anyone using the detector pro pistol pointer?

[martygene]

I know it's not a CTX3030 question but I want to ask those of us that use the CTX about this probe. I have both the Minelab and Garrett probes and find that the Garrett is the better of the two but wonder if the detectorpro is better than the Garrett.
thanks

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

No the pistol probe SUCKS! Don't waste your money

 

[GKMan]

Love my detectorpro! Been using them for years, check out their forum..

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

I hated that stupid thing, I mean hated it, it got deep but you couldn't turn the sensitivity down enough to where you had to touch the object to get a signal which made it hard to find the target... for that reason alone I like the pro find and pro pointer because they can be auto tuned in the hole!!

 

[Rick(ND)]

The one I like the most is also made by Detector Pro and is the Uni Probe that is built into the headphone, but they make a pocket Uni Probe too which is probably as good, but For me I would have to take the headphones off to hear. The Reg Uni Probe in the headphones has a replaceable cord that goes to the detector so I keep a extra cord with me and never used it yet. I have had mine for over 8 years now and it does well with great depth, but like the others it is a all metal probe.
I had a pistol Probe too and found out the tones was so high pitched that my bad hearing couldn't hear when it seen any metal.
Rick

 

[G. E. Edwards]

I've got a brand new Pistol probe used it once, couldn't hear it with my bad war ears. and it doesn't vibrate, so that's a minus for me, I can't hear it, can't get a vibration which I might be able to live with, and I can't see the red light in the daytime. so it just sits in the box it came in looking pretty. so I guess I have a $175.00 decoration to look at. I'll sell it cheap. Gene

 

[D&P-OR]

Is Detector Pro still making the pocket Uni Probe?---I thought they had stopped making them, it was a great product.

The one I like the most is also made by Detector Pro and is the Uni Probe that is built into the headphone, but they make a pocket Uni Probe too which is probably as good, but For me I would have to take the headphones off to hear. The Reg Uni Probe in the headphones has a replaceable cord that goes to the detector so I keep a extra cord with me and never used it yet. I have had mine for over 8 years now and it does well with great depth, but like the others it is a all metal probe.
I had a pistol Probe too and found out the tones was so high pitched that my bad hearing couldn't hear when it seen any metal.
Rick

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

I've never heard of the pocket uni probe

 

[D&P-OR]

Gary Storm (Detector Pro) made/produced both the headphone Uni Probe that Rick mentioned & the pocket Uni Probe.-----I had them both & of the two, I actually liked the pocket Uni probe the best, thought it was a pretty cool/effective little unit.---Had some trouble with the cable connection breaking loose but had Gary hard wire one & that took care of that problem.-----I was under the impression that both of those probes are out of production now though being replaced by the Pistol Probe--which I do not like AT ALL.

I've never heard of the pocket uni probe

 

[Rick(ND)]

here is the link to them I found on Detector Pros web site.


http://www.detectorpro.com/uniprobe.htm

 

[JAN1]

I use the Vibra probe I think it's a 580.
As the CTX is water proof, it may be worthwhile testing this probe as it is water proof down to 100ft.
I only use a Detector pro Wader and an Explorer, the probe works fine with the Wader but a lot of interference if you get the Vibra close to the Explorer.
So it will be best to check if it is compatible with the CTX.

 

[vancemetaldetecting.com]

Just waterproof your pro pointer

 

[D&P-OR]

Put some Gaffers tape over the speaker holes & you (almost) got it done! ----I traced a quarter on the black gaffers tape & cut it out & applied it over the speaker holes--works & stays on great.----Don't like the tone no how, I just use the vibration on the Pro Pointer.

Just waterproof your pro pointer

 

[G. E. Edwards]

Pistol probe sold, thanks all, Gene