fireman4youu
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Going to get a pin pointer , what is everyone else use?
Zach
Zach
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TimC (North Alabama) said:Hey Zach I agree totally with Kent, although I have never had the Tiny Tek I have had the Whites, Pistol Probe which was to deep for a probe and the most expensive of all the hand helds. I have also have the Virbo Probe by Detector Pro ( the same folks as the Pistol Probe) and the my Favorite the Garrett Pro Pointer, in fact I have two of them in case one goes bad, but that a has not happened and I have been everywhere with it including do in the mud and in my humble opinion is the best built by far and is just the right depth for a pin pointer with is about 3 inches. The Virbo Probe is nice, well built and is water proof but only had a depth of only about an 1 1/2 to 2 inches if your lucky, also it interfered with my detectors.
So bottom line is the Garrett and a distant second is the Whites or VibroProbe.
Nana40 said:I have a SunRay. Love the fact that I don't have to keep up with it. I went thru four or five BullsEye pinpointers. I really liked them and Whites would always quickly replace them when they no longer worked, but that got old and someone introduced me to the in-line SunRay and it's now my new favorite. Does add a little weight to the detector, but not an excessive amount.
Nana
Kent in AL said:I believe the answer to both questions is yes. Yes, it's because it's a 12-in coil and that's why a pinpointer will help. If there's any error with say a 5-in coil it will be magnified using an 8-in coil and again with a 12-in coil. I've never used a 12 but I can pinpoint a LOT better with my small 5-in coils than with the standard 8's. Practicing pinpointing with your 12 will help but a handheld pinpointer can't hurt. To practice, bury some coins in your yard at different depths and mark them exactly with golf tees. That way when you pinpoint with your detector you can see the where it says the center of the target is relative to where the center ACTUALLY is.
Hope this helps,
Kent