old55
Junior Member
Hello everyone,
I was on youtube a couple of weeks ago and ran across some videos on metal detecting. I thought hmmmmm, that looks kind of interesting. After doing a little research I discovered that you could get started in this hobby without a huge investment.
So I began looking at entry level detectors, reading reviews, checking out forums such as this one and narrowed my search down to the Garrett Ace 250 and the Fisher F2. Both of these units had features that appealed to me and a few that didn't. In the end I decided to go with the Fisher. The thing that concerned me most about the Fisher was that it uses 9 volt batteries instead of AA's and some comments made about the tabs that hold the batteries in being flimsy possibly prone to break. Sure hope this doesn't turn out to be an issue.
Anyway, I got it ordered today and it should be in by the end of the week. Questions and advice seeking will probably follow shortly after. Glad I ran across this site, there is a lot of good information on here.
Darrell
I was on youtube a couple of weeks ago and ran across some videos on metal detecting. I thought hmmmmm, that looks kind of interesting. After doing a little research I discovered that you could get started in this hobby without a huge investment.
So I began looking at entry level detectors, reading reviews, checking out forums such as this one and narrowed my search down to the Garrett Ace 250 and the Fisher F2. Both of these units had features that appealed to me and a few that didn't. In the end I decided to go with the Fisher. The thing that concerned me most about the Fisher was that it uses 9 volt batteries instead of AA's and some comments made about the tabs that hold the batteries in being flimsy possibly prone to break. Sure hope this doesn't turn out to be an issue.
Anyway, I got it ordered today and it should be in by the end of the week. Questions and advice seeking will probably follow shortly after. Glad I ran across this site, there is a lot of good information on here.
Darrell