I am involved with both coin hunting and gold nugget hunting. Although I am new to the fields of hunting, I feel that there are many brands on the market that are better suited for both fields. The Bounty Hunter (Quick Draw II) I have is quite cumbersome and awkward to handle and to use. The detector is economical to buy, but there are other brands better I think for the same or for little money more. I have used the Gold Bug II, that a friend has and it is a very good machine both easy to use and easy to handle. The price of this detector a quite a bit higher but the rewards are greater with it.

I have researched some into buying the Garret Ace 250 and also into the Garret 2500. The 250 is a lower end, less expensive unit. I think for the money it is a very good machine, and it has some very good features that make it easy to use. The garret 2500 is quite a bit more expensive, but it has a lot more feature to go along with it.

The thing I would like to have is a unit that will be waterproof on the search coil for shallow water work (probably no more than 12" to 18".) This would be great for streambed hunting along with shallow beaches.

The second thing would be the unit is rugged enough for transporting on four wheelers. A person tries to be careful with the units, but accidents happen. Along with the units being dust proof. I will continue to check out detectors till I find the one that I feel is the best for me.

I will never use no other for coin shooting. The Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II is so accurate that when you have it set correctly you will stop wasting time on junk and maximize your time and effort.

If you don't want to dig zinc Penny's, don't. If it tells you that it is a zinc, it is a zinc. One tip, If you get a signal bouncing from Nickle to pull tab dig it, it may be a gold item. Get a good set of headphones and you will find more. You will be able to distinguish between tones better and there is something different about the tones.

I know that there are only three but it seems with headphones when you pass over a coin or something of value the tone sounds more intense. I don't know if that is true but try it and you will see. If you turn it on and press the Notch button, turn the sensitivity all the way up and the Disc/Notch knob to the 2:30 position you will have awesome success. I you are getting some trash items turn the Notch knob to the 3:00 position. First Texas builds the most user friendly detectors.

In no time you will be finding treasure and anyway what other hobby can you thing of that gives you a return on your investment right away. The cost of the detector will be returned to eventually, mine was paid for in two weeks after my first 18k gold ring with a small diamond (750.00) and with the extra I bought one that I could hunt in the water with.

Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II is awesome for coin shooting. Press the Notch button and turn the disc knob to the 2:30 and the sens to full.

The Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II was my first metal detector. My wife told me to pick one out online and she would buy it for my birthday. So I talked to several people about where to buy, and what brand to buy. Most people said to go to Kellyco.com. I did and I was so confused with so many brands. I read every thing I could about each brand and model. I than decided that a Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II would be what I needed since I had little or no experience. I ordered it and received it within a weeks time. I took it out the first weekend I had it. My brother had an older one so we went together. We went to a boat ramp at a local lake.

Within a few minutes it started to beep and on the screen it said it was a nickel. I took the knife that came with unit and dug up a 1972 quarter. I was so excited I must have looked like I found a million dollars. About ten minutes I found a 2001 dime. That day I found $1.46 in change, a small gold charm that was shaped like a fish that said Jesus on it, and several pull tabs. Every time I found a pull tab it said "pull tab" on the screen. Since than I have found several coins, four Gold rings, one silver plated bracelet, and lots of other iron stuff, some of it is old iron tools.

My brother was so impressed with the Bounty Hunter that he bought one Just like it, also from Kellyco.com. We both go together and compete to see who finds the most "treasure". I have the ear phones and a carrying case that came with it also.

The Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II is really easy to use and is light enough that I don't get worn out. I wanted to start finding coins, relics and possibly gold such as rings, watches,bracelets and stuff like that. I purchased my Bounty Hunter about 7 1/2 years ago and have been fairly satisfied with it. I have found quite a few coins and a lot of old beer and soda pull tabs on forty acres that I own and also some old rifle cartridges. I have not found any gold yet, but I'm still looking.

I like the three tone feature that tells me what kind of target I pass over and also how it relates the depth of the item so when I start digging for it I have an idea how far I have to go. It also has a auto discrimination button which saves time and when I know there are a lot of s-tabs in the area that I am searching in that really comes in handy. My Bounty Hunter also lets me know whats in the ground as far as the coins, whether it's a zinc penny , dime, nickel, quarter, half dollar or dollar. If your just starting out in metal detecting don't want to spend a arm and a leg, the Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II is a good unit to start to learn the basics and still get result.

About the Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II: Starting out, the weight is minimal, somewhere around 3lb, very light if your swing it for few hours or all day.

My wife and I both like it for that same reason. Now the Quick Draw goes together real easy from putting the 2 9 volt alkaline batteries in and how the coil shaft go together. There are 8 inch coils and 4 inch Gold Bug coil, 4in.coil great high trashier areas and when in the mountains looking for gold nuggets in the streams. 8in coils are good for relic and also deep cache hunting large open areas.

Looking at the face plate is what my wife likes most. It has the nine dictate target Id and the three different tone solutions. They are high, medium and low. A person hears a tone and then looks at the target read out to see what could be there. Then looks at the depth read out to see how much digging will have to be done for the target. This is all given in inches very easy to follow.

The next is the discriminating modes that the Quick Draw II has. Those modes are Disc/All-Metal, Notch, and Auto-Notch now these are all located along with Power on high sensitive nob and low to high Discrimination nob. What it boils down to is the Bounty Hunter" Quick Draw II" is and does every thing the manual says. It is real easy to use and handle.

Last year I found some 600 pennies 200 quarters 300 dimes 200 nickels. I also found a lot toy cars, rings some 9.25, and others just as neat.

All in all, the Quick Draw II is good metal detector easy to use, easy to read the digital face plate.

The Bounty Hunter, QuickDraw II was my first ever metal detector. I had done a lot of research on features, cost, reliability and listened to what seasoned metal detecting enthusiasts had to say about this metal detector before I purchased it. In My Opinion, this detector is the greatest bang for the buck, when it comes to a metal detector that you can just turn on and start detecting, but has features that make detecting a fun as well as rewarding experience.

My experience in using the QuickDraw II (QDII) has been nothing but pleasurable. It's simple enough to learn rather quickly, but has the features that make this hobby fun and rewarding. The QDII will accept 3 different sizes of coils, (comes standard with an 8" coil).
The manual is pretty straightforward and gives the user enough information to use the detector effectively.
I've found lots of clad (modern day coinage), and a number of rings, tokens, toys etc. with the QDII.

The Target ID is quite accurate and the Depth Gauge is usually "right on the money". As you will learn about metal detecting, no detector will be 100% accurate, there are too many variables. Target ID is based on "probable" target characteristics and Depth indication is based on the target being a coin sized object, so as these variables change, so will the indications. The Discrimination Feature works very well and is easy to set to accomodate various conditions.
The QDII has some very nice features.
It has a Sensitivity Control, Discrimination Control, Discrimination Mode, Notch Mode and an AutoNotch mode.

The LCD Display has a Target Identification indicator, accurate Depth indicator and Low Battery indicator.

I love this metal detector because it is easy to use, very consistent and reliable and will find lots and lots of targets. As the title to this review indicates, the QDII is a real workhorse, it's a detector that I grab on the way out the door, head for a likely area and start detecting. It will detect coin sized object to around 8", maybe more with the larger 10" coil (not included but available for around $60). In real trashy areas with lots of pulltabs etc, I put on the 4" coil (also not included but available for around $40). This detector is a lot of fun to use, even after several years of owning it. It's not temperamental or at all "buggy", it's a rock solid workhorse of a detector and I love it.

What I hate about this metal detector (it's not much, believe me), is that it's not water resistant, so needs to be well protected if used in wet weather.
I would strongly recomend this detector for someone trying to break into the hobby of Metal detecting.

I enjoyed using this Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II metal detector and did use it on the Oregon Trail in parts of Nebraska. I found square nails, old animal traps, metal straps and other odd hardware. All of this was stuff that had fallen off of the wagons which were on their way to Oregon in the mid 1840s. I was even able to locate the site of a settlers home which had been attacked and burned to the ground. From a historical perspective, I can say that nothing beats a good metal detector. A good detector is easy to use, and provides a lot of fun for the whole family. In terms of finding anything really valuable, I can only say that I have on occasion found silver coins in beach and playground areas. A silver dime is worth a lot more than ten cents these days, and is well worth keeping. However, for me the real joy is finding something that is very old and bears testimony to what life must have been like in 19th century America. In one area in northwestern Missouri, some acquaintances of mine found round lead balls which had been used in "cap and ball" revolvers during the 19th century. Amazingly, they also found small arrowheads which had been used with bows and arrows. Finding these lead bullets, many of them deformed because they had been fired, and in association with the arrowheads is difficult to explain. However, it is our belief that this must have been the site of an encounter and battle between early settlers in the area, and Native Americans who were protecting their territory. What a story these relics could tell us if they could only speak!

I am fairly new to metal detecting and drawn by the prospect of finding coins and relics I wanted to start with a cost effective model and after finding treasure eventually upgrade. I researched a few models and talked to a few seasoned vets and most said this was a great model to start with. The price range was great and the learning curve was very easy to adjust to. After a few quick trips out to heavily visited river edges and beaches, I felt like I was a seasoned pro with my Quick Draw II. I learned the distinguishing beeps and sounds and could easily adjust the discrimination levels of detection depending on "trash" areas, old work sites, homesteads, iron ore beds and more. I liked that the sounds were much different and easy to decipher what I may be hovering over.

It seemed so easy and fun. Soon my Dad joined me with a much pricier model for some quality time. While his $1300 model may have the digital display and fine tuning mechanisms to hone in and really detect what type of metal we are coming across, we always utilize my $200 Quick Draw II to pinpoint the location and bring in our find field much closer to the target. It’s quite amazing. On our trips our typical finds with this detector are coins and trash items, such as cans, bottle tops, tabs, and the like. But we have found quite a few coins, and recently found (2) 1854 dimes, and an 1853 quarter in an area that had been scoured by many detectors before. I enjoy this detector and its learning qualities for the hobby that we bought my brother the same model to learn with. Metal Detecting is a great family hobby that is rewarding!

While recovering from a serious neck surgery over 6 years ago, I had lots of time on my hands to watch tv. I saw an ad for metal detectors late one night and thought that would be lots of fun. I started researching detectors the next day. I had a budget that was not very big and found the Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II to be the best for my money at the time.

I received my detector before I could actually go and start hunting, I decided to start small around the house as the DVD had suggested. I made a "garden" of items of different materials and depths and started to figure out how to use my Quick Draw II.

The controls were just a little confusing at first but after detecting in my garden it all became clear. I started to hunt at places like school yards and the local park. I live in a Civil War "Hot Spot" in Northern Virginia; my first find was a cast iron skillet, thats right a skillet and it was almost 18 inches down. My first thought was "WOW" then after getting it out of the ground almost 20 minutes later I was just a little disappointed. I have a friend that works for the National Archives in Washington D.C. and he took one look and got so excited and asked me where I had found it? I told him and he commenced to explain to me that it was from the early 1800's and was almost positive that it was from a Confederate soldier. I have found the only draw back to the Quick Draw II was the lack of a "Pinpoint" mode. I have had to dig more than most of my fellow hunters.

In closing I would give the Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II a 3 out of 5 rating only because the lack of pinpointing. The meter and ID feature work great and are very accurate.