Safari, F75 or a Tesoro?

[njnydigger]

Hi everybody! I have been hunting for about (2) years now. Previously owned an MXT 300 by White's and LOVED it!!! I am in the market for a new detector and need your feedback. I am primarily a coin/jewelry/relic hunter. However, I do like to hit the beaches a few times a year also. So, need a good "all round" machine. I am NOT a tech-head who enjoys fiddling with my machine for a long time. But, I do like to manually ground balance my detector and have control over the discrim, threshold (if any), etc. So, I DO like to fine tune my machines, but, within reason. Don't want something that's gonna take me years to learn.

I would gladly buy another MXT again, but, the constant praise on the depth of the Minelab's has finally gotten to me

I've settled my choices on the following: Safari, SE Pro, Fisher F75 or one of the "All-Purpose" Tesoro models.

Depth on all of these models is not the question. They are all deep seeking units. However, can anyone tell me which of the choices above has the fastest recovery time? My MXT was F-A-S-T!!! I have heard that the Safari's recovery is only good - not great. Is this the case?

Which unit would you guys go for. By the way, is the depth on the SE Pro THAT much deeper than the Safari?? If not, why the bigger price tag??

Finally, if anyone has any feedback on the Fisher F75, that would be super. I am aware that I am on a Minelab forum, so, I fully expect a fair and balanced report...lol.

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[wyohunter99]

Hello, I can say I really enjoy hunting with the Safari. I have been detecting on and off for the last 8 years and have owned many other quality machines. Bottom line the Safari is the best machine I have owned. I would buy a Teknetics T2 before the F75... I have found stuff that my other detectors left behind....

 

[bigolhorns]

If you live in Oregon I recommend the F75. Anywhere else the Safari hands down.I have had an F75 and most of the Tesoro's. The Key word here is "HAD". I tried for a year to figure out the F75. Found out it was Hype from people that didn't know any better. I use what works. I use a Safari. It is way deeper than any Fisher or Tesoro. Yeah I've owned the CZ's too. Safari's biggest advantage:Finding coins on their edge. Oh, I live in and search in Oregon and I don't want anymore Safari's in Oregon

 

[psyvad]

I own both detectors -- the Safari and F75. They are very different and I frequently trade off. Here's my take on them.

F75
- FAST: If you want to get a lot of coverage quickly and feel confident you're not missing targets
- Light weight/great balance: A lot lighter/easier on the arm than the Safari
- If you hunt playgrounds tot lots with metal play structures, you can get closer with this at a high sensitivity than the Safari
- Great battery life - about 40 hours on 4AA
- Backlight is always on - nice when it's dark
- Seems to be more easily affected by EMI - can be noisy at times
- Target ID range of 0 to 99

Safari
- Simple to use menu system. Easy to create and save custom patterns
- Finds the 'good stuff' among the trash
- Runs smooth/quiet in high EMI areas where the F75 is not stable
- Handles highly mineralized wet black sand in the SoCal beaches
- Definitely heavier than the F75
- Battery life approx. 12 hours on 8AA
- It's annoying when pennies ID the same as quarter range. ID range only goes to 40

If I could only keep one, it would probably be the F75 because I mostly hunt newer parks and schools (just because they're close to home). If I was mainly after deep silver coins or beach hunting in wet salt sand, I would choose the Safari.

Hope this helps.
Bart

 

[larryk56]

Hello! ..... I also owned several machines including the Safari.

I felt that the Safari is one of the best machines that I have ever used.
The only thing is ..... it takes a little bit to get used to the tones.

Simplicity gets the A++ rating and any changes to the machine can be
made without having to navigate an endless menu system like one of the
other top selling brands. Safari is easy to use.

It has excellent depth as well!

I am not a dealer for Safari either! One of my other observations is that you will
often see many F75's for sale. One has to ask why are they always going up
for sale?? When you see many of the same brand detectors being sold on
various sites ......chances are then you will not get the top dollar if you
decide to sell it. You may be competing with other F75 sellers.

You don't see many Safari;s for sale and that will help the machine hold its value.
Just my own opinion.

If you are looking for a Safari .... I know a dealer that has one left in stock and
is reducing his inventory. I don't think anyone could beat his price.
If you are interested, drop me a PM and I will let you know where you
get one.

Whatever you decide ......Happy Hunting!
Larry

 

[Crazy-Texican]

I dont own any Fisher detectors but i do own a safari , a quattro and a few Tesoro detectors , The Safari goes pretty deep and does a great job on highly mineralized ground but still has iffy recovery speed ( just like the Quattro ) and will drive you crazy on trashy areas but once it detects something it can go as deep as 8 or 9" on a quarter or similar size ( in Texas soil) , The tesoro detectors will go Deep and are very sensitive , recover very fast and discrimination is great , The Safari will null when when over a trash target and the tesoro will give you a broken tone depending on the size of the object , The safari has FBS , The tesor might have frequency shift/switch depending on model , The safari is heavy with 8 AA batteries , the Tesoro is very lightweight with only one 9V , The Safari is a bit of a pain to pinpoint , the tesoro is much easier , The safari price tag is Much more than Any tesoro ......... I personally love both My safari and Quattro and my tesoro detectors , there is always places where one will better than the other and having both handy is always fun