Bounty Hunter VLF Metal Detector

by Bounty Hunter

Product Features

• User-friendly metal detector offers great performance and value for all ages
• Power and sensitivity control help you find specific metals at specific depths
• Trash eliminator control ignores metals you don?t want
• Requires 2 9-volt alkaline batteries (sold separately)
• 1-year limited warranty

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 9 x 6 inches ; 3.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001654J0
• Item model number: VLF-PL
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,828 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #20 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Mowers & Outdoor Power > Outdoor Power Tools > Metal Detectors

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

You don’t need to spend a fortune to find one. The Bounty Hunter VLF is lightweight and adjustable in size, so treasure hunters of all ages can have fun with it. Find coins, relics, precious metals like gold and silver, and more on any beach, park, or yard. A 7-inch closed waterproof coil even functions in wet grass. 2-tone audio feedback lets you discover valuable treasure up to 2 feet underground and discard unwanted trash. Automatic tuning and ground balance keep the coil at just the right angle for optimal detecting. Power and sensitivity control help you find specific metals at specific depths. A trash-eliminator control lets you pass over most undesirable items. Includes a comprehensive online tutorial, downloadable manual, and 1-year limited warranty. Requires 2 9-volt batteries (sold separately).

Product Description

The VLF Metal Detector will help you get started finding your treasure, without spending a fortune to get it. Lightweight and adjustable in size, young and old alike will delight in hours of productive detecting. Iron relics, coins and household items as well as precious metals like silver and gold won¿t escape Bounty Hunter¿s VLF Metal Detector. Requires 2 9-volt Alkaline batteries (not included)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For $50 you can't go wrong, December 12, 2007

By 

Mike - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bounty Hunter VLF Metal Detector (Lawn & Patio)

This is my first metal detector. I don't know that I'll make a hobby out of it. I mostly wanted to locate pipes in the back yard.

Having said that, it seems to be a decent unit. Of course, I haven't tried a super duper detector, so I don't know what I'm missing.

But, for example, I've found a dime down at 4 inches, at the transition between the driveway and grass. No need for ground balance and such. It's automatic.

I'm learning the tones and, while I can't tell you what I'm going to find given a certain tone, it does disc out iron, killing off a lot of trash. I'm now at the point that when it says something is there with disc set, it's now more interesting to dig.

One thing that doesn't seem very accurate is the pin pointing. Or maybe I don't know what I'm doing. But I can get a definite signal at a definite spot, do the same orthogonally, lower the sens to define the spot better, dig the spot, only to find the signal has "moved" a few inches away. I eventually find what's there, but it's not always where it says it is. Makes for bigger holes. (Desert "soil" in Phoenix, AZ.)

I went to a park for fun. If you want to coin shoot, it does fine, especially considering coins from a party the night before will be on the surface. You don't need a $500 unit for that.

For a first time unit, I can't complain, especially considering the price. I read that Fisher is selling its F2 with two coils for $200 for December which sounds like a smoking deal. If you think you're going to make a hobby out of m.d., maybe it would be better to spend the money toward that. Otherwise, for an occasional unit, this is fine.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great, February 12, 2008

By 

Taketime (Chesterfield, VA USA) - See all my reviews

I used this today to locate three property markers. They were six inches in the ground and this detector found them quickly. I was impressed. I am now looking forward to using it for pleasure while on vacation.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Found Something More Precious Than Gold, May 27, 2010

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C. Farber - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bounty Hunter VLF Metal Detector (Lawn & Patio)

I always had an interest in buying a metal detector but like so many other things, the idea got back burnered. Then a couple of weeks ago I was gardening in my backyard when I looked down at my hands and to my dismay discovered that my wedding ring was missing. Now I had been digging for the better part of an hour and had no idea at what point in time it had fallen off. My frantic efforts to find it were to no avail. I sat slumped for a moment and then it hit me - now more than ever is a great time to buy that metal detector you always wanted. I immediately went on-line, read a few reviews, and decided on the Bounty Hunter VLF. It arrived a week later and I couldn't wait to try it out. Assembly was very easy and it was no time before I was outside. It literally wasn't a minute before the machine beeped. I dropped to my knees, dug, and found my ring! Need I say more. The machine is the best!!!