Real world depth on detectors?

[upnorth]

With all factors being equal and over non mineralized soil, say deep black farm loam, what REAL depths should a guy expect from the ACE 250, Garrett 1350, and the Garrett 2500. All would be detecting a silver quarter or an old large cent in moist early season soil.

 

[garthbfan]

Here in Pa. I have found a coin as deep as 7 inches with my Ace 250. Not sure about the other 2. Hope this helps.

 

[topknocker]

i own a ace 250 that i have had for several years. i rarely use it but, i refuse to sell it. i took it out to a tot lot and put on the sniper coil. it's the first time i used it in a year or more. i forgot just how deep that it can detect. i found many tiny clothing rivets. some had to be 7 to 8 inches deep. (that's in wood chips now) some of the rivets were so small i like to never have found them once i got them up. air tests on the ace 250 is really nothing to brag about but, actual detecting coins in the ground can be pretty impressive. like i said, even though i rarely use it i will not sell it because it is just to good of a detector for the money.

 

[mozzie]

Hi all, Im sorry this is not directly related to this topic, but I need to find out if an underwater metal detector can identify Titanium?

 

[Oakman404]

I have a GTP 1350 and I have only hunted with it 3 times and the deepest target I hit was 8 inches and it was bigger than a coin so I didn't dig it. (Ground was frozen too)!

Oakman
GTP 1350

 

[Uncle Willy]

Yeah some detectors will detectdeeper on an air test than in the ground while other detectors will do just the opposite. I've pulled quarters at ten inches in bark chips with the 250 and stock coil. Today I dug one that's been at the bottom of the bark chips forever at about nine inches. Snce the 250 will detect deeper than it can pinpoint you get a very faint pinpoint signal on the deep ones.

Bill

 

[marcomo]

Of all the detectors you mentioned, the 2500 in all metal mode would definitely be the deepest.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Forgot to say that the 1350 has a slight edge on the 250 for depth mostly because of a slightly larger coil. There is no universal depth for detectors ( any detector no matter who makes it ) as there are too many variables, ground condition, damp or dry, temperature, size of coil used, expertise of operator. The 2500 and Master Hunter are the deepest of the Garrett detectors with the 2500 having the edge. Both will hook up to the Treasurehound giving you 2-4 feet in depth. A few years back I recovered three Barber coins in one hole underneath a big tree root with the 2500 at a measured 14 inches. In all metal there ain't much out there that will beat a 2500 ( properly ground balanced ) in depth other than a PI detector.

Bill

 

[John-Edmonton]

Depends on program used, coil size, shape and concentric or DD. In the soil you are talking about, the GTI 2500 with the 12 1/2 imaging coil will beat the rest in that type of non-mineralized soil either in true all metal or motion discriminate program.

 

[bearkat4160]

Well in very hot ground my GTI 2500 will barely hit a Nickle at 11 inches in all metal with stock coil, but the problem is I think I woud miss it in the field due to ground noise sounds the same as the nickle. (ground that is above 9 on GTI 2500 grd bal scale) My Infinium hits it with a clear signal with room left over and also hits it very clear with the smaller 8" mono coil. In milder ground (8 on scale and below) the GTI 2500 will hit it clearer.

Alan