lose coil inductor winding or other component as continues even with speaker disabled with jack plug inserted. overall works well but did expect better on quality / stability

Fonctionnement parfait, belle sensibilité, facile à porter. Nous n’avons pas encore trouvé le trésor du coin mais de belles heures de découvertes et de ballades avec les enfants, il est même possible de le manier pour eux! C’est un loisir pour nous mais bel appareil.

Jag köpte denna produkt. Men sedan ångrade jag mig. Så ville returnera denna produkt tillbaka till säljaren. Men jag förlorade ca 350kr på detta köp. Betalade ca 3000kr och när jag skickade tillbaka denna så fick jag bara 2600kr tillbaka. Men det står ingenstans i annonsen att man kommer förlora pengar att returnera produkten till säljaren om man vill skicka tillbaka den. Det är jätte dåligt kan jag tycka. Man ska ha fullrätt att kunna skicka tillbaka produkten oavsett orsak utan att behöva förlora flera hundralappar. Mycket dåligt stil.!! Mvh

A good choice for those entering the hobby. Although the ACE 250 has been around for a good while it has remained a dependable and predictable detector to start out with.

Works every time. We did also buy a pin pointer which helps for locating items. However we not far from disappointed! This is a great metal detector and great for younger adults or older children as it’s not too heavy.

Bon produit