I had to revisit last month's post with my Safari sensitivity testing and hope to get educational feedback.
Going back and forth from the field to various forums regarding sens has kept me focused in this area, as I've been hung up on this subject for awhile now.
I hunt the Los Angeles and suburban parks, for what its worth.
The consensus on these 2 settings seems that the majority of MD'ers favor the auto setting, while others are saying to crank up the sens just short of falsing.
My last several outings, I've been toggling back and forth from manual 16 to auto and I'm more convinced that manual 16 (less or more) is where I need to be.
After burying silvers 6" deep in auto I'm picking up the target. But when I bury them beyond this range, I cannot pick up the signal unless the coil is creeping along at a snails pace (and I don't think anyone can swing this slow without falling asleep).
Now, adjusting sens to 16, I can hear the target at 8". More adjustments upward allows me to hear a louder signal, although it gets chirpier/choppier as the sens is increased.
Many people seem to indicate or say that they are digging targets at 8" in auto. Really? Maybe I have a faulty machine or should I blame it on soil conditions at my locations.
Recently, I saw a post in the forum that showed a row of several coins taken in auto vs another row where only 2 coins taken in manual sens. I don't get it!!
Since owning the Safari, I've always felt I was being shorted at the end of the day when in auto sens. I always felt that I was getting more and deeper finds in 16.
Many say that when in auto, it is quieter and less chirpy, talkative, etc. Sure I'll admit that I hear more noise in 16 and probably dig more trash or digging a target to no avail, but at the end of the day, I have more to speak for. The proof is in the quality of coins that I have while hunting at 16. I also have a few relics that I have dug up in this setting as well.
Also, I toggle back and forth from conduct to ferrous and for my hunting goals, conductive works out best due to the ease of working with coin tones.
Can you please share your thoughts, experiences with manual vs auto on the Safari?
Thank you so much for listening.