Robo,digginrebel ,
After getting an SE in a trade I , sold my EX2 . I had been using the EX2 for about 2 years . I could not get quite as comfortable with the SE as I had been with my EX2 . Seems like all my iffie and one-way signals always turned out to be iron . I have since learned to trust my SE more and instead of wasting time digging the more questionable targets . I spend more of my precious , limited time looking for more definite targets and better hunting locations and am having a better ratio of success . To me the SE seems to go a little deeper. The pinpoint ( without using the pinpoint button ) seems a bit better than the EX2 (as digginrebel also stated) .
I also found a group of settings in Andy's new Explorer - E-Trac Hand book on pages116-118 by Mike Moutray that are really working for me ( thanks Mike ) . I also found out my preference in coils and stick to them . Most of the time I use the Sun Ray X-8
and If I have a large really clean area I'll go for the Pro coil . I still am getting fooled by iron but not as much .
A lot of guys who had the Explorer 2 go back . A couple of guys I hunt with did well with all 3 or 2 models of the Explorers and are now into E-tracs with no desire at all to go back to the Explorers .
I am now comfortable with my SE ,everything on it still works like new and I really don't see a reason to go back to the EX2 . If I
got a replacement for my SE it would be an E-trac but it would have to be one heck of a deal for me to go thru another learning curve .
H H ,
George