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Experts prefer Garrett Ace 400 over Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300
On 9 Apr 2024 (18 days ago) we went through 70 Metal Detector expert endorsements .
Currently, Garrett Ace 400 received 3 endorsements from Tech Metals Research (8 Mar 2022), Task and Purpose (31 May 2022) and money.com (19 Dec 2022). Meanwhile, Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 did not receive any endorsements this month.
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Endorsement summary:
- On 8 Mar 2022
Tech Metals Research ranked Garrett Ace 400 as #5 Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 6 Garrett Ace 400 Best for Beginners... ... ... Source: www.techmetalsresearch.com - On 31 May 2022
Task and Purpose ranked Garrett Ace 400 as #1 Rank Metal Detector Comment #1 out of 5 Garrett Ace 400 Best Overall... ... ... Source: taskandpurpose.com - On 19 Dec 2022
money.com ranked Garrett Ace 400 as #2 Rank Metal Detector Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 5 Garrett Ace 400 Best for Low Prices... ... ... Source: money.com
Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 
Garrett Ace 400 Customers like Garrett Ace 400 somewhat more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Garrett Ace 400
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Garrett Ace 400, the pricier option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling metal detector receives a consumer score of 8.5 (great). Both Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 and Garrett Ace 400 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 |
In comparison:
Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 ranks #21 out of 47. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.7 Great
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| Garrett Ace 400 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
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| Median best-selling Metal Detector |
In comparison:
Bounty Hunter Quick Draw Pro ranks #24 out of 47. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.5 Great
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Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 is more popular than Garrett Ace 400
It's fairly safe to say that Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 is a more popular metal detector than Garrett Ace 400, based on its 900+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 and Garrett Ace 400 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Garrett ACE Apex | $427 |
In comparison:
8.6 Great
| 2 expert recommendations | |
 | Minelab Vanquish 440 | $299 |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
| 2 expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Fisher Gold Bug Pro | $345 |
In comparison:
8.5 Great
| 2 expert recommendations | |
 | Garrett Ace 300 | $270 |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | More Popular |
| Rank | Change | Price | Metal Detector | Metal Detecting in the USA  | Tech Metals Research | Your Best Digs  | Task and Purpose | The Strategist  | BestReviews  | ZD Net  | Bob Vila  | Popular Mechanics  | money.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $79 |  Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| 2 | - | $270 |  Garrett Ace 300 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 3 | - | $383 |  Garrett Ace 400 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 4 | - | Check price |  Garrett Ace 250 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [17]
- with a score: 2
- without a score: 15
| Highest score by finbin.net | 90 |
| Average score based on 17 reviews | 86 |
| Lowest score by huntingformetal.com | 83 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
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| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
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- Manual ground balance
- Zero in with microprocessor-controlled discrimination
- Deep-seeking, one-touch pinpoint
- 5 Modes of operation
- 4-Tone and 11-Segment target identification
- Precise metal detector ideal for accurately detecting specific targets at depth
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- Extra Accessories: Garrett 8.5" x 11" Search Coil Cover, ClearSound Headphones, Garrett ACE Environmental Cover Up, Garrett Carry Bag
- Also Includes: Garrett 8.5" x 11" PROformance DD Waterproof Search Coil, Adjustable Arm Strap, Garrett ACE 400 Instruction Manual, Garrett Search Coil Hardware Kit, 4 "AA" Batteries Included, FREE Garrett Catalog, FREE Garrett Searcher Magazine, Exclusive 2 Year Warranty
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Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 is a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling metal detectors and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Bounty Hunter Lone Star Pro or Nokta Mini Hoard .
Bounty Hunter Discovery 3300 is $140.90 cheaper than the average metal detector ($269.90).
Garrett Ace 400 is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling metal detectors and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Fisher Gold Bug Pro or Minelab Vanquish 440 .
Garrett Ace 400 is $113.50 more expensive than the average metal detector ($269.90).
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