Quick Draw II, any good??

[dehaan24]

Just bought a Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II. Is this a good detector?? What will it be good for??

 

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[rumme]

well most people will say alot of it depends upon the user and their skills. I guess its all about each person being happy with the model they got and the price they paid for it. I have the Time Ranger by bounty hunter and it seems to be quite accurate from my inital tests and it also is loaded with features.

 

[lucky1777]

I personally think bounty hunters are a pretty good, low priced detector. The key is to learn your machine. This goes for any machine. Practice and research will give you some great results. Good luck and looking forward to seeing your finds.

 

[AxeMan]

I have a Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202 which is the same as the QD II, only difference that I have read is the Pioneer was made for Wal-mart. I can't sit here and right a review on either one, but I can tell you not a bad detector, for the money. I got mine use off of e-bay for under $100.00. I also have read they are good for finding coins. I haven't had mine out that much since I got it because of the crazy weather in Chicago, so can't say I found much other then coins and pull tabs, however what little I have had it out it has been a work horse. Hoping to get out this weekend a little, going up to the campgrounds again, but bought a new trailer last weekend and have a lot of other things to do before the Boss Lady will turn me out to play

 

[dehaan24]

Thank You for the replies.

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

I have a Quick Draw II I personally Dont think it can find silver. I have searched unsearched areas, I have done done silver coin gardens. I found an 1865 two cent piece with it and lots of tokens, wheats, and a few good nickles along with some silver jewelry. No silver coins, I am going to do more tests but i dont think it can find the silver coins well.

Keep @ it and HH!!

 

[ivan salis]

can be unstable at times (beeps all the time) around wet sand at the beach due to minerals in saltwater (to fix it you can cut down the sen knob and turn up the disc knob)-- this may help--there are also "hot" land areas with lots of minerals or areas by high power lines (same fix) note when you do it you will lose some depth and thats the trade off--so as much power (sen) and the least disc you have to use to settle it down the better---but in most inland areas it will work fine----as with all detectors it takes time and practice to get to know your machine and what its telling you----esp. in the beginning you will dig some junk unless your willing to lose out on old relics (iron) and gold (foil & pulltabs) by noching them out ---leaving only coins--do not put it the saltwater because the even though the coilis waterproof the machine can't seem to handle "that much" minerails is too much for it to handle. all in all the QD II for the $200 buck price range machines is a fairly good machine once you get to know it. good luck --P.S. read the book that came with it a couple times at least ----it WILL HELP you to understand how to best use your machine like which settings are best for what type of hunting plus the differant noises mean (what its saying to you about whats below)--hope this helps-Ivan

 

[dehaan24]

can be unstable at times (beeps all the time) around wet sand at the beach due to minerals in saltwater (to fix it you can cut down the sen knob and turn up the disc knob)-- this may help--there are also "hot" land areas with lots of minerals or areas by high power lines (same fix) note when you do it you will lose some depth and thats the trade off--so as much power (sen) and the least disc you have to use to settle it down the better---but in most inland areas it will work fine----as with all detectors it takes time and practice to get to know your machine and what its telling you----esp. in the beginning you will dig some junk unless your willing to lose out on old relics (iron) and gold (foil & pulltabs) by noching them out ---leaving only coins--do not put it the saltwater because the even though the coilis waterproof the machine can't seem to handle "that much" minerails is too much for it to handle. all in all the QD II for the $200 buck price range machines is a fairly good machine once you get to know it. good luck --P.S. read the book that came with it a couple times at least ----it WILL HELP you to understand how to best use your machine like which settings are best for what type of hunting plus the differant noises mean (what its saying to you about whats below)--hope this helps-Ivan

Wow thanks for this info. I don't have any salt water but will be searching along old rail tracks and where old train stations used to be in the 1880's. Thanks again.

 

[RaptorSE]

Although I dont use one anymore, I used this machine for a couple years back when
I started to get the detecting bug again, and got back into it.

I know alot more now about the newer high end detectors and capabilities, but I gotta
say, I found ALOT of coins and had many great finds using this. Its biggest limitation would probably be depth, but any coins up to 5" it will find in a snap. Target seperation is probably another limitation it has, but as any seasoned vet will tell you, you can learn what the machine is telling you with use. Tone ID, and probable target ID works well and the discrimination abilities are quite nice for the price of this detector.

For best depth on this, use ALL metal mode, AND the discrimination dial. Less descrimination = more depth. Sensitivity as high as will allow without erratic response.

I found many mercury dimes, silver rosies, buckets full of wheat pennies, a handful of indians, buffalo nickels, all denom. of clad of course. Paid for the detector in one day, after finding a Roy Rogers sterling ring in mint condition. Sold it for 130.00 Also found an 1827 5 Franc and an 1880 Canadian dime. (my favorites , Im in PA)

I thoroughly enjoyed it the whole time I used it, so dont let anyone tell you its junk. You will have a blast, just take your time to learn it. Its a simple machine, so you can spend your time finding things and not worrying If you havent yet, give it a try in ALL Metal mode, and turn the discrim knob up to 12 oclock and start there. You can go further to eliminate the mid tones (zinc penny), or you can go back some to allow the nickels and gold range in... all your own preference. Straight all metal with no discrim will be deepest, but you will hear all the garbage too. I had terrible depth and results using Auto Notch, I dont recommend it for any depth at all. You can also notch out Iron alone, that helps in some situations Use headphones for battery life, dont use rechargeables unless they are a high mAH rating. (energizer rechargeables wont cut it for 9 volts)...lastly, wrap the coil wire tightly and as high from the coil as you can for the first wrap. Alot of falsing problems people have are that dang wire being seen by the coil when it moves a little.

Sorry I rambled, I just knew a little about this one, so I wanted to share. Its been a while. Just ordered a new DFX the other day though, will be here soooon Ive waited a long time to get this machine. Finally snuck it in the budget !

Enjoy your BH, it will treat you fine !

 

[ko57]

I ordered one yesterday from Amazon, also the 4" coil. I had one last year, wanted to find a property marker that was buried. I didn't find it but then I might not have been in the right spot either. I tried the garden test briefly, it ID'd well but I did not spend enough time practicing with the machine.

Well, I got the "fever" to do this again-get out the house and outdoors-fresh air, and while I read about the simplicity of the Tracker IV and all the great reviews I still liked the features of the Quick Draw II-the depth indicator and ID-ing. I had wound up selling the previous one on EBay for about $18 less than what I paid for it, but this one -will- be a keeper, and I can't wait to get it.

I have some older coins-very old pennies from 1920 on up, Indian head nickels, mercury dimes, silver quarters, a silver 50 cent piece, older nickles, my gold ring, and some plated inexpensive earings, and other jewelry that I can use in my test garden, besides modern clad and the usual nail, a can, junk metal, brass hinge or ??, aluminum can, tabs, metal bottle/jar covers, and anything else so I can PRACTICE and learn. Not all at once, but I'll place a marker (there is some good advice on these forums about all this) and take notes as to what happens.

When I had my first QDII I had scanned in my backyard and behind it (our property). There are some bits of clamshell in the dirt, and not quite knowing what I was doing, I got discouraged. I'd get good signals (coins), dig, and find nothing, or find a rock or piece of clamshell, did find a few pulltabs, maybe one bottle cap. We do have a powerline that runs on the opposite side of the lane that runs along our property, don't know if this would throw off the signals, it is about 16-18 feet off the edge of the property, but I was not close to the edge of our yard, (so that could put me 25-80 feet across & away from the line) & I may not have had my dials set right.
Once I get away from the practice garden and actully go MDing, I'll keep and take notes of what I find-how deep, signal, pinpoint, etc.

Needless to say I am looking forward to getting it and taking the time to learn with it. I have some rechargeable 9 volts that I kept, I'll get headphones with volume control-nothing too bulky so I can wear a hat in summer. One thing, battery life was very good with the QDII. Hope you are enjoying yours, take the time to learn with it. How is your pinpointing? Here is a link at the Bounty Forum website, I don't know if you'd have to register to read it:
http://www.detecting.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8115&highlight=depth+detector

ko

 

[ivan salis]

nope you'll hate matter of fact ---if you tell me your address -- I'll just sent you $15 bucks for postage right now for the shipping so you can mail it to me---being the kind soul that I am--- I will let you give it to me before it drives you mad with dirt fever---if you don'y take me upon my offer remember ==you were warned dirt fever can be habit forming---Ivan

 

[weasel606]

wife found a 1924 merc about 4 inches down and some silver rosies she says hers is pretty accurate

 

[seas1to2]

wal-mart has them for 130.00 right now,they call them Pioneer 202 ...........regular price was 198.00

 

[Scots Gaelic]

Max depth - 8"
It doesn't like Gold or silver
loves pennies!
absolutely loves odd iron objects! (I swear I am losing my hearing do to that!)
Oh, I love foreign coins to!

Check out my signature (stats), please remember this is 1-2 hours of hunting per day, since 01/01/2007.

I still believe I am missing the good stuff!

It's true that you really have to know your machine, specially this one! I recommend practicing in your own yard. This helps figuring out the extremely small changes in tone between items!