I can't believe you bought this! This is the exact one I bought years ago and it stuck with me. Wasn't the best model and was pretty low quality, but it surprised me a lot of times in just what I found. Sadly, it isn't waterproof but honestly absolute respect 😌 Here's some stuff I know about this; It overheats pretty easy, especially in Florida, that may be why the "dial up internet" sound was happening. Could also be due to the coil getting wet. It also isn't sturdy, but it's pretty flexy. It's helped me find a lot of deep stuff, and honestly was more balanced than my current one im running. After about 4-6 years, it tends to start not registering as much (but it's cheap so that's to be expected).
I have an old Bounty Hunter I purchased at a pawn shop for $60.00 in 2015. I have found a lot. Gold, silver, relics and, of course garbage. It goes to 6 inches comfortably and hits 8 inches on good days. My UA-cam channel was T-N-T Digger. After watching your channel and several others I am getting the itch to hit the dirt again. Thank you for the videos.
This is the machine I started with almost 25 years ago. I could write chapters on its use and strengths. I probably have over the years on the forums. The first mistake I made back then was to think that it was an "everything" detector. That is what most people do. They then want to upgrade to something with a readout and depth capabilities. The real strength lies in the discriminating circuitry. It has probably the best out there in the price range. Especially in an analog machine. You can set it in Tone mode and adjust the disc knob to make a pull tab crackle but have a nickel sound solid. All of this takes place in 6 inches or less. That is where it shines. Ball fields, tot lots, yards where you just want to clean up the top layer. The 4" coil will absolutely snipe away where a higher end machine with a bigger coil will fail. Depth of the target can be done by slowly raising the coil as you swing. I usually am able to "probe" out a target within 2 inches diameter. I own 3 of these with 3 different coil sizes. The simple fun factor at a soccer field can't be matched! Great video btw! Play around with it and get a 4" coil. You will have fun.
The Bounty Hunter is a wonderful little analog machine for beginners and kids! You would be surprised of its capability. It has been known to embarrass some more pricier hobbyists. Lol! However it is not water proof but for 70 bucks?! Also learning to listen to the different analog high and lower tones as opposed to staring at digital screen with numbers constantly is old school. Old school rocks! Awesome little machine!
I used my old Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202 for years and getting back into digging I found a new one with carrying bag, pinpointer and small spade for $100.00. I have been digging every day this month. Several gold ring, silver rings and many coins. And the tones are very relaxing.
Like a lot of other commenters, this was my first metal detector. I've since upgraded. The Tracker IV is not a deep machine at all but it does still find things. I used a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby to pick this machine up for $49 plus tax many years ago. I still have it and use it for sorting zinc pennies from copper ones.
This is great! Just today, I tested the cheapest metal detector I could find on Amazon. It was on sale for Black Friday at $31 plus another $18 to get it to Mexico. I did film it and will have the video up in a few days. It was definitely fun to test, and I learned more about my X-Terra Pro in the process. This was a delight to watch, and you're very entertaining.
This was my first detector and I still love it. I always point beginners to this machine. It simply WORKS. No fancy settings or features, it just beeps when it sees metal. I truly love this machine. It forced me to dig every hole and I learned so much in a short period of time with this machine. I still have one to let my niece use or if a friend comes detecting with me.
Bounty Quick Silver was what got me stoked on metal detecting. I remember my first coin was a nickel 2008 😂 I was hooked❤Bounty Hunter. Damn, I didn’t even have a pinpointer for like the first year 🤦🏻♂️ 😂
Idk I think The dirt and little rocks and everything in the hole can change your results. That's why sometimes a target sounds really good once you get the hole opened
I had one. It's pretty rudimentary and crude. The meter was only useful to confirm it actually beeped. Yeah you can find things, but you better dig every beep. Better than nothing, but not by much.
In my opinion, it is just as good as a $5000 detector. I dont fall for the Price, and bells and whistles crap. The expensive ones will find stuff at 8 inches, and so will the tracker4. Want to go deeper, put a larger coil on it. Want to look at a screen, go watch TV. Personally, I prefer a 1 knob BFO. I guess I just getting too old!!!!!
My pulse machine was $1,000 and it has no needle. Just two knobs. And I dig those weak signals happily. I’m buying that machine for my grandson. Thank you.
Son has one..fine for dig everything searches..descriminator does work for iron but I am not sure how that effects low conductive gold...great for coins and bullets up to six inches.
The discrimination knob doesnt do anything if you running the machine in all metal mode. Tone mode is nice but doesnt go deep. All metal is frustrating on most properties. And like i said the discrimination knob only works when using DISC mode or Tone mode Edit: i made this comment halfway through the video 😂
I have a bounty hunter. It was my first detector. I used to buy rechargeable batteries for it when they came out. Not as sensitive on small trash so often you dig more good targets than trash.
I've thought about that before... sensitivity can be beneficial but do we really want to hear every tiny piece of foil... Those cheap machines are probably great for rings. 💍👍
I found 2 wheeties today 1949 and one i cant get a date on, but looks like it might be 190x, if it is a naught penny its the oldest one i ever found, my current oldest was 1913
Good tests. Yeah, under normal circumstances I think we investigate cherps in certain situations. In my detecting experience, sometimes I’ve investigated one sided signals to see if something is at a fringe depth.
This is the same detector I have, it’s nothing fancy, but I’ve never had any issues, except for wet holes in sand… avoid those, it just gives a ton of false signals Love the vids ❤
I know I hear what you're saying on that I love this detector it works good overall land except for on the beach where the water has just freshly hit it. That's probably the only reason I would like to swap this one out and purchase something that works along wet sand. Let me know if you recommend anything
Awesome video as usual! On a side note, what happened to Juice (can you dig it)? It seems his channel has been taken down. Do you know anything about it?!
For a true test set set sensitivity all the way up and discrimination all the way dowñ and total in center position,i have found gold at 10" in sand with my tracker IV
My first detector is a bit over $80 I’ve found lots of things with it. Even rings. As long as I’m out there finding something and enjoying myself, that’s all that matters. ✌🏼❤️🌻🐝🍁
Any medal detector with a battery in it will find stuff where we are.. Nothing is over 4 inches in the ground. No body was here 100 years ago. And then not too many people who had literally "nothing to lose".
That metal detector it is a ring hog it loves rings I bought one lost myself from Amazon besides finding coins iPhone rings Silver Eagle in 3 weeks of paid for itself yeah that was a while though still got it never regretted it anything you want to know about this funny of UA-cam videos I'm assuming that's the track before it's also good on beaches as long as you don't go near the water with that has the saltwater beeps constantly weather in the Seattle work you see a lot of Old Timers with that one because it's very durable and it will last you a long time as long as you take care of it
If that was your dector and didn't have any other experience...I would like to think I'd have dug them all and my first was a meter type dector 😊 80 plus buck's
HAY THEY AUSTIN POWER'S WE WENT 8 INCHE'S DEEP WITH YOU LOL 😂 🤪 !? AWESOME ADVENTURE'S BETTER LUCK NEXT 🆒 HUNT'S 👍 !? HOPEFULLY ALL IS WELL GOD SPEED KEEP FROSTY WATCH YOUR 6 TAKE CARE ✝️🌞Ⓜ️ !?
I can't believe you bought this! This is the exact one I bought years ago and it stuck with me. Wasn't the best model and was pretty low quality, but it surprised me a lot of times in just what I found. Sadly, it isn't waterproof but honestly absolute respect 😌
Here's some stuff I know about this;
It overheats pretty easy, especially in Florida, that may be why the "dial up internet" sound was happening. Could also be due to the coil getting wet. It also isn't sturdy, but it's pretty flexy. It's helped me find a lot of deep stuff, and honestly was more balanced than my current one im running. After about 4-6 years, it tends to start not registering as much (but it's cheap so that's to be expected).
Good information! 👍
I have an old Bounty Hunter I purchased at a pawn shop for $60.00 in 2015. I have found a lot. Gold, silver, relics and, of course garbage. It goes to 6 inches comfortably and hits 8 inches on good days. My UA-cam channel was T-N-T Digger. After watching your channel and several others I am getting the itch to hit the dirt again. Thank you for the videos.
This is the machine I started with almost 25 years ago. I could write chapters on its use and strengths. I probably have over the years on the forums. The first mistake I made back then was to think that it was an "everything" detector. That is what most people do. They then want to upgrade to something with a readout and depth capabilities.
The real strength lies in the discriminating circuitry. It has probably the best out there in the price range. Especially in an analog machine.
You can set it in Tone mode and adjust the disc knob to make a pull tab crackle but have a nickel sound solid.
All of this takes place in 6 inches or less. That is where it shines. Ball fields, tot lots, yards where you just want to clean up the top layer. The 4" coil will absolutely snipe away where a higher end machine with a bigger coil will fail.
Depth of the target can be done by slowly raising the coil as you swing. I usually am able to "probe" out a target within 2 inches diameter.
I own 3 of these with 3 different coil sizes. The simple fun factor at a soccer field can't be matched!
Great video btw! Play around with it and get a 4" coil. You will have fun.
After hitting a park a few times with my nox, I use my Bounty Hunter for cleanup. I'm never disappointed.
The Bounty Hunter is a wonderful little analog machine for beginners and kids! You would be surprised of its capability. It has been known to embarrass some more pricier hobbyists. Lol! However it is not water proof but for 70 bucks?! Also learning to listen to the different analog high and lower tones as opposed to staring at digital screen with numbers constantly is old school.
Old school rocks!
Awesome little machine!
I used my old Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202 for years and getting back into digging I found a new one with carrying bag, pinpointer and small spade for $100.00. I have been digging every day this month. Several gold ring, silver rings and many coins. And the tones are very relaxing.
My second detector was a B.H. 202 , it found a lot of silver + cool things. It's worked well.
Like a lot of other commenters, this was my first metal detector. I've since upgraded. The Tracker IV is not a deep machine at all but it does still find things. I used a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby to pick this machine up for $49 plus tax many years ago. I still have it and use it for sorting zinc pennies from copper ones.
This is great! Just today, I tested the cheapest metal detector I could find on Amazon. It was on sale for Black Friday at $31 plus another $18 to get it to Mexico. I did film it and will have the video up in a few days. It was definitely fun to test, and I learned more about my X-Terra Pro in the process. This was a delight to watch, and you're very entertaining.
This was my first detector and I still love it. I always point beginners to this machine. It simply WORKS. No fancy settings or features, it just beeps when it sees metal. I truly love this machine. It forced me to dig every hole and I learned so much in a short period of time with this machine. I still have one to let my niece use or if a friend comes detecting with me.
First swing was a watch…couldn’t blieve it…love my bounty hunter..
Bounty Quick Silver was what got me stoked on metal detecting. I remember my first coin was a nickel 2008 😂
I was hooked❤Bounty Hunter. Damn, I didn’t even have a pinpointer for like the first year 🤦🏻♂️ 😂
That was my first detector. I bought it in may of 2023, it worked good enough for a month and convinced me to get a better one.
Seems like a good starter, probably better than those questionable cheap ones with target ID.
Recovery speed seems pretty good! 🤠
What detector did you end up using
What detector did you upgrade to?
This detector is over 20 years old. Still functional, if not the best.
Great trunk machine perfect for those unexpected stops on the road
Fun little machine. No need to bury coins, just lift the coil. As new as machines get, I still love the two screen method with my etrac.
Idk I think The dirt and little rocks and everything in the hole can change your results. That's why sometimes a target sounds really good once you get the hole opened
Good detector. I’ve had a few BH. . Like any detector give it some time. Great park hunting detector The Bounty Hunter landstar Was crap though
Needle or screen it will work! T4 is still in my arsenal and will stay❤
This was fun and informative…Thanks!
I had one. It's pretty rudimentary and crude. The meter was only useful to confirm it actually beeped. Yeah you can find things, but you better dig every beep. Better than nothing, but not by much.
In my opinion, it is just as good as a $5000 detector. I dont fall for the Price, and bells and whistles crap. The expensive ones will find stuff at 8 inches, and so will the tracker4. Want to go deeper, put a larger coil on it. Want to look at a screen, go watch TV. Personally, I prefer a 1 knob BFO. I guess I just getting too old!!!!!
My pulse machine was $1,000 and it has no needle. Just two knobs. And I dig those weak signals happily. I’m buying that machine for my grandson. Thank you.
Son has one..fine for dig everything searches..descriminator does work for iron but I am not sure how that effects low conductive gold...great for coins and bullets up to six inches.
Great place to start! 👍
The discrimination knob doesnt do anything if you running the machine in all metal mode. Tone mode is nice but doesnt go deep. All metal is frustrating on most properties. And like i said the discrimination knob only works when using DISC mode or Tone mode
Edit: i made this comment halfway through the video 😂
I have a bounty hunter. It was my first detector. I used to buy rechargeable batteries for it when they came out. Not as sensitive on small trash so often you dig more good targets than trash.
I've thought about that before... sensitivity can be beneficial but do we really want to hear every tiny piece of foil...
Those cheap machines are probably great for rings. 💍👍
My first metal detector was a Bounty hunter, I loved it, found jewelry can't complain
I found 2 wheeties today 1949 and one i cant get a date on, but looks like it might be 190x, if it is a naught penny its the oldest one i ever found, my current oldest was 1913
This is the one that got me into metal detecting!
It seems to be a great little entry machine. (:
Good tests. Yeah, under normal circumstances I think we investigate cherps in certain situations. In my detecting experience, sometimes I’ve investigated one sided signals to see if something is at a fringe depth.
But great video. It prompted me to do a little research….it runs at 6.6 khz. As usual, always enjoy your videos.
Be safe God be with you during this hurricane
This is the same detector I have, it’s nothing fancy, but I’ve never had any issues, except for wet holes in sand… avoid those, it just gives a ton of false signals
Love the vids ❤
I know I hear what you're saying on that I love this detector it works good overall land except for on the beach where the water has just freshly hit it. That's probably the only reason I would like to swap this one out and purchase something that works along wet sand. Let me know if you recommend anything
I need to let you borrow my Vista Warrior, it's deep
I've heard something about picking the coil up and down a few times to balance the machine i could be wrong
Austin hope your prepped for the storm and it brings you bounty to hunt..... haha see that... bounty to hunt....😂😅😊
What is the frequency that this runs at?
Very low I think 6.8 kHz.
Hi Austin, interesting test & hunt. I was able to get out today for 90 min & found a nice junker ring & $14 in coins.
Good stuff!
$14 in coinage is a dream for an hour and a half! 👍
Helps when in Australia you have$1 & $2 coins that are quite small.
I bought one years ago, it works well, not that bad....
Awesome video as usual! On a side note, what happened to Juice (can you dig it)? It seems his channel has been taken down. Do you know anything about it?!
The oldest coin I ever found was with an old bounty hunter similar to that one. It was an 1864 Indian head penny.
It might not hit that quarter real well at 8" but look how quiet it is. Once you got used to it you would definitely dig that beep.
I bet there are people out there finding great stuff with these, about location and learning your machine for sure. 👍
For a true test set set sensitivity all the way up and discrimination all the way dowñ and total in center position,i have found gold at 10" in sand with my tracker IV
My first detector is a bit over $80 I’ve found lots of things with it. Even rings.
As long as I’m out there finding something and enjoying myself, that’s all that matters.
✌🏼❤️🌻🐝🍁
That's what it's all about getting out there no matter what you have. 🙏
Head phone the key to this detector it's a good beep and dig detector 3 tones is cool low mid and Hi-Tone
Any medal detector with a battery in it will find stuff where we are.. Nothing is over 4 inches in the ground. No body was here 100 years ago. And then not too many people who had literally "nothing to lose".
Hi Austin, just wondering how you and Destiny are gettingvon with hurrican Helene. Hope your both safe & well. Regards from South Australia.
Hey thanks for looking out. :)
i also prefer AA or 9v cuz its instant 100% charge and also 95% of a disposable bat is recyclable ., hard to charge it in the middle of the woods lmao
Y’all are fixing to get some bad weather.
I bought a Tracker IV for my son in 2001....he's still using it, so, it will last ok I think.
That metal detector it is a ring hog it loves rings I bought one lost myself from Amazon besides finding coins iPhone rings Silver Eagle in 3 weeks of paid for itself yeah that was a while though still got it never regretted it anything you want to know about this funny of UA-cam videos I'm assuming that's the track before it's also good on beaches as long as you don't go near the water with that has the saltwater beeps constantly weather in the Seattle work you see a lot of Old Timers with that one because it's very durable and it will last you a long time as long as you take care of it
Hey dude, hope you made it through the storm okay
I thought you ran this video a couple days ago.
Pretty nice performance for a cheap detector
Live streamed the hunt. 👍
Treasure Outdoors: What model number is that Bounty Hunter?
Sounds like a Geiger counter.
good video
19 hours and 2.4k views? Bro is climbing 😎
Like old dial up lol
Hello everybody
Hey! (:
If that was your dector and didn't have any other experience...I would like to think I'd have dug them all and my first was a meter type dector 😊 80 plus buck's
1 o clock 1 o clock tone only way to run a tracker 4
Those machines love coins
Tones volume is low …..maybe Headphones? ….with this one ☝️
HAY THEY AUSTIN POWER'S WE WENT 8 INCHE'S DEEP WITH YOU LOL 😂 🤪 !? AWESOME ADVENTURE'S BETTER LUCK NEXT 🆒 HUNT'S 👍 !? HOPEFULLY ALL IS WELL GOD SPEED KEEP FROSTY WATCH YOUR 6 TAKE CARE ✝️🌞Ⓜ️ !?
Bro, it's a 8-in coil. Let's be fair. That is exactly how it's supposed to perform
not as strong signal as the other ones, i don't remember any of your other one just costing $70....
Take care of this storm coming… beaches will be tossed around
I'd say this would be a good machine if you wanted something cheap to let your kid use or something
You wasted your money on this one imho but if you had fun then all good.
I have the same metal detector it kicks ass I found everything with it