Garrett Ace 250 vs. Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202 (Quickdraw 2)

Spent about an hour today taking turns finding targets on both my Ace 250 and my Pioneer 202. At this point they seem like pretty evenly matched machines with a small advantage to the 250, for the no-motion pinpoint feature. I am, however, much more used to the Pioneer 202.. So as i learn the 250 better, i suspect its advantage will become much larger..

As a point of reference, I ran the Ace 250 in jewelry mode at about 5 bars sensitivity. The Pioneer 202 I ran at 75% sensitivity, with disc at about 25 - 30%.

Here is how they performed.

Target #1

Target found with Bounty Hunter Pioneer 202

Machine	Identified As	Depth
Pioneer 202	Quarter	4"
Ace 250	Quarter/50 cent	4"/6"
Actual	Matchbox Ford Kennel Truck 1969	5"

Winner - Garrett Ace 250

Target #2

Target Found with Garrett Ace 250

Machine	Identified As	Depth
Pioneer 202	No Signal	N/A
Ace 250	Intermittant - Foil/Pulltab	6"
Actual	Tiny speaker magnet fragment and iron screw	6"

Winner - Draw

Target #3

Target Found with Pioneer 202

Machine	Identified As	Depth
Pioneer 202	Intermittant - Penny	6"
Ace 250	Iron/Foil/5 cent	6"
Actual	Rusty Screw	6"

Winner - Ace 250

Target #4

Target Found with Ace 250

Machine	Identified As	Depth
Pioneer 202	Intermittant - Nickel/Iron	4"/6"
Ace 250	Iron/Foil/10 cent	4/6"
Actual	Aluminum Foil	4"

Winner - Draw

Conclusion

I think my findings are inconclusive at this point. I think that the Ace is performing slightly better for me, but further testing is required to make a more decisive statement one way or the other. I believe that the slight advantage shown by the Ace 250, will become more pronounced the more I learn the machine.