I hear from you above that the Explorer SE is better in IRON than the E-Trac? What does this mean, a silver coin that is within the same field(of the coil at the same time) as a piece of IRON is still detected and not masked OR the Explorer SE just plainly handles larger size IRON better without falsing or showing it as a good target OR not?? Also this below is a repost of interest:
Minelab X-Terra Forum
http://www.findmall.com/read.php?55,1142294,1142307#msg-1142307
Re: New member. Opinions needed!!!!
Posted by: Digger
Date: February 03, 2010 07:40PM Moderator
Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 2,351
"Welcome to the X-Terra forum Jarrod. First of all, let me tell you how smart your uncle, dad and buddy are! Secondly, no doubt I'd get the new 705. Not that you'll need it, but the 705 comes with a 3 year warranty. Since Minelab does not transfer warranties, the used Explorer will not have a guarantee. I've owned several Explorers, and currently have a few X-Terras, an Advantage and a White's XLPro and an Etrac. If I were forced to hunt with an FBS detector, it would definitely be the Etrac, not the Explorer. In my opinion, the Etrac is much better balanced, has a much quicker response and is more 'user friendly" than the Explorers. But I had my choice of anything on the market today, I'd still take the 705. I hunt for old coins at old sites. A great majority of the spots I hunt were also old farmsites. I will hit the parks and yards when the crops are too tall to manuver. But primarily it is old farmsites. I have owned about every detector known to mankind, some of them multiple times, and would put my X-Terra 705 up against any of them. I won't go into all the details of why it is such an excellent detector.......just ask your dad or your buddy why they bought theirs! Then take some time to read through the posts on this forum, paying particular attention to the FAQFAQ section. Regardless of which detector you buy, learn to use it properly and know that there are still old coins just waiting for a serious X-Terra user to come along! Equipped with the proper coil and adjusted to the correct settings, it is hard to beat. JMHO HH Randy"