Comparing finds

[jackintexas]

When you compare the finds on all the metal detecting forums, would you say the majority of the better detector users finds the better finds because they just happen to be using Explorers or would you say it is because the Explorer finds more good items that other detectors do not see?

 

[Nick A]

More experienced users (those who really *know* their machines) with top end machines will consistently make good finds.
So, does it have to be an Explorer? No. Could it be a DFX, XLT, CZ, T2 or F4? Yes.

Knowing your soil, knowing your site, knowing your machine... all goes into it.

Just buying an Explorer will not equal "the best" finds.

 

[SNOWY]

Jack, I feel that my Explorer give me so much adjustability in the accept/reject department,
that I can concentrate on my "best bet" signals more and recover more of the stuff I'm seeking...

I do believe my Explorer sees separately more good items that other detectors can not separate. IMHO...

HH

Snowy

 

[Bart]

Ultimately, it's all about getting on a site that has really good stuff to find. It doesn't matter if your machine can nail a dime on edge at 24" deep. If you aren't where the coins are, then it doesn't matter how good you or your machine is. How about those guys who find several silver each weekend....take them to a site with no silver coins on it and guess what? You will find as much silver as they will. Skill and experience really helps, a good machine helps a lot too, but doing research and putting yourself on a good site so that you can find some good stuff is the most important thing....

 

[mattockman]

I am really hesitant to answer this.....but this is my view......I am no expert and have not used anything else but a radio shack..I have an explorer xs...I have hunted with a whites IDX guy and he found some nice stuff.......he could swing faster and cover more ground...so he usually found more stuff....I asked him multiple times to check a target and he said it was junk..I dug it and it was old coins.....it was out of reach for IDX or it was surounded by junk....I saw it, he didn't....when it came to bad ground or wet sand he could not detect with me there.....minelab XS would not be bothered......so I guess Minelab Explorer is more versitial and can be used anywhere....would I want a machine I am limited to hunt at certain places or would I want one where I can take it to any place and be able to hunt.......I want to swing fast also but just can't.....but I am very happy with it.
Now to someone who doesn't know the Explorers they might walk over some good targets cause it is not text book good signal...that is where experience comes in to play.so a newby with a good detector will not do as good as an expert with it.....

 

[James N.D.]

That could be like playing with FIRE Jackintexas. There is plenty of other great detectors on the market so that is hard to say for sure if one Brand is better than the other. I do know that if the User doesn't have that Learning Process down and know what his Detector is telling them, that this affects the Success Rate significantly. The User is the Key to the Success along with Research done by that specific person as well. I bet if I were to take say a Fisher F-75 out and try it, that my Success Rate would go down Dramatically until the Learning Curve was passed. The Machine used is somewhat critical but if it can get a Coin at 8", then it should perform well enough to make some nice finds. I do think that the Explorer's find what they do because other Users pass up weak targets or don't do thorough searches like some other Users do. I do know that my Explorer XS is here to stay for a long time since I know it so well. Good Luck and HH.

 

[Mike Bearden]

have to be there to find them ... plain and simple.
I do believe that most successful hunters do their fair share of research, some way more than others.
Also know for a fact that the TERRITORY means allot too !
I've hunted quite a few northern coastal sites from the tip of Virginia on up thru PA, NJ,CT,RI.MA and a little of upstate NY. The chance of making truly OLD quality finds are way better up North than down here in the Southern states unless we're talking Civil War goodies and the North still has a fair share of those too.
Point is: No matter what detector you're using ( to some degree), the finds have to be there.
Over the years I've met with many folks from up North that were visiting my area, took them hunting and they ALL came to the same conclusion about hunting sites !
No doubt the Explorer is the worldwide KING of detectors and won't likely be de-throned anytime soon.... but that's just my opinion.
Sure thing, some NEW detectors have surfaced lately and YES I'm using them too but they have some huge footsteps to fill and allot to prove, only time will tell.

Mike

 

[jackintexas]

What I meant to say was it seems on the Explorer forum there seems to be more good finds than on the other metal detecting forums. I was wondering if the folks hunting with the Explorer have more luck at finding the better finds or if the Explorer is better at making good finds....Jack

 

[mattockman]

n/t

 

[diggingfix]

I think the users tend to be more dedicated %wise

 

[Larry--IndianaHVAC]

I would have to say pretty much what James said. If a person learns a machine well they will make their share of good finds. The Explorer is definitely a coin slayer but so is the DFX, F75 etc. I have used the Ex since its debut and have had great finds with it. I've found that the only way to make real comparisons is to have both machines out at the same time and find a signal with one, mark it and check it with the other brand. I can tell you that the Explorer is a tough one to beat in "most" soils. I've had or have all the top line machines and the Explorer is still my bread and butter machine.

Learn it. Use it.

 

[deeponedge]

most of the more successful hunters realize that the Explorer series go undeniably deeper than pretty much everything else. You combine the explorer and a user that knows the machine well from a few years experience...and it's yes to both IMHO.