I also have an Bounty Hunter but mine is an RB-7 from about 1981. Still in it's original box with original instruction manual. I love my old reliable. I've found diamond wedding rings with it, gold and plenty of silver coins. It's all about knowing your machine and becoming very familiar with each switch button and knob. Use headphones they help. Save you old scrap metal (Cpr, alum) because it can be valuable and pay for the 16 AA batteries.
I found one just like that in trash dump about ffteen years ago--and someone told me that it was a detector that you had to swing back and forth pretty fast for it to find coins,etc.---of course, it wasn't working when I found it---but I have owned many detectors over the years and I have been detecting here lately with a Bounty Hunter Pioneer 2o2----pretty good detector down to about five inches on coins--but not nearly the best detector I've owned
wow I remember buying one of those when I went camping with my brother and parents in Colorado and that must have been around 1979/1980, only mine was blue (maybe different model) but looks excactly the same...Had lots of nice finds with that vintage machine, in the States but also Europe and in the Caribbean...Too bad someone borrowed it to find a lost ring and never saw it back hahaha....
the thing is back then companies made their products with pride and high quality materials. now adays they make them so cheaply and they rarely last a long time
Silverpup78....I have the exact same machine,been in my shed for years. It used to belong to my wifes father and I believe he got it at a garage sale. After watching your video, I got it out, put batteries in and same thing, away it went. Found heaps of metal rubbish in my back yard. Also found a couple of coins. Nice vintage machine to hang on to. Thanks for posting.
I actully remember that detector. It was out of my price range when I was first getting into metal detcting and I think it cost aroung $500 to $600 brand new. I bought a Bounty Hunter BigBud Jr for $379. Was the best machine I ever bought for the time. That is when they made the BH not so cheap as compared to today's you buy at WalMart. Good luck and I hope you find something good.
@wasabi167 Yeah, the Bounty hunters at wally world are trash-----but did you know that Bounty Hunter and Fisher are together now and Bounty hunter engineers are at work on the new Fishers---I just hope that don't turn Fisher into junk!
Man clean up your yard. !!!!!
seeradog 4 days ago
SIXTEEN batteries? oh my god.
nrdesign1991 2 months ago
I also have an Bounty Hunter but mine is an RB-7 from about 1981. Still in it's original box with original instruction manual. I love my old reliable. I've found diamond wedding rings with it, gold and plenty of silver coins. It's all about knowing your machine and becoming very familiar with each switch button and knob. Use headphones they help. Save you old scrap metal (Cpr, alum) because it can be valuable and pay for the 16 AA batteries.
PS: Go into the woods and explore.
joewihit 3 months ago
I found one just like that in trash dump about ffteen years ago--and someone told me that it was a detector that you had to swing back and forth pretty fast for it to find coins,etc.---of course, it wasn't working when I found it---but I have owned many detectors over the years and I have been detecting here lately with a Bounty Hunter Pioneer 2o2----pretty good detector down to about five inches on coins--but not nearly the best detector I've owned
micmoable 4 months ago
I had a Bounty Hunter TR 1000 D back in the mid seventies. Every time you laid it down,then picked it up,you had to reset the dials.
redradiodog 10 months ago
wow I remember buying one of those when I went camping with my brother and parents in Colorado and that must have been around 1979/1980, only mine was blue (maybe different model) but looks excactly the same...Had lots of nice finds with that vintage machine, in the States but also Europe and in the Caribbean...Too bad someone borrowed it to find a lost ring and never saw it back hahaha....
oomdagobert2 10 months ago
16 AA's!!! That's alot.
zekehooper 11 months ago
the thing is back then companies made their products with pride and high quality materials. now adays they make them so cheaply and they rarely last a long time
chickenpoper 1 year ago
@chickenpoper they may be "made" cheap, but they sure don't cost cheap!!!
zekehooper 11 months ago
@zekehooper yeah, we need to go back to how companies and people weren't so greedy
chickenpoper 11 months ago
the batteries may be already corroded in the battery compartment----that's what lots of folks do---ruin a detector letting bats corrode
micmoable 1 year ago
Silverpup78....I have the exact same machine,been in my shed for years. It used to belong to my wifes father and I believe he got it at a garage sale. After watching your video, I got it out, put batteries in and same thing, away it went. Found heaps of metal rubbish in my back yard. Also found a couple of coins. Nice vintage machine to hang on to. Thanks for posting.
petrjosaal 1 year ago
Wow nice! If you get a chance toss a vid up.
Silverpup78 1 year ago
great vid
i think you will need some rechargable batteriries
relampago21 2 years ago
16 AA's? Geez, buying batteries for that is going to get expensive! lol
ethen24 2 years ago
Really Nice vintage machine!!! Get out and briong us with you threw videos!! HH and GL to you!
ryannlag 2 years ago
wow $500 really? The only issue i have with this detector is that it is alittle heavy.
Silverpup78 2 years ago
Wow,
I actully remember that detector. It was out of my price range when I was first getting into metal detcting and I think it cost aroung $500 to $600 brand new. I bought a Bounty Hunter BigBud Jr for $379. Was the best machine I ever bought for the time. That is when they made the BH not so cheap as compared to today's you buy at WalMart. Good luck and I hope you find something good.
Rob
wasabi167 2 years ago
@wasabi167 Yeah, the Bounty hunters at wally world are trash-----but did you know that Bounty Hunter and Fisher are together now and Bounty hunter engineers are at work on the new Fishers---I just hope that don't turn Fisher into junk!
micmoable 1 year ago
Thant thing is a BEAST! Hope it works. I like to see those vintage behemoths.
Twistidd 2 years ago