The bobby pin at depth was lost at around 2 or even less.
Garrett at gold depth test.
The 12 inch coil will get you another 2 3 inches in depth and operates and pinpoints just like the standard coil.
It also has the best look and feel when it comes to ergonomics.
The 250 is sensitive to small objects and gold and you will find it performs like detectors costing three times as much.
O ver 30 hours of hands on testing with seven top products priced under 250 we found the garrett ace 250 to be the best metal detector in every category we tested.
At test depth the bottle cap was detectable until i reached a level of 4 5 when it finally faded away.
The sniper coil is hot in trashy areas and gets great depth for a small coil and is sensitive to small objects.