:garrett: Pro Pinpointer?

[KyleTheHunter]

I am getting a new detector with a bunch of supplies and i know i want a pinpointer. I am getting the whites package for $49.95 which includes a Whites bullseye PP and heard it really sucks. So, I have been doing my reasearch...watching videos and looking up reviews and i really like the Garret Pro Pinpointer. The guy from Kellyco says it's top of the market. My question is to anyone who owns one. Is this thing worth the money? and does it perform well?

Thanks!

 

[MNCoinhunter]

It's worth every penny. You will wonder how you ever got along without one. And you have the best customer service in the industry to back you up. As far as performance .. I don't think anything beats it.

 

[DaveNV]

Actually, I think the White's pinpointer is not all that bad, but the ProPointer is much better.

 

[osgood]

i suppose its what you re used to. I love mine and own several. If I get somewhere and the batteries are shot or I left it home, thats it, I go home and take care of it. I think most would agree it is a huge time saver and once you get used to it you cant do without. I like the vibrating feature as I dont hear as well when I got the big phones on. And when my hand numbness is acting up, I put one phone off center on my ear so I can hear the pin pointer. I havent owned other probes so cant compare for depth etc. It will hone in on a target and lead you to it. It is a very durable machine, the only trouble I had was once I was up to my elbow in mud and water with it. Had to dry it out to work properly. but that was the only time it happened after the thousands of times Ive used it. CO

 

[5900_XL-1]

"It's worth every penny. You will wonder how you ever got along without one."


DITTO! Try one for even one hour and you'lll see why. martin

 

[Elton]

n/t

 

[KyleTheHunter]

Awesome. Thanks everyone. I am definitly exited about getting one now.

 

[Critterhunter]

If the battery in my ProPointer dies I go home. I refuse to hunt without it now. Now only does it make target recovery faster, but it also prevents you from widening a plug to try to find something when in fact it's right there in the dirt you've already dug.

 

[KyleTheHunter]

If the battery in my ProPointer dies I go home. I refuse to hunt without it now. Now only does it make target recovery faster, but it also prevents you from widening a plug to try to find something when in fact it's right there in the dirt you've already dug.

That's exactly why i want one! Thanks for the reply.

 

[pasttom]

Truth is its a tool. What its worth depends on what you need/want it to do. It is a better PP, but remember it is two to three times more expensive. That needs to be considered. I have half a dozen PPs and always carry two. I use the Garrett for long range checking and an Fisher for close up work. This works for me very well. The Garrett goes a little nuts every now and then and falses from pressure or sings away in mid air several feet from any metal. It recovers after a bit (and no changing the battery has no effect).
Hope this helps.
Tom

 

[KyleTheHunter]

Truth is its a tool. What its worth depends on what you need/want it to do. It is a better PP, but remember it is two to three times more expensive. That needs to be considered. I have half a dozen PPs and always carry two. I use the Garrett for long range checking and an Fisher for close up work. This works for me very well. The Garrett goes a little nuts every now and then and falses from pressure or sings away in mid air several feet from any metal. It recovers after a bit (and no changing the battery has no effect).
Hope this helps.
Tom

I appreciate your opinion but I'm going to stick with my purchase of the Garret Pro. I read reviews of the Fisher and they are almost all horrible.

The Garrett goes a little nuts every now and then and falses from pressure or sings away in mid air several feet from any metal. It recovers after a bit (and no changing the battery has no effect).

I have never heard anyone tell me the Garrett goes crazy like that.....maybe yours is defective?

two to three times more expensive

This may be true but i am glad to spend the extra money for the better product.

 

[D&P-OR]

An investment in a Garrett Pro Pointer is one that you will not be sorry you made.---At this point in time, it is the very best hand held pin pointer on the market (IMHO).----Minelab is supposed to be coming out with a new pin pointer also but the release date has been pushed back and indications are it's going to be more expensive than the Pro Pointer.----Minelab would have to go some to beat the Garrett Pro Pointer--this little guy is the best thing Garrett has ever done (again, IMO)!-----The Pro Pointer operates on right at 13 khz and of all the several detectors I have tried it with---the only one that I ever had trouble with "cross talk" while using it was the Whites MXT.-----You (may) have a liitle cross talk problem when using the M6 also.---That might be something you would want to consider if you use either one of those detectors.----Even at that, operation isn't effected---it's just the "cross talk" thing.---------Bottom line--"go for it"---you will be glad you did.--------------Del

 

[Critterhunter]

VERY rarely will my ProPointer false in mid air like that or on the ground. When it does happpen turning it off and back on always corrects the problem. There has been very mineralized soil that will falsely set mine off here and there. Easy to fix. Just turn it on with the tip touching the ground so that it compensates for the ground signal and auto tunes a little lower. Works like a charm, but I've had to rarely do that as well. I simply refuse to hunt without one now. Owned those inline Sunray probes on a few machines but they were extra weight and hassle, like extra cable and had to use two hands to snap/unsnap from the detector causing it to get muddy. I can use my ProPointer and put it away all one handed. Love the thing. They also have a very good warranty on it, and I've even heard stories of them getting repaired for free out of warranty.

 

[KyleTheHunter]

An investment in a Garrett Pro Pointer is one that you will not be sorry you made.---At this point in time, it is the very best hand held pin pointer on the market (IMHO).----Minelab is supposed to be coming out with a new pin pointer also but the release date has been pushed back and indications are it's going to be more expensive than the Pro Pointer.----Minelab would have to go some to beat the Garrett Pro Pointer--this little guy is the best thing Garrett has ever done (again, IMO)!-----The Pro Pointer operates on right at 13 khz and of all the several detectors I have tried it with---the only one that I ever had trouble with "cross talk" while using it was the Whites MXT.-----You (may) have a liitle cross talk problem when using the M6 also.---That might be something you would want to consider if you use either one of those detectors.----Even at that, operation isn't effected---it's just the "cross talk" thing.---------Bottom line--"go for it"---you will be glad you did.--------------Del

What is "cross-talk"? When the two machines interfere with each other? If so couldn't you just solve the problem by putting your detector further away from you when digging? Also what does the abreviation "IMHO" mean? I have seen this many times on the forums and i don't know what it means.

 

[KyleTheHunter]

VERY rarely will my ProPointer false in mid air like that or on the ground. When it does happpen turning it off and back on always corrects the problem. There has been very mineralized soil that will falsely set mine off here and there. Easy to fix. Just turn it on with the tip touching the ground so that it compensates for the ground signal and auto tunes a little lower. Works like a charm, but I've had to rarely do that as well. I simply refuse to hunt without one now. Owned those inline Sunray probes on a few machines but they were extra weight and hassle, like extra cable and had to use two hands to snap/unsnap from the detector causing it to get muddy. I can use my ProPointer and put it away all one handed. Love the thing. They also have a very good warranty on it, and I've even heard stories of them getting repaired for free out of warranty.

Thanks for that Critter.....if i ever have that problem....now i know what to do.

 

[D&P-OR]

"Cross talk" simply means the two machines interferring with each other and this usually happens because they are operating at (or near) the same khz.------Turning the coil (and detector) away from your dig area can help but in the case of the MXT & Pro Pointer, it was still excessive.------Another trick you can do---just use the vibrator on the Pro Pointer.----I do this, having tape over the Pro Pointer speaker, I much prefer using it that way.---By using it like that, you are not trying to hear the pin pointer speaker tone with your headphones on (which can be hard to do in some areas).------BTW (by the way) "IMHO" means "in my honest opinion".

An investment in a Garrett Pro Pointer is one that you will not be sorry you made.---At this point in time, it is the very best hand held pin pointer on the market (IMHO).----Minelab is supposed to be coming out with a new pin pointer also but the release date has been pushed back and indications are it's going to be more expensive than the Pro Pointer.----Minelab would have to go some to beat the Garrett Pro Pointer--this little guy is the best thing Garrett has ever done (again, IMO)!-----The Pro Pointer operates on right at 13 khz and of all the several detectors I have tried it with---the only one that I ever had trouble with "cross talk" while using it was the Whites MXT.-----You (may) have a liitle cross talk problem when using the M6 also.---That might be something you would want to consider if you use either one of those detectors.----Even at that, operation isn't effected---it's just the "cross talk" thing.---------Bottom line--"go for it"---you will be glad you did.--------------Del

What is "cross-talk"? When the two machines interfere with each other? If so couldn't you just solve the problem by putting your detector further away from you when digging? Also what does the abreviation "IMHO" mean? I have seen this many times on the forums and i don't know what it means.

 

[KyleTheHunter]

"Cross talk" simply means the two machines interferring with each other and this usually happens because they are operating at (or near) the same khz.------Turning the coil (and detector) away from your dig area can help but in the case of the MXT & Pro Pointer, it was still excessive.------Another trick you can do---just use the vibrator on the Pro Pointer.----I do this, having tape over the Pro Pointer speaker, I much prefer using it that way.---By using it like that, you are not trying to hear the pin pointer speaker tone with your headphones on (which can be hard to do in some areas).------BTW (by the way) "IMHO" means "in my honest opinion".

An investment in a Garrett Pro Pointer is one that you will not be sorry you made.---At this point in time, it is the very best hand held pin pointer on the market (IMHO).----Minelab is supposed to be coming out with a new pin pointer also but the release date has been pushed back and indications are it's going to be more expensive than the Pro Pointer.----Minelab would have to go some to beat the Garrett Pro Pointer--this little guy is the best thing Garrett has ever done (again, IMO)!-----The Pro Pointer operates on right at 13 khz and of all the several detectors I have tried it with---the only one that I ever had trouble with "cross talk" while using it was the Whites MXT.-----You (may) have a liitle cross talk problem when using the M6 also.---That might be something you would want to consider if you use either one of those detectors.----Even at that, operation isn't effected---it's just the "cross talk" thing.---------Bottom line--"go for it"---you will be glad you did.--------------Del

What is "cross-talk"? When the two machines interfere with each other? If so couldn't you just solve the problem by putting your detector further away from you when digging? Also what does the abreviation "IMHO" mean? I have seen this many times on the forums and i don't know what it means.

Great....thanks! I think i will just move my detector away instead of putting tape over the speaker. Does the pin pointer pro clean up well? I was thinking about like putting a plastic bag over it when i hunt...because i don't want it to get uncleanable or damaged.

 

[skookum]

High,
I wear big silver rings. Biker jewellery from Daytona Beach Bike Week.
I can actually super-tune the Pro Pointer by how far I slide my ring finger foreward when gripping.
The recovery speed using the ProPointer sure is faster than passing handfuls of dirt in front of your detector coil, hoping for a beep.
I also like the fact that after use you place it in its

 

[Mtnmn]

The only advice I would add to the above is to carry an extra 9 volt battery with you even though they will last for months. When the battery does finally go, it will go quite suddenly and without much advance warning. In fact some of us are getting an extra Garrett Pro-Pointer not as not only as a backup, but for when taking someone else along who owns neither a detector or a pinpointer. As long as you keep your thumb over the speaker hole, you can use the Pro-Pointer in water as much as you want and the same for when rinsing off.

 

[marcomo]

I bought a cheap battery tester for less than five bucks specifically to use with the Pro Pointer.

Ran a 9V all the way down to the warning siren sound the Pro Pointer makes when the battery goes dead, then checked it with the tester to see where that spot is.

Haven't had a battery give out on me mid-hunt since.