I cant decide

[battlecat]

I am trying to decide between the X-terra 705 or the Safari.
Mostly land hunting 90% of the time with some dry/wet sand hunting a few times a year in Fresh and Salt water.
I will most likely get an underwater detector within the next two years and use this as my main land detector.
Any advice??

 

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[battlecat]

The search feature is great :P I just used it and think I talked myself into the safari

 

[penzfan]

Another $900 could get you into a new CTX...

 

[battlecat]

I know :/ but convincing the wife.....

 

[cudamark]

The Safari would be my choice between the two you list.

 

[clv]

go with the Safari, a much better machine for the beach and wet sand

 

[Adrian SS]

I have a safari and I find it to be noisy over low to mild mineralisation on dry land but it is fine over salt beaches sand and in the water.
I used a 705 for a short time but did not like the salt beach performance. It was fine over dry land and mild iron mineralisation.

Fisher Gold Bug Pro is a nice detector for gold and handles wet salt beach sand pretty well. I found myself using a gold bug Pro with 11 inch DD coil instead of my Infinium for beach work up until the Bug was stolen from my car. I replaced it with a safari for beach work only.

 

[Mach1Pilot]

Between the two you are comparing, if your plans include the beach I'd chose the Safari. The multi-frequency technology definitely has an advantage in the salty beaches. However if you were limited to the land it would be a toss up in my opinion. Both have a ton of capability... the 705 can be tuned for the site but can get pricey when you start buying coils... the Safari has a bunch of coils available for it because they are compatible with the Explorer/Etrac series. This means you can find used coils cheap for it pretty quickly...

 

[relicmeister]

I've had a 705 for 2 years and marvel at
It's ability and just bought a Safari with which I quickly found a 1901 IH in 2" of snow on a patch of land I thought I had exhausted of coins. I rarely get to do beaches

 

[battlecat]

Looks like you make it to near my area too. Nepa Ive got a couple spots in this area Relicmeister

 

[marjam]

I have no experience with the extra but have th etrac. I love the fbs technology. It loves silver. If silver is what you are after the safari would be a good choice. Again, no experience with the 705 but I have heard they are great machines as well.

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[timelord]

Here's my success with my safari in hunted out parks this year, I use a 15" WOT coil now but hope this helps in making up your mind.

 

[relicmeister]

Looks like you make it to near my area too. Nepa Ive got a couple spots in this area Relicmeister

Maybe we can get together at some point. I'll drop you a pm