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thinking about getting the safari looking for feedback

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ez4sure

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hello im thinking about switching from the t2se to a safari or another multi freq unit i live in northern california and the t2se does not get very good depth about 7 inches max on coins we have some of the worst soil anywhere here. looking for some input from from you all im hearing that the safari will get as good as the etrac on depth and how does it do on saltwater beaches and is it well balanced and how long does a set of batterys last, thanks hh
 
Hello ez4sure, I own a Quattro which is about the same as a Safari. With my Quattro I was able to recover coins 9 inches deep and from what I have read on this Quattro/Safari forum people have recovered coins deeper. I don't own a E-trac, but I own an Explorer SE Pro and I have not dug a coin any deeper than with my Quattro. Some people complain about the balance, but I don't mind it. I am able to swing it for more 3 hour with no problems. I get about 30 hours of hunt time with a set of batteries. I never used it on a salt water, but that is because I live in Western Pennsylvania. From what I have read people have use it on salt water beaches with great success. It is one of the better beach machines. If you are hunting in high mineralized ground you most definity want to go with a FBS or BBS machine.


John.
 
What John said, good depth on land (swing slower) it has a slower processor than the E-trac from what I read. The Safari kicks but on salt water beaches,
I hit very deep coins at the beach that were badly corroded. Im looking for another one. hh
Dale
 
I have the safari and love it found coins 10 inches plus it is a very good machine not 1 problem in over a year.Cheack out some of my finds on here under the safari sections
 
I own a Quattro works great on the beach I have found really small coins at ten to twelve inches deep. Do find ring pulls a problem but i think its just a case of learning the right sound as some of the numbers do overlap and can vary from one target to another.
 
Just got a new Safari back in May 2012, directly from Minelab. Well it is a nice machine. Simple to use and for me, balanced well with little fatigue after hours of use.
However, I should qualify that I am in excellent shape and lift heavy weights. So the Safari does not seem heavy to me. I also have a Bounty Hunter Platinum, and this is an extremely light machine.

Getting back to the Safari, it has an excellent pinpoint mode. I also like the ability to go with just a press of the button between "Coin and Jewelry" and "Relic " modes on the fly.
Conductive audio response with "Coin and Jewelry " program. And, ferrous audio response with "Relic" program.

I also like the "Graphic Identification Bar" on the Safari. It is horizontally laid out and is easy to set discrimination and see target ID response.
It is like my Whites Eagle Spectrum in that sense....which I have used for twenty years.

Wish it was lighter. Also wish it had a back-light. Does not come with rechargeable batteries.....but comes with coil cover.
For $1000, it should have come with rechargable battery pack.

I would recommend the Minelab Safari.

Robert
 
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