I personally use the built-in pinpointer in conjunction with the Garrett Pro-Pointer (review coming soon) which is a handheld pinpointer. ![]() Some reviewers have panned this feature while others have praised it. The Garrett Ace 250 has a built-in pinpoint feature. I typically run my Ace 250 with the sensitivity set at around 75% and still find coins buried 8 or 9 inches deep. If you’re hunting in an area and are experiencing multiple false positives then your best bet is to turn down the sensitivity of the Ace 250 until you stop hearing false tones. The ground balance on the Ace 250 is factory preset and there is no way to override this. In fact, operating the Garrett Ace 250 with its sensitivity turned all of the way up could be detrimental to its performance as the likelihood that you’ll detect false positives (and then dig for no reason) increases substantially. One would therefore think that it’s best to keep sensitivity set to 100% as this is how the Ace 250 ships from the manufacturer and that the device will perform at its best with sensitivity turned all the way up. When you power up your Ace 250 for the first time you’ll notice that sensitivity is set to 100%. The sensitivity button on the Ace 250 tends to confuse people who are new to metal detecting. The LCD screen pictured above depicts a quarter as being buried 6 inches into the ground but it could actually be buried 7 inches (or more) as again, the coin depth indicator uses 2 inch increments. Keep in mind however that the coin depth indicator uses 2 inch increments. The battery indicator and coin depth indicator are fairly explanatory. The Battery Indicator And Coin Depth Indicator Remember that discrimination patterns are not saved when the device is powered off except for when the custom mode is used. For example, if you are using coin mode and are finding pull tab after pull tab as opposed to nickels, then you could move the cursor over the nickel segment and press ELIM to add discrimination for this particular segment which will result in the Ace 250 rejecting nickels, pull tabs, and unfortunately, gold. The discrimination button positions the cursor over any one of the twelve notches and the elimination button toggles discrimination on or off for that particular notch. The discrimination (DISCRIM) and elimination (ELIM) buttons work in conjunction with each other. This is extremely useful to me as I prefer finding coins and tend to hunt in public parks that are loaded with all sorts of cans, bottle caps, pull tabs, etc… The one drawback, and it could be a big one, is that coin mode will reject pull tabs which can have the same conductivity as gold. I personally use coin mode the most as it excels at rejecting garbage. Relics mode will reject iron trash, and coin mode will reject most trash while retaining the ability to detect coins including the nickel. Custom mode allows the operator to save their discrimination settings even after the device is powered off. The jewelry mode will reject iron and foil but will detect all other metals. The all metal mode operates just as the name implies, there is no discrimination, all metals will be detected. The Garrett Ace 250 comes with five preset factory discrimination patterns (modes) that can be accessed by pressing the mode button. The padded grip makes the unit comfortable to hold for extended periods of time. ![]() The arm cuff and shaft adjust easily, and the buttons on the control box can be operated single-handed. The Garrett Ace 250 is a lightweight metal detector with a large, easy-to-read LCD screen. Interchangeable ACE Series Search Coils.12 Segment Adjustable Notch Discrimination.Five Search Modes (Builtin Discrimination Patterns). ![]() One thing that most reviewers were quick to point out is that with the Ace 250 you are getting a lot of “bang for your buck.” For the sake of brevity, let me say here and now that I absolutely agree! With a list price of around $225 on Amazon, the Garrett Ace 250 comes packed with features that you would expect to find on a much more expensive metal detector. I too read many product reviews for the Garrett Ace 250 before I purchased mine. I can therefore only assume that this isn’t the first review of the Garrett Ace 250 that you’ve read as it’s been on the market for a few years now. If you’re anything like me, you probably spend a great deal of time thoroughly researching a product before spending your hard earned money on it.
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