looking for tips on use of a new detector

[Gierbitz]

I'm sure a lot of you have upgraded in the past. I have been using a fisher f2 for a year and a half. I just ordered a minelab explorer Se pro. I'm curious if anyone on here has made a similar move to a minelab. I've been doing a lot of research and understand that they are a completely different machine than what I'm used to. If anyone has any tips for me that would help the transition I would appreciate it. I'm excited and can't wait till it gets here early next week.

 

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[dirtwizard]

I started out with the f2 and just recently got a minelab safari. Probably the toughest thing to transition into for me so far has been the target numbers displayed. For example, a modern quarter will ring up in the high 70s low 80s on the F2 where on the minelab it shows me a number in the 30s to 40s. That won't be an issue after I spend some more time with it though. The sounds the minelab makes takes some getting used to as well. I've had the safari for just under a week now, been out 3 times with it. Definitely not fully comfortable with it yet, and have dug lots of targets I probably would have ignored if detected with the F2 because I am still learning what the minelab is trying to tell me. Great machine though, I have been detecting every chance I get with it. Good luck with your minelab!

 

[Gierbitz]

I started out with the f2 and just recently got a minelab safari. Probably the toughest thing to transition into for me so far has been the target numbers displayed. For example, a modern quarter will ring up in the high 70s low 80s on the F2 where on the minelab it shows me a number in the 30s to 40s. That won't be an issue after I spend some more time with it though. The sounds the minelab makes takes some getting used to as well. I've had the safari for just under a week now, been out 3 times with it. Definitely not fully comfortable with it yet, and have dug lots of targets I probably would have ignored if detected with the F2 because I am still learning what the minelab is trying to tell me. Great machine though, I have been detecting every chance I get with it. Good luck with your minelab!

Thanks, im sure it will be a rewarding to learn the machine. Good luck with yours

 

[dholland02]

I went from a POS ace 250 to a minelab safari also. Took me a few hunts to learn the tones. Now I feel I'm onto it pretty good, best choice I ever made in detecting. You wont regret going with a minelab.

 

[dirtwizard]

took the safari out for a quick hunt today before I had to leave for work. I'm definitely getting a better feel for it pretty quickly. I dug very little trash today, but some of the trash I did dig up was deep! I got a good signal from a small piece of tin can that was well over a foot down. Pulled 7 coins today though, 6 copper pennies and a dime. I already notice I am hitting more dimes than I did with the F2.

I bought another digging tool in anticipation of the minelab finding things deeper than the F2. Went with the 18" T-handle sampson from Lesche. It cuts a nice medium size plug with only 3 stabs in the dirt and makes digging down deeper a breeze. You can really lean on it to break up the ground, it's a tough shovel. It's a bit bulky and I don't plan on carrying it along with me, but it will be nice to have nearby if I need to recover something that is deep.

 

[Gierbitz]

took the safari out for a quick hunt today before I had to leave for work. I'm definitely getting a better feel for it pretty quickly. I dug very little trash today, but some of the trash I did dig up was deep! I got a good signal from a small piece of tin can that was well over a foot down. Pulled 7 coins today though, 6 copper pennies and a dime. I already notice I am hitting more dimes than I did with the F2.

I bought another digging tool in anticipation of the minelab finding things deeper than the F2. Went with the 18" T-handle sampson from Lesche. It cuts a nice medium size plug with only 3 stabs in the dirt and makes digging down deeper a breeze. You can really lean on it to break up the ground, it's a tough shovel. It's a bit bulky and I don't plan on carrying it along with me, but it will be nice to have nearby if I need to recover something that is deep.

I put a dd coil on my f2 last year and it helped a lot, but I do agree on the dimes. I was lucky to get 4 maybe 5 inches on a dime with an iffy signal. It also detected clad deeper than it would silver. That's the main reason I upgraded. I'm glad to hear your find stuff with the new machine.