Silver_Sn1per
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Ok now that I have over 60 hours of use on my ne Minelab Safari... I feel that I can now write up a good review and share my settings! I am going to start out with the cons... First off would have to be the weight of the Safari, your arm does fatigue pretty quick while using this beast. But you do get used to it, and it just reminds you of the quality American made product! Second and the largest con would be the battery life. The Safari does not come with a rechargeable battery pack, but you can purchase one. The Safari takes EIGHT AA batteries, and let me tell you... If you metal detect as much as I do, your going to be going through AA's like water, lol. My last con would have to be that the machine is not waterproof, the coil is but not the head unit! You would think with how much the Safari weighs Minelab would have made it water proof.
Ok now the PRO's... Wow is all I can say about FBS! As soon as you turn the Safari on, noise cancell, and start sweeping you can just tell its a quality metal detector! I have found silver coins as deep as 14 inches with the Safari, as well as small silver pins that are half the size of a dime at the same depth! The flute sounds or peeps are much more reliable than a standard beep or bell tone that you might find on a Garrett. I do not use the stock programs on my Safari because I feel that the less descrim you use, the better the performance is. I really like the fact that the coil wire is not wrapped around the outside of the shaft... Gives the machine a cleaner look and it also keeps the stress off your wire. The Safari comes with the same DD Coil that is found on the newer Etrac, which put a smile on my face. There are more Pros but my hand is starting to hurt so i am going to move on, lol. Well with all of that being said, below is a list of the settings I use for coin shooting!
-Custom All Metal Mode with discrim up to 0 and also discrim +40.
-Sensitivity: between 15-19 "depends on how trashy the area is"
-Trash Density: High "for faster recovery"
-Threshold: 9 "I wear headphones"
-Target sound: 20 max
---TIPS---
-Noise cancel is your friend!
-Do not rush, take your time and trust that sexy machine your swinging!
-When performing a noise cancel, place the coil ON THE GROUND. The Safari handbook tells you to hold the coil up off the ground, but I found that the machine performs better with the coil on the ground during a noise cancel.
-Everytime you change the sensitivity... Perform a noise cancel!
-The target ID numbers are very accurate, but you shouldn't have to keep your eyes glued to the screen, learn the sounds.
-Bring spare batteries
-Read up on DD Coils, and learn the many different methods you can use with a DD Coil.
-If you do not own a decent digging tool... Go buy one, lol this machine goes deep!
Ok now the PRO's... Wow is all I can say about FBS! As soon as you turn the Safari on, noise cancell, and start sweeping you can just tell its a quality metal detector! I have found silver coins as deep as 14 inches with the Safari, as well as small silver pins that are half the size of a dime at the same depth! The flute sounds or peeps are much more reliable than a standard beep or bell tone that you might find on a Garrett. I do not use the stock programs on my Safari because I feel that the less descrim you use, the better the performance is. I really like the fact that the coil wire is not wrapped around the outside of the shaft... Gives the machine a cleaner look and it also keeps the stress off your wire. The Safari comes with the same DD Coil that is found on the newer Etrac, which put a smile on my face. There are more Pros but my hand is starting to hurt so i am going to move on, lol. Well with all of that being said, below is a list of the settings I use for coin shooting!
-Custom All Metal Mode with discrim up to 0 and also discrim +40.
-Sensitivity: between 15-19 "depends on how trashy the area is"
-Trash Density: High "for faster recovery"
-Threshold: 9 "I wear headphones"
-Target sound: 20 max
---TIPS---
-Noise cancel is your friend!
-Do not rush, take your time and trust that sexy machine your swinging!
-When performing a noise cancel, place the coil ON THE GROUND. The Safari handbook tells you to hold the coil up off the ground, but I found that the machine performs better with the coil on the ground during a noise cancel.
-Everytime you change the sensitivity... Perform a noise cancel!
-The target ID numbers are very accurate, but you shouldn't have to keep your eyes glued to the screen, learn the sounds.
-Bring spare batteries
-Read up on DD Coils, and learn the many different methods you can use with a DD Coil.
-If you do not own a decent digging tool... Go buy one, lol this machine goes deep!