Best PinPointer ?? Which one to buy?

[Swaveab]

I've owned the carrot and love it. I have another I don't even remember the name of that I just don't bother with, but keep it just in case this one ever fails. There have also been discussions on protecting the tip and you can look around for those discussions no matter what pin pointer you decide on. Look it up, read up on it, and check out you tube videos on it and others before you decide. BTW, it's just my opinion, but discrimination on a pin pointer isn't needed as your main detector will do that, but once in a hole go for all that ring up in it.

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[HighVDI]

I was also wondering about taping the first inch of the pro pointer AT then scuffing up and spraying it with some rattle can bed liner.

 

[Woodsy]

Buy a tek point.

 

[vferrari]

Profind 35. Discriminates. Ive had a bunch and i would exclude the fpulse if your using the nox or ctx. Makes them go nuts because it is a PI. Profind 35 and Garrett are great to use with the Nox.

You can cancel out the noise from the Fpulse on the Nox by doing a noise cancel with the fpulse turned on. That being said, I've tried the f pulse and a couple other standalone PPs and always go back to the carrot. PP discrimination is a gimmick where I find myself digging out the nail anyway if I am in the hole, just to be sure. Lol.

 

[Swaveab]

I was also wondering about taping the first inch of the pro pointer AT then scuffing up and spraying it with some rattle can bed liner.

I just wrap medical tape around the tip and it works fine for me. When the tape wears down, just take off the rest of it and re-wrap it with more tape. Medical tape is a cloth-like tape and I guess one could use a non-metallic duct tape too. Why risk permanent encasement on it when that could wear out and can be far more expensive than tape? BTW, would the spray react badly with the carrot's plastic? Why risk it?

 

[HighVDI]

I just wrap medical tape around the tip and it works fine for me. When the tape wears down, just take off the rest of it and re-wrap it with more tape. Medical tape is a cloth-like tape and I guess one could use a non-metallic duct tape too. Why risk permanent encasement on it when that could wear out and can be far more expensive than tape? BTW, would the spray react badly with the carrot's plastic? Why risk it?

Honestly, I have no idea. I know they have paint made specifically for plastic but who knows what is out there. The tape idea sounds good too. Cheap for sure.

 

[Bart@Big Boys Hobbies]

If you have a Minelab Equinox I would suggest a Minelab Pro Find 35 pin pointer since it will interfere with it less. It and the Garrett AT Pro Pointer are by far the top 2.

 

[goodtimecharlie]

I love the TRX. I have owed two Garrett's they won't hold a candle next to the TRX. I recently had my TRX quit working I got it when they first came out so it was out of warranty. I called White's the mail me out a brand new TRX. All I had to do was send in my old one they shipped out a new TRX free of charge.

 

[HighVDI]

I was sorting through some Mding equipment last night and gathered my pinpointers all up. Honestly, the TRX feels like a toy after holding the Garrett carrot and f-pulse.

 

[nagant]

Minelab 35 controls are perfect for me, with the carrot i waste a lot of time on the settings. But they both work fine. 35 is big and the discrimination is not reason enough alone to buy it and the garrett seems tougher due to the one piece body but it came down to ease of use for me.

 

[Arky 1]

I bought a XP MI 4 a few months back charged it, played with it in the front yard to see how it works which was fine a friend of mine wants to go metal detecting over the Christmas Holiday started getting my stuff ready pulled out the XP it wouldn't do anything had it on the charger for 24 hours still won't do anything moral of the story don't buy one!

 

[Relicgrubber]

That sucks... I've never had a problem with my MI-6, but carry my Garrett pro with me just in case.

 

[charlives]

Jeepers, I'm on my 4th garrett pro pointer and had no idea the price dropped that much! I paid $127 for each of mine. I hunt almost everyday and they last about 3 years before they start to wack out on you. I thought about the minelab because they advertised discrimination but from the vids I've seen it doesn't work that well. Right now I'd definitely go with the $40 garrett...but I keep saying the person who can produce a truly discriminating pinpointer will die a rich woman or man!

 

[Peter67]

Best bang for the buck : Deteknix Xpointer
I also have the Garrett Pro pointer and the Makro pointer.

Deteknix Xpointer: Cheap, relaible, deep
Garrett Pro pointer : not very relaible (had problems with 2 of them)
Makro pointer : Relaible, takes more time to put on and off, not so deep as Garrett or Deteknix

 

[Ogre1190]

What Peter said! ⬆ I have the same 3 and rank them: XPointer, Makro, Garrett.

 

[Swaveab]

The Garrett pro-pointer and pro-pointer AT are 2 different animals and wouldn't be fair to lump all Garrett Pro-pointers together.

 

[HighVDI]

The Garrett pro-pointer and pro-pointer AT are 2 different animals and wouldn't be fair to lump all Garrett Pro-pointers together.

Very true! My original black Garrett pinpointer was not the same quality as the new ones. Mainly the on off switch. Had it replaced a couple times.

 

[vferrari]

Dunno about the older Xpointer, but I got the new waterproof Xpointer pro and was less than impressed with the sensitivity and responsiveness compared to my Garrett carrot and XP MI6 pinpointers. Returned it the next day.

 

[Digger Pop]

I like my carrot. It has held up well. Also I Got back to my truck last time out and it was gone. Walked backed towards my last hole and it was there chirping its come find me signal. Nice feature for sure.

 

[Swaveab]

I like my carrot. It has held up well. Also I Got back to my truck last time out and it was gone. Walked backed towards my last hole and it was there chirping its come find me signal. Nice feature for sure.

Maybe you should invest in a lanyard. It would be a bummer after hunting all day and find it gone again, but the battery could run down before you get back to the area it was dropped or lost in so no come find me beeping with a dead battery. It doesn't necessarily need to be at the last place you hunted either as it could drop anywhere.

I've actually used only my carrot to detect on the sly or stealth like. I have found stuff using only the carrot. That's says loads of it's ability.